Real Girl - The Uncollected Anthology, #15

A faery sword - A haunted mermaid - A fallen angelWhen the fae sword War transports Amy to the scene of a magical crime, she finds more than a dead man. The oldest Watcher, Shadow, newly reborn, saw the murder. The victim isn't innocent, and the killer remains on the loose. Haunted by the past, Amy wields a powerful weapon. But the source of her mermaid magic-her wild, untamed feelings-overwhelms.
She's no hero, but the fight comes down to her. She must learn to trust. Can she and Shadow stop the killer? If they fail, magic-and with it, all the worlds-will never be the same. A story about awakening magic and lighting the fires of hope.