The lightkeeper's bride
(Book - Large Print)

Central Operator Katie Russell has uncovered her parents' plan for her marriage to wealthy bachelor Bartholomew Foster. She knows the match will bring her family status and respectability, but it will bring her no joy. When Katie overhears a disconcerting phone conversation, she asks authorities to investigate. The caller is nowhere to be found, and mysterious connections arise between the caller and a ship lost at sea. Breaking all rules of propriety, Katie questions the new lighthouse keeper, Will Jesperson. Then a smallpox epidemic forces their quarantine in his lighthouse. Though of low social status, Will's bravery and kindness remove Katie's suspicion and win her love. Katie and Will together work to solve the mystery of the missing girl and the lost ship as God gives the couple the desire of their hearts.