Time Travel & Sci-Fi Author ~ Melody Ash

Author Melody Ash:

I grew up loving the endless possibilities Fantasy and Sci-Fi held between their pages or played on the big screen. Star Wars, Stephen King, The Neverending Story, vampires, Disney, I loved it all (and still do!) At age ten, I picked up a pencil and began coming up with stories of my own that toyed with other worlds and the mysteries of this one. After releasing romantic suspense under the pen name, RM Alexander, Caitlin Benoit started whispering in my ear and her story started forming.

My passion for adventure and travel bled onto the pages as Caitlin was launched into the adventure of a lifetime. But because the story wasn't focused on romance, I knew I needed a new pen name that would be focused more on UF / Sci-Fi, and Melody Ash was born. Outside my writing world, I spend my time with my husband, two children, and Pomsky (who you'll likely find posted on my social media) in Indiana. I still love to travel and am addicted to orange juice, Ghirardelli chocolate, and adventure (especially during my favorite season, summer).

Series Blurb:

Archaeologist Caitlin Benoit dedicated her life to unveiling the truth, to unraveling the mysteries that lay buried under the dirt. Little did she know, history would be her greatest adversary. Series Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLQRY79

Deep Echoes (Book 1, Short Story Prequel):

Book Link:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SVP7YFW

Blurb: Caitlin Benoit focused her career on uncovering the past, in all of its glory and ugliness, to set the record straight. Now history wants to teach her a lesson she won't soon forget. As an archaeologist, Caitlin has always been enthralled by the past, but nothing could prepare her for an exciting new discovery in Charleston. An initial exploration of the thrilling new site leads to the discovery of a mysterious river rock with peculiar etchings she’s never seen before. Puzzled, she breaks all the protocols to examine the rock closer.

When she brushes away the dirt, 2017 folds away with it to transport Caitlin to pre-Civil War 1859. Stranded, she faces the terrifying reality of being trapped in the past and the danger she-and those who try to help her-are in. Her only hope is returning home...before it's too late.

Deep Echoes is the beginning of a thrilling journey through time filled with danger, mystery, and heart-pounding suspense that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.

Amazon Top 100 Best Sellers Rank:

• #8 in Time Travel Science Fiction (Kindle Store)

• #18 in 90-Minute Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Reads

• #26 in Action & Adventure Fantasy (Kindle Store)

Excerpt: The air around her grew stuffy in the late afternoon heat, and an elastic pressure filled her lungs, like breathing through plastic wrap, stuck under thousands of gallons of water. Her eyes grew wide as she struggled to clear her throat. But her voice was lost, and her hands moved in slow motion—frame by frame—in front her. Then, with a shallow cough, she found her voice once more."That was strange." Sean's voice called out from the distance and then disappeared altogether. Caitlin lifted her eyes and stifled a scream. The open field was gone, replaced by a row of wood shacks. The forest beyond thicker, the tall grasses replaced with a dirt pathway. The stink of human waste fouled the air. The grassland beyond the cabins swept upward to kiss the mountainous landscape in the distance. It looked right, and horribly, terrifyingly wrong.

Northern Echoes (Book 2):

Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YYHFNZN Blurb: Archaeologist Caitlin Benoit assumed the next destination would be her time, her world. Instead, the mysterious stone she’d found at a new dig site thrusts her further into the past and onto a different continent. Now, history extends an invitation. In 1831 England, Caitlin is discovered by William, the Duke of Lancaster. By sheer luck, he's willing to allow her into his manor. While she fights to gain a footing in this new time, Caitlin discovers the stone also ripped John from Charleston. Everything she thought she knew about how the stone worked is false, and neither of them understand how to escape the grip of the past.

As they work to uncover the mystery of the stone, an acquaintance of the Duke plots an intricate scheme certain to destroy them all. She and John must solve the puzzle in an unknown amount of time or risk getting stuck—or buried—in 1831.