Download or read book Waves Breaking Over Ys A Little Mermaid Retelling written by Matt Larkin and published by Incandescent Phoenix Books. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into a mesmerizing tale of love, magic, and adventure as a mermaid defies her kind to find true love in a world where ancient folklore meets modern fantasy. Men have always had a great many names for our kind, or so my grandmother told me. In the Inner Sea, around Pontus, in waters I have never laid eyes upon, they call us sirens. They fear our songs even as they long to hear such music as would touch their souls. In the eastern ocean, so far that tales of those waters are but legends even to us, they name us ninygo or in-eo. In the lands nigh to where I was born, they whisper of the fearsome fomorii of old, who dwell beneath the waves and rise during storms to devour the unwary. But in Cantref Gwaelod, our city beneath the North Sea, we called ourselves merrows. We are no friends to Man, and our laws forbid us from revealing ourselves. So why then, do I have memories of a life among them I never led? I remember being the human princess, Dahut, I remember searching for my lost sister Rapunzel. I remember deals with the fae, Rumpelstiltskin. And most of all, I recall the grand city of Kêr-Ys, not as the sunken ruin I know, but as a thriving metropolis in the lowlands. My memories of this past life demand I find the answers, even if I must defy my kind and risk everything to gain human legs. And the only one who can grant such a boon is the Kelpie … — This retelling of The Little Mermaid blends numerous folk and fairytales into a single narrative set in a Celtic-inspired mythic past. Mermaids are not what you think. Fierce predators that use humans for food, merrows do not go seeking true love on land. Yet one young mermaid may find more than she bargained for … if she can pay the price.
Download or read book Waves Breaking Over Ys written by Matt Larkin and published by . This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mermaid Lí Ban has long studied humans, fascinated by their culture and strange ways. But when she begins to have dreams in which she lived a human life, she decides she must have once lived in the surface world, in a past life. Determined to regain what she has lost, she makes a dangerous bargain, trading her tongue for legs. But the bargain has a catch: she must win the heart of the man once she once saved from drowning. If he should ever wed another, she will lose her soul. Plagued by increasingly insistent dreams, Lí Ban realizes not only does she need to win a heart-she may have unfinished business from her past life. - This retelling of The Little Mermaid blends numerous folk and fairytales into a single narrative.
Download or read book To Break a Silence written by Lydia Mae and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A siren's song holds power over skies and men. Stella has never seen the sky until the day she speaks her oaths and is brought above the surface. After her first encounter with a landwalker's ship forces her to sing up a storm that pulls a prince into the water, she chooses to rescue him. When Stella's blossoming affection for the prince is threatened by another, she makes a choice to trade her fins for legs. The price: phantom glass in her throat if she dares to use her voice and in her feet when she walks. Captain Dillon Carvy is determined to have his revenge after a siren's song costs him both his ship and his favored position as the Prince's captain. While searching for signs of the siren, Dillon discovers a struggling maiden instead. Pulling a silent girl from the sea, he sees the perfect opportunity to gain his position back. A case of mistaken identity puts Stella right where she wants to be in the Prince's palace. But unless she breaks her silence, continuing her charade may cost her the happiness she hopes for, and quite possibly her life." -- Back cover
Download or read book The Sea King s Daughter A Celtic Little Mermaid Retelling written by Anthea Sharp and published by Fiddlehead Press. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp, a rich, poignant retelling of a classic mermaid fairy tale... Deep beneath the Irish Sea lies a kingdom beyond mortal men's imagining... Until one day a fisherman finds a beautiful maiden washed ashore. She cannot speak to him in any voice, yet her yearning shines from her eyes. But with forces of land and sea arrayed between them, will they ever find their happy ending? *Winner of the International Digital Awards for best YA Short Story, The Sea King's Daughter is a fairy tale retelling of approximately 45 pages. KEYWORDS: Little Mermaid, Celtic Myth, Irish Legend, Historical Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Award winning fantasy, short fantasy, happy ending, Romantic Fantasy, Ariel, Sylvia Mercedes, 99 cent books, sweet, fantasy romance
