In Harbor’s Edge, the lights are more than navigation. They’re a promise.
When coastal engineer Claire Bennett arrives to evaluate the aging harbor infrastructure, she expects another temporary assignment… measure the docks, write the report, and move on to the next town. But Harbor’s Edge isn’t like the other places she’s studied. The harbor runs on tradition, quiet dedication, and a system of lights that has guided fishermen home for generations.
At the center of it all is Daniel Mercer, the harbor’s electrician and unofficial keeper of the lights. He knows every dock, every cable, every lantern along the marina… and he knows exactly what can happen when outsiders decide a small harbor needs to change. At first, Daniel sees Claire as a threat to the place he’s spent his life protecting.
But as storms roll in and the lighthouse beam falters, Claire begins to see what the harbor truly represents: not just infrastructure, but a community held together by the quiet rhythm of the sea. When Claire’s final report could determine the harbor’s future, she must decide whether to follow expectations… or protect something far more important.
Because in Harbor’s Edge, the lights don’t just guide boats home… sometimes they guide people there too.
John Berry was born in Rhodesia. He lived there for six years and then emigrated to Durban, South Africa. He went to Marist Brothers College. After matriculation, he did national service as a paratrooper and fought in the Angolan war in 1975. He traveled extensively, lived in England for two years, then emigrated to Brisbane, Australia. He spends his time researching and writing fiction stories.