“Mel Gough is an accomplished story teller and it was easy to become heavily invested in her characters.” |
Mel Gough loves writing about love – but with a twist. Her novel, A Leap of Faith, which was published by Red Dog Press Publishing, won in the Gay Historical and Historical Romance category at the 20-21 Rainbow Awards and was runner-up for Best Gay Book.
Diving into alternative universes via stories has been Mel’s siren call since she was little. Reading was always her most beloved pastime. She grew up in Germany, but being able to read her favourite authors in the original spurred her on to become fluent in English as quickly as possible. After an MA in Anthropology, field work in the middle of nowhere seemed like one adventure too far, so Mel settled in London, which, to misquote Doctor Johnson, she will never tire of. Mel loves to bend genres – her romances are gritty and dark, and sometimes there’s a dead body. She’s been told that her prose is beautiful yet disturbingly real. She’s curious about bygone times, and hopes to speculate about the future in one of her next books. |