Lena has lived her whole life near the beach - walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves - the problem is, she's spent her whole life just watching. <br><br>As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Lena vows she will no longer watch from the sand: she <i>will</i> learn to surf. <br><br>But her father - a former surfer himself - refuses to allow her to take lessons. After a near drowning in his past, he can't bear to let Lena take up the risky sport.<br><br>Yet something lures Lena to the water ... an ancient, powerful magic. One morning Lena catches sight of this magic: a beautiful woman - with a silvery tail. <br><br>Nothing will keep Lena from seeking the mermaid, not even the dangerous waves at Magic Crescent Cove. <br><br>And soon ... what she sees in the mermaid's mirror will change her life ...