Part of Your World (Twisted Tales, #5)

by Liz Braswell

So little actual communication was represented by words that were said aloud, she had realized upon losing her voice. Often the real meaning lay underneath and unspoken.

“I followed a mermaid’s footprints in the sand. That should be part of an epic poem. Or a book. Or something.”

Just because you made the first move doesn’t mean you would have been successful. Games take a long time, and a lot of moves, before someone wins.”