The Lights By The Sea: A heartwarming Small Town, Grumpy/Sunshine cozy romance (Northlight Cove Book 1)

About this book

Autumn Hayes is officially done with Boston burnout. Acting on a whim—and perhaps a bit too much wine—she purchases a crumbling 1920s cinema in a quiet Maine fishing village. She has exactly six weeks to restore the "Grand Lady" to her former glory, but her ambitious plans for a fresh start are immediately challenged by the town’s local lighthouse keeper and police chief, Ryan Cole. Ryan is the quintessential grumpy foil to Autumn’s sunshine. He arrives with a clipboard full of code violations and a reserved, stoic nature that keeps everyone at arm's length. While he views Autumn’s impulsive renovation project with skepticism, his protective instincts start to surface whenever she finds herself in over her head. Caught in a classic grumpy/sunshine dynamic, the two clash over building permits and boundaries, yet they find themselves drawn together amidst the scent of salt air and old film reels. As the theater begins to breathe again, supported by a mysterious reclusive projectionist and an aristocratic black cat named Gatsby, Autumn discovers that Northlight Cove might be more than just a project. She is building a home, and she just might be building a future with the one man who knows how to weather any storm.