Winner of the 2025 Reedsy Discovery Editors' Choice Award.


The ocean is dying, and it falls to a mermaid to save it.
The Mers are barely surviving in a magical marine bubble, isolated from the rest of the world. Jelly, warrior mermaid and hardened champion of sea life, is sworn to battle against the choking, accelerating pollution.

When the black pearl at Jelly’s throat wakes and opens her mind to terrifying premonitions, she realizes her only choice is to leave the ocean and collaborate with the estranged magical beings of land. A woman haunts her dark visions, abducted for the power in her veins, and Jelly might just be the key to this woman's freedom, and the salvation of the world.

Fate sends Jelly on a tumultuous journey, changing her life forever. But will she survive the surface and living with legs?

This is not the little mermaid you grew up with.

The Mermaid’s Wrath is the first volume in The Laughter of the Sun series, and a tale of romantasy, mythology, and one mermaid’s battle against climate change. Described as “The Hunger Games” meets “Moana.”

"I've been talking nonstop about your book, pollution, and small efforts. I have switched my space to all aluminum instead of plastic, and am saving every teeny tiny piece of plastic film and taking it to recycle." - Suzi

"This debut book had so many layers of intrigue and mystery. I really enjoyed the book because it had so much action and suspense. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series. I highly recommend reading this book." - Linda