Skimming the Surface
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Last published Thu, May 30, 2013
Olivia lives in a small beachfront town where she lives with her barely tolerable aunt, uncle, and cousin, goes to school where no one knows her and she has no friends, and her job is one of the only things that she enjoys. Well, not the only thing. Did I forget to mention? Olivia is a mermaid.
While Olivia struggles with her unbearable shyness, she will have to deal with love, family secrets, drama, and the ever-present threat of being discovered that hangs over her head. She has many questions that need answered, and it only seems like more questions keep popping up. What happened to her parents? Are there more like her out there? What is going on with Mason, that cute lifeguard that she may or may not be interested in?
And that's only skimming the surface.
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