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Two Author Names
Melanie Nilles: This name is used on young adult and some adult books that are romantic in nature. Sexual situations may be implied but nothing graphic is described.
M. A. Nilles: This name is used on books that may contain graphic violence and/or sexual situations.
Age Ratings
Because I see searches to my website regarding age appropriateness of books, I have listed them here for quick reference based on the audiences I intended for them. Readers must choose for themselves what they feel is appropriate:
A Turn of Curses - Young Adult (ages 14+)
Adronis Novellas - Adult (implied sexual situations)
Legend of the White Dragon - Adult (graphic violence and plot complexity)
Starfire Angels (Dark Angel Chronicles) - Young adult (ages 14+ mild violence and implied sexual situations)
Starfire Angels (Revelations) - Adult (sexual situations and/or violence)
Tiger Born - Adult (graphic violence and sexual content)
Bookstore Lists
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Books by Melanie Nilles
Books by M. A. Nilles
Signed Books
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QUICK LINKS TO BOOKS LISTED ON THIS PAGE
| Metamorphosis Anthology | Starfire Angels | Legend of the White Dragon |
| At The Water's Edge | Forever Dark* (DAC 4) | Legends, Legacies, Destiny (omnibus) |
| A Turn of Curses | Origins of Dark Angel (DAC 3.5) | Legends (LOTWD 1) |
| When Angels Cry | Crystal Tomb (DAC 3) | Legacies (LOTWD 2) |
| Demon Age | Broken Wings (DAC 2) | Destiny (LOTWD 3) |
| Tiger Born | Starfire Angels (DAC 1) | Fireblood (LOTWD 4) |
| (temporarily unavailable) | When Angels Cry | |
| Soriel (Revelations #1) | Adronis Novellas | |
| Deception (Revelations 1.5) | At The Water's Edge | |
| Phantoms (Revelations 2)* | Beneath The Crashing Waves | |
| Shards (Revelations 2.1)* |
* titles not yet available but coming soon
METAMORPHOSIS ANTHOLOGY
Ebook: $2.99
Paperback: $8.99
ISBN: 978-1475290400
"...the worlds that Melanie Nilles have created are interesting enough that I definitely want to dive into them again, and her main characters engage you in the human, or in some cases, not so human, kindness and decency they exhibit." --5/5 stars from Tom on Goodreads.com.
At The Water's Edge (Adronis Novella #1)
L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest Honorable Mention 2008
Nineteen year old Selina has a life many would love--praised, served, and spoiled. The only problem is she didn't choose that life, because it comes with a heavy price. She will soon die, like all Healers, when the mark of Y'dom completes its pattern around her neck, and hers is nearly complete. Her gift of healing powers are sought after by all, including the ruling prince of a neighboring kingdom to heal his ailing father. Seeing this as her last chance for adventure, she makes the journey to Vastorn.
En route she encounters Faldon, the fallen leader of the feyquin, and his band of rogues. Cursed by a demon and swearing vengeance on the human who shares his curse, Faldon does all he can to stop Selina from completing her journey. But he also knows how to save Selina, if she survives the night mares.
Ebook: $0.99
ADRONIS NOVELLAS
At The Water's Edge (Adronis Novella #1)
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Sara Adams only wants a Spring Break with surf, sun, friends and fun, but she finds more than she expects. After falling overboard from her tour boat during a squall, she wakes up on a deserted island in the Bermuda Triangle. However, the island isn’t as deserted as she first thinks. A handsome stranger brings her food that couldn’t possibly grow there; but he always disappears at night and when it rains. Something tells her he isn’t what he appears, but ancient forces and her fear of the ocean stand in the way of satisfying her heart. |
Paperback: $4.99
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Beneath The Crashing Waves (Adronis Novella #2)
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Sara Adams gave up being human for the love of one man. Now, the love between her and Darian may not be enough to overcome the struggles she faces in her new home. For Darian to ascend as Guardian of Adronis, he must have an heir, but what should be easy proves a daunting trial. Add in a mother-in-law who will stop at nothing to devastate her, and her new life is anything but the happily ever after she imagined. She must decide whether staying is right for her, and unknown to even Darian, the security of Adronis depends upon her decision. |
Paperback: $4.99
ISBN: 9781939412034
Ebook: $2.99
DEMON AGE
TIGER BORN (temporarily unavailable)
Returning fall 2013
(Please have patience. I will be re-releasing this one in the fall with a new cover and some rewriting. Thank you!)
