In the aftermath of the Civil War, a woman flees an abusive past and finds refuge on the coast of Georgia. Jessica Whitmore, a widowed mother of two, arrives on Saint Simons Island seeking shelter in a crumbling cottage beneath an unfinished lighthouse. The island's beauty is shadowed by buried secrets and a dangerous man determined to keep the coast in darkness.

As Jesse builds a new life and protects her children, she forms an unexpected bond with Jonas Miller, the principled engineer striving to complete BluffLight, the lighthouse his late father designed. But enemies are watching-and the truth about Jesse's past could cost her everything.

By the Light of the Bluff blends historical fiction, Southern atmosphere, slow-burn romance, and spiritual undertones in a lyrical tale of resilience and redemption. Fans of Kristin Hannah, Charles Martin, and historical coastal fiction will find a powerful story of hope in the storm.