Tide's Kiss

The naive mermaid Coral, captured by humans, mistakes a hunting net for a "welcome blanket"—only to fall into the mermaid auction conspiracy of White Whale Town.

Lu Wenchao, the hunter who caught her, was supposed to hand her over to the buyer. But the name of her missing father—uttered from her lips—shakes his resolve. From warden to protector, he betrays the Hunter's Guild, fleeing with her and guiding her back to the sea, all while unraveling the truth behind the mermaid's song, the Rift Tide, and a decade-old secret.

She wants to go home. He wants to atone.