In the depths of a frigid Alaskan winter lies a tale of greed, rivalry, and the chilling pursuit of truth. Aurora ‘Rory’ Darling thought she’d left behind the ghosts of her past when she parted ways with her estranged father. But as the winter mining season looms on the desolate Alaskan horizon, her old life comes crashing back when her father launches a rival ice dredging operation with her criminal ex-boyfriend. A fortune lies buried beneath the treacherous ice – and the clock is ticking. As tempers flare amid the bitter chill, it quickly becomes clear that their battle for the gold is just the tip of the iceberg. Caught up in a fierce struggle and grappling with her growing fear of diving, Rory fights to keep her head above water. But when a shocking death shatters their fragile equilibrium, she’s plunged into a dangerous game to unravel a sinister truth. And to make matters worse, a mysterious stranger has arrived in town, dead set on tracking her down. As friendships are pushed to their limits and shady figures from her ex-boyfriend's past lurk on the sidelines, Rory must confront the demons that have been haunting her soul and unravel the darkest secrets of Alaska’s frozen underbelly. The icy depths are waiting to claim their next victim. Will Rory emerge victorious, or will her past mistakes consume her? Dive into a heart-pounding adventure that expertly weaves together thrilling suspense, intricately woven characters, and a landscape as starkly beautiful as it is perilous. With mysteries as palpable as the shimmering Northern Lights, Aurora’s Winter is a page-turning read that will chill you to the bone and keep you guessing until the very last page.

Rory’s dredging operation in Alaska is on the brink of disaster. Ben, a former Navy diver, could be her salvation — and she can’t help falling for him. But time is running out, the danger is running high, and he has his own secrets… A page-turning mystery suspense tells the story of a female underwater dredge miner who becomes obsessed with saving her family business from disaster. On a sunny summer day, underwater dredge owner Buck Darling almost drowns in a gold diving accident in Nome, Alaska. His daughter, Aurora, must pick up the pieces and find a way to overcome financial ruin as the only woman dredge operator on the Bering Sea. Forced to hire Ben, a mysterious former Navy diver, Aurora suspects he may have a criminal background. As she uncovers the dark truth surrounding his past, Aurora comes face-to-face with her burgeoning feelings for the man—and some in the small, isolated Alaska town aren’t happy about it. Her digging unearths a painful truth about the legacy of her father: a legendary figure in Nome. For Aurora, another lie connected to her seemingly cursed family background pushes her over the edge. Driven by curiosity and a need for the truth, Aurora, with the aid of her best friend, is drawn deeper and deeper into the mystery. But time is running out, the danger is running high, and getting on the gold may be her only salvation.

When writers travel to many places, they come up with their own bucket list of wanting to go to a special place. For writers who hate winter, a trip that must go in winter is such a place. Why should Aurora travel in winter? Traveling has the beauty of traveling back through the seasons, so if you fly into the arctic winter skies several times colder, your curiosity about travel increases. A real winter trip in winter! The largest show in the universe and a gift from Mother Nature in the Arctic! Shall we go now to meet “Aurora,” a colorful carpet and heavenly curtain where a beautiful fantasy of light unfolds in the winter sky?