The Lantern Keeper’s Promise: A Cozy Small-Town Grumpy-Sunshine Romantasy

A lonely lighthouse. A quiet village. A grumpy-sunshine romantasy glowing with warmth, wonder, and healing.

When exhausted historian Elinor Greenwood escapes to the windswept village of Lighthouse Cove, she’s hoping for nothing more than silence, solitude, and time to breathe. Renting a room in the lighthouse for the season seems like the perfect plan—until she meets Bram Thornfield, the stoic, broad-shouldered keeper of the light whose lanterns burn with something more than fire.

The townsfolk whisper that Bram’s lanterns are magical. That they bring comfort, courage, clarity. Elinor isn’t sure what she believes—until a single flame eases the pain she’s carried for far too long.

What she didn’t expect? The way Bram’s gruff exterior hides a quiet devotion, or how the storm-tossed lighthouse begins to feel like home. As the Lantern Festival draws near, Elinor and Bram must navigate fading traditions, long-held secrets, and the gentle glow of a connection neither of them saw coming.

The Lantern Keeper’s Promise is a cozy, feel-good grumpy-sunshine romance full of coastal charm, luminous magic, and heart-healing moments. Perfect for fans of low-angst love stories with a dash of folklore, a swoony slow burn, and absolutely no spice—just soft, steady light in the darkness. Featuring a thoughtful academic heroine with chronic migraines and a lighthouse keeper with a heart of gold, this is a tender, disability-positive story about finding peace, purpose, and love—right where you least expect it.