Download or read book Ripples Waves written by L.A. Witt and published by GallagherWitt. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How far would you go to be with the one you love? Colin Everroad should be dead, but after his lobster boat founders during a violent storm off the Maine coast, he wakes up on a beach. He’s cold, but unscathed… with strange memories of a face he can’t conjure and a voice he doesn’t recognize. No one can explain it, but a friend suggests Colin was saved by one of the mer. Except the mer don’t exist. Do they? But… that face. That voice. Someone was in the water with him. Someone saved him. If not a mer, then who? And whoever it was, Colin wants to see his face. Lir broke protocol by rescuing a land person, but he couldn’t just let the man drown. When he disobediently resurfaces to see his beautiful land man, he knows it’s only a matter of time before he’s forbidden to leave the depths again. One clandestine visit turns into more. Soon, Colin and Lir are meeting at the shore as often as possible, and the connection between them deepens. The only problem is that neither can live in the other’s world. Or can they? Then Lir finds a way for them to be together, but only for a little while… and at a cost. As time grows short, they have to choose: does Lir return to the sea and never see Colin again, or stay forever with the man he loves in a world that will never love them? Ripples & Waves is a modern, queer retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid.
Download or read book The Surface Breaks a reimagining of The Little Mermaid written by Louise O'Neill and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep beneath the sea off the cold Irish coast, Gaia is a young mermaid who dreams of being human... but at what terrible price? Hans Christian Andersen's dark original fairy tale is reimagined through a searing feminist lens, with the stunning, scalpel-sharp writing and world building that has won Louise her legions of devoted fans.
Download or read book A Princess of Wind and Wave written by Melanie Cellier and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isla may be a mermaid princess, but she's never felt at home in her undersea kingdom. Instead she dreams of the day her people can return to the surface--and the boy whose life she once saved. But while Isla foresees danger for her people beneath the ocean, she has no concept of the dark forces working to keep her people submerged. When an impetuous vow sets her on the course of the truth, Isla discovers that shadowy foes beset the kingdoms of both land and sea. And when she finally finds herself onshore, Isla realizes the fight will require not only her sword but her mind and heart as well--at least if she ever hopes to both overcome the enemies of her people and win the love of the prince of her dreams. In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, the princess will have to grow beyond her dreams if she wants to save two kingdoms and her heart as well.
Download or read book A Sea of Eternal Woe written by R. L. Davennor and published by Night Muse Press. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Captain Wendy Maynard… I have everything I ever dared dream of. A ship all my own. Friends by my side. A purpose—and a home. I should have known it would all go to hell. The exhausting combination of storms and outrunning monsters have left The Jolly Serpent battered and broken, and my crew no longer trusts me to pick up the pieces. Just when it looks like Peter and I are about to be thrown overboard, the unlikeliest of saviors shows up… My father. I didn’t plan on seeing Captain Hook again so soon, but he needs me, and I need him. The sea witch Ursa is hiding far more than secrets, and if the rumors are to be believed? Her realm makes the horrors of Neverland look warm and fuzzy in comparison. Failure to retrieve what we’ve lost simply isn’t an option. If we do, it’s not our lives Ursa wants. It’s our very souls. A Sea of Eternal Woe is book two in the Curses of Never Series: dark fantasy retellings inspired by Peter Pan and The Little Mermaid. Perfect for fans of Pirates of the Caribbean and Lost Boy by Christina Henry, these LGBTQ+ friendly adult reimaginings are filled to the brim with monsters, magic, and pirates. This installment contains language, violence, sexual content, gender dysphoria, and instances of transphobia, including misgendering.
