The Lighthouse at Low Tide

A Willowmere Collection Small-Town Love Story

Mara Keane believed she was starting over.

After a quiet divorce dismantles the life she once felt certain about, Mara returns to the coastal town of Willowmere for a temporary research post. The work is smaller. The town is quieter. The lighthouse at the edge of the shore stands steady through changing tides. Watching, not demanding.

Jonah Hale never left.

A lighthouse keeper who chose constancy over reinvention, Jonah lives a life shaped by routine, responsibility, and attention. He does not chase what comes next. He tends what already exists.

When Mara and Jonah’s lives intersect, nothing explodes into motion. There are no grand gestures. No promises made too soon. Just shared work, shared silence, and a growing understanding that love does not have to rush in order to be real.

As seasons change and the sea reshapes the coast, Mara is faced with a choice. Not between ambition and love, but between the life she once believed she was meant to want, and the life that finally fits.

This is a story about starting over after certainty breaks. About choosing a smaller, truer life. About a love that waits without demanding.

The Lighthouse at Low Tide is a quiet, emotionally rich romance about two whole people choosing alignment over urgency. A novel where nothing dramatic “fixes” everything.

Perfect for readers who love slow-burn, character-driven romance and small-town coastal settings.