A Small Town. A Big Secret. One Chance to Heal.

In the small Pacific Northwest town of Port Lawrence, five people search for a way forward in the wake of broken trust and lost hope.

Molly McIntyre spends her days teaching fourth grade and her evenings and weekends caring for her grandmother Eleanor, a woman of deep faith who lives with chronic pain. The rest of Molly's time is spent volunteering at the community theater. Though she loves the magic of a good play, she doesn't trust actors—they're too good at what they do.

Tristan Stuart always wanted to be a movie star. But he put that dream aside when he decided to leave Hollywood to care for his sick mother, Diana. She longs for her other son, whom she hasn't seen in years, to come home, too. But Tristan's father wants no such thing; he hopes his second son will stay gone forever.

After nine months away from the hustle of Hollywood, Tristan's lifelong dream hasturned to dust and ashes, and he has no idea what to do—until he meets Molly.

As Tristan presses forward into a new life, Molly retreats in fear. But in slow fits and starts, their relationship begins to blossom—until Tristan's past collides with his present and shatters Molly's fragile faith in him, forcing them and their families to confront a heartbreaking truth.

A Journey of Love, Grace, and Following the Light

With This Shore of Light, immerseyourself in a story where the tides of life reveal beauty in the midst of trials—where love, family, and faith guide each step toward a brighter shore.



K. C. Ireton is an Anglican lay preacher, catechist, and author of The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year and A Yellow Wood and Other Stories. She and her husband have four children and live on Puget Sound.



Prologue: March



Act I

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7



Act II

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16



Act III

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31



Act IV

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

Chapter 41

Chapter 42



Act V

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

Chapter 45

Chapter 46

Chapter 47

Chapter 48

Chapter 49

Chapter 50



A Few Words about The Book of Common Prayer

Questions for Discussion or Reflection