Debt binds a nurse-to-be to a captain; the sea answers with treasure.
Elena trades her nursing acceptance for a contract marriage to Captain Cole Morgan after a lottery settles her family's debt. She braces for coldness but finds unexpected warmth from his mother Margaret and a fiercely protective heart beneath Cole's stern exterior. From her first day in the Morgan household, the ocean reacts to her presence: rare treasures surface at low tide and nets burst with record hauls. The seashell pendant she has carried since infancy begins to stir, signaling the awakening of a dormant mermaid lineage that ties her fate to the tides.
romance
fantasy
contract-marriage
What draws you in
Contract marriage blooms into genuine love
Ocean grants miracles to heroine
Hidden mermaid heritage unfolds slowly
You'll love it if
The blend of contractual obligation and supernatural maritime wonder appeals to you.
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