In the midst of the cypress swamps, there is a secret kept about a secluded island known as Mermaid Bayou. These uniquely beautiful creatures are camouflaged in the Louisiana bottomlands to blend in with nature. AquaElla is one of the freshwater mermaids who finds herself trapped in a fisherman's fish trap. If she doesn't escape before the moon is full, she will drown when she transforms into her human form. Then Manny, the fisherman who had set the fish trap, shows up on the bayou, planning to spend time alone on his houseboat to get sober. When he finds the mermaid tangled in his fish trap, he thinks the alcohol poisoning is making him hallucinate at first. He cuts the fish trap away from her fin, saving her life and in turn, she will save his when she gives him a reason to live life. This book also contains profound metaphorical poetry and pictures of freshwater mermaids in Mermaid Bayou.