The Origin Short Story for the Dark Carnival Series...
Set in 1715, a ship sailing from England hits a terrible storm off the coast of America in the middle of a rare eclipse of the moon. A ragtag group of travelers - left for dead on the sinking ship while the rich gentry escape on the only life boats - manage to pull together a last minute floating contraption that saves them from certain death, but throws them into the unknown waters just off the coastline. And that's just the start of their night.
Beneath the waters of the Atlantic ocean, the confluence of power has woken a goddess. Will they survive their encounter?
very good short story Constance is on a sinking ship and is led to the captain’s tender by Jimmy, Sunrise Jolly of the traveling circus show’s faithful shadow. They save several people from the sunken ship before their little boat is struck by lightening. Their survival will be determined by the sea goddess that Constance woke.