Arcadians: Awakening in Nature is the 3rd poetry collection in the Arcadians series by Rhode Island poet, Katrina Thornley. It was inspired by the beauty and history of Rhode Island; specifically small rural towns like Exeter, West Greenwich, Richmond, Hopkinton, and Hope Valley. The words were written while sitting beside rivers and under trees, listening to the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves. Themes center around the passing of time, growth, love, and loss. May you find yourself in these words.

The town of Millburrow was heading into another sleepy summer when Hank Phipps drove into town and took up post in Home on the Hill, a small inn owned and operated by the Barber family. With him, he brought unrest and an array of questions. The citizens find themselves looking over their shoulders and acting in the shadows. Is this reporter, who he says he is, or is there something more sinister to his plan?
As he begins associating himself with the Millburrow elite, the King family, the questions turn into suspicions and distrust erupts. Sisters turn on one another and friends drift apart. How far will the members of this town go to keep their secrets hush-hush? And how far will Hank go to unravel a past he never truly understood? Will this stranger be able to unite two families that have been feuding for centuries or will their war destroy them all? Only time will tell.