My name is Melanie Jay. I am a mother, a daughter, a sister, an auntie, a cousin, a wife (so many times), a widow, a friend, a soulmate, a PE teacher, an author, a bestie, a traveller, and an ultimate optimist and lover of life. I have self=published two books now. 2024 - Twenty Years An Angel, previously titled Bee Sting My Bali Diary. This book is a diary of sorts, an emotional story of grief, about my husband, Shane Walsh-Till, who was killed in the Bali bombing tragedy in 2002. I edited this book in 2022, as the significant milestone of the 20 years passed by, and I wanted to share my growth through grief. 2026 - Blame it on The Macallan - The Author's Cut. It's a 90s romance. No mobile phones, no social media; life relied on conversations, human interactions and synchronicity more than we ever realised. I'm looking forward to creating more novels in the future. This is just the beginning.