Harper Lane never meant to buy a ship — especially not the rusted hulk everyone in Clearwater Bay had written off. But when she saw the Aurora Bell listed for $11,000, she saw more than decay. She saw a second chance — for the ship, and for herself.
Armed with determination and grease-stained hands, Harper spent months restoring what others called hopeless. Then, behind a sealed panel in the captain’s quarters, she found crates filled with forgotten art, letters, and treasures worth over $75 million.
But Harper didn’t care about the money. She cared about the story — proof that beauty still hides in broken things. She fixed her garage, cared for her mother, and turned the Aurora Bell into a museum honoring resilience.
In saving the ship, Harper learned a truth that would stay with her forever: when you believe in what others have abandoned, sometimes the world believes back.
