Books with author Melanin Melanie

Rose is a cheerful skunk with a love for music. Her family moved her from everything that was familiar to a new home, and now all she wants is to make a friend. Unfortunately, Rose soon finds out that being a skunk can have its setbacks; the animals of THIS forest are not so accepting of her kind. Follow Rose on her journey to finding true friendship and the wonderful talent that others uncover, which ultimately teaches her its better to ALWAYS BE YOURSELF.

Maybe We Will, Maybe We Won’t is the African-American Young Adult (YA) Romance you’ve been waiting for!When Kayshawn, A.K.A. Lil’ K of the now split boy band N’Sanity, moves across the street from Saniyah, she is not impressed. He’s just another defunct pretty boy throwing his smile around at any unsuspecting female—and Saniyah is not the one. She’s got more important things to worry about than good-looking boy she used to be madly in love with, like her grades and getting a scholarship to pay for college. In order to get all that, she’s going to have to ace the senior class president candidate’s speech, and we all know what happened the last time she had to speak in public (let’s just say Mr. Jenkins’s nose will never be the same). So when Kayshawn strikes up a deal with Sinayah to help her face her fears of public speaking, will he also be able to conquer her fear of love with an R&B heartthrob? Don’t miss out on this hilarious African American YA Romance; you won’t regret it!Warning: Material may not be suitable for readers under the age of 15. There is coarse language and sexual situations in this book. Happy reading ;-)

In the land of Istaria, the living races fight a war against the onslaught of Blight, the power of the Withered Aegis. Great heroes arise during these desperate times, proactively working to push back the invasion and to find ways to thwart Withered Aegis designs. Some unlikely ones arise as well, thrust by circumstance into making a difference. And still others… they just want to find their families and restore their homes…Follow the adventures of the gnomes Egad and Zinnia as they add to the struggle against the Blight.

Karen's strange new life starts when wakes up in a strange place, with a strange man, and wearing strange clothes. The image she sees in a mirror reflects an older version of herself. When she learns that she is no longer seventeen years old, but twenty-two, her family determines that she has amnesia. It doesn't take Karen long to realize that the truth is much more disconcerting; she shifts through time. While she was five years into her future, an older Karen had taken her place as a seventeen year old. Although the shifts were never predictable, a frightening change occurs when they become new and unknown to even the future Karen. Not only is time behaving erratically, the lives of Karen's future family are in mortal danger and only she can prevent a tragic outcome.