Fans of Hallmark movies set in small towns with quirky characters will enjoy this kisses-only romantic comedy set in fictional Mermaid Bay, Oregon.
Bookstore owner Jonah Reed has one rule: no more treasure hunting. Not after close calls, bad decisions, and enough saltwater disasters to last a lifetime.
But when history professor Annabeth Mercer arrives in Mermaid Bay searching for the truth behind the lost clipper ship the Starling, Jonah gets pulled into the mystery anyway. Mostly because Annabeth has a talent for asking impossible questions and wandering toward danger with alarming confidence.
Now Jonah is dodging king tides, deciphering clues, and enduring commentary from Mermaid Bay’s unofficial council of matchmaking busybodies, who treat his love life like community theater. As clues surface during dangerous winter tides, Jonah and Annabeth find themselves chasing a mystery tangled with old legends, whispered songs, and the growing possibility that mermaids may not be entirely fictional.
Neither is falling in love.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Bookstore owner Jonah Reed has one rule: no more treasure hunting. Not after close calls, bad decisions, and enough saltwater disasters to last a lifetime.
But when history professor Annabeth Mercer arrives in Mermaid Bay searching for the truth behind the lost clipper ship the Starling, Jonah gets pulled into the mystery anyway. Mostly because Annabeth has a talent for asking impossible questions and wandering toward danger with alarming confidence.
Now Jonah is dodging king tides, deciphering clues, and enduring commentary from Mermaid Bay’s unofficial council of matchmaking busybodies, who treat his love life like community theater. As clues surface during dangerous winter tides, Jonah and Annabeth find themselves chasing a mystery tangled with old legends, whispered songs, and the growing possibility that mermaids may not be entirely fictional.
Neither is falling in love.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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