The Brightest Light of Sunshine (The Brightest Light #1)
Lisina Coney
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
4.02
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 83 ratings · 441 pages · Published: 22 Jan 2023

Determined to walk away from a traumatic past, 22-year-old Grace Allen feels ready to take the next step in her healing journey—dipping a toe into the dating pool. Although she should probably start by making a friend or two, right?
Samuel ‘Cal’ Callaghan isn’t who she had envisioned as her first male friend in… well, forever. With an intimidating build, tattoos everywhere, eight years her senior, and a little sister under his care, the last thing she expected was to warm up to him so easily. As their friendship evolves, Grace can’t help but wonder if Cal is exactly who she’s been looking for all this time.
Cal can’t afford to lose sight of his priorities—making sure his tattoo parlor thrives and taking care of his little sister. Especially the latter. He wants to make sure 4-year-old Maddie has a healthy and happy childhood despite their mother going off the rails and her father’s blatant neglect. There’s certainly no room for love in his life right now. But when a sweet blonde with a veiled past breaks down his walls, he finds it difficult to stick to his guns.
CONTENT NOTES: This book contains themes of sexual assault (there are no explicit scenes depicting sexual assault), profanity, alcoholism, and explicit sexual content. Recommended for 18+.
Tagged as:
- contemporary 12
- new adult 11
- friends to lovers 11
- dual pov 10
- age gap 10
- tortured heroine 9
- slow burn 7
- sweet/gentle heroine 7
- shy heroine 7
- virgin heroine 7
- height difference 6
- male pov 6
- first person pov 6
- college 6
- sweet/gentle hero 6
- secret relationship 5
- possessive hero 5
- grumpy & sunshine 5
- cheerful/happy heroine 4
- praise kink 4
- angst 3
- small town 3
- m-f romance 3
- bad boys 2
- single father 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past sexual abuse 10
- substance abuse 8
- mental illness 5
- abuse 4
- rape 4
romance tags
The 'The Brightest Light' series
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