When Lily's human-hating cousin Dosinia is exiled from Thalassinia and send to land, Lily is faced with the huge task of keeping her on the straight and narrow. As if her bratty cousin weren't enough to handle, the reappearance of a merboy from Lily's past makes her question her decision to renounce her kingdom and stay on land with Quince.

Can Lily stay true to her duty and her dreams, or will living on land really mean living a lie?