In the underwater kingdom of Corsica, mermaids are the property of the mermaids. We are considered valuable until we are in our thirties, after which we are considered worthless. Good thing I'm forty, never had children, and am a widow. So, basically, I can live my life as I see fit. Until my husband's younger brother, Cullen, decides to make me his wife... his seventh wife. Cullen has a mean temper and has always been obsessed with me - ever since we were young. Now that his older brother died, he realized that he had a chance to finally take possession of me. Only I am the kind of woman who will not accept my fate so easily. No, I'm a fighter by nature, so when it was decided that I should marry Cullen, I do the only thing I can. I run away. On land. As soon as I reach the shore, I am faced with a completely new and terribly unfamiliar world. Luckily, I have the Siren's Song, which motivates people to do whatever I want. But my song doesn't work on one man in particular, Sawyer Ray. And Sawyer is just the man I need, because I'm sure that someone is walking towards me...