<p>Her reputation in ruins, her only refuge is a lighthouse with secrets of its own.<br></p><p>After a false accusation of theft shatters her world, art teacher Emily Blackstone flees to a quiet cottage on the Gulf Coast. She only wants to hide from the media storm that ruined her life, but the small town of Starlight Harbor has other plans.<br></p><p>Among the Lighthouse Cottage residents, Emily finds unexpected allies in the wise lighthouse keeper, Winnie, and her protective nephew, Cliff. But Grant Stone, the handsome local gallery owner, is wary of outsiders with artistic ambitions, especially one with a past as notorious as Emily's.<br></p><p>When Emily uncovers an old lighthouse journal hinting at hidden family secrets, she's drawn deeper into Starlight Harbor's tight-knit community. As she cautiously begins painting again, her art transforms into something raw and honest she's never created before.<br></p><p>When her past comes roaring back with the threat of a new lawsuit, Emily must choose between running again or finding the courage to exhibit her deeply personal new work and fight for her name. In a place where the tide reveals all, she must learn that redemption comes not from proving her innocence to the world, but from the light she finds within herself.<br></p>