A Pint Of Peaches And Poison: A Little Mermaid Retelling – Raven, Anabelle

He was the most fun dance partner I’d had in years. “It seems a fae who can dance underwater can adjust to land pretty fast.” He grinned, with his dimple, and winked. “Must be magic.” * * * Warrick’s storm hit shortly after dark, but it was such a light drizzle that everyone stayed on deck, enjoying the music and food.

I retreated to the starboard railing for a few moments by myself when two servers approached me with drinks and cookies. “Refreshments, Yer Highness?” In the dark, I couldn’t see the speaker’s face, but I knew that voice. And he was no castle server. “Border?” I hissed. “What are you doing here?” “Dromir had an idea.” Another unexpected voice, but one I knew well. “Shiffen.” My heartbeat picked up.

These were two men from Dromir’s rebellion. Two that had been at so many meetings with me that I knew their voices. “How many of you are here?” I scanned the dark ship, wondering how far Warrick was from us. “Jus’ us,” Border whispered back. “Dromir said he wus worried ‘bout you having to spend ‘nother night with that fae. So we’s here to take care of ‘im for you.” My heart started pounding harder.

Yes, I’d tried to kill him, and yes, I’d taken another knife from Dromir. But Warrick had stayed awake all night and not touched me. And then he’d been friendly all day. And so sweet on the boarding plank and ship. Maybe he was still planning something, but I wasn’t sure killing him was the solution anymore. My stomach clenched into a tight knot, and I scratched my thumbnail. The fact was, I’d never killed anyone, and the idea of it now that I’d spent some time with Warrick made me a little bit sick.

“We jus’ need you to pull him away from ev’rybody else. Get him off to the side here, an’ we’ll take care of the res’.” Before I could answer, an ear-splitting crack of thunder rent the air, and a bigger wave than normal shook the boat enough that I almost lost my balance. Lightning tore across the sky, so bright I shut my eyes, and the drizzling rain turned to a driving downpour.

“Below deck!” the captain shouted. “All guests move below deck!”

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Paperback cover design is by MoorBooksDesign. Hardcover dust jacket design is by GetCovers. Hardcover case art is by Jenelle Hovde. Interior art is by Jenelle Hovde and Katherine Macdonald. For permission requests, contact Anabelle Raven at [email protected] First edition ISBN: 978-1-957753-41-6 This book was professionally typeset on Reedsy Find out more at reedsy.com 1kitap1.com/en Contents Dedication Content Guide Chapter 1: Nykita Chapter 2: Warrick Chapter 3: Nykita Chapter 4: Warrick Chapter 5: Nykita Chapter 6: Warrick Chapter 7: Nykita Chapter 8: Warrick Chapter 9: Nykita Chapter 10: Warrick Chapter 11: Nykita Chapter 12: Warrick Chapter 13: Nykita Chapter 14: Warrick Chapter 15: Nykita Chapter 16: Nykita Chapter 17: Warrick Chapter 18: Nykita Epilogue: Nykita Nykita’s Peach Cobbler Do you want more?

Books by Anabelle Raven The Enchanting Confections Fairytales Note From Author Acknowledgements About the Author 1kitap1.com/en 1kitap1.com/en Dedication For anyone who’s ever tried to fix something and made it worse. Don’t stop. The world needs your passion. And for anyone who wished you could go to a party and trust all the food there to be safe for you.

The world especially needs your passion and determination.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “A Pint of Peaches and Poison: A Little Mermaid Retelling” by Raven, Anabelle, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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• Title: A Pint of Peaches and Poison: A Little Mermaid Retelling
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Table of Contents

• Page 9: Dedication
• Page 10: Content Guide
• Page 11: Chapter 1: Nykita
• Page 15: Chapter 2: Warrick
• Page 22: Chapter 3: Nykita
• Page 44: Chapter 4: Warrick
• Page 49: Chapter 5: Nykita
• Page 58: Chapter 6: Warrick
• Page 65: Chapter 7: Nykita
• Page 70: Chapter 8: Warrick
• Page 78: Chapter 9: Nykita
• Page 95: Chapter 10: Warrick
• Page 98: Chapter 11: Nykita
• Page 104: Chapter 12: Warrick
• Page 106: Chapter 13: Nykita
• Page 113: Chapter 14: Warrick
• Page 121: Chapter 15: Nykita
• Page 134: Chapter 16: Nykita
• Page 147: Chapter 17: Warrick
• Page 154: Chapter 18: Nykita
• Page 176: Epilogue: Nykita
• Page 183: Nykita’s Peach Cobbler
• Page 185: Do you want more?
• Page 186: Books by Anabelle Raven
• Page 188: The Enchanting Confections Fairytales
• Page 189: Note From Author
• Page 191: Acknowledgements
• Page 192: About the Author

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