Salt in the Vein

About this book

In the shadow of Seattle's tech skyline, the Harlan family faces the collapse of their legacy in the gritty fishing hamlet of Driftwood Bay. When patriarchal captain Mick Harlan dies suddenly during red crab season, his will leaves the battered boat 'Riptide', the dock, and a crumbling cannery entirely to his estranged daughter Lena, a high-powered divorce litigator who fled the town's homophobia years ago. Lena returns intending to sell everything for a quick payout, but she is met with fierce resistance from her siblings: Tomas, an opioid-addicted veteran hiding PTSD, and Becca, a homemaker whose perfect facade conceals deep rage and dangerous secrets. As state regulators threaten seizure and a crypto-mogul circles the property, the siblings uncover a safe filled with illicit cash and blackmail material that shatters their understanding of their lineage. Amidst rekindled romances, brutal relapses, and a climate-ravaged fishing season, Lena must transition from mercenary to matriarch. The family navigates addiction, betrayal, and a climactic, life-threatening crab haul to redefine what binds them together.