The Vote That Won’t Hold, Book 7 of The Legacy of the Bay by Don D. Brown, follows the Gulf Coast town of Port Harmony as a marina expansion threatens the last marsh standing between its families and the water.

The developer’s presentation promises progress. Phase Three will finish the marina, bringing new opportunities to a community already struggling with canceled insurance policies. But beneath the polished renderings lies a question the presentation never answers: What happens when the protection being removed is the protection the town still needs?

Rosa Medina has the measurements. Jack Dalton knows the pilings and the tides. And a young man named Samuel carries a ledger to the podium, asking the board to consider what its vote will mean beyond the meeting room.

As hurricane season approaches, the people of Port Harmony must weigh the promise of growth against the knowledge earned by those who live and work along Choctawhatchee Bay.

A Gulf Coast family saga about coastal development, stewardship, and the consequences of public decisions, The Vote That Won’t Hold continues Don D. Brown’s exploration of the bonds between a community and the waters that sustain it. A vote can move a line on a map. It cannot move the water.

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