Books by Melissa Saari

Kelly Barrett wants to be a writer, but she is stuck in a loveless marriage while struggling to be a children's book author. To escape, she reads her stories to children at the library. Until the day contractor Doug Carlton walked in the door. While Doug fixes the walls of her house, he is slowly breaking down the walls around Kelly's heart.

Hundreds of years ago, the Goddess Ilmatar fell from the sky to Santara, a magical and enchanting world. But then one day an evil wizard kidnaps her newborn baby, a baby who is a sea goddess. Forced to take a human form, Ilmatar discovers she must rely on a man who used to be half-lion if she is to see her baby again.

Cato, a young Lion-Person, exits the Forbidden Forest, where his people have been trapped for centuries and discovers the magical world of Santara. He meets Princess Alzena, who doesn't want to be a princess. A friendship quickly blossom but circumstances tear them apart, forcing Cato to go on a dangerous quest to stop his transformation forever.

In the vineyards of Sonoma County, young Kim O'Reilly watches as a thunderstorm knocks out power to her house. Going downstairs to fix the power, she discovers a ghost who wants to know what happened to her red satin shoes. The horror grows deeper when she explores the mystery of the red satin shoes, only to uncover dark family secrets hidden by her ancestors. About the Author: Melissa Saari Melissa Saari lives in Washington State where the Columbia River, the river that powers America, rushes near her front door, and every summer, smoke from forest fires fill the sky. These powerful elements inspire her writing, whether it's romance, fantasy, or horror. She also has two loving, protective dogs: a female pit bull named Marla and a male Chow called Leo. Her dogs provide comedy, therapy, and inspiration for her stories. Melissa will always be a writer. She begins her Master's Degree in Screenwriting this fall to study the complex film industry and how her vision can be shared with billions of moviegoers.

Taking over the ancient house, Casey discovers valuable antiques, but in the attic, she discovers a blue diary with a satin cover. Opening it, she finds out that Jane lived a far more exciting life than she ever let on. As Casey uncovers her grandmother's dark secrets, she realizes that she might never escape Silver Lake alive.