Night Light

Jennifer Bernard

Mar 2026 · Sea Smoke Island Book 3 · Jennifer Bernard

About this ebook

On Sea Smoke Island, secrets never stay buried—and the truth is never safe.

Every time Detective Tina Chen comes to Sea Smoke Island, two things happen. One, criminals get busted. Two, she nearly loses her lunch on the boat ride over. This time, maybe things will be different. She’s on vacation, for one thing. Mandated vacation. But what kind of vacation would it be without an investigation to keep her busy? Enter Marigold Olson, who hires her to locate the mystery man who ditched her at the altar. His trail takes Tina to the Lightkeeper Inn and a head-on collision with … her longtime TV crush?

Jack Finnegan is no detective, though he plays one on a long-running crime series. But since no one will believe him that his sister Jessie’s in trouble, finding her is on him. Why has she disappeared from their grandparents’ old cottage on Sea Smoke? Who was the man she was seeing? And why can’t he shake the feeling that something has gone terribly wrong? Teaming up with the hot badass cop Tina is a no-brainer, at least for him. He’s not the one with the crush…not yet.

On Sea Smoke Island, the connections go deep and the mysteries go deeper, and soon Tina and Jack are dodging bullets and getting drawn into a notorious unsolved murder. And that’s before they discover they’ve stumbled onto a secret more dangerous than they ever imagined. What is the truth behind Night Light? Can they unbury it before it buries them?

NIGHT LIGHT is an opposites attract, reverse grumpy-sunshine romantic suspense set on the hauntingly beautiful coast of Maine.

Ratings and reviews

Jennifer Bernard tells a great story and I especially enjoyed this one! It's a multi-layered romantic suspense with mystery, secrets and unexpected twists. This amazing story will keep you on your toes. I love the coastal Maine setting and I also love a strong, tough female character, Tina Chen is that and then some. Then there is Jack, they make a fantastic team. I adored their dialog and swoony connection. Entertaining, awesome, page turning book, I absolutely loved it!

Night Light is book 3 in the Sea Smoke Island series by Jennifer Bernard Back on the island for supposedly a vacation, Detective Tina Chen gets hired by a resident to investigate her ex who up and disappeared right before the wedding. Then Tina runs into Jack Finnegan, TV star in her favorite show, who’s looking for his missing sister. Nothing is making sense but Tina is set to figure out the mysteries that happened on the island now and might be connected to a cold case from long ago. Read

Detective Tina Chen returns to Sea Smoke Island for a vacation. She’s really there to help Marigold Olson. Marigold was stood up by Adam and just disappeared. Tina hopes to find him and learn why. While searching the Honeymoon Suite at the Lightkeeper Inn, she finds a piece of paper, while laying on her back. Jack Finnegan, who plays a detective on long-running crime series, put her there, after she did it to him first. When rhey agree to help each other, things quicklyheat up between them

About the author

Jennifer Bernard is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. Her books have been called “an irresistible reading experience” full of “quick wit and sizzling love scenes.” A graduate of Harvard and former news promo producer, she left big city life for true love in Alaska, where she now lives with her husband and stepdaughters. She still hasn’t adjusted to the cold, so most often she can be found cuddling with her laptop and a cup of tea. Sign up for her newsletter for book news and fun exclusives.