The Cottage on Lighthouse Lane

Davis Bunn

Apr 2021 · Miramar Bay Book 5 · Kensington Books

About this ebook

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tranquility Falls comes a heart-stirring new novel that readers of Carolyn Brown and Ellen Hilderbrand will rejoice in, set in Miramar Bay, the idyllic seaside town where everyone gets a second chance, including a Hollywood star with a wounded heart and an insightful woman escaping a tragic past in Ukraine.

“Fans of Nicholas Sparks and inspirational fiction will enjoy Bunn.” —Booklist on Moondust Lake

Sometimes life flips the script . . .

Billy Walker is a North Carolina boy whose Hollywood star is beginning to shine. His rough past is in the rear view. Now seeing the world from the back seat of a limousine, Billy has no regrets about what he had to do, and the choices he made, to get there. But all it takes is one death-defying moment for Billy’s world to shift. When an on-set accident leaves him shaken, plagued by haunting dreams, he’s in desperate need of a rest cure. Given keys to a getaway cottage on Lighthouse Lane in Miramar Bay, he’ll regroup, relax, and recover. Yet as Billy’s dreams grow darker and more fearful, his only promise for light is in a stunning, mysterious, and uniquely gifted stranger . . .

And your next act is rewritten  . . .

 Mimi has never forgotten her tragic childhood in eastern Ukraine. Violence, a vanished family, abandonment, and a hard-won struggle to escape. Miramar Bay couldn’t be a more beautiful or unexpected refuge. In yoga and dance, and imbued with a talent to read the unrestful visions of others, Mimi has a seemingly divine ability to comfort.  She may be everything Billy desires, but Mimi knows what Billy needs. He must confront his troubling past—and not just in his dreams. As their connection deepens, Billy finds himself falling in love, and waking up to something he’s never felt before. But when the real world comes calling again, how can he say goodbye to a woman who’s changing his life one illuminating sunrise at a time?

Poignant, powerful, and surprising, this is a love story for every wounded heart that hoped to feel again.

Ratings and reviews

Billy trying to make it as a star, when it does happens, then an on set accident and needing time to heal. Nightmares again have returned and darker than before. Meeting a stranger Mimi escaping a tragic past, meets Billy, will a love come or will the call of being a star come again. The plow didn’t flow for me, actions at times seemed forced. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

3.5 stars This is the first book I’ve read by Davis Bunn and it may be my last. This book had some wonderfully written characters, but I enjoy more of a romance read than what this book gives. The story is important, but the ending wasn’t to my liking. I enjoyed reading about Billy’s upcoming rise to stardom and Mimi’s getting some closure to her life, but overall, not one of my favorite reads. That’s not to say a lot of readers won’t love it, so grab your copy and form your own opinions. I received an advanced reader copy of this book from NetGalley and Kensington Books and this is my voluntary and honest review.

About the author

Davis Bunn is an internationally bestselling author with more than seven million books in print in twenty-one languages. Originally from North Carolina, he draws on his international experience to craft award-winning novels. Davis has been honored with four Christy Awards for excellence in fiction, among other accolades. He serves as Writer in Residence at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University. Davis and his wife, Isabella, divide their time between the English countryside and the coast of Florida. Visit Davis at www.davisbunn.com.