Mermaids are real, and this is no fairytale. Naomi Morgan dreams of the sea. The sound of the waves crashing and the salty scent give her peace that she can never feel in a house with six bickering sisters. The beach feels like home, even if she's not supposed to be there. She will defy all to be at the water's edge. Upon finding a strange scale tooth, everything changes. Danger lurks around every corner. Naomi is finding herself having hallucinations and strange appetites. Something in the water thirsts for blood and desires her. The waves pull to her more than ever before, making her fear what she once cherished. Can Naomi figure out how to stop the strange occurrences before the ocean claims her as its own? Scales is a dark fairytale retelling told backwards. If you like books that take retellings in imaginative and dark directions, this paranormal horror will have you wanting more. Read to enjoy a fairytale turned nightmare.