"PRAISE FOR BOOK 1 OF THE MERROW TRILOGY: WAKING THE MERROW " "A prickly and memorable protagonist fights to protect her family from wily merfolk in this promising debut contemporary fantasy." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "You know what's great about Rigney's horror-ific (that's horror-filled and terrific), hysterical debut novel? Besides the bloodthirsty merfolk, our antihero protagonist is an overweight, drunk, subpar mother, who also happens to be a funeral director. I can't even describe the premise of this book without getting giddy, because how many times does a plot involve both vicious...

Functioning alcoholic Evie McFagan thought her family was safe. She was wrong. Forced to choose between her estranged brother, Richard, and the family she created, Evie embarks on a dangerous journey with an unlikely ally-Nomia, the same aqua-maniac who almost killed her three years prior. But how can she trust a bloodthirsty merrow? Not all mermaids start out evil. Some learn how. Nomia's dark world turned into a living nightmare the moment her sister Nix disappeared. As Nomia reflects on her twisted past and turbulent family bonds, she's forced to make amends with the antihero who destroyed...