Listen free for 30 days
-
Mira's Return: The Complete Series: A Mermaid Fantasy Adventure & Prequel to the Elemental Origins Series
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Listen with a free trial
Buy Now for £18.29
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Born of Water: An Elemental Origins Novel
- The Elemental Origins Series, Volume 1
- By: A.L. Knorr
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A mysterious shipwreck could unlock ancient powers… or send her to a watery grave. Targa MacAuley feels more at home on dry land than in the watery realm of her mermaid ancestors. After 17 years on solid ground, she fears she’ll never grow into the creature her mother hoped she’d become. To keep her mom’s homesickness and true identity under wraps, Targa signs on for a mysterious salvage dive in the Baltic Sea. Her plan to blend in with the rest of the crew is spoiled when she catches the eye of a handsome local. A freak accident and a strange connection to the ancient shipwreck below attract even more unwanted attention. With both her mom’s secret—and her life—in danger, Targa must finally find the courage to unleash the currents surging deep within.
-
-
Great mermaid story
- By Deeanne Latham on 19-06-19
-
Firecracker
- Arcturus Academy, Book 1
- By: A.L. Knorr
- Narrated by: Marni Penning
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ninety-eight percent of fire magi who attempt the agonizing forbidden ritual known as The Burning don’t survive. Those who do...level up in ways undreamt of by the Unburned. I survived. Now I've got other problems. Headmaster Chaplin charges me with tutoring struggling student April, but when a bully targets April, I feel my control slipping. It doesn't help that he is my crush's evil twin, who - for reasons no one can explain - I share a powerful mage-bond with. It might be enough to push me into darkness. Will I emerge a hero or a fiend? Even I cannot say.
-
-
Firecracker
- By Anonymous User on 21-05-22
-
The Siren's Curse, Complete Trilogy
- Salt & Stone, Salt & the Sovereign, Salt & the Sisters
- By: A.L. Knorr
- Narrated by: Marni Penning
- Length: 24 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Targa fears the truth will lose her the man she loves. As she returns to Poland to reunite with Antoni, she wishes she could share her mermaid secrets without betraying her kind. But when a magical stone goes missing from the local museum, the siren may have to choose between protecting her loved ones and treason.
-
-
Mermaids and Atlantis! What’s not to love
- By Leilamartyne80 on 05-10-21
-
The Rings of the Inconquo Trilogy: The Complete Series
- By: A.L. Knorr, Aaron D. Schneider
- Narrated by: Tara-Louise Kaye
- Length: 22 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ibby’s parents gave up everything for a chance at a better life. So, after a terrible accident leaves her alone in London, Ibby works her internship at the British Museum and goes to her classes to make them proud. But when Ibby encounters a mysterious professor in the bowels of the museum, she learns that her lineage means bigger responsibilities than good grades. Training in the secrecy of a ghostly underground tube station defunct since 1933, her waking powers means Ibby must face the wrath of a titan with a vendetta against her kind...and she has to do it alone.
-
-
Another great series
- By Jennifer Williams on 28-12-21
-
The Earth Magic Rises Trilogy
- By: A. L. Knorr
- Narrated by: Marni Penning
- Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
High in the hills of Scotland, an ancient evil has returned. One young woman struggling to master her magic is the only hope to stop it. Teaming up with a handsome amateur historian, she uses her earth elemental gift to overturn secrets hidden deep in the soil. But never far from the trail of clues lurks a dark creature on the hunt for prey. As each clue is revealed, she learns more about her heritage and her own family history, revealing an uncomfortable link between herself and the wickedly alluring entity.
-
-
Great story from a brilliant author
- By Greywolf on 05-04-22
-
SEALed at Sunset
- Sunset SEALs, Book 1
- By: Sharon Hamilton
- Narrated by: JD Hart
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
SEALs don't poach on another team guy's girl. Navy SEAL Andrew Carr needs a lot of mindless beach time as he comes home from his first deployment. He visits a friend he met in BUD/S at a small Florida coastal town. But what he finds is something he cannot have: Another SEAL brother’s girl. When Carr is forced to defend her from her past, she realizes she has found the one she’s been searching for her whole life.
