The kiss of the sea leaves a hunger that can't be fulfilled.Tossed overboard from the pirate ship that holds her mother hostage, Ally Kingfisher is stranded - and alone. Outnumbered by her enemies, the only option is to seek out a friend she wronged, and put things to rights. But the vastness of the ocean holds a power that threatens to pull Ally into its depths once and for all.Haunted by dashed hopes, Pasha finds herself unable to return home to ...

The tides have turned.The call has been made.And the legends of the sea are awake.All seems well on the Birde Isles. Ally's first year as a mermaid is nearly at an end - and despite the comfort of building a life beneath the waves, the call of the land is inescapable. But something ancient stirred in the depths when Pasha left her home to aid Ally's rescue mission. A source of magic that h...

In the Birde Isles there's a saying:You cannot take what the sea is not willing to give.Ally Kingfisher never gave it much thought until she experienced the sea's wrath firsthand. But after a near-drowning leaves her with a deeply ingrained fear of the water, Ally still finds herself inexplicably drawn to its depths. As if something is calling to her from beneath the waves, and it only grows louder each year.Pasha is being ...

A fictionalized version of the self-discovery of primitive man, including: fire, cooking, defense and protection, architecture, community, communication, religion, government, and social interaction

In the Birde Isles there's a saying: You cannot take what the sea is not willing to give. Ally Kingfisher never gave it much thought until she experienced the sea's wrath firsthand. But after a near-drowning leaves her with a deeply ingrained fear of the water, Ally still finds herself inexplicably drawn to its depths. As if something is calling to her from beneath the waves, and it only grows louder each year. Pasha is being punished for something she didn't do, sentenced to a life of sol...