The Lightkeeper
A Historical Romance, Fiction, Romance book. On Sunday, something washed up on shore. Susan Wiggs, The...
When his pregnant wife dies in a shipwreck, Jesse Morgan gives up his wealth and place in Seattle society. He relegates himself to a tiny community where he dedicates his life to protecting others from the ocean. As keeper of a remote lighthouse along a dangerous coast in the Pacific Northwest, Jesse rejects all social contact so that he can brood about his loss. When the sea tosses up a beautiful pregnant woman, the lone survivor of another shipwreck, Jesse finds he has a second chance at life and love. Mary Dare is an outspoken Irish woman who takes poverty, single motherhood, and death in stride. She brings vitality, passion, and joy to Jesse's...
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I see the way he looks at you when you're not aware of his gaze. I see the way you care for him. And so when you think he wants you gone, it is not that. He is simply afraid to lose you. Susan Wiggs, The Lightkeeper // Oh, aye. A bit of mist in the air might bring the selkies out to play. The selkies are seal people, you know. Susan Wiggs, The Lightkeeper // On Sunday, something washed up on shore. Susan Wiggs, The Lightkeeper //
Im inclined to give this book a 2,5 2,75 star rating. Simply put: there were things I liked about the story, e.g. the setting of the Washington Territory in 1876 is pretty amazing. The beautiful wild nature's well captured and brought to life. The life of a light keeper in those times seems so lonely but also peaceful in such a beautiful... Everyone is running from somethingWhen Jesse Morgan finds Mary Dare unconscious and nearly dead he wonders what is he going to do with her. Fate brought them together but Jesse was determined to separate them as quickly as possible.Jesse has lived a solitary life since the death of his wife on a rocky spot as the manager of a light... More like 3.5 stars, really.It was a sweet story ... Just like waves and gentle swells gradually battering away at a rigid coastline, so Mary's love and joy broke through Jesse's barnacle shell. The happy ending was well-deserved,,not forced. The pacing was comfortable - neither rushed nor draggy. Both Jesse and Mary felt very identifiably...
