Twisted Tides: The Fated Tails Series (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798999152503)

2008 was the year of layers, vampires, and electronic-pop music. For Neera and Liam, it was the year their lives changed forever...

Half-truths. Half-human. Total Makeover.

After her mother died and she was diagnosed with anxiety eight years ago, Neera Adenike Ran spent her life blaming herself and hiding in her shell. Tired of the popular kids' snarky insults, Neera decided to become the hottest girl at Pasa Verde High and ask out the boy whose warm eyes always found hers, just in time for prom. Goodbye overalls and glasses, hello miniskirts and a fishtail. Wait...

It turned out that her mother was a direct descendant of Poseidon (yes, him), leaving Neera with a tail that magically appears when wet and water-bending abilities. Most people who die usually leave money or a wedding ring, for goodness' sake! Neera would have to navigate her last days as a Senior dealing with her newfound powers, an overbearing yet loving dad, a semi-cursed necklace, and her new, popular boyfriend.

Breathe, Neera. Just...breathe...

Family. Innovation. Perfection.

Liam Jonathan Dern has had everything handed to him. Exceptional grades, copious friends, and most importantly, the keys to the family business-Dern Research-when he graduates from college. After years of frequently moving because of his semi-famous dad, he'd never desired anything more than inheriting the business. Nothing was more permanent than blood...

That was until he spent the night with the mysterious girl with ocean eyes that he had saved eight years ago. To Liam, Neera's authenticity, acceptance, and even bigger secret was a sudden waterfall disrupting his perfectly still life. They're two completely different people from two completely different worlds, like oil and water. Everything about her made no sense...but why couldn't he stay away?

When a terrifying encounter on a forbidden island and a mysterious necklace create more questions than answers, will Neera and Liam be able to survive the twisted ties that are brought to the surface? Or were they fated to drown in their secrets?

**Content Warning: Some graphic violence, strong language, implied verbal abuse, mild descriptions of torture, brief mentions of suicide, late 2000s slang, and grief of a family member.