Books with author Allen Atkinson

She’d dreamt of him.Esther had been dreaming the same dream for weeks. Visions and emotions filled her mind at night that strangely felt real. After the loss of her parents, she’d been raised by her aunt. The dreams began the day her elderly aunt also died—leaving Esther seventeen and very much alone. Esther told herself she was used to being alone—that she liked it even. Which is maybe why moving in with her uncle and his family, who are practically strangers, feels scarier than the reoccurring dream, or the thought of ending up alone. Soon, she’ll be ten hours from the only home she remembers, and the one person she has left in the world—her best friend. Finn doesn’t care about any of that.He’s got bigger problems. Being sick and angry never gave him much time to think about anyone else. How could it? He’s dealing with smothering parents who are clearly in denial about his life and a body that’s trying to give out on him. Why can’t everyone just accept what is and let him live the way he wants to? When Esther and Finn’s worlds collide, fact and fiction begin to blur. Signs of Esther’s dreams are all around them. For the first time in a long time, Esther doesn’t feel like loneliness is her only future, and Finn starts to believe he may have more than video games and just another hang-out night with his friends to live for. Will Esther’s dreams lead them to their saving grace, or will it just be another heartbreak?

Fast-moving. Clean. Swoon-Worthy.Thankful Tenys had never met anyone like him. She hadn't met many boys really, being home-schooled her entire life. But after her mother's illness, Thankful is forced into public school—her senior year. And that's where she meets the mysterious Liam Gregor.Exiled by the entire school and deemed as cursed by his classmates, Thankful is warned to keep her distance from Liam. But with one tempting grin, Thankful can't stop thinking about him. Befriending Liam may mean sending herself into exile, but his pull on her can’t be ignored. One touch and Thankful is falling. Her skin on his, and Liam's coffee brown eyes dissolve into a sea of blackness. Liam is cursed. Will meeting Liam be something she regrets or something only she can be thankful for?

BOOK TWO IN THE UNTOUCHED TRILOGYThankful Tenys wants very much for the thoughts and intents of her mind to stay hers. But now that she knows she's living with a Reader, a mind-reading manipulator, that just isn't possible. Nothing is safe; nothing is secret.Glimpses of her near future haven't been private for months now, at least not from Liam. But she doesn't mind that so much. It could be Liam's gentle touch that keeps her from caring or possibly the fact that her heart has dived deep into the fathomless waters of his affection. She swims, breathes, and survives all for the love of the Knowing, Liam Gregor.But after six years of no communication, her father makes contact, only to tell her she can't trust her Reader aunt or her Knowing boyfriend. Thankful has been abandoned by her dad, lied to by her aunt, humiliated by her friends, even her terminally ill mother has deceived her. While Liam has only brought joy into her dismal life. Is Liam's love something the universe will allow her to hold on to? All signs point to... no.

She’d dreamt of him. Esther had been dreaming the same dream for weeks. Visions and emotions filled her mind at night that strangely felt real. After the loss of her parents, she’d been raised by her aunt. The dreams began the day her elderly aunt also died—leaving Esther seventeen and very much alone. Esther told herself she was used to being alone—that she liked it even. Which is maybe why moving in with her uncle and his family, who are practically strangers, feels scarier than the reoccurring dream, or the thought of ending up alone. Soon, she’ll be ten hours from the only home she remembers, and the one person she has left in the world—her best friend. Finn doesn’t care about any of that.He’s got bigger problems. Being sick and angry never gave him much time to think about anyone else. How could it? He’s dealing with smothering parents who are clearly in denial about his life and a body that’s trying to give out on him. Why can’t everyone just accept what is and let him live the way he wants to? When Esther and Finn’s worlds collide, fact and fiction begin to blur. Signs of Esther’s dreams are all around them. For the first time in a long time, Esther doesn’t feel like loneliness is her only future, and Finn starts to believe he may have more than video games and just another hang-out night with his friends to live for. Will Esther’s dreams lead them to their saving grace, or will it just be another heartbreak?

Thankful Tenys had never met anyone like him. She hadn't met many boys really, being home-schooled her entire life. But after her mother's illness, Thankful is forced into public school, her senior year. And that's where she meets the mysterious Liam Gregor.Exiled by the entire school and deemed as cursed by his classmates, Thankful is warned to keep her distance from Liam. But with one tempting grin, Thankful can't stop thinking about him. Befriending Liam may mean sending herself into exile, but his pull over her is strong. One touch and Thankful is falling. Her skin on his and Liam's coffee brown eyes dissolve into a sea of blackness. Liam is cursed. Will meeting Liam be something she regrets or something only she can be thankful for?