Melanie Atkinson: 3 books

Aylen has been considered an outcast on the secluded island of Vairda her entire life. It doesn’t help that her parents forbid her to acknowledge any island traditions and refuse to tell her anything about the mysterious mainland they left behind before she was born. Meanwhile, her only friend,...

In the follow up to Sea Dweller, Book One in the Birthstone Series, Aylen must return to the her parent's homeland to learn how to control her gems before they consume her. When she discovers the only way to ensure Sai's safety is to leave him behind, she insists he remain on their secluded island...

In Keywords for Southern Studies, editors Scott Romine and Jennifer Rae Greeson have compiled an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the...