Today is SR3’s release day, and I’m am so happy it’s finally here. Not only was this an emotional story to write (don’t kill me when you reach a certain chapter), but it put me through the wringer. However, SR3 has finally made its entrance into the world, and I can’t wait for you to read it.
SR3 is a New Adult nonmagical Christian fantasy fairy tale retelling of The Little Mermaid. The retelling elements are rather obscure at first, but they really shine through as the book progresses.
One of my favorite parts about retelling a fairy tale is reworking certain elements. Stan represents Sebastian, there are two Little Mermaid characters, Ursula is, well, you’ll find out when you read it, and Flounder is a grimy stuffed doll named Flossie.
Meet the Characters
About the Book
Genre: New Adult Christian Fantasy (which means the characters are 21 and older; it’s not YA)
Fairy Tale Retelling: Little Mermaid
Blurb:
Everyone has a secret…
Lady Myranthe Delmare has two wishes—to ensure the right man rules her kingdom and uncover why her sister has suddenly fallen mute. Her efforts to uncover the answer to both place her directly in the path of the very man she’s sent to spy on—King Naturo Endarison. When efforts to undermine both king and kingdom place everyone in danger, Myranthe finds herself trapped in an agreement that demands her own silence. As war looms, Myranthe is forced to choose between condemning her family or her kingdom…and the king who conceals a deadly secret.
Librarian Elmery Nemorio has no idea why a group of deranged lunatics want her dead, but she does know she will lose her sanity if she has to spend one more minute with her sarcastic bodyguard, Vladic Cindari. Unfortunately, as danger grows and more attempts on her life are made, she begins to suspect Vladic is the least of her worries. Forced from her home and into a life of peril and unwanted adventure, Elmery doesn’t know what the next day will bring. Joined by the annoying Vladic, she finds herself immersed in a renewed battle not only for her home, but for all the lands.
As loyalties are questioned and evil threatens the Coastlands’ hard-won peace, a king must rise, an unwilling soldier must again fight, and a noblewoman and librarian caught in the crossfire of schemes and danger must decide if standing for the truth is worth losing those they love.
Shattered Resistance is a New Adult Christian fantasy Little Mermaid retelling, and is the third book in The Shattered Lands
series.
The Shattered Lands
Shattered Revision – Prequel (Available for Preorder)
Shattered Reflection – Book One
Shattered Reaction – Book Two
Shattered Resistance – Book Three
Shattered Redemption – Book Four (Available for Preorder)
Shattered Risk – Novella (Coming late 2025)
AVAILABLE in EBOOK, PAPERBACK, and HARDCOVER
Don’t Miss this Free Short Story
If you preordered SR3 or will purchase it between now and 6/10, be sure to fill out this form to receive ESMARIE, a short story taking place about ten years after SR3. This Goose Girl retelling will feature two characters you meet in SR3 along with the tropes friends-to-more, protective hero, and introvert/extrovert.
I’m working on this short story right now and hope to begin sending it out no later than Thursday.
SR4, the final novel in the series, releases next April. While I don’t yet know the fairy tale retelling, it’s shaping up to be one heck of a story.
Of the tropes listed on the trope graphic, which are your favorites? If you found yourself in a Little Mermaid retelling, which character would you be? I’d likely be Sebastian–the haggard, frantic guardian doing my utmost best to keep my ornery charge safe.
Madi's Musings 