Ambrose. The name is not only feared, but shunned and reviled. He's a monster sentenced to a life of desolation and loneliness, and no one but his tormentor knows his whereabouts - at the bottom of the ocean. A creature of the sea cursed because of one simple mistake... Mari. Her life was a small happy bubble until it's popped by the finding out that her boyfriend has been cheating on her - just as the cruise ship she's on starts to sink! She's sure that death is near until she drowns upon an underwater cave...and a hulking man with swirling eyes. Seeing a chance to escape, Ambrose forces the terrified Mari to help them both, but not before ultimately changing her life...and her legs. Their worlds turning upside in the matter of minutes, Ambrose is on a mission to clear his name and Mari's on a mission to return to land. But how can she do that when she slowly starts to fall for the dangerous, damaged man who only wants to be free...and heal her own heart in the process? THIS IS A FREE SAMPLE

Aqua, a mermaid living in a human world. But when she is kidnapped by the vampire royals for revenge against her own royal family what secrets will come out. She learns her mermaids aren't aways what she has been told. Also she learns that the hot vampire sons of the royal family aren't like she thought. What laws will be broke? What will the consequences be? Can love be illegal if its true?

Each baby born beneath the waves is killed--with one exception: the one hundred thousandth is spared. There's one rule shared between the island's tribes: don't touch the water. When Cressa-la breaks this law, her world, and body, changes. Sure, change is normal... but when has growing scales ever been normal? • • • Watty Award Winner 2015: Best Use of Visuals • • • Each baby born beneath the waves is killed--with one exception: the one hundred thousandth is spared. Among the spared, magic chooses a rare few, connecting them to the moon or sea. These are the One-Hundreds, mermaids and humans with the power to save the world-or corrupt it. When Cressa-la breaks the first rule of her tribe and touches the water surrounding her island, everything she knows turns on its head. Talking, sinister dolphins, mind control, and a whole world just under the waves await her on her eigteenth birthday... but she never asked for any of this. All she wanted was to become a Tribe Leader and take care of her village. It's amazing how one screw-up can change everything. A relentless darkness reaches for her, wanting her affections for his own twisted purposes. In opposition stands a fractured light, haunted by a painful past where corruption eroded friendship. Unless Cressa-la can bring the darkness to his knees and fight the war raging inside, the world is doomed. • • • Content warning: This story contains themes of depression and violence.

When ever even a slight drop of water touches Britts skin, weird things happen. She was never always like this. Actually she never even realized that, just a little while ago it was all her fault that she was this way. What she learns is that she just needs to keep her big fat Mouth shut, real tight. And she's just about to find out, the secrets of her family. What have they been hiding from her, her whole life? Find out, and start reading!!

In the end, even when you have finally won your prince, even if you found your happily ever after and even if you got everything what you wanted like running away from this human world and becoming a mermaid... You will always choose family. Highest Ranking: #11 In Mermaid Stories (Completed) 08/24/16 © Copyright 2014 Story by: Astrid Antonio

The first three chapters of the rewrite (draft version) of this book will be released on August 21, 2022. Prologue is out now to read. Come back and fall in love with Charlotte and Nayte all over again as they embark on a journey set in a whole new world. New adventures, new friends, and new magic with a slow burning romance for die for. Please note I wrote this back in HS 2012-2013 but I still hope you enjoy the story.