About the Book

Book: The Locket’s Revenge (Chronicles of the Undersea Realm Book 2) Author: L. E. Richmond Genre: YA Fantasy (Little Mermaid Retelling) Release date: October 22, 2024

A Trinket Could Unleash a Tempest Locklyn Adair thought that finding the Sea Enchantress would lift her family’s curse. But the ramifications of her desire for a tail reach further than she could ever have dreamed. Now the entire Undersea Realm is in peril, as Circe, armed with the locket capable of controlling the Loch Ness monster, journeys to the North Sea in pursuit of revenge. Darin Aalto’s specialty is tracking down treasure. When it looks as though a magical locket has fallen into evil hands, he joins Locklyn and her crew on an expedition to recover it, hoping to find a key to his past identity along the way. Despite having no memory of the Mermaid leading the quest, he wonders if she was more than a friend all along. As a vengeful enchantress, fiery monster, and impending war threaten the Undersea Realm, Locklyn and Darin must decide what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stop the locket’s revenge.

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About the Author

L.E. Richmond was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest by an American writing teacher and a German bookseller. Her childhood largely consisted of imagining stories for her Playmobil characters and checking out as many books from the library as would fit on six library cards. Now she spends her time chasing three little Muggles, reading aloud to the hazel-eyed young man who has her heart, and attempting to transfer the stories in her head into words for others. Her passion is for words and stories that thrill the soul, and she is endlessly amazed by the One who not only used words to bring this world into being but also crafted the most epic story of all time.

More from L.E.

Somebody is going to die. But they didn’t at first. Minor spoiler alert, a character is going to die near the end of The Locket’s Revenge. But in my first draft of this story, this person didn’t die. It wasn’t until I was going back through and trying to flesh out the book a bit that I realized that this character needed to die. My family knows that I am a discovery writer, but they still laughed when I told them how so-and-so squeaked through alive on the first draft, but the death sentence came in the second one. To me, this is actually one of the most fun things about being a discovery writer. During the drafting process, I get to experience the story for the first time, just like any reader. Most of the time, I don’t actually know what is going to happen next. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Interview with the Author

Do you read books in this genre? If so, who do you like to read? I love a good fantasy retelling! Some of my favorites are Ella Enchanted, Six Crimson Cranes, and The Perilous Gard.

If you could travel back in time, what time period would you go to? I will be honest, I am pretty fond of the comforts of modern life, but I have always that it would be amazing to be on the Lewis and Clark expedition and see the Western United States a majestic, untamed wilderness.

What is your favorite hymn and why? One of my favorite hymns is As The Deer. I love it because of its beautiful melody, but also because of its emphasis on desiring God. My faith in Jesus can sometimes feel stale and routine and this song reminds me of how wonderful God truly is.

What is one thing readers would be surprised to learn about you? I have dual citizenship.

Share with me a few of your favorite things. Kombucha, running in the rain, calling contra dances, Psych, ice cream mochas, and playing my violin on street corners.