Mermaid Bay's annual carnival is here, and the best performance at the parade will win a pretty pearl necklace! For the mermaids' act, Rosa plans to perform amazing tricks on the back of a magical water pony. But the pony is stolen! Is someone trying to ruin the friends' chance of winning?

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew are off to the beach—and sleuthing for ghosts! Nancy and her friends are headed for the shores of Cape Mermaid, New Jersey, where they are hoping to spend a fun-filled week. But as soon as they arrive at an old inn on the beach, strange things start to happen—spooky noises, a message for help, and a possible ghost sighting. Could the rumored ghost of Cape Mermaid actually exist? Or is there more to the story than meets the eye? It’s up to the Clue Crew to solve the mystery!

A magical new series where best friends become Secret Princesses! Charlotte and Mia are delighted to meet the mermaids who live in the lagoon in the grounds of Wishing Star Palace. But in the middle of all the fun, the lagoon suddenly turns a murky, toxic green. Nasty Princess Poison is up to her old tricks again! Charlotte and Mia have to grant four more wishes to break the evil curse.Freya wishes to find the buried treasure on her family's treature hunt. Can Charlotte and Mia grant Freya's wish and solve the mermaid mystery? This book is a special longer length for even more magical fun.

In a small seaside town, something fishy's going on . . . Tidal Shores, a small seaside town in South Carolina, has seen its fortunes nose-dive. But not for much longer! The 'Big Ten' on the town council have come up with a range of ingenious ideas to get tourists flocking back, from buried pirate treasure to beauty pageants, but it's handsome taxidermist Gunner Jones' plan to dupe the public into believing that his creation 'Miss Lucy' - combining the top half of an albino ape with a large goliath tigerfish - is a real mermaid that wins the day. As Gunner's bizarre creature takes center stage, inquisitive reporter Zoe Porter isn't fooled by its supposed credibility, but with mermaid mania sweeping the country, will anyone believe her exposé? And when events take a sinister turn, Zoe is suddenly drawn into a much darker story . . .

Bridget Whitlock, a limnologist and young widow, is determined to discover who was responsible for her husband's death, but instead of hiring a private investigator, she becomes acquainted with his former colleagues to determine who would have had a motive to murder him. With a strong bond to the outdoors and the keen observations of a scientist, she travels to the shores of Lake Michigan, Boston, and the Maine Allagash wilderness where the evidence starts to unravel. Included are 8 knitting and crochet patterns with a nautical theme: several tunics, a hat, a scarf, a cloche, and more.

For she rules the Ocean And threatens all creatures low. Three brave mermaids must solve the mystery But if all fails, hope will go! Three young mermaids, Clammie, Coral and Marina, must embark on a quest to find some magical objects to destroy the power of Queen Ria before she destroys Mer City. A first book, written by 8 year old Kate.