Moriah's Lighthouse

Love's Journey on Manitoulin Island #1

by Serena B. Miller

A lost legacy. A forgotten past. A derelict lighthouse. Moriah Robertson, owner and caretaker of a Canadian fishing resort, can fix anything—except the broken lighthouse her family tended for over a century. Ben is one of the best stone masons in the world. He’s the right man for the job and the right man for her. As Moriah and Ben fall in love, they discover that they share a terrifying past—a past that will have to be resolved before they can be together.

Genres: Romance, Christian Fiction

172 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2017

About the author

I live only a few miles from a flourishing Amish community and am blessed to count many Old Order Amish as friends. Love Finds You In Sugarcreek, Ohio is a natural outgrowth of my on-going fascination with these valiant, flawed people who struggle to live their lives according to their interpretation of the Bible. Once, when I apologized for asking so many questions while researching this book, an Amish father told me that I could ask anything I wanted. “Nothing is forbidden,” he said. He told me that he wanted my book to be accurate. I was thrilled when his family read it and gave me their enthusiastic nod of approval.

Our family, however, also lived for many years in Michigan. My father, a sawyer, told me stories he had heard from old timber men who had cut the fabled giant pine in the Saginaw Valley. Visiting museums and reading about the years directly after the Civil War, when Michigan became the lumber capitol of the world, became a hobby. I was delighted when Revell Publishing allowed me to revisit that era by writing The Measure Of Katie Calloway.

There are many other books on their way—both Amish and historical. Please know that each one is a labor of love from me to you.

To God be all the glory, forever.

Serena

Reviews

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am on a roll reading books by Serena B. Miller. This was a great story with Ms. Miller's wonderful characters and heartwarming story. I felt the story in book 1 ended kind of abruptly. When I read on my Kindle app, the non-obvious endings can kind of sneak up on me, and this one did just that.

The second book won't be published for a few weeks. Sigh. Must read. Have already purchased.

(The heck of being on this roll is that I am purchasing books that cost more than I usually pay, since I have Kindle Unlimited, and so I usually allow myself only a few full priced books a month).

[Marilyn Horton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story

It kept me constantly reading to see what would happen. I felt as if I was there on the island.

[Amy Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very predictable, but sweet and interesting. I enjoyed it.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

"There's no need to be surly, lass . . . . . . I can't help it if I caught more fish than you."

Moriah Robertson has spent most of her life on Manitoulin Island, living with her now deceased grandfather and still fairly young aunt, managing a small, but quite beautiful Canadian fishing resort. When she plows headfirst into a new summer resident, her axis tilts, for Ben McCain is a burly, red-haired enigma with the clearest blue eyes and mesmerizing deep voice. He's a linguist, she finds out later, he translates the Bible into tribal tongues, deep in the Amazon jungle. Just what is he doing on her island?

There's no way to escape the heart breaking answer to that question, for the story has only just begun. "Moriah's Lighthouse" is guaranteed to bring laughter and tears, much like the characters themselves.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the story but not the ending. I feel that could have been done better. I have read other stories by this author and the endings have always been satisfying. I also feel that books 1 & 2 could have been combined into one.

[ANNETTE · Rating 3 out of 5]

A broken down lighthouse with history. This story is very predictable but, will have you turning the page.

[Natalie Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book but definitely not a stand alone book. Just ends with no closer to anything need to read the next books.

[Megan DeMass · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
Only because there seemed to be a few proofreading errors in my copy. But I’m a sucker for a lighthouse story and the name Ben 💕😉

[Tinae Goodell, Lowe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. Just took me awhile to read it.

[iky reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very sweet story, with good feels all rounds. Story was predictable without any wow factor.

[Melanie Mitsui · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story ended before it was getting started. Moriah and her aunt run a resort on an island in Lake Huron. You know there is a mystery about the death of Moriah’s parents when she was 5, and you also know that there’s a mystery surrounding her aunt. Ben, a Bible translator and stone mason, comes to stay for the summer. Ben and Moriah are attracted to each other. Then the story basically ends. Weird.

[Thomas Norton]

Moriah Robertson lives on an island in Canada with her aunt. Her family has tended the now broken down lighthouse for generations. Moriah runs the family fishing resort and saves every penny she can so that she can renovate the lighthouse. Ben is a guest at the resort and is the best stone mason in the world. This is the first of a trilogy. I can’t wait to see how the story continues.