I do believe in Mermaids, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do believe in Mermaids!!!
Sea Change by: Aimee Friedman
Sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science. . .and not so great with
boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she's happy
to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort
out her late grandmother's estate.There, Miranda finds new friends and an island with a mysterious, mystical history, presenting her with facts her logical, scientific mind can't make sense of. She also meets Leo, who challenges everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship. . .and reality.
I LOVE LEO!!!
Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
The first book in a trilogy, Lost Voices is a captivating and wildly original tale about finding a voice, the healing power of friendship, and the strength it takes to forgive.
Ripple by: Mandy Hubbard
Lexi is cursed with a dark secret. Each day she goes to school like a
normal teenager, and each night she must swim, or the pain will be unbearable.
She is a siren - a deadly mermaid destined to lure men to their watery deaths.
After a terrible tragedy, Lexi shut herself off from the world, vowing to
protect the ones she loves. But she soon finds herself caught between a new boy
at school who may have the power to melt her icy exterior, and a handsome water
spirit who says he can break Lexi's curse if she gives up everything else. Lexi
is faced with the hardest decision she's ever had to make: the life she's always
longed for - or the love she can't live without?
Of Poseidon & Of Triton by Anna Banks
Galen, a Syrena prince, searches land for a girl he’s heard can communicate
with fish. It’s while Emma is on vacation at the beach that she meets Galen.
Although their connection is immediate and powerful, Galen’s not fully convinced
that Emma’s the one he’s been looking for. That is, until a deadly encounter
with a shark proves that Emma and her Gift may be the only thing that can save
his kingdom. He needs her help—no matter what the
risk.
Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown
Calder White lives in the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother
in a family of murderous mermaids. To survive, Calder and his sisters prey on
humans and absorb their positive energy. Usually, they select their victims at
random, but this time around, the underwater clan chooses its target for a
reason: revenge. They want to kill Jason Hancock, the man they blame for their
mother's death.
It's going to take a concerted effort to lure the aquaphobic Hancock onto the water. Calder's job is to gain Hancock's trust by getting close to his family. Relying on his irresistible good looks and charm, Calder sets out to seduce Hancock's daughter Lily. Easy enough, but Calder screws everything up by falling in love--just as Lily starts to suspect there's more to the monster-in-the-lake legends than she ever imagined, and just as the mermaids threaten to take matters into their own hands, forcing Calder to choose between them and the girl he loves.One thing's for sure: whatever Calder decides, the outcome won't be pretty.
It's going to take a concerted effort to lure the aquaphobic Hancock onto the water. Calder's job is to gain Hancock's trust by getting close to his family. Relying on his irresistible good looks and charm, Calder sets out to seduce Hancock's daughter Lily. Easy enough, but Calder screws everything up by falling in love--just as Lily starts to suspect there's more to the monster-in-the-lake legends than she ever imagined, and just as the mermaids threaten to take matters into their own hands, forcing Calder to choose between them and the girl he loves.One thing's for sure: whatever Calder decides, the outcome won't be pretty.
The Brides of Rollrock Island by: Margo Lanagan
On remote Rollrock Island, men go to sea to make their
livings—and to catch their wives.
The witch Misskaella knows the way of drawing a girl from the heart of a seal, of luring the beauty out of the beast. And for a price a man may buy himself a lovely sea-wife. He may have and hold and keep her. And he will tell himself that he is her master. But from his first look into those wide, questioning, liquid eyes, he will be just as transformed as she. He will be equally ensnared. And the witch will have her true payment.
Margo Lanagan weaves an extraordinary tale of desire, despair, and transformation. With devastatingly beautiful prose, she reveals characters capable of unspeakable cruelty, but also unspoken love.
The witch Misskaella knows the way of drawing a girl from the heart of a seal, of luring the beauty out of the beast. And for a price a man may buy himself a lovely sea-wife. He may have and hold and keep her. And he will tell himself that he is her master. But from his first look into those wide, questioning, liquid eyes, he will be just as transformed as she. He will be equally ensnared. And the witch will have her true payment.
Margo Lanagan weaves an extraordinary tale of desire, despair, and transformation. With devastatingly beautiful prose, she reveals characters capable of unspeakable cruelty, but also unspoken love.
Wrecked by Anna Davis
A mysterious stranger holds the key to Miranda’s fate in
this contemporary retelling of “The Little Mermaid.”
Ever since the death of her parents, Miranda has lived on Whym Island, taking
comfort in the local folklore, which claims a mysterious sea witch controls the
fate of all on the island and in its surrounding waters. Sometimes it’s just
easier to believe things are out of your control.
But then a terrible boating accident takes the lives of several of her
friends, and Miranda is rescued by a mysterious boy who haunts her dreams.
Consumed by guilt from the accident, she finds refuge in late-night swims—and
meets Christian, a boy who seems eerily familiar, but who is full of mystery: He
won’t tell her where he is from, or why they can only meet at the beach. But
Miranda falls for him anyway…and discovers that Christian’s secrets, though
meant to protect her, may bring her nothing but harm.
Seductive and compelling, Wrecked brings a contemporary, paranormal
twist to a classic enchanting tale.
Fathomless by: Jackson Pearce
Celia Reynolds is the youngest in a set of triplets and the one with the
least valuable power. Anne can see the future, and Jane can see the present, but
all Celia can see is the past. And the past seems so insignificant -- until
Celia meets Lo.
When a handsome boy named Jude falls off a pier and into the ocean, Celia and Lo work together to rescue him from the waves. The two form a friendship, but soon they find themselves competing for Jude's affection. Lo wants more than that, though. According to the ocean girls, there's only one way for Lo to earn back her humanity. She must persuade a mortal to love her . . . and steal his soul.
