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A Tail of Two Mermaids

Kae-LeahWilliamson

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Reads 509
Votes 182
Parts 19
Time 1h 53m

Kae-LeahWilliamson

Lorelei is a timid, passive mermaid princess of Baltica, a tiny merfolk kingdom in the cool, brackish Northeastern Ocean. Nixie, her beautiful Tailmaiden(or in human terms, handmaiden), hides a humiliating secret. This is the tale(tail?) of two very different mermaids, told in alternating perspectives. 

A loose retelling of The Goose Girl by the Brothers Grimm with mermaids, set in the same whimsical and detailed mermaid universe as Kae-Leah Williamson's previous novellas, but it can be read as a stand-alone.

Formerly Known As "A Tailmaiden's Tale"All Rights Reserved

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