Download or read book Beautiful to Me written by E. L. Tenenbaum and published by Fire & Ice Young Adult Books. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the sea witch summons Ariel, she hardly believes what comes next; Siena, the beautiful, charming, most favored princess has traded in her tongue and tail for a pair of legs and a chance to live a human life. The sea witch fears that if the king finds out about Siena's life on land, he'll flood the earth with the oceans. All of Merdom has shunned the princess, so Ariel, who has never been more than unremarkable, is deemed the right candidate to go after her.Ariel sets out after Siena, determined to bring her home. However, on land, Ariel's regular mermaid magic makes her a human with unique abilities, ones that get her noticed by the royal family. Ariel tries to remain focused, but, in time, she realizes that instead of saving Siena from life on land, she may be taking the one she gave up everything to have.
Download or read book Above the Sea written by Jessie Cal and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little mermaid is engaged to the Prince... but she's in love with Captain Hook. When Lexa's father, Poseidon, is taken by a powerful enemy, the only way to get him back is for the Princess of the Sea to accept a marriage alliance with the Prince of the Shores. But her heart already belongs to Captain Hook, a broody pirate she saved from a shipwreck and nursed back to health at her island. She longs to see him again. What she doesn't expect, however, is to find Hook at the castle ball, standing alongside the Prince. Will Lexa follow through with the marriage alliance to save her father? Or will she fight for her happy ending? Above the Sea is the thrilling fifth installment of the Fairy Tales Reimagined series.
Download or read book Once upon a Silent Song written by A.R. Summers and published by Quill and Cauldron Creations. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fins to feet, a silenced voice, and a villain that must be stopped... How much do you really know about The Little Mermaid fairytale? As a Siren with a strong Voice, Nimue has always looked forward to joining the Protectors and using her Voice to help others. But not all is as it seems in the Siryian Sea. Her father, Varun, hates the humans and will stop at nothing to see them destroyed. When he orders Nimue to help the other Protectors sink any ship that crosses their borders, Nimue puts all her strength into saving a ship and the humans on it, despite the odds against her. For her defiance, Nimue’s Voice is taken from her. And now, she has only two options of getting her Voice back—finding True Love’s Kiss or convincing her mother to reclaim the throne. Not one to believe in true love, Nimue puts her hope in her mother. But before she makes it very far, she is captured by humans sailing in the opposite direction of where she needs to go. Forced to stay with them until they make it to land, Nimue must rely on her outcast sister to find their mother and set things right. Unwilling to give in to her frustrations, she finds herself interacting with the humans and feeling drawn to the ship’s handsome young captain. Although True Love’s Kiss starts to look like a valid option as the mutual attraction between Brandt and Nimue grows, the strange cultural customs of these islanders clash with her own in a way that may make it impossible. Can Nimue convince Brandt to kiss her and free her Voice? And if she succeeds, will she be willing to pay the price? The Once upon a Story series consists of interconnected standalones that can be read in any order.
Download or read book A Court of Seas and Storms A Little Mermaid Retelling written by Daniela A. Mera and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Song of Sea and Shore written by Katherine MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-27 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treaty broken. A promise forgotten. A friendship lost. When the Sea Queen threatens war with the land folk, her youngest daughter Nerina defies her by heading to shore to warn them, and return to Prince Kai, the boy she's loved ever since she was a child. But tricked by the Sea Witch, Neri finds herself unable to communicate who she is, and baffled that everyone seems to have forgotten that mermaids exist at all. Mysteries and heartbreak surround both the lands of sea and shore, and to save them, Neri and Kai must be willing to sacrifice anything...
