Mel Torrefranca

Author & Founder
Mel Torrefranca is a full-time author and founder of Lost Island Press. Her books feature morally gray characters, bold endings, and a pinch of awkward humor. Mel discovered her passion for writing at the age of seven and published her debut novel Leaving Wishville during high school. She also drinks way too many lattes.
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Deleted Nightshade Academy Scene: Yahshi’s Night in the Woods
July 29, 2025
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In the published version of Nightshade Academy, Yahshi’s runaway arc is emotional, centered around his grief, guilt, and the choice...

Read Mel Torrefranca’s Introduction to Maelin
May 23, 2024
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Maelin wasn’t supposed to exist. After publishing the first book in the Belladonna series, Nightshade Academy, I dove straight into...

Read the prologue of Nightshade Academy by Mel Torrefranca
November 11, 2023
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Yahshi Konya was an easy target. His scarlet coat restricted his movement, crinkled with every step, and stood out against...

Read the first chapter of Memory Minefield
November 20, 2021
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On a strange November afternoon, I woke up with my eyes already opened. I was sitting on a furry beanbag...

Read the first chapter of Leaving Wishville by Mel Torrefranca
August 12, 2021
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It would make a tragic story. Benji Marino, fourteen, kills himself on a venture to paradise. A catchy title for...

Read the first chapter of Capsule by Mel Torrefranca
July 10, 2021
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#201 This one’s for a boy I’ve chosen not to name. The anonymous student annoys me to the core, but...

Our First Publication: Leaving Wishville by Mel Torrefranca
May 25, 2021
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I started writing Leaving Wishville at the age of fourteen, during my freshman year of high school. Over the next...
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Guardian Uniform
Nightshade Academy Concept Art

Nightshade Head
Nightshade Academy Concept Art