🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Rescue

A daring rescue — of or by a mermaid — drives the story, intertwining themes of vulnerability, courage, and the crossing of boundaries between sea and shore.

Baignade interdite

by R.L. Stine • 1994

Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.

3.55

10k+

🦈 Aquatic Horror 👫 Sibling Duo 🤔 Imaginary Or Real

Baignade interdite 90%

Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.

by R.L. Stine 1994

3.55

10k+ ratings

🦈 Aquatic Horror 👫 Sibling Duo 🤔 Imaginary Or Real

The Siren

by Kiera Cass • 2009

A siren who kills with her song falls for a human she cannot speak to.

3.69

99k+

🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Romance 💫 Immortal-Mortal Romance 💕 Found Sisterhood

The Siren 88%

A siren who kills with her song falls for a human she cannot speak to.

by Kiera Cass 2009

3.69

99k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Romance 💫 Immortal-Mortal Romance 💕 Found Sisterhood

Tress of the Emerald Sea

by Brandon Sanderson • 2023

An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.

4.31

301k+

🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🗡️ Rescue Quest

Tress of the Emerald Sea 88%

An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.

by Brandon Sanderson 2023

4.31

301k+ ratings

🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🗡️ Rescue Quest

Captain of Fates

by Katherine Webber • 2025

A sea captain must love both a baker and a mermaid, who are the same woman.

3.56

1k+

🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Romance 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Identity

Captain of Fates 87%

A sea captain must love both a baker and a mermaid, who are the same woman.

by Katherine Webber 2025

3.56

1k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Romance 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Identity

A Lair of Bones

by Helen Scheuerer • 2021

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

3.96

3k+

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty

A Lair of Bones 87%

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

by Helen Scheuerer 2021

3.96

3k+ ratings

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty

Soul of the Deep

by Natasha Bowen • 2022

To stop the apocalypse her captor unleashed, a Mami Wata mermaid must outwit a trickster god.

3.90

4k+

🌍 West African Mythology 🧜🏿‍♀️ Mami Wata Mermaids 🤝 Divine Bargains

Soul of the Deep 87%

To stop the apocalypse her captor unleashed, a Mami Wata mermaid must outwit a trickster god.

by Natasha Bowen 2022

3.90

4k+ ratings

🌍 West African Mythology 🧜🏿‍♀️ Mami Wata Mermaids 🤝 Divine Bargains

Into the Hourglass

by Emily R. King • 2019

Her heart ticks on borrowed time. The only fix: a mythical sword, lost beneath the waves.

4.12

3k+

⚙️ Clockwork Heroine 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

Into the Hourglass 87%

Her heart ticks on borrowed time. The only fix: a mythical sword, lost beneath the waves.

by Emily R. King 2019

4.12

3k+ ratings

⚙️ Clockwork Heroine 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

Wake

by Amanda Hocking • 2012

A teenage swimmer joins three beautiful strangers in the bay and wakes up craving human flesh.

3.7

26k+

🧜 Siren Mythology 🖤 Reluctant Monster 💀 Forced Transformation

Wake 87%

A teenage swimmer joins three beautiful strangers in the bay and wakes up craving human flesh.

by Amanda Hocking 2012

3.7

26k+ ratings

🧜 Siren Mythology 🖤 Reluctant Monster 💀 Forced Transformation

Rolling in the Deep

by Mira Grant • 2015

A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.

3.94

12k+

🐋 Deep Sea Horror 📹 Found Footage Horror 🚢 Doomed Expedition

Rolling in the Deep 86%

A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.

by Mira Grant 2015

3.94

12k+ ratings

🐋 Deep Sea Horror 📹 Found Footage Horror 🚢 Doomed Expedition

A Duet with the Siren Duke

by Elise Kova • 2023

She traded her soul for five years. Now the siren duke wants more than the bargain.

3.57

9k+

🧜‍♀️ Siren Romance 🌊 Underwater Fantasy 🌑 Soul Bargain

A Duet with the Siren Duke 86%

She traded her soul for five years. Now the siren duke wants more than the bargain.

by Elise Kova 2023

3.57

9k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Siren Romance 🌊 Underwater Fantasy 🌑 Soul Bargain

Daughter of the Siren Queen

by Tricia Levenseller • 2018

A half-siren captain learns her mother is alive, imprisoned by the pirate king who raised her.

