Case, given an unexpected second chance, didn't even recognize his best friend, the only person he's ever poured his heart and soul out to. Now she wants nothing to do with him and this time she means it. Leaving seining behind, Case is still called by the plight of wild salmon, eager to continue his efforts to protect the species but unsure what career path will have the most impact. Should he stay in Seward, near his family? Or move up, and out, accepting national challenges? Chelsea has adored Case since they were teenagers, but that secret crush ends when he flirts with her, thinking she's a stranger. Why didn't she straighten him out immediately? Does she owe him one more chance or not? Is she finally over him? Justin took months to pull the ring out of his pocket and put it on Ginny's finger. Now he wants it official, as soon as possible and he can't understand why she won't even talk about picking a date. Aurora Bay is both a standalone novel and book 7 in The Thunder Bay Seiner Series. It opens where Aialik Bay ended, following the seiners and their families through an emotional end of the year, culminating on New Year's Eve. The Thunder Bay Seiner Series is a contemporary saga exploring the intertwined lives and loves of commercial fishing brothers and their families, working in the rough waters of untamed, wild Alaska. From finding yourself to starting over, found family, slow burn first love, friends-to-lovers, to second chance romance, the stories draw you into the complicated lives of the seiners and their adventures on the boats, bays, and in the small towns of Alaska.