The Women of Whale Rock    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $0.99 USD. 10800 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on November 8, 2010. .
Whale Rock’s sheriff, Dan Retsler, considers himself a practical man. But he has no explanation for the horrible deaths that take place on his beach. Nor does he know why so many locals fear the sea. The answer lies in legends of mermaids—not the pretty kind, but the kind that lure sailors to their deaths. Retsler doesn’t believe in them, but nothing quite explains the women he sees.