-
Born of Water: An Elemental Origins Novel
- The Elemental Origins Series, Volume 1
- By: A.L. Knorr
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A mysterious shipwreck could unlock ancient powers… or send her to a watery grave. Targa MacAuley feels more at home on dry land than in the watery realm of her mermaid ancestors. After 17 years on solid ground, she fears she’ll never grow into the creature her mother hoped she’d become. To keep her mom’s homesickness and true identity under wraps, Targa signs on for a mysterious salvage dive in the Baltic Sea. Her plan to blend in with the rest of the crew is spoiled when she catches the eye of a handsome local. A freak accident and a strange connection to the ancient shipwreck below attract even more unwanted attention. With both her mom’s secret—and her life—in danger, Targa must finally find the courage to unleash the currents surging deep within.
-
-
Great mermaid story
- By Deeanne Latham on 19-06-19
-
Firecracker
- Arcturus Academy, Book 1
- By: A.L. Knorr
- Narrated by: Marni Penning
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ninety-eight percent of fire magi who attempt the agonizing forbidden ritual known as The Burning don’t survive. Those who do...level up in ways undreamt of by the Unburned. I survived. Now I've got other problems. Headmaster Chaplin charges me with tutoring struggling student April, but when a bully targets April, I feel my control slipping. It doesn't help that he is my crush's evil twin, who - for reasons no one can explain - I share a powerful mage-bond with. It might be enough to push me into darkness. Will I emerge a hero or a fiend? Even I cannot say.
-
-
Firecracker
- By Anonymous User on 21-05-22
-
The Siren's Curse, Complete Trilogy
- Salt & Stone, Salt & the Sovereign, Salt & the Sisters
- By: A.L. Knorr
- Narrated by: Marni Penning
- Length: 24 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Targa fears the truth will lose her the man she loves. As she returns to Poland to reunite with Antoni, she wishes she could share her mermaid secrets without betraying her kind. But when a magical stone goes missing from the local museum, the siren may have to choose between protecting her loved ones and treason.
-
-
Mermaids and Atlantis! What’s not to love
- By Leilamartyne80 on 05-10-21
-
The Rings of the Inconquo Trilogy: The Complete Series
- By: A.L. Knorr, Aaron D. Schneider
- Narrated by: Tara-Louise Kaye
- Length: 22 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ibby’s parents gave up everything for a chance at a better life. So, after a terrible accident leaves her alone in London, Ibby works her internship at the British Museum and goes to her classes to make them proud. But when Ibby encounters a mysterious professor in the bowels of the museum, she learns that her lineage means bigger responsibilities than good grades. Training in the secrecy of a ghostly underground tube station defunct since 1933, her waking powers means Ibby must face the wrath of a titan with a vendetta against her kind...and she has to do it alone.
-
-
Another great series
- By Jennifer Williams on 28-12-21
-
The Earth Magic Rises Trilogy
- By: A. L. Knorr
- Narrated by: Marni Penning
- Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
High in the hills of Scotland, an ancient evil has returned. One young woman struggling to master her magic is the only hope to stop it. Teaming up with a handsome amateur historian, she uses her earth elemental gift to overturn secrets hidden deep in the soil. But never far from the trail of clues lurks a dark creature on the hunt for prey. As each clue is revealed, she learns more about her heritage and her own family history, revealing an uncomfortable link between herself and the wickedly alluring entity.
-
-
Great story from a brilliant author
- By Greywolf on 05-04-22
-
SEALed at Sunset
- Sunset SEALs, Book 1
- By: Sharon Hamilton
- Narrated by: JD Hart
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
SEALs don't poach on another team guy's girl. Navy SEAL Andrew Carr needs a lot of mindless beach time as he comes home from his first deployment. He visits a friend he met in BUD/S at a small Florida coastal town. But what he finds is something he cannot have: Another SEAL brother’s girl. When Carr is forced to defend her from her past, she realizes she has found the one she’s been searching for her whole life.
