“More robust than a fractured fairy tale, Turgeon’s brooding retelling gives voice to both women, fleshing out an essentially tragic tale of destiny and desire…Guaranteed to keep you guessing who-if anyone-will live happily ever after.” - Booklist “Turgeon has done a superb job of creating compelling characters and conflict from a story already familiar to readers.” - Publishers Weekly “There is a part of every reader that longs to return to the days of reading fairy tales and myths, when imagination had no limits and stories were spellbinding. Carolyn Turgeon’s Mermaid evokes just that feeling. She is one of my new favorite writers.” - Jo-Ann Mapson, author of the Bad Girl Creek trilogy “Turgeon’s ability to breathe new life into the old bones of a beloved story we all think we know is unparalleled.” - Anton Strout, author of the Simon Canderous series

“Mermaid is resplendent with shimmering details, the dark and thrilling story behind that comforting childhood memory. At once fresh and familiar, heartbreaking and full of hope, this dark retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid is like a gorgeous dream remembered.” - Jeanine Cummins, bestselling author of A Rip in Heaven “Vividly imagined and skillfully told, Mermaid is a dark tale that shimmers with light.” - Cathy Marie Buchanan, New York Times bestselling author So if you like fantasy, fairytales, and letting your inner-child out to dream of far away places and beautiful worlds where anything is possible. It really spoke to the creative, imaginative, romantic heart in me. Beautifully written and compulsively readable, it will make you think twice about the fairy tale you heard as a child, keeping you in suspense until the very last page. She is willing to trade her home, her voice, and even her health for legs and the chance to win his heart.Ī surprising take on the classic tale, Mermaid is the story of two women with everything to lose. Meanwhile, the mermaid princess, Lenia, longs to return to the human man she carried to safety. Sure that the mermaid brought this man to her for a reason, Margrethe devises a plan to bring peace to her kingdom. As Margrethe nurses the handsome stranger back to health, she learns that he is not only a prince but also the son of her father’s greatest rival. By the time Margrethe reaches the shore, the mermaid has disappeared into the sea. One gloomy, windswept morning, as she stands in a convent garden overlooking the icy sea, she witnesses a miracle: a glittering mermaid emerging from the waves, a nearly drowned man in her arms.

Princess Margrethe has been hidden away while rumors of war threaten her kingdom. Two sheltered princesses, one wounded warrior who will live happily ever after?

Mermaid a twist on the classic tale