4.05

139k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🧜‍♀️ Half-Human Heroine 🖤 Enemies To Lovers

Daughter of the Siren Queen 86%

A half-siren captain learns her mother is alive, imprisoned by the pirate king who raised her.

by Tricia Levenseller 2018

4.05

139k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🧜‍♀️ Half-Human Heroine 🖤 Enemies To Lovers

Perchance to Dream

by Lisa Mantchev • 2010

To rescue her pirate from a sea goddess, she writes worlds into being, caught between two loves.

3.92

5k+

📖 Story Magic 🎭 Theatrical Fantasy 🧚 Fairy Mischief

Perchance to Dream 86%

To rescue her pirate from a sea goddess, she writes worlds into being, caught between two loves.

by Lisa Mantchev 2010

3.92

5k+ ratings

📖 Story Magic 🎭 Theatrical Fantasy 🧚 Fairy Mischief

Bride of the Sea

by Emma Hamm • 2018

A merrow dreaming of land saves a sailor. Their faerie bond ties two souls, two worlds.

3.68

1k+

🦭 Selkie Retelling ☘️ Celtic Folklore 💫 Soul Bond

Bride of the Sea 86%

A merrow dreaming of land saves a sailor. Their faerie bond ties two souls, two worlds.

by Emma Hamm 2018

3.68

1k+ ratings

🦭 Selkie Retelling ☘️ Celtic Folklore 💫 Soul Bond

Sea Witch Rising

by Sarah Henning • 2019

A voiceless mermaid, a twin with a knife, and a four-day countdown to murder or mercy.

3.61

4k+

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👯 Twin Sisters

Sea Witch Rising 86%

A voiceless mermaid, a twin with a knife, and a four-day countdown to murder or mercy.

by Sarah Henning 2019

3.61

4k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👯 Twin Sisters

Echoes of the Tide

by Emma Hamm • 2024

In a deep-sea prison, a scarred mechanic must trust the merman who refuses to look away.

4.03

6k+

🖤 Monster Romance 🌊 Underwater City ⚔️ Touch Her And Die

Echoes of the Tide 86%

In a deep-sea prison, a scarred mechanic must trust the merman who refuses to look away.

by Emma Hamm 2024

4.03

6k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance 🌊 Underwater City ⚔️ Touch Her And Die

The Water Mirror

by Kai Meyer • 2001

Besieged Venice trades its magic for survival, so an orphan drinks the city's soul instead.

3.88

6k+

🏛️ Magical Venice 🪞 Mirror Magic 🧠 Symbiotic Bond

The Water Mirror 86%

Besieged Venice trades its magic for survival, so an orphan drinks the city's soul instead.

by Kai Meyer 2001

3.88

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Venice 🪞 Mirror Magic 🧠 Symbiotic Bond

Song of the Abyss

by Emma Hamm • 2024

Sent to capture a general's deaf daughter, an undine outcast finds an ally, not a hostage.

4.13

12k+

🖤 Monster Romance 🦻 Deaf Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Song of the Abyss 86%

Sent to capture a general's deaf daughter, an undine outcast finds an ally, not a hostage.

by Emma Hamm 2024

4.13

12k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance 🦻 Deaf Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall • 2020

Posing as a boy pirate, a girl falls for the captive noble she must guard.

3.79

13k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Disguised Identity

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea Summary

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea 86%

Posing as a boy pirate, a girl falls for the captive noble she must guard.

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 2020

3.79

13k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Disguised Identity

The Lost Heir

by Tui T. Sutherland • 2013

A dragon finds her mother, but an assassin kills heirs and her love is a prison.

4.41

50k+

🐉 Dragon Fantasy 👑 Lost Princess ❤️ Found Family

The Lost Heir 86%

A dragon finds her mother, but an assassin kills heirs and her love is a prison.

by Tui T. Sutherland 2013

4.41

50k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Fantasy 👑 Lost Princess ❤️ Found Family

Impossible Creatures

by Katherine Rundell • 2023

A boy saves a griffin and discovers a hidden archipelago where magic is dying.

