Skip to content

Hamley Books Publishing

Facebook f Instagram Youtube Pinterest

Mel Hartman

Driven, receptive, discoverer of possibilities

Meet

Mel Hartman

Urban Fantasy Young Adult & Youth Author

Mel Hartman (aka Melissa Vandeputte) is a Flemish author who began writing poetry, novels, children's stories and plays at the age of nine. As an adolescent, she became fascinated by parapsychology, mythology, ufology, magic and dreams. Strange phenomena and strong women who save things are her thing. 

Voor haar middelbare studies koos ze kunstgeschiedenis. Voor haar hogere studies koos ze klinische psychologie. Ze kreeg meteen na het afstuderen een droomjob (letterlijk) in een slaapcentrum waar ze werkte als slaapanalist, en dat doet ze nog steeds op freelance basis. De droomwereld sijpelt dus niet alleen ’s nachts en in haar boeken door, maar ook IRL. Daarnaast werkt ze als Foreign Rights Manager bij Hamley Books. Mel woont na enkele omzwervingen, o.a. in Nederland, met haar hondje Snow terug in haar geboortestad Oostende, in een klein boerderijtje. 

A mixed fantasy-sc-fi series appeared between 2007 and 2011 with the volumes: 'The Fantasy Hunters', 'Dreamless', 'Fear Dream' and 'Dreamscape'. In between also appeared the urban fantasy 'Different: a Manon Maxim novel', a number of columns, scientific essays and a few collections of stories in which the strange, the (pseudo)scientific and the futuristic are always present ('Game of Borders' and 'Splendid World'). 

Facebook Twitter Instagram WordPress
Mel_Hartman_Hamley_Books

The books of Mel

  • Mel harman - if dead men could dream

    When Dead Dreams

     €15.00

    April Charles, half siren and half ripper, works in a funeral home and lives a quiet life. But when she accidentally revives a dead person, she discovers a sinister plan to exploit her world, Terr. She must control her dark side and save Terr.

  • Heen - Mel Hartman - Young Adult - HamleyBooks

    To

     €6.00

    Sixteen-year-old George Borg discovers that she can sense Tunnels, passages between worlds. She is taken to The Ark, a special center for creatures, where she discovers a fascinating but dangerous world. Not everyone is pleased with her gift.

  • The hotel in the clouds - Mel Hartman - Juvenile books - Hamleybooks

    Hotel in the Clouds (e-book)

     €10.00
    Hella and her friends are stuck in an airy hotel and have forgotten their memories, including how they got there and their parents. While eagerly eating treats, Hella tries to convince the others to stop and find their parents. The hotel does everything in its power to sabotage them. Can they resist the temptations and save their parents?
  • Heen - Mel Hartman - Young Adult - HamleyBooks

    Heen (e-book)

     €9.99

    Sixteen-year-old George Borg discovers that she can sense Tunnels, passages between worlds. She is taken to The Ark, a special center for creatures, where she discovers a fascinating but dangerous world. Not everyone is pleased with her gift.

  • When Dead People Sleep - Mel Hartman - Fantasybooks - Hamleybooks

    When Dead People Sleep (e-book)

     €8.99
    April Charles is again asked for help, this time by the higher elf Hecate. An escaped billionaire with dark plans threatens to cause trouble. As April shows her loved ones the dream world, she battles personal demons. Can she save it all without losing herself?
  • The hotel on the rock -Mel Hartman - Hamleybooks

    Hotel on the Rock (e-book)

     €9.99

    Hella and her family are caught in a storm during their vacation and seek shelter at the Rock Hotel. Once the hotel rises into the sky and all the parents disappear, the children must unravel the secret of the hotel and face their fears. Just don't be afraid. Or are they?

  • As the dead dream mel hartman

    When the Dead Speak (e-book)

     €10.99
    April flees because of her uncontrolled gift and fear of harming her friends. While a journalist reveals her secret and endangers a friend, she must stop assassins with the help of powerful allies.
  • Mel harman - if dead men could dream

    When Dead Dreams

     €6.00

    April Charles, half siren and half ripper, works in a funeral home and lives a quiet life. But when she accidentally revives a dead person, she discovers a sinister plan to exploit her world, Terr. She must control her dark side and save Terr.

What readers say

Below are some reviews of Mel's books. Be sure to leave your review too or put them on your reading list! 

What does Hebban say?
What does Goodreads say?

Mel behind the scenes

Reading, cooking, restaurants, dinners and drinks with friends, sports, binge-watching and, of course, writing. The perfect place to read a book is anywhere. The best book of all time is "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll.

ü