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Cover art for THE MERMAID'S MIRROR
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010

"Poignant entertainment. (Fantasy. 12 & up)"
Sixteen-year-old Lena becomes angry when her father won't let her learn to surf in this new supernatural romance. Read full book review >
Cover art for SIREN
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 13, 2010

"Readers who see the tale through to its denouement will find their patience rewarded with an intriguing twist. (Paranormal romance. 14 & up)"
Vanessa and her family have been in their summer home on the Maine coast less than 24 hours when her sister Justine, an unlikely candidate for suicide, jumps off a cliff. Read full book review >
Cover art for FORGIVE MY FINS
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2010

"Still, details delineating the kingdom of Thalassinia and Lily's ability to move gracefully between sea and land are nicely inventive and well worth a plunge. (Fantasy/chick-lit. 12 & up)"
Imaginative sea-mythology elements help perk up the formulaic boy-crazy plot in Childs's bubbly novel. Read full book review >
Cover art for SIRENA
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 1998

"Fans of Greek mythology will enjoy several tales of gods, warriors, and nymphs woven throughout, but it's the timeless, entrancing love story—the heartache, the triumph, and the bittersweet ending—that grabs the heartstrings. (Fiction. 12-15)"
Sirena and her sisters are hybrids (half-human, half-fish), or mermaids, yearning for the touch and love of men, who will thereby bring them immortality. Read full book review >