Mack Nichols faces the biggest challenge of his twenty-year career when a catastrophic rogue wave nearly capsizes his boat just outside Valdez. As he fights to keep his vessel afloat, he discovers that the real danger lies aboard—a back-stabbing crewman plotting to hijack the boat. Compounded by his surprise encounter with his ex-wife, Mack must navigate the turbulent waters of both the ocean and his past.
Hoping for the adventure of a lifetime and a big paycheck, Ginny Gilbert leaps into the role of deckhand, unprepared for the grueling life at sea. As a true “fish out of water,” her resilience is tested when she realizes that Mother Nature isn’t her only challenge; a dangerous fish-farming scheme threatens to strip her of her hard-earned efforts and perhaps her life.
As politics, greed, and man’s interference in the salmon cycle threaten their goals, Mack and Ginny are thrown into a heart-pounding fight for survival. In this saga of a commercial fishing family navigating the rough waters of untamed Alaska, they discover that only together can they confront the chaos around them.
Join them and the rest of the Nichols family on a gripping journey through action, resilience, and self-discovery in the breathtaking Alaskan wilderness, where every wave brings the threat of danger and the hope of dreams come true. As the first in the Thunder Bay Seiner Series, their evolving friendship and relentless pursuit of their dreams will keep you hooked through every tide they face together. Slow burn, second chance, found family, family saga, new adult, all with salty language of the seas.
Max Travis is an Alaskan fisherman who loves salmon and cherishes the opportunity to catch and eat them.
Passionate about protecting the natural resources of Alaska, Max incorporates current affairs with personal stories.