Calder White lives in the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother in a family of murderous mermaids. To survive, Calder and his sisters prey on humans, killing them to absorb their energy. But this summer the underwater clan targets Jason Hancock out of pure revenge. They blame Hancock for their mother's death and have been waiting a long time for him to return to his family's homestead on the lake. Hancock has a fear of water, so to lure him in, Calder sets out to seduce Hancock's daughter, Lily. Easy enough — especially as Calder has lots of practice using his irresistible good looks and charm on unsuspecting girls. Only this time Calder screws everything up: he falls for Lily — just as Lily starts to suspect that there's more to the monsters-in-the-lake legends than she ever imagined. And just as his sisters are losing patience with him.
I have found that it can be really hit or miss with mermaid books. They can either be really dark(Lost Voices) or really corny(Forgive My Fins). This one wasn't at all corny and it wasn't too dark. It is a familiar story about a supernatural and a human falling in love. However, it is told from the point of view of the supernatural who is the boy which is a rare treat. I liked the conflict of feelings because she is the daughter of the man who is responsible for the death of his mother. Also the conflict within the small group of mermaids, they don't all get along but they have a common goal of avenging their mother's death and that is what keeps them together.
It was refreshing that Lily tries to resist how attracted she is to Calder because she finds it creepy. I thought this story wrapped up nicely and I didn't feel the need for there to be more story but apparently there is a sequel, Deep Betrayal, that comes out in 2013.
