Books with author Melissa M. Williams

Africa, 1888. Trying to forget the past that took her best friend and her mother away, Sonnet Gray busies herself with helping to build a hospital, while at the same time taking care of a precocious child. Together with Israel Rhode, the one man she can trust, their safe haven is discovered by an old enemy who needs Sonnet to get back to where he came from. London, 1931. Bedlam Asylum has never been a safe place, and Rose Gray isn't getting any better. Consumed with rage and insanity, Rose isn't the only Gray who has learned to control her ability to travel through time. From the dark alleys of Jack the Ripper to the Spice Islands of Zanzibar, Sonnet and Rose make their way through the eras. One is controlled by love, the other by revenge, but only one of them will be strong enough to end their story. The other will simply remain lost.

Sonnet has all but given up on her now. Unlike others of the Lost, Rose has the ability to manipulate her powers and can travel through time at will, deciding which eras she wants to travel to. Unfortunately, the traveling has taken a toll on her mind and body. For a perfectly sane girl, power of this nature could be a gift. For Rose however, it's not only a danger to her, but also to anyone who's had the misfortune of meeting her. Lizzie is an orphaned nurse resigned to a life of changing bedpans and fluffing pillows at Bedlam, the world's most notorious insane asylum. Finding an old diary proves a welcome distraction from a medical world that doesn't take nurses all that seriously. As Lizzie falls into the world of the diary's author, Rose Gray, she finds herself swept into an ever deepening mystery. Although the diary in Bedlam Hospital may be old, Rose is not, and it appears as though she never really left. Will Lizzie's curiosity lead to her becoming yet another of Rose's victims?

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Eighteen year olds often have problems, especially those who constantly have to move to new towns where they don't know a soul. Sonnet Gray however, is not your typical eighteen year old. When her family moves, they don't just move to new towns, they move to new centuries. She and her family are members of the Lost; a group of time travelers who have no control over when and where their journeys take them. Hopelessly old-fashioned, and yet more modern than most girls her age, Sonnet is fluent in several different languages, and takes care of the motley crew she calls family by working in a coffee shop and playing the guitar. When she finds herself in 21st century America, she encounters a curious cast of characters. Some change her life for the better, while others seem to cause her nothing but heartache. With each journey through time, the Lost are forced to leave behind the ones they love. Though they make new friends along the way, no one will ever take the place of Sonnet's sister Rose, who was left behind as a child in the fifteenth century. The ghost of her sister seems to beckon to her no matter where she finds herself, but are the sisters destined to be reunited, or does fate have other plans? A ghost story with a sci-fi Gothic twist, Shadows Gray will keep you up at night wondering if the redemptive power of love is enough to change history.

---First book by Eleven year old Author---Jenna’s life is about to change in a major way.A young girl by the name of Jenna discovers her mother’s secret. A school meant to teach how to control the elements of fire, water, and earth is in her mother’s past. She encounters a bully forced to be mean, a flaming unicorn named Magma, and an overly excited autistic boy named Brady. Jenna decides the school will be more exciting than she ever imagined.

Molly lives in her own little world of make-believe and all things pink. That's because princesses wear pink! Princesses also dress up in pretty things, hang out with fairies...or in Molly's case, her pet dragonfly, and always find a way to be the center of attention. Molly's princess-like life is perfect until a huge disaster spoils her special day and teaches this little lizard there's a lot more to being a princess than looking pretty.

Skye Collins loved everything about cheerleading. As she and her best friend, Roxy, enter their senior year of high school together, emotions begin to run high. As if senior year wasn’t enough pressure, a new kid arrives the second week. Skye tries to get his attention, but he does his best to avoid her. When the two of them are last in a contest, he begins to talk to her. As they get close, things don’t seem to be the same. When Skye follows him one night, she sees something she only imagined from horror movies. Will senior year be the best year of her life? Or will things get complicated and have her wishing for a new beginning?

The spirit of Christmas is in serious danger.A towering Christmas tree that once stood tall in the city has been missing for the past eight years. Without the tree, the city has slowly forgotten the magic that is Christmas.Everyone except for one little girl.Nicki Noel loves two things: trucks and Christmas. She’s always felt drawn to them, despite being told that girls can’t drive trucks.But when her mother needs to leave town for work, and Nicki goes to stay with old friends of her father’s, the mysteries of her past begin to unfold in front of her.Can a little girl drive a truck? Can the magic of Christmas return to the city? Or will it finally be lost, forever?Nicki Noel and the Curious Christmas Truck is the debut children’s novel of a Big Five-published hybrid author who wanted to write a book he could share with his son. It’s written for ages 8 – 12 as the intended audience, but can be enjoyed all ages.