-
Keep Me Afloat
- By: Jennifer Gold
- Narrated by: Siiri Scott
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Five years ago, marine biologist Abby Fisher made a mistake that cost her everything. Rather than face the consequences, she fled home to start anew--and built the career she’d always dreamed of. But when her research program runs out of funding, she’s adrift once again and decides to return to the safe harbor of her family and friends. Except nothing at home is how she remembered. Her friendships are strained, her normally affectionate parents seem distant, and her once-great love story is now just a painful memory.
-
Kacy Chronicles Boxed Set
- The Revelations of Oriceran
- By: A. L. Knorr, Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
- Length: 31 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Born to a wealthy Virginian family, privileged Jordan's got her life all planned out. Get her PhD, find the perfect Virginian man to marry, pop out a few more Kacys, and make her state senator father proud. If only Jordan could let the past rest. When your mother disappears without a trace, it carves a gash that bleeds a long time. Jordan has never given up hope that her mother is alive. So when Jordan's old nanny shows up with a mysterious locket containing a portrait of Jordan's mother, Jordan believes her hope was not in vain.
-
-
Incredible!
- By Amelia Dyche on 28-09-19
-
Reaper Unexpected
- Deadside Reapers, Book 1
- By: Debbie Cassidy
- Narrated by: Keira Stevens
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Your dead are our business. Got a loved one who’s passed? Want to ask your dead aunt where she hid that elusive will? Head over to Necro city and look no further than Soul Savers Inc. One day the world was normal, and the next, it was filled with ghosts. And then the reapers came. Blood-sucking hot dudes with wings and wicked scythes. They took control, and now we have a system. Now we have Necro city, the hub of all things untethered.
-
-
Unexpected for sure.
- By Miss E on 16-04-22
-
The Last True Poets of the Sea
- By: Julia Drake
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Larkin family isn't just lucky - they persevere. At least that's what Violet and her younger brother, Sam, were always told. When the Lyric sank off the coast of Maine, their great-great-great grandmother didn't drown like the rest of the passengers. No, Fidelia swam to shore, fell in love, and founded Lyric, Maine. One beautiful summer day, brilliant, sensitive Sam attempts to take his own life. Shipped back to Lyric while Sam is in treatment and desperate to make amends, Violet embarks on a wildly ambitious mission: locate the Lyric.
-
-
this book made me feel like alive
- By Amazon Customer on 30-03-20
-
The Summer House
- By: Jenny Hale
- Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Callie Weaver and best friend Olivia Dixon have finally done it: put their life savings into the beach house they admired through childhood summers, on the dazzling white sand of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. They’re going to buff the salt from its windows, paint its sun-bleached sidings, and open it as a bed and breakfast. Callie’s too busy to think about her love life, but when she catches the attention of local heartthrob Luke Sullivan, his blue eyes and easy smile make it hard to say no.
-
Christmas by the Coast
- By: Mandy Baggot
- Narrated by: Emma Powell
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Harriet Cookson knows exactly what she wants from life. She has a plan, she has ambition, and she knows she has to keep busy. But when her beloved Nana Lorna passes away, Harriet has to put everything on hold as she flies out to the Hamptons to say goodbye and be with her grandfather. Whilst across the Atlantic, over a plate of canapes, Harriet's eyes connect with ex-soldier Mack's - the one that got away, the person she least expected to see - and everything begins to change.
-
-
Another heart warmer from Mandy
- By Pinotnoirgirl on 07-01-22
-
Storm at Keizer Manor
- By: Ramcy Diek
- Narrated by: Susan Marlowe
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
While her boyfriend Forrest searches for a job, quick witted Annet works at the Keizer Manor where the oils from 19th century master painter Alexander Keizer are exhibited. After a fight, the couple strolls through the dunes. When dark clouds roll in, the beautiful sunny weather turns into a thunderstorm so violent that they get separated. The next morning, Forrest finds himself alone. So does Annet. Regaining consciousness in a monastery, Annet is convinced the nuns are playing a prank on her. It can't be the 1800's!
