Pat Carroll

When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric is passed over for a prominent teaching position, she decides to leave the city to visit her sister in the rugged mountains of Appalachia. Here she discovers a wellspring of emotional tunes passed down from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who settled in the area. Determined to document the history of the songs, she immerses herself in mountain life, falls in love with a local musician, and is profoundly...

Return to the Sea: Even though her parents tell her merpeople and Atlantica are just old fish tales, Ariel's daughter Melody, dreams of being part of that magical world. Ariel's Beginning: Long before Ariel walked on land, she was one of seven beloved daughters of King Triton. But times were troubled, and music was banned! Ariel, her sisters, and her loyal friends Sebastian and Flounder strive to bring music and friendship back to Atlantica.

Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperon Sebastian...