Mermaid's Return Series

A mermaid's quest for love makes waves.   It's time to leave the ocean. Mira has been at sea for... well, she doesn't know how many years. It's hard to keep track of time when you live in the vast depths of the ocean. But after countless years, the relentless call of the salt water triggers the desire to procreate, and her time is up.   For weeks, Mira has been tirelessly swimming north, her heart set on finding a mate. Finding a partner is the most important thing to her right now, and to fulfill her deepest longing, she must return to the place where she was last human—the coastal city of Saltford.    Equipped with everything she needs to lure her perfect mate and produce a strong siren child, Mira emerges from the depths with determination coursing through her veins. Dive into an enchanting tale where an extraordinary mermaid ventures into uncharted waters of the heart, risking everything for a chance at true love.   This is a novella length sweet romance, and the first book in the Mermaid's Return trilogy. Returning is followed by Falling, and Surfacing. The Mermaid's Return trilogy is a prequel to the full-length YA mermaid fantasy Born of Water, and the expansive Siren's Curse Trilogy, by Readers' Favorite award-winner, A.L. Knorr.

Revealing herself means losing her true love, so how far will she go to protect her identity?   Things are progressing with Mira and Nathan's relationship, although not nearly as quickly as Mira would like. If it were up to her, they'd be well on their way to making a family by now. But Nathan's traditional ways means Mira has to hold herself back. Not an easy ask for a siren.   Just as Mira's life seems to be heading in the right direction, her estranged father makes an unexpected appearance. When past events that should have been erased from his memory begin to surface, driving him mad, everything Mira believed about the powers of a siren's voice is thrown into doubt.   How will she cope when a member of her own family becomes the enemy?   This is a novella length sweet paranormal romance, and the second book in the Mermaid's Return trilogy. Returning is followed by Falling, and Surfacing. The Mermaid's Return trilogy is a prequel to the full-length YA mermaid fantasy Born of Water, and the expansive Siren's Curse Trilogy, by Readers' Favorite award-winner, A.L. Knorr.

A mother's legacy, a daughter's destiny.   I am a creature of the deep, a mermaid, trapped on land because my daughter has yet to have her salt-birth and claim her siren heritage. The only mermaid to have known all five stages of grief. I am a single mother, without a job, who needs to support my human child. And ignore the ever-increasing call of the ocean's Salt.   Surfacing is novel length and tells the story of the final phase of Mira's return to Saltford, as she strives to navigate human society, and finds a career for which she is uniquely qualified. But, not only is she a woman in a man's world, she is a siren who creates reactions in human males just by being who—what—she is. Can she overcome prejudice, other supernaturals, and the Salt to finance her daughter's upbringing?   If you have read Born of Water, you know the answer; here is how it happened. If you are reading in chronological order, be sure to continue the story in Born of Water, the start of Mira's daughter, Targa's, story—and a fresh take on mermaid mythology.   A.L. Knorr is an award-winning Canadian fantasy writer. Abby won the Readers' Favorite Gold Medal for YA Fantasy in 2018 with Born of Water. Abby has authored more than 35 titles since then and continues to enchant readers with her stories of elemental magic, transformation, friendship, adventure, international travel, and of course, love. Though Abby's stories are clean young adult fantasy stories that are cuss-free with no on-page or explicit love scenes, readers of every age love Abby's stories. 

Discover the depths of a mermaid's heart.   Mermaid's Return is the start of a new mermaid mythology, that follows Mira as she returns to land for the first time in over eight years. She is driven by the urge to procreate, to find a human mate and produce a siren child.   It proves more challenging than she expected. A siren creates reactions in human males just by being who—what—she is. Is it possible to navigate human society, find a way to earn money, and seek out her perfect mate? Can she overcome prejudice, other supernaturals, and the unexpected to not only survive but thrive on land?   This series is a prequel to The Elemental Origins series—which includes Born of Water, and The Siren's Curse series, which does a deep dive (pun intended) into a new mermaid mythology. The Mermaid's Return trilogy contains all three titles Returning, Falling, and Surfacing.