On the Nova Scotia coast, fisherman Daren Montgomery lives in a small hometown where winter has left his heart as bare as the water.
Until he meets Lilo, he has never believed a beautiful creature from the ocean depths could be real.
Their secret love affair unfolds in magically warm water, a selkie fairy tale made tangible by a gentle tentacle and a wet kiss.
The courtship is monster romance, intimate and kept apart from the world above the waves.
Daren begins to dream of summer and a storybook ending, wondering whether fairy tales are finally worth his belief.
