When her mother shut the cottage door tightly behind them, the raven-headed girl knew the physician’s medicine wouldn’t heal her. The girl didn’t protest again, fine boots clacking against the cobblestones as she regained speed. “Anna,” she said to the little blonde, who was panting from carrying her friend so far, “fetch the royal physician-” “Evie!” the mother cried, cradling her daughter in a heap at her chest and running toward the cottage. Like she knew what had happened-she always seemed to know what they’d done.

The dark-haired girl’s lungs were sputtering, each inhale a failure.Īs the house came into view, the blond girl opened her mouth to scream for help but before any sound could come out, the other girl’s mother burst through the door. A blond girl, no older than five, dragged a raven-haired girl an inch taller and a year older down the sea lane toward a small cottage. Two small pairs of boots echoed on the afternoon cobblestones-one pair in a sprint, the other in a stumble and slide. This book is the perfect summer read, yes, but we’ll gladly take it all year round!! Take a glimpse under the sea before SEA WITCH hits shelves and read the first four chapters now! Evie makes it her mission to help the mermaid fall in love with the prince and stay on land, but it might just cost Evie everything-and everyone-she’s ever loved. You know-a casual existence.īut everything changes when a mermaid shows up on land, because she happens to bear a striking resemblance to the friend Evie lost to the sea years ago. We all know the iconic villainess from The Little Mermaid is one wicked witch, but before she stole the mermaid’s voice, she was just Evie, a girl living in a small fishing village who happens to be best friends with a prince. Get ready to dive right into your next bewitching read! There are few things more captivating than a villain origin story, and SEA WITCH by Sarah Henning does not disappoint!

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning