Becca can hardly believe her eyes. There under the tree on Christmas Eve are two tiny people ... and they are stealing her favorite ornament, her glass mermaid.

I'm the last mermaid. On the shore of Lake Erie, I spend my final days hunting beach glass, making jewelry, and waiting for my mermaid glamour to leave me. Then it will be over. I resigned myself to the fact that there's nothing more for me. Until I saw Cooper. He comes to the beach every day to paint the sunrise and sunset. Nothing in this vast world has sparked my attention as much as him. I have no business falling in love with a human. Not now. And Cooper seems to have secrets of his own. I should leave him alone, but the curious mermaid in me can't let that shiny bauble go. More than anything, I want to be part of his world...before it's too late. Journey to the quaint small town of Chancellor where fairy tales live, dreams come true, and happily-ever-after always reigns supreme. From mermaids to witches to faeries, the residents of Chancellor are far from ordinary. Enjoy these re-envisioned fairy tales loosely based on The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and classic witch tales. Begin the series with The Glass Mermaid, Book 1 of The Chancellor Fairy Tales series.

Teodora has always longed to visit Venice, and at last she has her chance. But strange and sinister things are afoot in the beautiful floating city. Teo is quickly subsumed into a secret world in which salty-tongued mermaids run subversive printing presses, ghosts good and bad patrol the streets, statues speak, rats read, and librarians fluidly turn into cats. And where a book, The Key to the Secret City, leads Teo straight into the heart of the danger that threatens to destroy the city to which she feels she belongs. An ancient proverb seems to unite Teo with a Venetian boy, Renzo, and with the Traitor who has returned from the dark past to wreak revenge. . . . But who is the Undrowned Child destined to save Venice?

Quintessential roadside book recounts how Florida's natural wonders were first developed as tourist attractions.

A big surprise awaits Anna and her friends while performing in the Thanksgiving school play! Carole Hyla Sheppard writes and illustrates children's stories set in the background of her beloved California coast.

Cornwall, 1845. Shilly has always felt a connection to happenings that are not of this world, a talent that has proved invaluable when investigating dark deeds with master of disguise, Anna Drake. The women opened a detective agency with help from their newest member and investor, Mathilda, but six long months have passed without a single case to solve and tensions are growing. It is almost a relief when a man is found dead along the Morwenstow coast and the agency is sought out to investigate. There are suspicions that wreckers plague the coast, luring ships to their ruin with false lights - though nothing has ever been proved. Yet with the local talk of sirens calling victims to the sea to meet their end, could something other-worldly be responsible for the man's death?

Oceanus is a story about love, life, and water. It begins with David's remarkable journey and his unique love affair with a mermaid named Coral. Together, they decide to raise Coral's mermaid daughter, named Jasmine. David must teach Jasmine all about the current state of our oceans and the precious marine life living in it. David understands that without the improved health of the oceans, both Jasmine and Coral's chances for survival are not good. David and his friends-Noah, Joshua, and Pete-introduce Jasmine to many fascinating marine creatures and teach her ocean awareness by traveling from California to Hawaii and to Bora Bora. On the way to Bora Bora, David and his sailing friends run into a life-threatening storm; making matters worse are the dangerous pirates that attempt to steal their boat. Coral and Jasmine face their own troubles during a scary kidnapping that endangers all the mermaids' lives. The time is now for saving our oceans. It is true that ocean awareness can be generated through the heart. Real inspiration has the power to change. Our planet is suffering, and our oceans are being savaged. Oceanus shows us the magnificent healing power of love.