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Ellen Trawton is running away from it all—quite literally. She is due to get married to a man she doesn't love, her job is dragging her down, and her interfering mother is getting on her nerves. So she escapes to the one place she know her mother won't follow her—to her aunt's house in rural Ireland. Once there, she uncovers a dark family secret—and a future she never knew she might have. Meanwhile, Caitlin Macausland is mourning the future she can never have. She died tragically in what the village thinks is suspicious circumstances, and now she is stuck in a limbo, unable to move on. And between the two of them is an old lighthouse—the scene of so much tragedy. Can each woman find the peace she so desperately longs for? And can they find the way to live again?
Publication Year: 2013
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This book was recommended to me as a romance, but it feels more like a ghost story that contains a love story within it. However, this didn't make the book less enjoyable for me. I love a sense of mystery in a story, and the ghost story gave me that wonderful, mysterious feeling. I want to clarify that the ghost story, while mysterious, isn't scary. It's more of an exploration of loneliness in isolation and contemplation of what it means not only to be loved, but to love someone unconditionally. Although I found the heroine and hero annoying at times, and overall I wasn't feeling their romantic relationship, the book built up a solid foundation that brought everything together in a way that I felt like all the characters deserved to be happy, and I felt confident they would have their happily ever after. One major thing that bugged me in this book was the infidelity. I'm not a huge fan of "It would be disrespectful to break up with my fiancé over the phone, so I must cheat on him until I can break up with him in person" justification for using cheating. Overall, though, it's a beautiful book that left me feeling satisfied, cozy, and uplifted during strange times.