Faith Burke has been waiting for the return of her husband, the Mayor of Lantern, from the War for the past eighteen months. In his absence, the responsibility of keeping Lantern a thriving community falls on her shoulders. When her brother-in-law, her staunch protector and defender, Cyrus, challenges her to stop waiting and bring new men to town, she rises up to the challenge by hosting a … festival sure to lure in potential new husbands for Lantern’s eligible women. She’s not seeking one for herself. She could never betray her husband, and she’ll continue to wait for him no matter what her brother-in-law says.
Cyrus has been in love with his brother’s wife for years. Although he has convinced her to put on the festival to bring life back in Lantern, what he really seeks is the opportunity for her to see him as a man, and not her brother. Yet, Faith believes her husband will return and she keeps her heart’s lantern lit for his brother. Can Cyrus convince her to extinguish the flame of an old love and light a new lantern meant for him?
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