"Ahakoa kei te haikura tonu a Wai, ko ia t?ra e tiaki ana i ?na t?ina tokorua, e kimi p?tea ana kia ora ai te wh?nau. He kaha te tautoko mai a tana hoa t?ne a Tama i a ia. P?mau tonu t? r?ua aroha, t?tahi ki t?tahi. N? te taenga atu o t?tahi tauhou ki te t?one o Whiritoa, ka huri k?aro te ao o Wai. He tangata purotu, engari, he murare. He kaiwaiata, engari an?, he arero rua. N? ng? mahi m?rere a te tauhou nei ka riro atu a Wai ki t?na taha. N? te ao tawhito te kaupapa o t?nei pakimaero aroha, ?, kua tuhia k?tia kia h?ngai tonu ki te ao o ng? taiohi o n?ianei"--Back cover. Although Wai is still at high school, she is responsible for looking after her two younger sisters, and earning money to support the family - this is all made easier with the support of her boyfriend Tama. The young couple love each other deeply. However, her world is turned upside down when a stranger comes to town. He is handsome, a talented singer, but manipulative and two faced. Ths love story is a modern retelling of the traditional story of the taniwha Poutini, who kidnaps Wait?iki, the wife of Tamaahua. Rewritten to be relevant for young people today.