Melinda Friesen

Melinda Friesen is the author of the YA sci-fi/dystopian novel, Enslavement, the first book in the One Bright Future series. She began writing five years ago on a whim and has been captivated ever since. She writes novels for teens and short stories, dividing her time between composing her eleventh novel, editing the previous ten, and learning everything she can about writing, editing, and publishing. Melinda lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with her husband and four children.

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Enslavement (One Bright Future #1)

Rebelight Publishing - Oct 2014
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"One World. One currency. One bright future."

That's the promise made by OneEarth Bank after a global economic collapse--but only for those who accept the insertion of a commerce chip.

When Rielle's parents refuse to comply, government officials tear her family apart. As punishment for her parent's crimes, Rielle is forced into a Community Service Contract--a legalized form of slavery--and sold to a wealthy, abusive banker.

The Banker's secrets hold the key to Rielle's freedom, but will she risk prison or even death to escape and search for her family?

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Forging Freedom 2 anthology (Contributor)
Freedom Forge Press - May 2014
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Whether we struggle against an external oppressor or battle our mind for control, humans desire freedom. In Forging Freedom Volume 2, nineteen authors examine freedom--and the situations that threaten it. Some of the stories are true, based on experience or history handed down through the generations. Others are imagined--mere stretches of reality and the ways it might be pulled away from freedom. This eclectic mix of freedom-themed stories covers the spectrum, including such ideas as longing for one's native land, earning communal grading, being forced to donate an organ, battling mental illness, and fighting for the right to give birth to a child regardless of its genetics.