Being an 18-year-old mermaid is never easy...Serena Cyania's world has been turned upside down. First she gets separated from her younger sister in the ocean, and the next thing she knows, she's being caught in a net and dragged ashore by humans. After countless amounts of tests, Serena is put on exhibit at the local aquarium. In charge of her exhibit is a 20-year-old college student named Kyle Markham. Because of the numerous hours they spend around each other, Serena and Kyle begin to bond. Soon, Serena begins to develop romantic feelings for this human. Little does she know that her world is going to keep getting crazier. Her younger sister, Serah is trying to find her and break her out of captivity, and a rich, Australian businessman is trying to buy Serena and put her on display on the other side of the world. What will become of this mermaid?

{Sequel to Elisabeth Marie} "There are SEVEN of you?" I asked again, not really believing. "Yeah," he replied, grinning. "You got a problem with that?" *** A little over a year ago, I didn't dare to dream of going outside. I certainly never would have thought that I would end up in a city that I knew virtually nothing about and absolutely no one, a complete stranger. Yet here I was. *Formerly titled 'Who's the Fairest'?* ******************** Copyright © 2015 by Holly Ruth || Hollyruth All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or events is entirely coincidental. If you see anyone copying this book, please let me know by a private message on wattpad or at my email, holly-ruth@hotmail.com. Thanks!

Mermaids are real! Teen environmental activist Juniper Sawfeather rescues three of them from dying in an oil spill. She thinks sharing news of them will convince people to fight against oil pollution, but she's wrong. Things quickly spiral out of control. How can she prevent the mermaids from being exploited by the media? Or murdered by the oil company? I'm going to be posting chapters of this book until the whole novel is up. I'll leave it there for a limited time. This books is published by Fire & Ice Young Adult Books and is available as an ebook for $2.99, in case you're enjoying it and want to read faster than I'm posting. The two sequels to this trilogy, Whisper of the Woods and Echo of the Cliffs are now available, too. I hope you enjoy this limited offer. Please leave some stars and recommend it to your friends if you do.

I looked down at the cars on the road and the people way down on the sidewalk. They looked like they were having fun.... I mentally slapped myself. "No," I said aloud. "You like it up here," I told myself, trying to smother the little spark inside of me that I knew wanted to just jump right off the balcony. __________________________________________________________ According to Mother, the only time that I ever left this apartment was when I was born in a hospital a few blocks away. My entire world view is limited to whatever I can see from our 37th story penthouse, which, honestly, isn't much. Mother thought that she controlled every aspect of my life. She was wrong. *formerly titled 'Let Down Your Hair'* ******************** Copyright © 2013 by Holly Ruth || Hollyruth If you see anyone copying this book, please let me know by a private message on wattpad. Thanks!