Some in the village claim she's an enchantress, one of the mythical seal people who's become trapped in human form. For Owen Quinn and the other fishermen in their wind-swept Irish coastal village, times are hard. Not only is there a fishing drought, but the solitary Quinn grows more remote to his friends and neighbors by the day. Widowed for five years and still mourning his late wife, Quinn sees only a grim future - until a beautiful and mysterious woman he calls Mairead arrives and something magical changes his life. While most remain suspicious of the stranger and distant, Mrs. Gourdon, a widow whose unrequited love for Quinn initially makes her jealous, befriends Mairead and finds her life miraculously changed. Quinn experiences change, too - finally opening up to find love and happiness in life again. However, the oceans have their own secrets. Quinn is left facing a difficult decision - one that will risk everything he holds dear, and one that will determine whether or not there is magic in believing...