-
-
amazing book
- By Helen on 22-02-21
-
Close Quarters
- A Billionaire Romance
- By: Kandi Steiner
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
My boyfriend’s billionaire boss always gets what he wants. Menacingly handsome and unquestionably powerful, Theo Whitman need only snap his fingers to have a flock of supermodels fall at his feet. So when his steel gray eyes first meet mine, I expect him to pass right over me, to not give so much as a second thought to my presence. Instead, he sees me. His intense gaze immobilizes me. The way he speaks strips me bare. Every brush of his skin sears me like a violent flame. My boyfriend’s billionaire boss always gets what he wants. And this time, I think he wants me.
-
-
Vividly descriptive
- By Nina on 06-05-21
-
The Secret of Spellshadow Manor
- The Secret of Spellshadow Manor Series, Book 1
- By: Bella Forrest
- Narrated by: Brian Levinson
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Like most sane people, student Alex Webber thought he was hallucinating - perhaps he'd consumed something bad at the party he'd been attending that night, or he was severely overtired. But when he sees the mysterious man following Natalie again the very next day, he can no longer disbelieve his eyes. Although she denies the man's existence, Alex sees her walking with him down a road in his neighborhood he's never seen before - and can't help but follow.
-
-
easy on the ears
- By sally on 20-01-20
-
The Mother Fault
- By: Kate Mildenhall
- Narrated by: Claudia Karvan
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In suburban Australia, Mim and her two children live as quietly as they can. Around them, a near-future world is descending into chaos: government officials have taken absolute control, but not everybody wants to obey the rules. When Mim’s husband, Ben, mysteriously disappears, Mim realises that she and her children are in great danger. Together, they must set off on the journey of a lifetime to find Ben. The government are trying to track them down, but Mim will do anything to keep her family safe - even if it means risking all their lives.
-
Don't Date Rosa Santos
- By: Nina Moreno
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea - at least, that's what they say. Dating her is bad news, especially if you're a boy with a boat. But Rosa feels more caught than cursed - caught between cultures and choices, between her abuela, a beloved healer and pillar of their community, and her mother, an artist who crashes in and out of her life like a hurricane. As her college decision looms, Rosa collides - literally - with Alex Aquino, the mysterious boy with tattoos of the ocean whose family owns the marina.
-
Mermaids
- By: Patty Dann
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
So begins this extraordinary first novel about one wild year in the life of 14-year-old Charlotte Flax, when she and her sister Kate move with Mrs. Flax into a sleepy 1960's Massachusetts town. Mrs. Flax is a woman who wears polka-dot dresses and serves hors d'oeuvres for dinner every night, and Kate is a child who basically wants to be a fish. And then there's Charlotte, who in Patty Dann's hands, is transformed into a young woman of infinite whim and variety.
Summary
Mira is a mermaid on a mission.
It’s time to leave the ocean. Mira Belshaw has been at sea for...well, she doesn’t know how many years. It’s hard to keep track of time when you live in the ocean. But after enough time, the salt water triggers the desire to procreate, and her time is up.
Finding a mate is the most important thing to her right now, and to do that, she has to return to the place where she was last human - the coastal city of Saltford.
Equipped with everything she needs to lure her perfect mate and produce a strong siren child, all she needs is the opportunity to mingle with humans. But when she meets Nathan, the ONE, things start to go sideways....
The Mira's Return trilogy contains all three titles returning, falling, and surfacing and is a companion series to the elemental origins series, a teen fantasy adventure series by an award-winning author.
If you like Melissa Meyer, Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve, Cassandra Clare, Lauren Kate, Stephenie Meyer, Becca Fitzpatrick, or Michelle Madow, you will love A.L. Knorr’s storytelling.
More from the same
What listeners say about Mira's Return: The Complete Series: A Mermaid Fantasy Adventure & Prequel to the Elemental Origins Series
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Enda Mcloughlin
- 01-03-20
Brilliant prequel
You could read this before or after the elementals with ease. I feel a greater bond with Mira now, knowing her life story. A.L. Knorr s a superb writer, fast paced, detailed and depicts love and plight well within a sci-fi genre. I read one of her books and am now steadily working my way through them all. They keep you wanting to know more and feeling deeply connected to the characters. Perfect for a large range of ages. Loved the bond Mira feels to her her daughter and I feel sympathetic towards it. Keep them coming please! More, more! Thank you
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Sarah Mac
- 18-09-19
Fantastic Prequel
This book (or 3 combined into one boxed set) is Mira's story. Mira is Targa's mother - both are mermaids. We meet Targa and Mira in Born of Water from the main Elemental Origins series..
