annalee thomasson
... wife, mom, enneagram four, and generally loud-mouthed extrovert.
She was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and attended Virginia Tech before planting her roots in North Carolina. She and her husband, Marshall, have three beautiful kids, two crazy dogs, four ducks, eight chickens, and a wild story.
In her debut novel, In The Moonlight, Annalee brought readers home to Wrightsville Beach, telling a tale that made everyone fall in love with the setting, as much as the characters. Only, she fell more in love with the town in the process, and every book since has been based in one of the local islands.
When she’s not writing or running Dune Press & Co., you might find her chasing kids around the house, driving her husband crazy, or looking for more animals to bring home. In all scenarios, she’ll have an iced latte in hand, and something to say.
Oh, and she’ll probably hug you, too.​
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THE CROWDED TABLES SERIES
CROWDED TABLES​ (2023)
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After the death of her grandmother, Val Foster takes her inheritance to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina to get away for a weekend. When she ends up buying an abandoned mansion on the south side of the island, she decides to relocate to Ocracoke permanently and put down some new roots.
Jack Dixon doesn't know what to do with Val when she arrives at his family's real estate office. She's a spitfire and insists on taking on large projects with no preparation. But Val might just be the glue that pulls Jack's island back together after tragedy rocks the foundation of the town he grew up in.
In a small North Carolina town, Val and Jack learn that foundations can be repaired, new tables can be built, and everyone is happier when the table gets crowded.
REMEMBER YOU YOUNG (COMING 2025!)
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Hank Miller and Etta Dixon aren't strangers. In fact, they're good friends with an undeniable attraction to one another.
Surrounded by her friends and family on Ocracoke island, Etta has been on her own since her fiance passed away; raising her son, teaching kindergarten, and healing in her own way.
Hank is a trauma nurse who, despite his gentle nature, has been hardened by life. After surviving a mass-casualty incident, he packs up and relocates to Ocracoke Island in search of a calm and quiet life where he can feel safe again.
Years after the incident, Hank and Etta find themselves with a shot at happiness and a chance at a future - if they can figure out how to do it together. Of course, it's never that easy.
THE WRIGHTSVILLE SERIES
IN THE MOONLIGHT (2018)
Eddy is a small town island boy with a heart for his hometown. Nori is the new girl in town who chases the wind just to see where she ends up.
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Storms come and worlds collide as Eddy and Nori chase a love story that everyone around them can see clearly. But will they see it for themselves?
COMING HOME (2018)
Penny Sampson believes that life and love should come easily. After all, that's how it worked for her parents. But faced with her first heartbreak, she begins to see that one good love might have been right in front of her the whole time.
While her aunt shares her own story to help Penny see the possibilities, the generations come together to teach a young couple how to handle a wild ride of their own.
THE ESTATE (2019)
Hobie Logan is a worn-down and angry Marine Corps veteran. Life's gotten the best of him, and he's decided to just accept it.
Of course, that doesn't go over well with Ruby Dixon. The pretty girl from the happy family with the perfect life doesn't know how to heal a heart like his.
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Come hell and high water, the two of them try to figure each other out, giving Hobie a glimpse of what could be. But first, he has to decide if life and love are the future he wants to be part of.
WELLINGTON SHORES (2020)
Lottie Lou King and Houghton Gillmore Junior grew up together. When Lottie moves back into her parent's house after college, she and Junior get a second chance at what might have been. But, a lot has happened since they were kids. A lot has changed.
Were they right for each other all along? Can you really just pick up where you left off?
LEEWARD LANE (2021)
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Blake Abilene Hudson is a fisherman's daughter, born and raised on the dunes of the Carolina Coast. Fighting loss and heartache with no end in sight, Blake leaves the island to chase the person she always thought she wanted to be.
But when heels and pearls in the big city can't fix her broken heart, Blake has to find her way back home, bringing her back to the love she left behind.