4.10

30k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Mythical Creatures 👧 Reluctant Chosen One

Impossible Creatures 86%

A boy saves a griffin and discovers a hidden archipelago where magic is dying.

by Katherine Rundell 2023

4.10

30k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Mythical Creatures 👧 Reluctant Chosen One

Compass and Blade

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

3.35

3k+

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance

Compass and Blade 86%

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024

3.35

3k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance

The Lovely Dark

by Juliette Cross • 2024

An explorer and a merman. A healer and a deceiver. Two forbidden romances deep in shadow.

4.02

1k+

🧜 Interspecies Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌿 Healer Heroine

The Lovely Dark 86%

An explorer and a merman. A healer and a deceiver. Two forbidden romances deep in shadow.

by Juliette Cross 2024

4.02

1k+ ratings

🧜 Interspecies Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌿 Healer Heroine

To Kill a Kingdom

by Alexandra Christo • 2018

Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.

3.71

212k+

🧜 Siren Fantasy 🌊 Dark Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

To Kill a Kingdom 86%

Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.

by Alexandra Christo 2018

3.71

212k+ ratings

🧜 Siren Fantasy 🌊 Dark Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Into the Drowning Deep

by Mira Grant • 2017

A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.

3.93

47k+

🦑 Deep Sea Horror 🧜‍♀️ Predatory Mermaids 💀 Doomed Expedition

Into the Drowning Deep 86%

A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.

by Mira Grant 2017

3.93

47k+ ratings

🦑 Deep Sea Horror 🧜‍♀️ Predatory Mermaids 💀 Doomed Expedition

Call of the Fathoms

by Emma Hamm • 2025

A guard captures an undine. Their escape into the abyss binds them to an empire's fall.

4.16

4k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🧜 Monster Romance 🌊 Underwater Dystopia

Call of the Fathoms 86%

A guard captures an undine. Their escape into the abyss binds them to an empire's fall.

by Emma Hamm 2025

4.16

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🧜 Monster Romance 🌊 Underwater Dystopia

Gills

by Abe Moss • 2020

A sister's search for a missing teenager ends on an island where mermaids hunt.

3.84

639

🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🕯️ Cult Horror

Gills 86%

A sister's search for a missing teenager ends on an island where mermaids hunt.

by Abe Moss 2020

3.84

639 ratings

🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🕯️ Cult Horror

Emerge

by Maya Nicole • 2022

Three mermen rescue a drowning girl, then refuse to leave: she's a siren, and theirs.

4.06

1k+

🧬 Hidden Supernatural Heritage 🌊 Merman Love Interests 🎶 Siren Awakening

Emerge 86%

Three mermen rescue a drowning girl, then refuse to leave: she's a siren, and theirs.

by Maya Nicole 2022

4.06

1k+ ratings

🧬 Hidden Supernatural Heritage 🌊 Merman Love Interests 🎶 Siren Awakening

Skin of the Sea

by Natasha Bowen • 2021

A Mami Wata defies the gods, saves a boy, races a trickster for sacred rings.

3.78

17k+

🌍 West African Mythology 🧜🏾 Little Mermaid Retelling 💔 Forbidden Love

Skin of the Sea 85%

A Mami Wata defies the gods, saves a boy, races a trickster for sacred rings.

by Natasha Bowen 2021

3.78

17k+ ratings

🌍 West African Mythology 🧜🏾 Little Mermaid Retelling 💔 Forbidden Love

Mindfulness for Teachers

by Tish Jennings • 2015

To save her mermaid-sister, a girl must outwit a dark carnival and reach the ocean.

3.99

416

🕯️ Historical Fantasy 👭 Sister Bond 🫂 Found Family

Mindfulness for Teachers 85%

To save her mermaid-sister, a girl must outwit a dark carnival and reach the ocean.

by Tish Jennings 2015

3.99

416 ratings

🕯️ Historical Fantasy 👭 Sister Bond 🫂 Found Family

Tiddler

by Julia Donaldson • 2008

The smallest fish tells the tallest tales, until a real current sweeps him out to sea.

