Across Screaming Seas

by Georgina Jeffery

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Part of the Dark Folklore series:

A dark fairy tale in a modern Welsh setting. The lives of a diver and a reclusive mermaid collide. Will one be the death of the other?

When Erin comes to the aid of a sea creature caught in fishing nets, she's shocked to discover she's rescued an injured mermaid. Though it quickly disappears, Erin is determined to find the creature again. A twist of circumstance finds her trapped in the mermaid's lair, wrestling with her own conscience and the instinct to survive...

This is a standalone novelette of about 11,500 words, and is the third installment in the Dark Folklore series.

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Published: August 1, 2022
Genres:

Fantasy, Fantasy - Dark Fantasy, Fantasy - Fairy Tale / Folklore, Horror, Horror - Fairy Tale/Folklore

Tags:

author - british, format - novellette <15k, format - short stories, format - short story <15K, where - general - underwater

Tropes: Humanity is Dangerous, Marooned, Person in Distress
Word Count: 11500
Setting: Wales
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters
Tropes: Humanity is Dangerous, Marooned, Person in Distress
Word Count: 11500
Setting: Wales
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters

About the Author

Georgina Jeffery is a speculative fiction writer in Shropshire, England. Her stories blend elements of fantasy, humour and horror, and tend to reflect her penchant for mythology and folklore. She writes in frenetic sprints during her daughter’s naptimes, or very late into the night.

Her debut novel The Jack Hansard Series: Season One was released in 2020. Her work can also be found in a variety of anthologies and journals, including The San Cicaro Experience from Thunderbird Studios; Unbreakable Ink from Indomitable Ink; and Copperfield Review Quarterly, a journal of historical fiction.

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