The first book covers Mira's return from the sea and she's ready to find a mate to have a child with - the only problem is, the man she falls in love with is already in a relationship with her best friend.
The second book covers Mira and Nate's courtship, wedding and honeymoon - Mira finds out on her honeymoon that mermaids are not meant to be up in the sky and the altitude makes her sick.
The third book is set 10 years later when Mira has been widowed and Targa is 10 - it also introduces Saxony and Georjie,
Altogether, the three books are really good and we get to find out more about what life was like for Mira before we get to Targa's story, and how she ended up working for the salvage diving company.
Gabra Zackman did another great job of narrating these books.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Tom and charlotte
- 18-09-19
a great read
loved it brilliant story start to finish with great characters and interesting places wonderfully read
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- leilamartyne
- 17-09-19
Another amazing story!
Well what I can I say. You have done it again Abby! A great story which helps to tie together the series and gives us the much needed insight into Mira! Can’t wait for more books in this amazing well written series. Definitely 5 star read
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amelia Dyche
- 16-09-19
Amazing
I have read to all of the elementals. And this is great prequel. Gabra sounds exctaly as I imagined Mira sounded from reading the elementals. Abby is an amazing author.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Shoe Monger
- 10-04-20
Mermaid Mira
Mermaid, Mira Belshaw left for the sea at 14 after the death of her mother, when her alcoholic father began getting violent. The problem with mermaids is they aren't good with people and making conversation. Now it's time to come home and find a mate to procreate.
After meeting the only man that has ever loved her, they marry and have a daughter Targa and he passes away leaving Mira looking for an income to support both herself and her daughter.
Gabra Zackman does a fantastic job narrating this trilogy and the life as a single woman
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Jenny
- 19-05-22
Mesmerizing Mermaid story
loved the voice and magical energy of this mermaids tail.Listened to it 11 times while sleeping 😴.Highly recommend to my fellow mermaids.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Anonymous User
- 05-04-22
Fantastic
We loved listening to ft his adventure. It kept us captivated. Loved it! Glad we were able to buy all 3 books at once. Awesome!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Shannon Skinner
- 04-10-21
Wow
Absolutely one of my favorites of all time. I LOVE mermaids so when I found this author, I was NOT disappointed!! She captures the mermaid very well in all of her water elemental books, and she has many! I would absolutely listen to these audio books a thousand times and never get bored of this series. I’ve read a lot of mermaid/siren books and a lot of them don’t have great storylines…this entire water elemental series is undeniably perfect.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Allison
- 06-01-21
Wonderful book
I love the story, the lead character, Mira and the marvelous writing. I will buy more books from this author for sure.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- tierra
- 15-08-20
Great Read
this was a good read iam looking forward to all the books in this series cant wait to dig in .
-
Overall

- Kindle Customer
- 12-03-20
Mira
Wow! You feel like you're in another world! What would it be like to live in the sea,and then make a life on land! Narrator was great!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Amazon Customer
- 17-02-20
great story!
I highly recommend all novels from A.L. Knorr!
This series is a preface to the Elementals series.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Nathan J.
- 30-01-20
Mira’s stories
This is a collection of three stories of Mira. It starts off with Mira leaving the sea after her first salt cycle looking for a mate. It is a sweet love story and we get to find out Mira’s history. The second book follows Nate and Mira as they start their wedded bliss and conceive of a child. The third story is about Targa’s young life and how Mira starts as a diver. I listened to the elemental series first before this series so it was fun to get the background on Targa’s young life and find out about Nate, Mira’s love. Great story. I’m ready for more.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Elisheba Silver
- 19-01-20
Absolutely loved this!
The story was very captivating, not only from the writing but also how it was brought to life by its narrator. This duo was a match made in heaven for my ears. I was able to escape my everyday life and escape into the world of the character and book itself. Loved it!!!