Silence: Little Mermaid Retold

Demelza Carlton

July 2020 · Romance a Medieval Fairytale Book 5 · Lost Plot Press · Narrated by Mary Sarah

About this audiobook

A little mermaid. A prince to save. Only silence can break the spell.

Once upon a time...

The mermaid Margareta saved Prince Erik from a shipwreck. Wanting to see the prince again, Margareta strikes a bargain with the Master of Beacon Isle. If she saves his sons from a terrible curse, he will reunite her with Prince Erik. All she has to do is stay silent until the curse is broken.

Silence is a virtue...until Prince Erik arrives early, searching for the mermaid who saved his life.

Can two hearts speak louder than words?

Romance a Medieval Fairytale series:

Each book is a standalone, so they can be read in any order:

Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold

Dance: Cinderella Retold

Fly: Goose Girl Retold

Revel: Twelve Dancing Princesses Retold

Silence: Little Mermaid Retold

Awaken: Sleeping Beauty Retold

Embellish: Brave Little Tailor Retold

Appease: Princess and the Pea Retold

Blow: Three Little Pigs Retold

Return: Hansel and Gretel Retold

Wish: Aladdin Retold

Melt: Snow Queen Retold

Spin: Rumpelstiltskin Retold

Kiss: Frog Prince Retold

Hunt: Red Riding Hood Retold

Reflect: Snow White Retold

Roar: Goldilocks Retold

Cobble: Elves and the Shoemaker Retold

Float: Enchanted Horse Retold

Steal: Forty Thieves Retold

Call: Pied Piper Retold

Ratings and reviews

Adult retelling of The Little Mermaid with a little too much sex/lustful thoughts for a YA novel. Margareta is a siren, but even her father doesn't know it. After she rescues a squire, Erik (you know the story), her brothers do something terrible and are cursed by a witch. They can either find women who will fall in love with each them or Margareta can willingly give up her voice for as long as it takes for them to find redemption.

Silence is the 6th fairytale remake in this series and is just as wonderful as the first five! I have looked forward to each release and this one didn't disappoint anymore than its predecessors. It was considerably shorter, and felt like a connector story of sorts, but still a wonderful read. To summarize: Silence is a retelling of The Little Mermaid that has a much happier ending than the original (not the Disney folks). As with the previous books, this deals with very real adult issues and thus transforms from a traditional fairy tale meant to teach or scare children, to an intriguing story for an adult readership. Definitely suggest giving it a read! But do read Revel first-it provides more background and a better understanding of the heroine's brothers.

Margareta is a mermaid, or at least part mermaid (her father says she is a siren). She has agreed to remain silent (for how long she doesn’t know) in order to break a curse put on her brothers (they have been turned into crows). Years of silence have not broken the curse, and she is losing the Prince she loves. What can she do? On a beautiful day when Margareta was returning to the beach after some mermaid time to herself, the solution presents itself in the form of a love-struck prince, some angry birds, and an even angrier enchantress. In Silence, Demelza Carlton has created a clever retelling of the Little Mermaid. The story and characters are familiar, with a couple of intense twists. This engaging version of a favorite fairytale is narrated beautifully by Mary Sarah.