I've read several other books by this author and have found them to be enjoyable. Be forewarned, however, that this book is far different than Ms. Jacobs' usual pattern. It begins with a captain at sea (John Wall) who watches his last boat full of crewmen drifting away. He realizes he is destined to "go down with the ship" when he hears a song he's heard before. It's the siren's song, calling to him...calling him by name and begging him to come to her. He is tossed from the wreckage and floating on the stormy waves when she appears, and he succumbs to her beauty. Siren pulls him under the water, where they have sex and he begins breathing water and becomes a sea creature like her. They have more sex, and he begins to miss life on land. When he disobeys her, he realizes she has made him a slave. Although his life has been spared, he hates that a woman is telling him what to do and decides he'd rahter die than live a blissful, sex-filled life in the sea. He finds himself marooned on an island in Hawaii. The natives have stories about the sea goddess, and they tell him to stay away from the sea, or he will be killed. He later realizes he doesn't want to live as a human and he wants his Siren back. He goes to the sea and calls for her.... (You'll have to read to find out what happens next.)

So, basically, this is a ridiculous story about a man who becomes almost like a merman and has a superficial relationship with an imaginary creature. There is no love story here. She's a mystery to him; he doesn't get to know her, and what we read isn't enough to form a substantial basis for romance. The best thing about this book is that it's short. ( )