History is written by the victors. Or, in this case, by a panicked linguist with a quill and a plan to commit a felony. Isla Rhys-Jones, former Oxford academic turned boat mechanic's wife, thought the hardest part of Maine life was the weather. That was before a November gale stripped the mud from the harbor floor, revealing the skeletal remains of an 18th-century brigantine right under her husband's workshop. The discovery attracts Dr. Alistair Rane, a State Archaeologist with a clipboard, a grudge, and the power to seize the boatyard via eminent domain. But the shipwreck hides a secret: the town's founders weren't humble farmers—they were insurance-fraud privateers who stole the King of France's silver. To save the boatyard, the library, and the bakery's sourdough starter, Isla must team up with a chaos-loving salvage captain and the town's uptight treasurer to pull off the ultimate heist. Their mission? To forge a new history, break into a lighthouse, and make three tons of illegal silver disappear before the tide turns. Because in Bracken Cove, the truth is just a first draft waiting to be edited.