Download or read book Coral written by Sara Ella and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by “The Little Mermaid,” Coral explores what it means to be human in a world where humanity often seems lost. Coral has always been different, standing out from her mermaid sisters in a society where blending in is key. She fears she has been afflicted with the dreaded Disease said to be carried by humans: emotions. Her sister had the Disease, and Red Tide took her away. Will it come for Coral next? Above the sea, Brooke has nothing left to give. Depression and anxiety have left her feeling isolated. Forgotten. The only thing she can rely on is the numbness she finds within the cool and comforting ocean waves. If only she weren’t stuck at a new group-therapy home that promises a second chance at life. But what’s the point of living if her soul is destined to bleed? Merrick may be San Francisco’s golden boy, but he wants nothing more than to escape his controlling father. When his younger sister’s suicide attempt sends Merrick to his breaking point, escape becomes the only option. If he can find their mom, everything will be made right again—right? When their worlds collide, all three will do whatever it takes to survive. But what—and who—must they leave behind for life to finally begin? Praise for Coral: “This heart-wrenching tale will pull you under its spell.” —ANNIE SULLIVAN, author of A Touch of Gold and Tiger Queen “A beautiful reimagining.” —LAUREN MANSY, author of The Memory Thief “A breathless, powerful journey of the heart and mind.” —LINDSAY A. FRANKLIN, award-winning author of The Story Peddler A stand-alone, full-length Young Adult novel Trigger warning: suicide and depression
Download or read book Silent Mermaid written by Brittany Fichter and published by Brittany Fichter. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a silent mermaid win a war of song? How does she break the siren song of the witch holding her beloved captive? After being touched by the sun at birth, Princess Arianna has grown up imprisoned between two worlds, neither fully mermaid nor fully human. Her life is one of solitude and dreams. But when she loses her family and her kingdom in a war between man and merfolk, she’s forced to flee into the arms of the enemy. Her only hope of protection lies in the penniless prince that she once saved and his two boisterous nieces. Prince Michael is at his wit's end. After the great maritime war, he must clean up the pieces of neglect, folly, and evil that his grandfather has left behind. With his people starving and his treasury nearly empty, the familiar girl from the past that falls piteously at his feet cannot be afforded his attention. He has only the resources and time for the barest of good deeds to pay back that which she gave him. But the more Michael begins to hear the girl beneath her silence, the more he realizes she just might be the distraction he cannot survive without. All the while, a dangerous darkness is beginning to poison the ocean, and an evil foreseen by neither Arianna nor Michael threatens the very existence of both peoples. If they wish to restore their kingdoms, Arianna and Michael will need to reassess their alliances, their beliefs, and an ancient prophecy that's been all but forgotten. Most importantly, however, they must decide whether they can move past their personal pain and trust one another. Because if they can't, everything and everyone they love will fall. If you want the magic of Narnia and the romance of fairy tales, read this clean fantasy retelling of The Little Mermaid today to escape into the Classical Kingdoms Collection, a series of clean fantasy fairy tale retellings with magical mystery, clean, passionate romance, and heroic happily-ever-afters. Author’s Note: Silent Mermaid is fifth in the Classical Kingdoms Collection but can be read as a stand-alone.
Download or read book Bride of the Sea written by Emma Hamm and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish Mythology and Classic Fairytales mix in this retelling of the beloved classic, the Little Mermaid.
Download or read book Ripples Waves written by L. A. Witt and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colin Everroad should be dead, but after his lobster boat founders during a violent storm off the Maine coast, he wakes up on a beach. He's cold, but unscathed... with strange memories of a face he can't conjure and a voice he doesn't recognize. No one can explain it, but a friend suggests Colin was saved by one of the mer. Except the mer don't exist. Do they? But... that face. That voice. Someone was in the water with him. Someone saved him. If not a mer, then who? And whoever it was, Colin wants to see his face. Lir broke protocol by rescuing a land person, but he couldn't just let the man drown. When he disobediently resurfaces to see his beautiful land man, he knows it's only a matter of time before he's forbidden to leave the depths again. One clandestine visit turns into more. Soon, Colin and Lir are meeting at the shore as often as possible, and the connection between them deepens. The only problem is that neither can live in the other's world. Or can they? Then Lir finds a way for them to be together, but only for a little while... and at a cost. As time grows short, they have to choose: does Lir return to the sea and never see Colin again, or stay forever with the man he loves in a world that will never love them? Ripples & Waves is a modern, queer retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.
