**shortlisted for Wattys2017** Technically speaking, I died when I was seventeen. What should have been just another typical day out on the water with my friends, turned ugly fast when a freak storm came out of nowhere and I was thrown overboard. Had it not been for my damned dress, I could have swam to safety, but no, every day had to be a fashion show, and my dress got caught on rocks, holding me down until I drowned. I thought right before I died I would at least get to see a montage of my fabulous life, all the parties and romantic dates with my perfect boyfriend, Asher, but nope again. Instead, all I saw was a hideous sea monster smiling to me as my lungs filled with water. When I woke up in a cave in the middle of the ocean, that sea witch made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I could go back to my perfect life, and my adorable boyfriend, all I had to do was give the sea witch two years of my service, and then she'd free me from my fate. It seemed easy enough at the time, but can the price to live actually come at too high of a cost? Highest rank #5 in paranormal

About a mermaid named Rylee who, after years of coping with the fact that she's a mermaid, is taken to the King of Mermaids to be married to his son, Titus. It's fair to say that Rylee really does feel she's been "swept out to sea"

Mother may I go out to swim, Yes my darling daughter, Hang your clothes up neat and trim But don't go near the water.

Aria is a professional mermaid at an aquarium. She wears a fake tail and performs for visitors. All her life, she has been in love with the mythical creatures, but her whole world is turned upside down when they turn out to be more than myths and she gets caught in the middle of feuding cities from deep under the sea.

Everyone finds Dante attractive. Even Ariel. She'd rather not. No amount of dark, mysterious and cavalier should be that appealing. Not even when her job requires his involvement. When Ariel accepts an invitation that leads to one night of passion, his mystery unravels. Dante isn't human. But his revelation isn't the only discovery that threatens to change both their lives forever. Can she keep her heart from complicating things further despite the newly discovered realisation that it's too late? For every day their romance grows, so do the dangers, which will have them embarking on the darkest and most passionate ride of their lives with no idea if they'll make it. .

I swear to fucking god don't read this. I wrote this in middle school and I give up. It's bullshit it's all bullshit. It's about fucking mermaids. It's been like five years since I started this shit and I still wish I was a mermaid. Bullshit Cover by @Sarah_kingxx

Kelsea Glass doesn't believe in mermaids - or rather, she didn't until she finds out first-hand not only that merfolk are real, but that the bite of a merman can turn a human into a mermaid. Now she is stuck with some guy who bit her, trying to figure out what he wants and how to get back home. --- "Fine," she said, upset. "You are a beast, a monster." The merman brushed off the insult. "Be careful who you call a beast. You are about to turn into one yourself." --- Beauty and the Beast with some fishy twists. --- ON HIATUS - will be back soon! Thanks for your patience. Update April 14, 2020: HI FRIENDS! I AM NOT DEAD NOR HAVE I ABANDONED TMD. I'm about to graduate from grad school, so give me just one more month or so before I start posting updates. Sorry for the delay. You all are amazing and I love getting comment notifications.

Charlotte was a young woman in her early 20's. She had normal life in the city of Miami, on day at her work her closest friends surprised her with a luxury cruise for 2 weeks for her birthday that's coming up in 5 days! Her birthday has finally came and her friends and everyone aboard celebrated her special day. The day was paradise, perfect! At least, it WAS. She was asleep and notice the violent shaking, while her friends stayed asleep. She ran outside seeing huge waves crashing against the ship. She attempted to tell her friends to wake up and get out, but that section of the ship was flooded with water. She was too late... She ran back outside and right after she opened the door, she was washed away with the wave and into the water. She later woke up finding herself in a underwater cave with drawings all over the walls. She looked in the water finding... a merman?

Adalia has a secret, one which she doesn't want to share with the rest of the world. A secret which is hers to keep, she thinks. One which only she needs to know about... She has knows the merman's hideout... My Camp NaNoWriMo page- http://www.campnanowrimo.org/campers/queen_beat