A teenage swimmer returns to her home and sport after mysteriously fleeing her hometown. With no close friends, no parents, and the constant disconnect and anxiety she experiences, topped with always having to look over her shoulder, Ricki St.James is purely alone. Enter Bexley Conrad with her white blonde hair, her hardcore loyalty, and her tight knit family. Ricki finds herself edging into a new life where she can be free from her past, where she can have a mom again, where she falls in love, and where she has a person. With the Conrads she's safe from it all. Until she's not. Mysterious drama everywhere, a hint of romance, the power of family, and a complex main character are guaranteed to plunge you headfirst into Underwater.