The Mermaid Riot

Joy E. Held

mar. 2024 · Fire & Ice Young Adult Books

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SERENA ROBINSON and TOBI DOYLE have been friends for sixteen years. Living next door to each other along the Ainsley River in South Carolina, they built sandcastles, played pirate ship, and collected shells virtually every day until a freak accident at the Robinson Phosphate Mine Company takes away someone near and dear to Tobi’s heart. From then on, Tobi’s mother, Mrs. Doyle, blames Serena’s father, Mr. Robinson and his thirst for money for her husband’s death. Serena and Tobi are torn apart by their parents’ animosities, and the lifelong friends must go their separate ways in a town devastated by a recent war. 

When Serena and Tobi witness the neighborhood apothecary DR. NATHAN TRASK lifting a limp body from his fishing boat, they don’t realize they will be forced back together in a life-or-death effort to save the mermaid, MARI-MORGAN, from Dr. Trask’s greedy plans. Serena has tried for years to convince Tobi that mermaids are real—her nanny ROSIE told her so—but he doesn’t believe. However, Tobi discovers that not only do mermaids exist, but they have magical charms that are almost impossible to resist.

Serena may lose her best friend unless she can return the bewitching merwoman to the sea before she takes Tobi’s heart and soul to the bottom of the ocean.

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Joy E. Held is an author, book coach, editor, educator, yoga teacher, and the creator of My WriteDay subscription box for writers. She loves all shades of purple. Her favorite book is Dracula by Bram Stoker, and her favorite movie is “The Wizard of Oz.” Her award-winning nonfiction book Writer Wellness: A Writer’s Path to Health and Creativity has long served as her platform as a writer and literary citizen. She has published over 500 articles in trade magazines and newsletters about dance, theatre, health, and fitness. Joy leads workshops online and at conferences on writer wellness and creativity. Getting an MFA in writing popular fiction from Seton Hill University is one of the best decisions she ever made. In her spare time, she likes to walk in the rain and can hardly go a day without scribbling in her journal. Her other tiaras include Nana, Mom, wife, and cat lady. She is a lifetime native of wild, wonderful West Virginia.

Joy is a member of The Authors Guild and The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She loves to hear from readers and other writers. Please visit her website and say hello. Https://www.joyeheld.com

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