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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I received a complimentary copy of this book and all opinions given are my own and not an endorsement of all author’s opinions.

Author Interview

How do you weave Biblical truths into your writing?

○ I try my best to write a good story and let the Biblical truths enter as organically as possible. But all of my books have a Creator referenced in some form because I strongly believe that any world without a Creator is impossible. The other common element in all my stories is redemption. None of my books end in despair because I know that nothing is beyond God’s reach, and I want my writing to reflect that.

● Was your writing process spontaneous as it came to you or very planned and organized? Why?

○ I am definitely a pantser. My usual process for book writing is to jot a bunch of random notes on the back of an envelope and then start writing. This is mostly due to my personality since I don’t tend to be super organized, but it is also because I love the process of drafting, so when I get a new story idea I can’t wait to jump into it.

● Do you have a favorite time of day you are most productive in your writing?

○ I have three little children, and my most consistent time to write is in the afternoon during their naptime.

● How many books do you personally own?

○ About three bookshelves worth (however many that is 😊).

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● What is your next big goal as an author?

○ My next big goal as an author is to win a major award. The Mermaid’s Tale was a finalist for the Carol Awards this year, and I would really love to someday see a shiny gold sticker on one of my books.

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.