A father and son tell the story of three mermaids, Mimi, Taj and Serena. They are happily swimming near Heart Island. Low and behold, a Spanish galleon approaches the island. The mermaids have never seen a ship before. And the pirates have never seen mermaids before. An encounter into a mysterious cove depends on trust and relationships. Will disaster strike? Will the pirates be able to navigate through the dark cove? Ahh, mates, it all depends on the Secret Word. Allen Balogh is an award-winning author. Black Sails 1715 received accolades from Kirkus Reviews. He co-authored Goat with the Glass Eye, which received the Bronze Historical Fiction award from the Florida Writers Association. Christopher Balogh has written for the Atlantic, VICE, Sport Fishing, Marlin, Orlando Weekly, and other outlets. His latest short story was published in So It Goes, the literary journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library.