Ancient curses, magic, and creatures who step out of forgotten folklore don’t exist for Teran Dee of Boston, Massachusetts. This sassy 16-year-old is dedicated to her dream of becoming an open water swimmer and someday tackling the English Channel. When a boating disaster leaves Teran stranded on a small rock in the North Sea, she unknowingly triggers the Curse of the Seven Tears. Swept into the magical underwater realm of the Finfolk, deep in the Arctic Ocean, she is expected to become the wife of their prince, Luca, AND bear their child within a year. Finfolkaheem is one of many underwater cities in which the Finfolk have prospered for thousands of years. Their world is a stunning accomplishment of magic and technology. Teran rebels immediately and memorably upon arrival. She is determined to escape even though if she violates the curse of the Seven Tears, she and Luca—along with their families—will die. As Teran struggles to find her way through the huge and magic-saturated world of the Finfolk, she’s getting the feeling that something has awakened within her. And OMG, it feels like magic. 18-year-old Luca has dreaded becoming the victim of the curse of the Seven Tears since he was young enough to understand that the Finfolk’s continued survival depends on their ability to capture human women. Now torn between duty to his people and doing the right thing by returning Teran to her family, his people’s survival depends on him. He and his friends decide to try to break the curse, something that no Fin has been able to do. Ever. Despite everything, Teran and Luca feel strangely drawn to one another. Is it Teran’s magic, the curse, or something real? No way is she going to marry and have a baby! But, how does she escape and save everyone’s lives