She came home for a funeral she didn't expect. She left as a murder suspect.Morgan Seaver returns to her family's beach house on Pearl Island expecting nothing more than a quiet homecoming.

Instead, she finds her aunt dead on the floor — and the police pointing fingers straight at her.Then the mist comes. It wraps around her like it knows her, and from its depths steps a kitten who claims Morgan as his own before she's even decided whether to trust him.

As Morgan digs for the truth, she uncovers a family legacy soaked in mermaid legend — and a centuries-old vendetta with Cora, a sea witch who doesn't forgive, doesn't forget, and has been waiting a very long time for a Seaver to come home.To clear her name, Morgan has to do more than solve a murder. She has to decide how much of her family's darkest bargain she's willing to inherit.Perfect for fans of small-town paranormal cozies with bite — where the magic is real, the secrets are older than anyone living, and the kitten might just be the most dangerous thing on the island