Melissa Widmaier
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Finding light in every shadow
New Release
The Roses of Carterhaugh
(2026)
Love is immortal.
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In a quiet souters village in Scotland, an earl’s rebellious daughter stirs up trouble with the fabled faeries known as the Daoine Sìth. Can she lift the veil on a darkened past and rescue her knight from the seelie queen’s clutches?
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Based on a beloved Child Ballad, this fairytale retelling mixes magic with devotion, leading our heroine and her loved ones on an adventure worth recounting in an enchanted glade or a royal hall.
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New Release
Not the Same Human As You
(2026)
This collection of poetry and prose is ripped from the soul of an autistic woman with a deep love of nature and her children. Through these words, she hopes to find her way in this neurotypically dominant world while reconciling the struggles of the past.
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Upcoming Events
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​February 1-March 1, 2026
Goodreads Giveaway for The Roses of Carterhaugh
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​March 1, 2026
Release Day for The Roses of Carterhaugh!
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March 26, 2026
Author Talk at The Scribbled Hollow
6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
5719 W Glendale Ave, Glendale, AZ 85301
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March 28, 2026
Author signing at The Scribbled Hollow
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
5719 W Glendale Ave, Glendale, AZ 85301
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May 3, 2026
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Warehouse 215 in Downtown Phoenix
215 E Grant Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
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May 19, 2026
Release Day for Not the Same Human As You!
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About Melissa Widmaier
Author, Photographer, Naturalist
Member of the Arizona Authors Association, Indie Visible, Literary Ladies, and Indie Author Collective Communities
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