Lily Crestwood arrives in the quiet coastal town of Seabrook, Maine, hoping for a fresh start far from the shadows of her past. Determined to build a new life as the town’s schoolteacher, she hides the scandal that once consumed her life—a secret she knows could unravel everything she’s worked for.
Lighthouse Keeper Everett Aldridge is no stranger to hardship. After the heartbreaking loss of his wife, he has devoted himself entirely to raising his daughter, Clara. Meeting and spending time with the town’s new schoolteacher, Everett’s heart unexpectedly begins to open, and he can’t help but be drawn to her playful spirit. Her kindness revives emotions he believed were gone forever.
Just as Lily and Everett dare to imagine a future together, a traveling vaudeville troupe arrives in Seabrook—and with it, ghosts from Lily’s past. When townspeople discover the truth about Lily’s former life on the stage, whispers of judgment spread, threatening her new role as a teacher and the life she’s carefully rebuilt.
With their hearts on the line and the town’s eyes upon them, will Lily and Everett find the courage to face the storms of the past—and discover a love that shines brighter than the secrets they hide?
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