Sometimes the road home isn’t on a map.

After a painful breakup and a stalled career, journalist Kaiah Ross sets out on a reporting road trip down the East Coast, hoping the miles will help her find her way again. But when car trouble strands her in the postcard-perfect town of Coral Cove, she’s forced to stop running–and unexpectedly finds herself drawn into a life that feels like something out of a dream.

Reid Turner has spent years putting others first–his career as a firefighter, his spirited young daughter, Piper, and the small town he’s always called home. The last thing he’s looking for is a relationship. But from the moment Kaiah arrives, her kindness, warmth, and quiet strength stir something in him he thought was long buried.

When Kaiah agrees to help promote the town’s annual “Light the Dark” Festival–a celebration meant to save Coral Cove’s historic lighthouse–what begins as a simple arrangement quickly turns into something more. Late nights of planning under string lights, shared laughter over coffee, and quiet, heartfelt moments with Piper begin to weave Kaiah into the fabric of Reid’s life . . . and into his heart.

But just as love begins to blossom, Kaiah is faced with an offer that could relaunch her career and take her far from Coral Cove. Now, she’s forced to choose between the life she thought she wanted and the unexpected love that’s given her a glimpse of home.

Titles in the connecting stories of Coral Cove include:  The View from Coral Cove ~ The Lighthouse at the Cove ~

This is a no-spice romance with either closed doors or fade-to-black scenes. Tension and kisses might be involved 🙂

Title:  The Lighthouse at the Cove
Series:  Coral Cove #2
Author:  Amy Clipston
Published:  December 2, 2025
Publisher:  Thomas Nelson
My Rating:  4 stars

I was easily swept into the lives of Kaiah and Reid in the charming coastal small town of Coral Cove in The Lighthouse at the Cove.  Kaiah is a dedicated journalist whose career might need a jump-start, hence the road trip along the East Coast.  Designed to get her career back on track and escape from the aftermath of an excruciating breakup, she’s basically on the run… she didn’t realize she was also running toward something, someone, some place.

Everything you’d want to know before picking up this story can be found in the cover description.  What you won’t find there are the depths of emotions that will roll over you as you follow Kaiah and Reid on a journey of healing, discovery, and finding out that home isn’t always a place… but often a person.  Their story is well-written, emotional, full of laughter and tears, regrets and promises, and a town full of engaging characters to enjoy.  I always have fun with an Amy Clipston novel, and The Lighthouse at the Cove continues that tradition.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley, and I sincerely thank the author or publishing house for their trust. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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