Derrolyn Anderson

Derrolyn Anderson writes teen fantasy and romance, often placing extraordinary abilities inside recognizable teenage lives. Between the Land and the Sea opens Marina's Tales, a four-book sequence centered on Marina and her connection to mermaids. In the first novel, Marina leaves a childhood of travel with her scientist father to live with family in the California seaside town of Aptos. School, friendship, and her growing attachment to surfer Ethan accompany discoveries about her heritage and the dangers surrounding the ocean. The sequence continues through The Moon and the Tide, The Fate of the Muse, and The Turning Tides. Contemporary reviews highlighted Anderson's clean romantic approach, coastal setting, and use of mermaid lore within a coming-of-age structure. Between the Land and the Sea establishes the conflicts that organize the series, particularly Marina's effort to reconcile ordinary human relationships with an identity divided between shore and water.