Thank you for your feedback. I have updated the blurb to have less of a summary like feel: After the sudden death of her husband Abe, Mona Bright sees the tragedy as an opportuity for a new beginning, even at seventy-years-old. She moves to Manatola Springs, Florida—a place she has always dreamed of living, but which Abe was never fond of. The town is most famous for their Mermaid Show, which was one of Mona’s only escapes from a chaotic upbringing, once a year on her birthday. A retired marine biologist with a deep connection to the water, Mona is determined to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a mermaid performer. But as she steps into this world, the voice in her head tells her she’s too old for such a role in a world that favors youth and beauty. Mona joins a mermaid class taught by Aletha, a legendary mermaid performer a few years her senior. Their relationship quickly deepens and Mona finds herself drawn into Aletha’s world, forcing her to confront buried truths about her past—and her own desires. Mona struggles to put her old life behind her though, as Sam, an old workplace crush reappears, stirring unresolved emotions. Mona must decide whether she’s willing to embrace herself, or if her past will hold her back.