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Melissa is an award-winning author on the spectrum who likes to mix a little ink with her magic. Her books focus on the familial bond and exploring the natural world. When not manipulating words, she can be found camping with a camera in hand, getting lost among things green and growing. She lives in Arizona with her husband, three boys, a barrelful of cats, and a rambunctious corgi.
The Wind at Oak Hollow
Series: Realm of Light
Series Number: 1
E-book Price: 4.99
Paperback Price: 14.99
Blurb: Families can be complicated, especially when the fate of the kingdom rests on yours.
E-Book Price: 4.99
Paperback Price: 14.99
2nd Place Winner in the 2023 Firebird Book Awards for Dark Fantasy Finalist in Epic/High Fantasy for the 2023 American Fiction Awards Families can be complicated, especially when the fate of the kingdom rests on yours. Marl Ganwin is more than just a mischief-maker. He's a pain in the ass--the Wind spirit's favorite youth. The Village of Na-ir tolerates his antics, giving him free rein to ramble and rumble. But things take an unexpected turn when Wind forces him to accept an unfathomable fate. Can Marl's family and the entire village survive the implosion of his gifts? Or will his choices send their peaceful world order into a whirlwind? What will he lose when he accepts his power? The first installment of the Realm of Light series!
A Crow in the Canyon
Series: Realm of Light
Series Number: 2
E-book Price: 1.99
Paperback Price: 16.99
Blurb: Torn from their village home, the Ganwins must quest to save their patriarch, but the old man’s past isn’t ready to be buried.
E-Book Price: 1.99
Paperback Price: 16.99
The lungs of the kingdom are constricted. Lafret is the most exquisite city in Artnaus—glistening waterfalls, hanging gardens, and stone-carved houses on canyon walls. But under this mask of splendor is a seething world of strict order and despair. Torn from their village home, the Ganwins must quest to save their patriarch. But the old man’s past isn’t ready to be buried. They are taken prisoner by the chieftain of the waterfall canyon and forced into his service. Will brothers Marl and Natsir have the courage to navigate foreign chiefdoms and ancient prophecies? Can they stand together when the time comes to let everything fall? The second installment in the Realm of Light series!
Kingdom of Fire
Series: Realm of Light
Series Number: 3
E-book Price: 6.99
Blurb: In a kingdom of magic, it is sometimes difficult to tell man from beast.
E-Book Price: 6.99
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In a kingdom of magic, it is sometimes difficult to tell man from beast. Nal Sinbel, killer of bears—well, actually, just one bear—lives a life of undisturbed obscurity. A prodigious hunter, he wanders the Wastes eagerly trapping and fishing. But he is far from free: his banished family lives at the mercy of magical King Marl, who keeps court on the other side of the Wall. A chance encounter with a strong-willed princess and her band of youths drags Nal out of anonymity and into danger. Can he confront his parents' past and stand against his cruel uncle? Or will he find this new existence even more merciless than the Wastes?