Books with author Melissa Goodman

Odette is cursed to live by day as a swan on a lake. She longs to be human again and regain her kingdom that was taken over by the dark wizard Von Rothbart. Siegfried seeks to save Odette from the wizard and win her to be his wife. But Siegfried has yet to ask Odette how she feels about wearing his ring. Her destiny may be a bit different after all.

Odette is cursed to live by day as a swan on a lake. She longs to be human again and regain her kingdom that was taken over by the dark wizard Von Rothbart. Siegfried seeks to save Odette from the wizard and win her to be his wife. But Siegfried has yet to ask Odette how she feels about wearing his ring. Her destiny may be a bit different after all.

The summer of 1953 would introduce three men to May Richards who would change her life forever. Mama Rose’s man, Nick. The town runabout, Jack. And the future King of Rock n’ Roll Elvis Presley.May is eleven, older sister to six year old Daisy, and heavily influenced by her good time lovin’ cousin, sixteen year old Thelma. Mama Rose is caretaker to them all and in the summer of 1953 they’ve just moved into their first new house. While it isn’t a mansion it’s theirs and Mama Rose works hard to keep them in it and make a home for her girls.Soon after moving in she meets the neighbor’s grandson, the enigmatic Elvis. Even though there’s an age gap there’s a kinship and the two become confidants and friends of one another. Then there’s Jack, the thirteen year old who quickly captures May’s imagination as the resourceful boy from the wrong side of the tracks. But when Mama Rose falls for Nick a dark cloud enters May’s life. And soon it’s not just a wonderful summer anymore, it becomes a fight for her life and she must decide keep the secret or go down fighting.

This is my story. You can choose to believe it to be true or you can believe it to be just another really big fish tale. Read it and decide for yourself. I am a mermaid! A real, live mermaid! You heard me right. I am a real, honest to goodness mermaid, a human that has a fish tail. Well, some of the time. I guess most won't believe my story and will be skeptical that any of it is true at all, but I know my best friend in the whole world (and I mean that literally) believes my story to be completely and genuinely true. She, in fact, is the one who had the idea that I should put it all down on paper for you to read, changing the names and places to protect the innocent, of course. Mer-people are real! So, I will just get right to telling my story. It was a warm and sunny spring morning...

A connection others don't understand... A love that won't be denied... Danger they can sense but cannot see... Dar Roberts was always ruthless and single-minded...until she met Kerry Stuart. Kerry was oppressed by her family's wealth and politics. But Dar saved her from that. Now new dangers confront them from all sides. While traveling to Chicago, Kerry's plane is struck by lightning. Dar, in New York for a stockholders' meeting, senses Kerry is in trouble. They simultaneously experience feelings that are new, sensations that both are reluctant to admit when they are finally back together. Back in Miami, a cover-up of the worst kind, problems with the military, and unexpected betrayals will cause more danger. Can Kerry help as Dar has to examine her life and loyalties and call into question all she's believed in since childhood? Will their relationship deepen through it all? Or will it be destroyed?

RETURN TO CANTERBURY is the highly anticipated sequel to The Christmas Village, winner of the 2013 Blogger Book Fair Award for Children's Action/Adventure. Things have settled down for thirteen-year-old Jamie Reynolds since last Christmas. That’s when he time-traveled to 1932 and wound up in the town of Canterbury, Vermont. There he met Kelly and Christopher Pennysworth, who quickly became his best friends. Back in his own time again, he misses them every day. But as the July 4th, 2008 holiday approaches, the biggest black cloud still hovering over Jamie’s life is the mystery of what happened to his dad, who has been missing for almost a year. Little does Jamie know that he will soon reunite with Kelly and Christopher for an adventure even bigger than their last. Together they’ll uncover a secret plot that threatens to destroy Canterbury. But will they be able to stop it before it’s too late? And will Jamie finally solve the mystery of his father’s disappearance? Return to Canterbury with us and find out!