Perfect for fans of The Princess Bride and A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, New York Times bestselling authors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows are back with a fantastical, romantical, and piratical historical fantasy remix that marries the story of The Little Mermaid with the life and times of infamous lady pirate Mary Read.
Don´t call this mermaid "little"—call her "captain," unless you want to walk the plank.
Mary is in love with the so-called prince of Charles Town, except he doesn´t love her back. Which is inconvenient. Since she´s a mermaid, being brokenhearted means she´ll—poof!—turn into sea-foam.
But instead, Mary finds herself pulled out of the sea and up onto a pirate ship. To survive, she joins them. But Mary isn´t willing to just sing the yo-ho-hos. She wants the pirate life, all of it, and she´s ready to make a splash . . . by becoming captain. But when Blackbeard dies suddenly, Mary has a chance to become so much more: Pirate King . . . or Queen. She won´t let anyone stop her—not Blackbeard´s cute son, not her best friend from back under the sea who´s having a bit too much fun with his new legs, and certainly not everyone who says she can´t be a pirate just because she´s a girl.
She may not be the best man for the job, but she´ll definitely prove that she´s worth her salt.