本剧由韩国本土同名漫画《令人垂涎之岛》改编而成。描述17世纪朝鲜, 在航海中遇到暴风的英国花美男青年William因而漂流到耽罗岛 (现在的济州岛) ，在那儿与潜女 (海女) 和被流放的士大夫朴奎, 还有东印度公司的日本人商人Jann等人相遇后所发生的故事。

The drama is based on a comic with the same title. Set in the 17th Century, Jang Beo-jin (Seo Woo) is a young female diver on Tamra Island . She doesn't particularly enjoy her situation and dreams of one day leaving the island. One day, to her shock, she discovers a young blond haired man lying on the beach. The young man's name is William (Pierre Deporte) and he is a shipwrecked British citizen. Another young man named Park Kyu enters the island under the disguise of one of the many convicts sent to Tamra Island . In actuality, Park Kyu (Im Ju-hwan) is a budding government official known as a Seonbi. These three young people then become involved in a hilarious love triangle.