Where Light Shines

Some love is worth risking everything. Hope Walsh has loved Harold Dawson since the day he rescued her from a storm—but three years of hiding her feelings behind easy friendship have left her aching for more. When graduation finally gives her the courage to speak up, she risks the one relationship that's meant everything: if Harold doesn't feel the same, she won't just lose a chance at love. She'll lose her closest friend. Harold owes the Walsh family everything—his home, his purpose, the only stability he's ever known since God brought him to their door. Loving their daughter feels like the ultimate betrayal of that debt, especially when he's convinced a girl with Hope's bright future deserves far more than a charity case with nothing to offer. But after watching Hope grow into a woman of faith, Harold can't keep hiding behind gratitude when love has already taken root. When the truth finally comes to light in a single stolen kiss, they're discovered—and torn apart by those who've always seen Harold as the help, never as family. Now Hope and Harold must trust that God's plans are bigger than their fears, fighting to prove that love isn't measured by what you're given, but by what you're brave enough to claim. Because sometimes the deepest darkness is exactly where God's light shines brightest. Fans of Becky Wade, Denise Hunter, and Karen Kingsbury will fall in love with the charming world of the Café on Hope and Main.