4.19

3k+

🎣 Tall Tales 🌊 Ocean Adventure 🐠 Undersea World

Tiddler 85%

The smallest fish tells the tallest tales, until a real current sweeps him out to sea.

by Julia Donaldson 2008

4.19

3k+ ratings

🎣 Tall Tales 🌊 Ocean Adventure 🐠 Undersea World

Kiss of the Selkie

by Tessonja Odette • 2021

A selkie princess cursed with a fatal kiss joins a bridal pageant to assassinate the groom.

3.86

5k+

💋 Lethal Kiss 👑 Bridal Competition 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin

Kiss of the Selkie 85%

A selkie princess cursed with a fatal kiss joins a bridal pageant to assassinate the groom.

by Tessonja Odette 2021

3.86

5k+ ratings

💋 Lethal Kiss 👑 Bridal Competition 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin

The Sirens

by Emilia Hart • 2025

She wakes mid-strangle, flees to a coast where violent men drown and her sister's trail ends.

3.70

72k+

🧜‍♀️ Feminist Myth 🏚️ Coastal Gothic 🩸 Ancestral Memory

The Sirens 85%

She wakes mid-strangle, flees to a coast where violent men drown and her sister's trail ends.

by Emilia Hart 2025

3.70

72k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Feminist Myth 🏚️ Coastal Gothic 🩸 Ancestral Memory

The Icebound Land

by John Flanagan • 2005

Enslaved and addicted far north, a young ranger waits for his outlaw mentor to find him.

4.24

98k+

🏰 Low Fantasy 🏹 Archery 📚 Mentor Apprentice

The Icebound Land 85%

Enslaved and addicted far north, a young ranger waits for his outlaw mentor to find him.

by John Flanagan 2005

4.24

98k+ ratings

🏰 Low Fantasy 🏹 Archery 📚 Mentor Apprentice

Whispers of the Deep

by Emma Hamm • 2024

To escape a flooded city, an engineer must ally with the undine warrior who destroyed it.

3.89

31k+

🧜 Monster Love Interest 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫧 Underwater City

Whispers of the Deep 85%

To escape a flooded city, an engineer must ally with the undine warrior who destroyed it.

by Emma Hamm 2024

3.89

31k+ ratings

🧜 Monster Love Interest 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫧 Underwater City

The Mermaid of Black Conch

by Monique Roffey • 2020

A captured mermaid is rescued by a lonely fisherman. In his bathtub, she becomes a woman.

3.86

20k+

🧜‍♀️ Mythic Retelling 🔮 Cursed Woman 🫂 Found Family

The Mermaid of Black Conch 85%

A captured mermaid is rescued by a lonely fisherman. In his bathtub, she becomes a woman.

by Monique Roffey 2020

3.86

20k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Mythic Retelling 🔮 Cursed Woman 🫂 Found Family

Submerge

by Maya Nicole • 2022

Her best friends are mermen who kidnap her. Now she's falling for all three.

4.06

1k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 🌊 Ocean Fantasy

Submerge 85%

Her best friends are mermen who kidnap her. Now she's falling for all three.

by Maya Nicole 2022

4.06

1k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 🌊 Ocean Fantasy

Shipwreck Island

by Struan Murray • 2021

A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.

4.38

567

🖤 Dark Middle Grade 🌊 Drowned World ⚡ Mythic Fantasy

Shipwreck Island 85%

A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.

by Struan Murray 2021

4.38

567 ratings

🖤 Dark Middle Grade 🌊 Drowned World ⚡ Mythic Fantasy

A Ship of Bones and Teeth

by Karina Halle • 2023

She traded her tail for a cage. The pirate who chains her next wears matching scars.

3.74

22k+

🌑 Dark Retelling ⛓️ Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

A Ship of Bones and Teeth 85%

She traded her tail for a cage. The pirate who chains her next wears matching scars.

by Karina Halle 2023

3.74

22k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Retelling ⛓️ Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

Spear Song

by Tricia O'Malley • 2017

A comic shopkeeper with ice magic and a stern fae hunt a legendary spear through Ireland.

4.55

6k+

🌿 Celtic Myth Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine

Spear Song 85%

A comic shopkeeper with ice magic and a stern fae hunt a legendary spear through Ireland.

by Tricia O'Malley 2017

4.55

6k+ ratings

🌿 Celtic Myth Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine

American Mermaid

by Julia Langbein • 2023

Her mermaid novel sold to Hollywood. Her disabled heroine has other plans for the adaptation.

