Mick Carruthers has had a bad evening and it doesn't promise to get any better. He rides his bike along the beach and rescues a would be swimmer, before she can get very far into the surf. He leaves the young woman no choice but to leave with him when he insists on taking her home. Mick can't afford to get involved with anyone but he can't help the attraction he feels. Whether he likes it or not, the would be midnight swimmer is about to become part of his life.

Once she gets over her initial fear of the biker who grabs her from the shoreline, Clarissa McBride can't believe he actually thinks she's trying to commit suicide. Clarissa resents his appointing himself her guardian and wants to avoid the handsome biker, but you don't always get what you want. As they get to know each other better, she finds he has a hidden agenda he will do anything to keep her from finding out. His secrets could prove to be very deadly.

The Mermaid and the Eagle is a complex story of two people dealing with, and overcoming their pasts. How they handle the present to compensate the past, creates the intriguing plot. Past and current events are alternated until they finally join to reach the story's climax. This technique isn't generally accepted, but Ms Sisk handles it very well, and avoids expected confusion in the shifting back and forth.

The characters, are well developed, and while not always likeable, they draw the reader in and don't let go until the story is done. They get involved in situations which keep the suspense growing until a solution has to be reached.

Will the mermaid be caught by the eagle? You'll have to read the story to find out.