Aria: A Romantic Suspense Little Mermaid Retelling: 2 (Happily After When)

Aria Rivera is a Maiden City swimming champion. After taking out the State competition her father is hungry for more accolades but Aria is amid an identity crisis. The reminder of a hidden talent and the torment of her mundane life plagues her with insomnia. Aria needs an out but her lack of education and basic skills shackle her to swimming.When a curious boy steals her attention from an adjacent swimming lane Aria begins dreaming. A life without the rivalry for attention and medals with her sister Valeria. A life away from her fathers strict rules. A life with a spark of romance.But the dreams dont help when her home life is a threat to her physical and mental well-being. Doomed to stay under her parents roof and deal with Valerias anger issues Aria is riddled with sorrow and stress. The boy of her dreams is cursed with the same affliction. When their paths cross will they be the key to each others freedom and happiness?The Happily After When series is inspired by fairytales. Each book is based on a different fairytale and Aria is a modern transformation of The Little Mermaid. The Happily After When series looks at the dangerous lessons fairytales teach young people including: a woman waiting for a man to rescue her or young men kissing women without their permission. These books deal with young adult social issues including: class differences bullying and racism lgbt issues runaways mental health issues and domestic violence. They are also contemporary romance stories about beating the odds with a wholesomeness in an unsettling and dark world.