Paperback: $12.99
Ebook: $2.99
STARFIRE ANGELS SERIES
SORIEL (Starfire Angels: Revelations Book 1)
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Life for Gavin Durinden is about to change from puzzling to downright odd. An intellectual prodigy with blue hair and the ability to create energy from the marks on his palms, he was always told he had a mysterious condition. However, when the scientists at NeoGen Labs begin treatments, everything changes, including the appearance of blue wings.
That's not the half of his problems. From Kaira, an "angel" with black wings brought in to help him transform to look human again, he learns a truth hinted in his dreams; he's neither human nor angel, nor is his real name Gavin. He's an alien brought to Earth by an enemy known as the Shirukan, who killed his parents and changed his memories and identity with the intention of raising him as a test subject for their vile experiments. Together, Gavin and Kaira escape, but the Shirukan will fight fist and feather to reclaim him, because he holds the key to what they desire.
Paperback: $9.99
ISBN: 978-1-939412-00-3
Ebook: $3.99
DECEPTION (Starfire Angels: Revelations 1.5)
Coulter is supposed to be an agent working with Anita Cross to observe the Inari on Earth, but he reveals a different side following the battle at NeoGen Labs. When he takes her prisoner with the Shirukan escaping to the stars, she realizes that the alien in their agency might have been deceiving them all along, waiting for the opportune time to return to his former loyalties. One wrong move could mean the downfall of Earth, but Anita will do all she can to protect her world and learn the truth behind Coulter's deception.
Ebook: $0.99
Phantoms (Starfire Angels: Revelations Book 2)
Coming late 2013!
Part 1 coming August 2013 and Part 2 and complete novel by December 2013
Coming fall 2013, between parts 1 and 2 of Phantoms
DARK ANGEL CHRONICLES (Starfire Angels Books 1-4)
They've been coming here for thousands of years, using Earth as a sanctuary to escape threats from their own kind. Mankind knows them as angels, and one of them left a child upon her death to be raised as a human…
Read about the complete adventures of Raea and Elis through the full collection of Dark Angel Chronicles now in one volume
Ebook: $9.99
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FOREVER DARK (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 4)
It's a final showdown for control of the Starfire. Raea and Elis's bond is strong, but the Shirukan intend to use it to force her hand to give up the Starfire shard. To complicate matters, a shadow from Elis's past has returned, claiming to help; but when he betrays Elis to the Shirukan, Raea must figure out whom she can trust before it's too late.
All of Inar'Ahben is counting on them to keep the Starfire out of the wrong hands, but the Starfire has other ideas. They leave Raea with only one choice—make the ultimate sacrifice or risk losing everything to the Shirat Empire.
Paperback: $9.99
ISBN: 978-1475038019
Ebook: $3.99
ORIGINS OF DARK ANGEL (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 3.5)
Before he became the Dark Angel of McClarron, North Dakota, Elis had a life on his homeworld of Inar'Ahben…or tried to. A younger brother tormented by his older sister. A Keeper hunted by the Shirukan. A best friend betrayed. And a survivor sent alone to Earth to protect a shard of the Starfire crystal. For Elis, peace was only a word.
Every story has a beginning. This is the beginning of Dark Angel…
Paperback: $10.99
ISBN: 978-1466332898
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CRYSTAL TOMB (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 3)
The Shirukan aren't the only threat to the Starfire shard Raea bears...
An alien enemy has awakened to reclaim the crystal that was theirs, and those last survivors of a war which nearly destroyed Inar'Ahben aren't afraid to kill anyone who stands in their way.
An ancient monument to a mythical civilization on Earth may hold the key to stopping the new enemy, if the secret of its origins can be unlocked. Raea is running out of time to solve the most puzzling question of human history and resolve the conflict brought to Earth. If she fails, she may lose more than the Starfire...
