A shipwreck leads to the thing mermaids most fear…When Mari loses her soul, she has to venture on to land to get it back. But it isn't just hers on the line, the rest of the soulless mer need saving too. With the help of her pet seal-turned-dog, Shelbie, a man she can barely see, and a human intent on helping her, Mari finds herself navigating the world of men for the first time. Can she find her soul in time? Or is she doomed to remain soulless?- Balanced Scales is book one in the Untold Tales series of fairy tale retellings. It is based on the Little Mermaid.