Overview

EVERYONE KNOWS YOU NEVER SWIM IN THE LAKE

But when a high school right of passage ends with Lana Morrison plummeting into the cursed waters of Oranbas Lake, she gets an up-close look at the real reason for its sinister reputation.

More beautiful and terrifying than she could ever have imagined, the mysterious siren captivates Lana's every thought and dream. Why did she spare Lana's life? Why was she allowed to escape the lake? As curiosity turns to yearning, Lana gives in to the call of temptation and returns to lakeside.

She makes contact, of a sort, leaving trinkets to try and lure her siren out and is heartened to find gifts left on the shore in return. But it soon becomes apparent that more than one siren lives in the waters and Lana's tokens of affection, though accepted, aren't quite enough to coax them out.

When a tourist suddenly goes missing after a swim in the forbidden lake, Lana is forced to confront exactly how far she's willing to go to win the affections of her aquatic love.

Swim With Me, Darling is a novella in the "good for her" genre of horror with a generous helping of sapphic romance. The Little Mermaid meets Jennifer's Body in a love story with bite.