The faeries and the mermaids exist in a different realm of which she is an integral part. A secret portal transfers her to the realm of the magical creature and there she gets the hint about her destiny. Nora Roberts was surely praised as a genius in Legacy and Genuine Lies and she has proved it again. If anyone except Barrie Kreinik had narrated this novel the voice would have mixed and difficult to recognize at the climax.
All the fuss is well handled by the narrator and Barrie has given us a chance to explore the story much further to understand what is happening in the faery land. Fate has brought the girl back and she is not ready to disappear before she fulfills her destiny.