Eleanor Whitaker has kept the same ritual every night for three years—lighting a lantern in her window for the husband she lost too soon. In her quiet town and quiet house, grief has settled into something almost comfortable. Until a man with calloused hands and a gentle voice moves into the barn across the lane.

Matthew Hale isn't looking to stay. A traveling woodworker with a past he doesn't talk about, he's used to packing light and leaving before the seasons change. But something about Eleanor—and the steady glow in her window—pulls him in, one carved feather and shared silence at a time.

As autumn deepens into winter, their slow-growing connection stirs something neither of them expected. But healing isn't easy. For Eleanor, moving forward means more than letting go of the past—it means trusting her heart again. And for Matthew, it means daring to stay long enough to matter.

In a story full of lantern-lit evenings, quiet porch conversations, and the beauty of beginning again, one woman must decide if a new chapter is worth the risk...

Can two broken hearts find a home in the same light?