Lights of Acadia

Two lost souls, one lighthouse journey . . . and an unforgettable search for the way home. At eighteen, Scout Swift ran away from home with a charming swindler. Now, twelve years later, shes ready to return to Maine to fulfill her late mothers dream of visiting all the lighthouses in New England. Alone. Or so she thinks. Before leaving, Scout discovers a pregnant teenager hiding behind stacks of bird seed at her workplace. The desperate young woman begs to be taken along on Scout's trip. As they explore the coastal lighthouses, the two soon develop an unexpected bond. Upon their arrival in Maine, Scout tries to reconcile with her estranged father and help her stubborn young friend find her family. But when Scouts middle school crush attempts to help her heal old hurts, can she find the courage to explore the true meaning of home and healing, before she loses her chance at both? The Way Home is the second book in the Lights of Acadia series by two-time Carol award-winning author Heidi Chiavaroli. If you like romantic Women's Fiction, you'll love this thoughtful novel steeped in family secrets, second chances, and boundless compassion.

Young love means everything... until it leaves you with nothing. The summer before her senior year of high school, Laney Jacobs, and her best friend jump from a six-story beachside cliff in an attempt to impress their boyfriends. Laney rose from the water. Her friend did not. Six years later, when Laney's troubled mother's memoir hits the bestseller list airing the family's destructive secrets, Laney is forced to relive the trauma, this time in the public eye. To escape the scrutiny, she seeks shelter at her estranged grandmother's seaside inn. But she can't reconcile the loving woman with the heartless parent in her mother's book. As she looks for answers, the ex-boyfriend who'd witnessed her darkest days reappears, stirring up both pain and hope. When her mother's vindictive fans threaten her grandmother's livelihood and the lighthouse Laney has come to love, she turns to the century-old words of a young lighthouse keeper to help her find the courage to move forward. But once truths from the past come to light and old love finds new beginnings, will Laney discover that forgiveness is the only way toward true healing?