She hid her true nature to protect her family. Now the truth may be the only thing that can save them.
Carlene has spent years hiding her secret. She is a mermaid, the last of a dying bloodline, and her silver medallion is the only thing protecting her from ancient predators that have hunted her kind for millennia.
On land, she is a devoted wife and mother. In the water, she is something else entirely.
When a charismatic woman named Maggie Valentino arrives in Monarch Beach promising spiritual awakening, Carlene senses something deeply wrong. Maggie's followers are hollow-eyed and vacant, their wills stolen by an unseen force. And Maggie has taken a disturbing interest in Carlene's young daughter, making Carlene's blood run cold.
As the threat grows, Carlene is forced to confront the truth she has spent her entire life running from.
Maggie is not merely a cult leader. She is a Siren, an ancient predator who drains the life force of mermaids to sustain herself. And now she has set her sights on Carlene's daughter.
To save her family, Carlene must risk exposing the secret she has fought so hard to protect. But defeating an enemy this ancient will require more than hiding who she is. She must finally embrace the mermaid heritage she has spent a lifetime denying.
The Mermaid of Monarch Beach is a heart-pounding supernatural mystery about family, hidden secrets, and how far one mother will go to protect the people she loves.