Aleksandra hasn't set foot in the quiet seaside town of Bellamy Bay since her mother's tragic death. Her father has forbidden her from visiting. But on a whim, Alex accepts an invitation to visit her estranged relatives and help them in their family business: an herbal apothecary. Alex soon discovers that her family is at the centre of salacious town gossip; they are rumoured to be magical healers descended from mermaids. She brushes this off as nonsense until a local is poisoned and her aunt Lidia is arrested. But Alex is certain Lidia is being framed, and she resolves to find out why.
