A hidden mermaid society. A forbidden human romance. A deadly curse rising from the sea.
Lia Nautilus is a mermaid, but she’s never lived in the ocean.
Instead, she navigates high school in Malibu while hiding a dangerous secret: she belongs to a hidden community of land-dwelling Mer forced ashore after a devastating curse stripped their people of immortality.
Since the infamous Little Mermaid unleashed war across the seven seas, the ocean has never been safe. So, Lia has strict rules. Don’t reveal the truth, don’t trust humans, and definitely don’t fall for one.
But staying away from Clay Ericson is harder than surviving P.E. class. Getting close to a human could expose her entire mermaid society. And Clay is already falling for the mysterious new girl at school.
A girl who isn’t what she seems.
When Lia discovers she isn’t the only one hiding a supernatural secret, she realizes Clay is in far more danger than he knows. To protect him, she’ll have to break every rule she’s ever followed even if it means risking her family, her people, and her heart.
Emerge is the first book in The Mer Chronicles, a sweeping YA mermaid fantasy series filled with forbidden love, ocean curses, and underwater secrets.
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The curse is broken. The ocean is changing. And love may not be enough to save what’s coming next.
Lia Nautilus helped shatter the Little Mermaid’s curse and restore hope to Merkind, but breaking ancient magic has consequences.
Lia is determined to spend her senior year on land with Clay, the human boy she risked everything for. But while Malibu feels safe, the sea is shifting. A new underwater capital rises from the ruins of war, and Lia’s family is summoned below the waves to stand trial alongside the powerful and dangerous Melusine.
Secrets long buried will surface. Secrets about Lia’s power, her heritage, and the fragile peace holding the ocean together. As political tensions mount and old rivalries ignite, Lia finds herself torn between two worlds.
When questions about Clay’s future collide with her growing connection to the enigmatic Caspian, Lia is forced to confront feelings she can no longer ignore. Trust becomes a dangerous gamble.
To uncover the truth, Lia leaves her sheltered Malibu home for a remote and mysterious academy for mermaids. A hidden school where ancient magic is studied and guarded.
Because breaking a curse was only the beginning.
Submerge is Book 2 in The Mer Chronicles, an epic young adult mermaid fantasy filled with forbidden love, ocean politics, ancient magic, and the rising power of a girl caught between land and sea.
Lia and Clay’s love has broken the Little Mermaid’s curse, but their ever after may not be as happy as they planned. Lia is adamant about staying on land with Clay for her senior year despite her family’s opportunity to move to the new, sparkling capital city below the waves. Before any decision about the future can be made, her family must endure Melusine and her father's trial, where new revelations will have far-reaching consequences that threaten what Lia holds most dear.
The verdict will shake Lia’s whole world, calling into question her future with Clay, her feelings for Caspian, and the fate of all Merkind. As she wonders whom to trust, Lia sets out on a treacherous path that will lead her away from her sheltered Malibu home to a remote and mysterious school for Mermaids—Mermaids who may hold the secret to ancient magic Lia can use to either get back all she’s lost or embark on a thrilling and dangerous journey where only she can define her fate.
SUBMERGE is the exciting and magical sequel to EMERGE, Book 2 in the Mer Chronicles series by Tobie Easton.
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Lia can’t wait for her parents’ coronation. Now living in the sparkling palace beneath the waves, she sneaks off to Malibu whenever possible to see Clay. Tucked away in an abandoned seaside mansion, Lia and Clay devise a plan to ensure they can stay together forever.
But when an old enemy resurfaces and Lia is restricted to the palace for the safety of all Merkind, she and Clay are ripped apart once more. She fears not only for Clay, but for her best friend Caspian, who seems to be swimming down a dangerous path. He has invited the conniving Melusine to the coronation ball, convinced she’s capable of change. And no matter how hard Lia fights it, showing up on Caspian’s arm is just the start of Melusine’s insidious return to her life.
With threats Below growing more ominous by the day and a powerful ancient ritual looming, soon the two girls can’t escape each other. As their fates grow increasingly intertwined, Melusine might be the only one who can help Lia find the answers she desperately needs to save everyone she loves and to achieve her happily ever after. But can Lia trust her?
