To save her brother, she sacrificed herself. To save her world, she must awaken a sleeping godand survive the pull of her own heart.

For generations, deadly storms have ravaged Minas homeland. Her people believe the Sea God, once a guardian, has cursed them with ruinand only a true bride thrown into the sea can break the spell. This year, all eyes are on Shim Cheong, the village beauty and the love of Minas brother. But when her brother risks his life to stop the sacrifice, Mina makes a desperate choice: she takes Cheongs place, plunging into the sea in her stead.

Instead of death, Mina awakens in the Spirit Realma wondrous world of gods, ghosts, and ancient magic. The Sea God awaits her but hes not a monsterhes a boy trapped in a deep, cursed slumber. And time is running out. Humans dont belong here. Mina must find a way to break the curse before her borrowed time runs out.

With the help of a sardonic and enigmatic young man named Shin, Mina begins to unravel the secrets of the Sea Gods dreams. But the more time she spends with Shin and his strange, endearing band of companions, the more the lines between duty and desire begin to blur.

To break the curse, Mina must navigate betrayal, fate, and the ghosts of her own past. And in a world where nothing is as it seems, she may have to choose between saving the Sea God and losing her heart to someone else entirely.

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