{"id":6886,"date":"2017-04-04T01:05:28","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T05:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=6886"},"modified":"2017-04-01T18:24:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T22:24:36","slug":"blog-tour-the-lighthouse-keeper-by-cynthia-ellingsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=6886","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: The Lighthouse Keeper by Cynthia Ellingsen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Book Title:<\/strong> The Lighthouse Keeper
\nAuthor:<\/strong> Cynthia Ellingsen
\nGenre:<\/strong> Contemporary Women’s Fiction
\nRelease Date:<\/strong> April 4, 2017
\nHosted by:<\/strong> Book Enthusiast Promotions<\/p>\n

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Dawn Conners\u2019s parents are famous for finding historic treasures, but she has a knack for losing things\u2014her job, her boyfriend, and now, her reputation. Thanks to a mud-slinging expos\u00e9, Dawn\u2019s late great-grandfather is assumed guilty of stealing silver from a century-old shipwreck. Hoping to clear his name, Dawn returns to Starlight Cove, her idyllic hometown on Lake Michigan, where the doomed vessel sleeps beneath the beam of a ramshackle lighthouse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her plan: remodel and sell the lighthouse while untangling the perplexing family mystery. Neither task is easy, especially once her well-meaning parents and the quirky locals\u2014including nautical researcher and Starlight Cove\u2019s most eligible bachelor, Kip Whittaker\u2014get involved. Despite their attraction, Dawn is reluctant to trust Kip, or any of the close-knit townsfolk. But as she pieces together the truth, Dawn\u2019s once-shuttered heart opens up. And if she\u2019s willing, the lighthouse might guide her to a place she never expected to find, where the past entwines with a bright new beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDawn Conners?\u201d a voice called.<\/span><\/p>\n

I snapped out of my reverie and stared.<\/span><\/p>\n

A gorgeous guy in his midthirties dragged a rickety rowboat through the water. His dark hair was windblown, cheeks rough with stubble, and his navy T-shirt clung to a strong upper body. He flashed me a smile I felt all the way down to my toes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAre you Dawn?\u201d he called.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d I said, smoothing my hair.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who on earth was <\/span>he<\/span><\/i>?<\/span><\/p>\n

I watched as he tossed a bowline knot over a metal pole and cinched it with a firm tug. The rope went taut, along with his upper arms. Then he jogged across the sand and came to a halt next to the boardwalk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Midnight-blue eyes surveyed my fitted linen dress, bare legs, and low pumps. In a voice much too husky for polite conversation, he said, \u201cYou always wear high heels to the beach?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I flushed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though Libby liked to say that my fitted dresses and pinned-up hair made me look like a candidate for public office, I didn\u2019t expect to hear it from a stranger.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDepends on the day,\u201d I shot back. \u201cDo you always look like you just rolled out of bed?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He grinned. \u201cYou\u2019re already thinking about me in bed?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have an appointment with Kipling Whittaker,\u201d I said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t mind, I\u2019d like to\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can call me Kip.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Arrgh.<\/span><\/i> I couldn\u2019t believe this.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fact that my mother had led me to believe that this guy was a gentleman of a certain age meant she was up to one thing: matchmaking. In her mind, I came to Starlight Cove for a fun, relaxing summer vacation. That assessment could not be further from the truth. The last thing I wanted to do was waste time flirting with some rumple-haired playboy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Especially one named Kip.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cynthia Ellingsen lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband and is the author of two previous novels: The Whole Package and Marriage Matters. She loves connecting with readers through her website, Facebook, and Twitter. Visit her at <\/span>www.cynthiaellingsen.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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