A Haunting And Bold New Retelling Of Hans Christian Anderson S The Little Mermaid Set During The Napoleonic Wars Adrianna Lives With Her Mother In A Small Town Overlooking The River Rhine Taking In Washing To Make Ends Meet, It S A Simple Life And Adrianna Yearns For Something Christian, A Prince, Lives In The Castle Above The Town Trapped By Duty And The Responsibility His Title Entails, He Longs For His Freedom After A Girl Disappears From The Town, Adrianna Stumbles Across The Body Floating In The River Following The Accident, She Starts To Hear A Song Calling Her And A Voice Haunting Her Dreams Going For A Walk One Morning, She Meets Lorelei Who Turns Out To Be A Mermaid Lorelei Steals Her Legs, Leaving Adrianna Trapped In The River She Must Find A Way To Get Her Legs Back And Rescue The Prince, Who Lorelei Loves But Napoleon S Armies Are Sweeping Across Europe And Nothing Will Ever Be The Same.

I m a YA indie author, living in the UK Bones and Ashes is my first published novel The second book in the series will be available in mid 2012 The River Maid, a standalone novel loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson s The Little Mermaid, will be out in Spring 2012.

Gemma Holden