A teen returns to the small beach town she grew up in and falls for an irresistible boy who's hiding a secret more incredible than she could ever dream in this sweepingly romantic coming of age story steeped in folklore.
Beckon the sea,
I'll come to thee....
Shed seven tears,
perchance seven years...

Before scandal chased her family away from their seaside home, Gwen Cooke met a boy on the beach with unfathomably dark eyes who whispered strange things in her ear then disappeared. Seven years later, Gwen is seventeen years old and back in her hometown for the summer. Her official reason for coming is her grandmother asked her to, but deep inside, Gwen has always felt a tug pulling her back to the ocean and couldn't resist any longer.

When she meets the enigmatic Jesse, Gwen falls head over heels despite his odder qualities that make him seem like something half-tamed—wilder than anyone she's ever met. With her grandmother's old tales of the sea and local folklore filling her ears, Gwen could almost believe Jesse is something other. But that's impossible...isn't it?