


Books in series

#1
Ocean's Kiss
A Telesa World Novel
2018
Long ago, Tangaloa cast a fiery net upon the waters and drew forth ocean’s might. The crashing wave. The surging tide that speaks to Masina the moon. And all the living things that swim and creep in the midnight blue depths. All this Tangaloa fashioned with godly hands into Telesa Vasa Loloa. She was beautiful. Sacred one of ocean. A fierce warrior. Called to watch over earth, and stand guardian against Man, he that had chosen to be the destroyer…
He's a marine biologist. She's a warrior guardian of Oceania. Will their shared love for the sea bring them together, or tear them apart? When danger threatens the island of Niua, an ancient weapon is unleashed and Daniel Tahi must decide if he will embrace his Tongan heritage and stand alongside the Vasa Loloa sisterhood of his mother's people.
A standalone novel from the Telesa World. Inspired by mythology of Oceania, the richness of Samoan culture and the very real threats to the Pacific caused by climate change.

#2
Fire's Caress
2020
She's the brilliant sculptor taking the art world by storm, a daughter of Samoa returning home. He's the fiery remnant of her past, who appears on what should be a night of triumph, weighted with dark secrets that could destroy them both. Can Teuila and Keahi find their way, even as a deadly threat emerges? Because there's a new power on island, malevolent and hungry. His name is Marc Gold. His billion dollar vision of a virus-free Sanctuary in Samoa for the world's rich and privileged, threatens to wipe out an ancient settlement of the Aitu and awakens their retribution. There is a battle coming and it is one that could destroy them all.
This is a Telesā World novel which continues the stories of key characters from the Telesā Series. It can be read as a standalone book.

#3
Earth’s Embrace
2025

#4
Storm’s Fury
2022
Author

Lani Young
Author · 16 books
Lani Young is an international bestselling author of YA fantasy, contemporary romance and literary fiction. The 2018 Pacific Laureate, her work is inspired by the diverse mythology of Oceania and the richness of her cultural heritage as a Samoan and Maori woman. When she's not writing (or reading), she's baking cookies, talking to dogs, and trying to do triathlons. She lives in Samoa and New Zealand with her Ironman husband and four children.