A lottery binds a nursing student to a captain, awakening her mermaid heritage.
Elena trades nursing school for a contract marriage with Captain Cole Morgan after a lottery settles her family's debt. She expects coldness but finds warmth from his mother Margaret and a protective husband who sails harder to fund her tuition. When Elena reaches the Morgan household, the ocean shifts: rare treasures surface at low tide and nets overflow with impossible catches. Her dormant mermaid lineage stirs, tied to a seashell pendant from infancy. She qualifies as a nurse, opens a coastal clinic, and endures her sisters' jealousy while embracing her destiny among the Tide-Folk.
Markers
- 1contract marriage
- 2mermaid awakening
- 3coastal clinic
Audience
The romance blends maritime folklore with a determined heroine who earns her medical career while navigating newfound power.