3.24

5k+

🪞 Metafiction ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🔥 Female Rage

American Mermaid 85%

Her mermaid novel sold to Hollywood. Her disabled heroine has other plans for the adaptation.

by Julia Langbein 2023

3.24

5k+ ratings

🪞 Metafiction ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🔥 Female Rage

Gregor the Overlander

by Suzanne Collins • 2003

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

4.04

115k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero

Gregor the Overlander 85%

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

by Suzanne Collins 2003

4.04

115k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero

City of Lies

by Lian Tanner • 2011

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

4.03

2k+

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions

City of Lies 85%

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

by Lian Tanner 2011

4.03

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions

A Storm in Every Heart

by Kate King • 2025

A siren's bargain saves her prince, but his memories of her are the price.

4.20

3k+

🧜‍♀️ Siren Romance ⚔️ Fae Politics 🧠 Memory Erasure

A Storm in Every Heart 85%

A siren's bargain saves her prince, but his memories of her are the price.

by Kate King 2025

4.20

3k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Siren Romance ⚔️ Fae Politics 🧠 Memory Erasure

Kingdom of Sea and Stone

by Mara Rutherford • 2020

A scarred outcast must rally distant kingdoms against the tyrant whose magic binds her soul.

3.67

5k+

🏝️ Ocean Kingdom Fantasy 👯 Twin Sisters 🩸 Magical Blood Link

Kingdom of Sea and Stone 84%

A scarred outcast must rally distant kingdoms against the tyrant whose magic binds her soul.

by Mara Rutherford 2020

3.67

5k+ ratings

🏝️ Ocean Kingdom Fantasy 👯 Twin Sisters 🩸 Magical Blood Link

The Prophecy of the Stones

by Flavia Bujor • 2002

Three girls share one prophecy and three stones. To save the realm, enemies must become allies.

3.51

7k+

🪨 Prophecy Quest 👩‍👩‍👩 Trio Of Heroines 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Prophecy of the Stones 84%

Three girls share one prophecy and three stones. To save the realm, enemies must become allies.

by Flavia Bujor 2002

3.51

7k+ ratings

🪨 Prophecy Quest 👩‍👩‍👩 Trio Of Heroines 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Daughter of the Pirate King

by Tricia Levenseller • 2017

A half-siren pirate stages capture to steal a map; her handsome captor sees past her act.

3.93

243k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance

Daughter of the Pirate King 84%

A half-siren pirate stages capture to steal a map; her handsome captor sees past her act.

by Tricia Levenseller 2017

3.93

243k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

by Shannon Chakraborty • 2023

Retired pirate captain takes a rescue job pitting her against a sorcerer and her demon ex-husband.

4.24

82k+

🏴‍☠️ Retired Pirate Captain 🖤 Found Family 👩‍👧 Mother On A Mission

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi 84%

Retired pirate captain takes a rescue job pitting her against a sorcerer and her demon ex-husband.

by Shannon Chakraborty 2023

4.24

82k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Retired Pirate Captain 🖤 Found Family 👩‍👧 Mother On A Mission

When the Tides Held the Moon

by Venessa Vida Kelley • 2025

A Brooklyn blacksmith falls for the captive merman he's hired to keep in a tank.

4.14

14k+

🎪 Carnival Sideshow 🧜‍♂️ Merman Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

When the Tides Held the Moon 84%

A Brooklyn blacksmith falls for the captive merman he's hired to keep in a tank.

by Venessa Vida Kelley 2025

4.14

14k+ ratings

🎪 Carnival Sideshow 🧜‍♂️ Merman Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Castle in the Air

by Diana Wynne Jones • 1990

A carpet merchant's magic rug delivers a princess, then a djinn spirits her away.

3.85

68k+

🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🧞 Djinn Fantasy 👸 Rescuing The Princess

Castle in the Air 84%

A carpet merchant's magic rug delivers a princess, then a djinn spirits her away.

by Diana Wynne Jones 1990

3.85

68k+ ratings

🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🧞 Djinn Fantasy 👸 Rescuing The Princess

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson • 2008

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

4.32

34k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 84%

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

by Andrew Peterson 2008

4.32

34k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy

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