Jenna Hanson, lonely 11 year old, is frustrated at having to start all over again in yet another new place, but maybe someone in this little crowd of local girls will accept her.
Then Jenna meets an orphan mermaid, living in secret, and she learns what it means to be truly lonely.
But the mermaid, named Lira, is in terribly danger, both from industrial waste being dumped in the Lake, and the mill manager who hopes to use the mermaid's gifts to make her fortune.
To save her new friend, Jenna must do two things she never expected: break a pinky promise and lead a team.

Starting in the early 1980’s Robyn worked as a costume, set and later lighting designer and technical director in independent theater in Australia, then Texas and California. The productions on which ranged from Broadway style musicals, classic and new plays, Shakespeare, community theater, and theater-in-education. From the mid-1990’s, she worked in the art department of low budget indie films, most going direct-to-video and cable in those days before streaming.
Then, when her daughter was born, she pivoted to become a writer, screenwriter, and visual artist. She makes textile art and art dolls, and mixed media works especially collage. Her first public art project, “Spinning Petals”, was on view for 18 months at Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens.
Robyn’s book, DERVISH DUST: THE LIFE AND WORDS OF JAMES COBURN, was published in December 2021 by Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, being the authorized biography of the Oscar-winning actor. Her research interests include the art practices and creativity of menopausal women, especially those who consider themselves emerging at a mature age.
When not making art or writing, she supported creative professionals in entertainment. She self-published the WORK IN PRODUCTION series for Kindle, and has written successful grant applications for a non-profit industry association, indie film productions and her own small business bringing in around $220,000 in grant awards over three years.
Robyn lives in Los Angeles with her husband, James, a production sound mixer and retired college professor, her young adult daughter, Jayn, two rescue cats, and a desert tortoise.