Shimmer

A heartbroken boy. A mysterious girl of the sea. One summer that changes everything.

Draven isn't looking for love when he rescues a beautiful girl from the water. Coral isn't looking for attachments. Neither expects the attraction between them to become impossible to resist.

But Coral is hiding a secret.

She's Mer, descended from an ancient people who once belonged to the sea. Now the Mer are disappearing. Most have moved to land, generations passing as they forget the old ways and lose the abilities that once made them who they were.

Coral is different.

As the summer unfolds, Draven is drawn deeper into her mysterious world—and closer to the girl who seems to understand his own loneliness. But some secrets can't stay beneath the surface forever.

And sometimes loving someone means discovering that saving them isn't as simple as holding on.

Poignant, romantic, and touched with the darker edge of a fairy tale, Shimmer is a young adult mermaid fantasy novella about first love, loss, and finding where you truly belong.

Originally published in the anthology LORE.