Emily Shae, has lived her entire life on the Outer Banks. True, she's only thirteen years old, but only days before her fourteenth birthday, she discovers that she's part of a deep family secret that goes back centuries. The revelation shatters her reality, and submerges her into a miraculous, yet dangerous world. This discovery that mermaids really do exist, challenges her physically, emotionally and mentally, forcing her to face her fears, whether she's ready to or not. Then the further revelation that the Corolla Wild Horse herd are more than they seem. Deep in an unfamiliar world, she is faced with the creature of her nightmares, and so much more. It's up to her and her unlikely companions to save herself, and those she loves.