After a traumatic car accident, Luke Rendel returns home from college, trying to escape survivor's guilt and piece his life together. But when he takes a job as the night guard at the town aquarium, he meets an enigmatic, mermaid-like creature named Urhoa trapped in a tank who claims that his grandfather owed her a debt--and it's time for Luke to pay. As Luke searches for the pearl, mirror, and comb that will free her, he discovers that their worlds are more intertwined than he could have … [Read more...] about Watermark by Joy Liu
Skye’s Lure by Angel Leya
Can saving a human really lead to the destruction of her people? Skye is a good mermaid, following her elder’s instruction and staying away from humans. But when a party ship cruises through her part of the sea, Skye ends up saving Vince, a man, from drowning - a crime punishable by death. When the ship comes back, so does she. Lured by the promise of seeing land and the handsome Vince, Skye boards the ship, but finds that Vince may not be as trustworthy as she first thought. Now it’s a … [Read more...] about Skye’s Lure by Angel Leya
Cold Water Bridegroom by B. Brumley
Calder Brumen lives in San Francisco. He’s an artist obsessed with the portrait of dark haired mermaid. Calder believes Gaire is real, but his best friend thinks Calder is losing his mind. In pursuit of the truth, Calder stumbles into a murderous, underwater plot that could destroy them all. Targeted Age Group:: Young Adult to Adult What Inspired You to Write Your Book? When I was asked to join the Falling in Deep Collective, I had no idea how to write about a mermaid. It had never … [Read more...] about Cold Water Bridegroom by B. Brumley
OVERFALLS, The Merworld Water Wars, Book Two by Sutton Shields
Two secret wishes. Only one will be granted. Let the Mer-Nor Games begin. Unlike most high school seniors, Marina Valentine isn’t sweating college (she’s outlawed from even applying), the prom (she has her dream date…possibly), or graduation (though surviving to rock the ill-fitting gown is iffy). No, she’s a little preoccupied with succeeding as a walking myth post-graduation. So, when Marina awakens as the one and only Siren Savior, she thinks the tide is about to turn on the merbitch’s … [Read more...] about OVERFALLS, The Merworld Water Wars, Book Two by Sutton Shields
FINNED, The Merworld Water Wars, Book One by Sutton Shields
Hook (pun totally intended): Take a fish-phobic girl, divide her by one hot merman, add a splash of his crazy ex-merbitch, and you get one stinky school year. Sixteen-year-old Marina Valentine is a rule-stretcher in an uptight Texas seaside town. She’s hormonally challenged, curious to a fault, hates fish, and has a dating resume that makes the queen look like a slut. It’s not that guys don’t ask her out. They do. She just has an unfortunate reaction to dating—uncontrollable gags. It’s not … [Read more...] about FINNED, The Merworld Water Wars, Book One by Sutton Shields
