Leah Janae Thomas

Martin struggles with his blood phobia as a mermaid washes ashore in Port Wenn, astonishing everyone. Judith, on prescribed oxygen, causes chaos. Louisa consults Martin's girlfriend Eden for medical advice. Greg and George face challenges despite their sea urchin boom success.

Brilliant and brusque renowned surgeon Martin Best leaves his lucrative career in Boston to become the general practitioner in the small seaside village of Port Wenn, Maine. One local teacher, Louisa Gavin questions his harsh demeanor, while Martin quickly gets annoyed by the antics of its town locals, all while hiding his debilitating aversion to blood.

After Martin comes face to face with his childhood bully and diagnoses a potentially contagious illness, he is forced to cancel Port Wenn’s monthly baked bean supper, angering everyone in the town. Also, Louisa observes Mark getting friendly with her teaching assistant, while Elaine steps in to help Martin in an unexpected, but very much needed.

Port Wenn’s favorite hunky wilderness survival instructor goes missing after Martin deduces that he desperately needs medical help. Also, the locals are furious with Martin after he calls the health inspector on The Salty Breeze suspecting food poisoning and Elaine decides to skip her mother’s wedding to the school principal.

On the eve of Port Wenn’s annual blueberry festival, Martin treats a local man who has apparently become blue from eating too many blueberries. Also, Martin is disturbed by Aunt Sarah’s lack of attention to her health, Mark faces the repercussions when his vision issues may stem from his sexual history and Louisa is determined to win the pie competition.

When Port Wenn puts on their annual ‘Blood Factory,’ celebrating the gory horror novel set there, Martin must contain his secret debilitating blood phobia when Louisa gets seriously ill and needs his help. Meanwhile, the town is all atwitter when the novel’s author is rumored to be making a surprise visit to the event.