Fourteen year old Tyler and his little sister Emma meet their neighbors foster son, fourteen year old Calem at their beach house in Hampton Bays, New York. After discovering unusual fishermen and nearly drowning, Emma discovers that there is something in the water that helps save her. After sneaking out to the beach at night, the kids discover a mermaid named Acrilla who helped Emma. She takes them to her underwater home where she, and the other mermaids live. Unfortunately, they are in danger from humans who take sea mammals and sell them for money. It is up to Tyler, Emma, and Calem to help the mermaids protect the wild ocean animals while keeping it a secret from their parents.

The Golden Tail at Hampton Bays is created by Michelle Fishkin, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

The Golden Tail at Hampton Bays

Emma turns on the water to fill the tub with a temperature like the ocean. The mermaid children are put in as the bathtub fills up. Donnie and Aqua feel their strength coming back while swimming in small circles in a tub big enough to fit them both. Aqua and Donnie have never been in a tub, and they have no idea what a bathroom is. Aqua finds a bottle of body washes soap with a picture of a tropical beach. She opens the cap and squeezes the bottle, and watches as bubbles come out. She and Emma play with the bubbles. Donnie plays with the water coming out of the faucet. He flinches and pulls his hand away when he realizes that it’s not seawater. 


Tyler puts his hand over the water and has Donnie feel it again. “See, it’s not bad,” he says. Tyler turns off the water. Calem finds a bag of Tyler and Emma’s old bath toys.


“Bring them over,” Emma says to Calem. 


Bubble Bath