Mermaids & Memoirs

A new year begins in Ivory Beach, and Rory Hawthorn’s is set to be an eventful one. She already has her hands full trying to unravel her grandmother’s secret history with the Reapers when one of the magical world’s most famous and beloved authors comes to town for an unexpected visit.

Rory’s cousin Estelle leaps at the chance to arrange for a signing event at the library, but hosting a high-profile visitor comes with its own pitfalls. Soon Rory has to contend with a mysterious curse affecting her family members, an anonymous donation of a box of books with hair-raising side effects and endless rumours circling the author herself.

Why did Calliope Jewell really come to the library, and is Rory prepared to deal with the consequences of her visit?