Melanie Nilles


Biography

Melanie Nilles (aka M. A. Nilles) grew up on a western North Dakota cattle ranch and farm. Along with her interest in horses, she always had a fascination with science fiction and fantasy. After high school, she graduated from North Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She currently resides in central North Dakota with her family, which includes her husband and kids and three cats. Her published works include the STARFIRE ANGELS series and the LEGEND OF THE WHITE DRAGON epic. Besides writing, she also trains and shows her horse. For updates, visit her website at www.melanienilles.com.

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Books

Origins of Dark Angel (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 3.5)    by Melanie Nilles
Price: $3.99 USD. 95470 words. Published on November 19, 2011. Fiction.

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. This is the beginning of Dark Angel...
Tiger Born    by Melanie Nilles
Price: $3.99 USD. 104840 words. Published on September 16, 2011. Fiction.

On a world where most half-bloods are executed at birth, Je'Rol has survived. The son of a demonlord and a human, Je'Rol bears the stigma of the blood rage, a killing instinct unleashed when he loses control of his emotions, and each time carries him closer to the edge of losing his humanity forever. Only one object can free him of the killer inside, but he is not the only one who seeks it.
Crystal Tomb (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 3)    by Melanie Nilles
Price: $2.99 USD. 82130 words. Published on May 30, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
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 that nearly destroyed Inar'Ahben aren't afraid to kill anyone who stands in their way. Raea is running out of time. If she fails, graduation will be the least of her concerns. She may lose more than the Starfire...
Fireblood (A Legend of the White Dragon Novel)    by Melanie Nilles
Price: $2.99 USD. 88450 words. Published on February 16, 2011. Fiction.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Magic is everything to a priest or priestess, inherited by the descendants of the Creators. Over time, Ayali's abilities have weakened, threatening to expose her tribe to the power of the darkness befalling their lands. Beneath the pressures of her family and tribe, Ayali turns down a dark path. She must face the shadows within her before it consumes their world and destroys her life.
Legend of the White Dragon: Destiny    by Melanie Nilles
Price: $4.99 USD. 94070 words. Published on October 27, 2010. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Chaos is unleashed and the Darklord calls his servants forth to extinguish all life. Once before the Darklord was nearly destroyed but survived. This time the forces of Light intend to finish the task. The time has come for them to unite, but old scores must be settled before the world can know peace, whether the peace of extinction or the end of a war that started with the creation of the world.
Legend of the White Dragon: Legends, Legacies, Destiny    by Melanie Nilles
Price: $8.99 USD. 308570 words. Published on October 27, 2010. Fiction.

Three complete novels in one volume plus full appendices! 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. A world hangs in the balance, caught between two forces at war…
Broken Wings (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 2)    by Melanie Nilles
Price: $2.99 USD. 74200 words. Published on August 7, 2010. Fiction.

0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
One 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 would mean a universe apart.
Legend of the White Dragon: Legacies    by Melanie Nilles
Price: $4.99 USD. 108500 words. Published on July 24, 2010. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
The servants of Darkness amass after thousands of years of waiting, ready to purge the world of life at the command of their master. Calli and Jayson must convince the First Race to unite with the Second Race and the magi they despise, or all will fall one by one. But the First Race holds dark secrets that could destroy them all.
When Angels Cry (a Starfire Angels novella)    by Melanie Nilles
Price: $1.99 USD. 30180 words. Published on March 23, 2010. Fiction.

Bound in a symbiosis to the entities of the Starfire crystal, Shartrael Padina is one of four Keepers protecting their power. When the Shirukan, elite soldiers of the Shirat Empire, attack, her mate is killed protecting her escape through a portal to Earth. There she must stay to protect her unborn child and the Starfire, but she hasn't escaped the Shirukan.
Legend of the White Dragon: Legends    by Melanie Nilles
Price: Free! 102140 words. Published on March 14, 2010. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
The sorceress Lusiradrol, exiled to human form thousands of years earlier from her life as the black dragon, has awakened her Red Clan. Only one being can unite all who serve the Light, but he is not ready. Lusiradrol will do all she can to prevent his return by ending the life of the woman who bears his spirit and his power. No man nor mage will stop her in her quest to destroy the world.
Starfire Angels (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 1)    by Melanie Nilles
Price: Free! 69420 words. Published on August 20, 2009. Fiction.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Raea's life as a human is about to end. The crystal shard she bears is not a pretty pendant; it's part of the heart of a machine capable of destroying whole worlds. Those who desire the power have sent an agent to find her, but she's too busy evading a nosy reporter, dating a hot new foreign student, and learning what she really is. Only one person on Earth can help her, but he's not from Earth.
A Turn of Curses    by Melanie Nilles
You set the price! 17360 words. Published on July 1, 2009. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
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. She has one chance for adventure, one that could save her life.

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