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ISBN: 9781456555573
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BROKEN WINGS (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 2)
One Shirukan, an elite soldier of the Shirat Empire, came to Earth for Raea's Starfire shard and failed.
Aware of the possibility of another attack, Raea trains to use the shard's power to protect it while preparing to graduate from high school. But she discovers that the Keeper training her has betrayed her trust and now she must decide where her heart belongs. She never imagined that distance from him would mean a universe apart.
After the Shirukan attack, she wakes up on the Inari homeworld among those whose loyalties she questions. To return home, she must reach the Crystal Keeper known as Saffir. First, she must elude the thousands of Shirukan between her and freedom.
Paperback: $9.99
ISBN: 9781452818023
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STARFIRE ANGELS (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 1)
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They've been coming here for thousands of years, using Earth as a sanctuary to escape threats from their own kind. Mankind knows them as angels, and one of them left a child upon her death to be raised as a human.
Raea is now a high school senior, and her life as a human is about to end. The crystal shard she bears is not a pretty pendant; it's a collective of powerful entities who chose her as their Keeper, a protector of one of the four shards that power a machine capable of destroying whole worlds. Those who desire the Starfire's power have sent an agent to find her, but she's too busy evading a nosy reporter ready to exploit her secret and dating a hot new foreign student to notice. Nevermind learning what she really is.
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Only one person on Earth can help her, the last person she ever expected. But he's not from Earth. Life as a human would be so much easier.
Paperback $8.99
ISBN: 9781448631346
Ebook $0.99 FREE
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The exciting romantic prequel to Dark Angel Chronicles only in ebook formats!
Shartrael Padina is no ordinary Inari. Bound in a symbiosis to the entities of the Starfire crystal, she can access their energy for healing or hurting. That power is sought by the small but growing Shirat Empire seeking control of the homeworld. When the elite Shirukan soldiers attack, her mate is killed protecting her escape through a portal to Earth, where she can hide her wings and blend in
with humans.
But Earth is no joyride. In the hospital, Padina meets an immigration worker named Scott Dahlrich, who starts the process for her and her unborn child to become citizens of the U.S., unaware that they truly are aliens. Life is difficult on the primitive world. Fighting the Shirukan determined to fulfill his mission to capture her and the Starfire is another matter; one in which she must weigh her duty to the Starfire against Scott’s love.
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LEGEND OF THE WHITE DRAGON
Darkness is unleashed.
Demons awaken and feed on life. Packs of C'Lupuc—the abominable wolf-human servants of the Darklord—emerge from their hiding, ready to serve their master once more. The numbers of the Red Clan increase, and their master awakens.
The Second Race cannot defeat them alone. Will the First Race return from their exile to fight side-by-side with the m'athêrred rî Lûmea, the descendants of those who pursued them from their once great cities?
Only one can unite those who would serve the Light, but will Gilthiel be too late? As an infant, he has the power to change the hearts of men with a touch, but he is far from ready to battle dark forces.
A world hangs in the balance, caught between two forces at war…
Paperback: $27.99
ISBN: 9781482053708
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(New covers by Paul Davies coming soon!)
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A legend exists among the tribes of the Caveshi Plains, a legend of horses blessed by the Creators for their service in a war against a terrible Darkness. Thousands of years later, the servants of Darkness have returned and prepare to reawaken their master. The horses remain in hiding, except for one.
Alo is a special stallion and his rider, Ayali, knows it; but when Alo insists on rescuing a strange man fallen in a dragon attack, no one understands the horse's purpose. Ayali's only clue is the magic she feels within the man. Over time, her abilities have weakened. Without magic, she cannot fulfill the expectations of her family and her tribe in becoming the next priestess. Ayali desires to gain that knowledge from the stranger, but with his memories gone, he can tell her nothing.
To fulfill her destiny, Ayali must face a growing darkness within her before it consumes their world and destroys her life. Alo may hold the key to her redemption but will he reveal his secrets before it's too late?
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ISBN: 9781456535384
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