Light My Way Home (A Treasure Trail Novella) Paranormal MM romance by Morgan Brice ➱ Book Tour with Guest Post & Rafflecopter

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Author: Morgan Brice

Publisher: Darkwind Press

Cover Artist: Adrijus Guscia

Release Date: January 25, 2023

Genres: Paranormal MM romance, urban fantasy

Tropes: Hurt/comfort, second chance, age gap, friends-to-lovers, misunderstood ghost, lonely lighthouse keeper

Themes: Working up the courage to love, getting over old betrayals, fighting the odds to stay together, forbidden love (medium and ghost)

Heat Rating: 4 flames

Length: 22 000 words/ 74 pages

It is a standalone book and is the prequel to the series.

It does not end on a cliffhanger

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Blurb

A shy lighthouse keeper who can talk to ghosts. A lonely ghost mourning the losses of the past and hoping for justice. A love strong enough to transcend death.

Monty Clark is the new park ranger for the Cape May Light. He hoped to find someone to love who can accept his ability as a psychic medium.

Jon Richards was a movie stuntman murdered on the beach in the 1950s. When the new lighthouse keeper strikes up a conversation and invites him in to watch TV, Jon discovers that a beating heart isn’t required to fall in love.

Light My Way Home is an MM paranormal romance with a shy park ranger, a protective ghost, unsolved murders, a dangerous shipwreck, supernatural ninja nuns, vintage movies, old secrets, and love bigger than life or death.

Excerpt

"And that concludes today’s tour of the Cape May Lighthouse. Don’t forget to stop by our gift shop and tell your friends if you had fun today.” Lighthouse keeper

Montana “Monty” Clark watched his guests troop toward the shop and followed close behind so he could ring up their snacks and souvenirs.

“What is that big thing out on the beach?” a lady who reminded Monty of his grandmother asked as he ran her credit card for a lighthouse Christmas ornament, some post‐ cards, bottled water, and a bag of gummy worms.

“That’s Battery 223, built to survive an air strike, and back during the Second World War, it protected the coast with guns that could fire shells miles out to sea,” Monty said with a smile as he carefully wrapped the ornament and bagged her purchases. “Of course, the guns have been gone for a long time. It’s part of the park now, but it’s closed up, so unfortunately, no one can go inside.”

“I bet it would be a popular tour if you could get that changed,” she replied. “Is it haunted? Seems like everything in Cape May has ghosts running around, or at least that’s what our last guide said.”

Even more than you know, Monty thought, although his grin never wavered. “People claim to have spotted some ghosts nearby, but I don’t think any of them were soldiers. The bunker’s guns never fired, and it didn’t come under attack.”

“You did a nice job with the tour,” the lady said. “Tonight we’re taking a ghost tour. Maybe we’ll get lucky and see some spooky stuff.”

“Good luck,” he answered and hoped he sounded sincere. Monty had been able to see and talk with ghosts all his life, and he knew that most people had no idea what they were asking for by seeking out restless spirits.

She gave him a cheery wave as she left, and several more customers kept him busy until the last of the cars drove away, and the lighthouse was peaceful again.

Monty liked the quiet. He enjoyed spending time with close friends, but being alone didn’t bother him. When he had read a book about a lighthouse keeper as a kid, he’d known right then what he wanted to do.

Unlike the lighthouse in that book, the Cape May Light wasn’t on a desolate, windswept rocky island accessible only by boat. As part of a state park in a touristy beach town, it had plenty of visitors in summer and lots of walkers and birdwatchers strolling the grounds off-season. School groups and tours came to learn about the town’s seafaring history, and Monty loved showing them around the building, answering questions, and tossing in unusual facts.

But at the end of the day, the quiet grounds and empty beach soothed Monty’s soul. He bustled around the public areas of the building, making a quick check for trash or lost items. Then he locked the doors and headed for a stroll on the sand to enjoy the sunset.

Lighthouses, Bunkers, Shipwrecks and True Love

By Morgan Brice

My new Treasure Trail novella, Light My Way Home, is set in Cape May, New Jersey. I pick the setting for my series in places where I’ve visited and fallen in love with the locale, and which also have interesting histories to draw on.

I ‘discovered’ Cape May when our daughter planned her wedding there. As soon as I got there, I knew I wanted to ‘keep’ it with a series set there. Cape May has beautiful Victorian houses, great food, a very nice beach, and a LOT of ghost stories!

In Light My Way Home, a shy lighthouse keeper falls in love with the ghost of a man who was murdered seventy years earlier. Cape May has a very pretty lighthouse, so I drew on its history as much as possible for the story.

There’s also an abandoned World War II bunker on the beach that used to house huge guns that could fire on ships at sea. The guns are long gone, but the boxy concrete bunker remains although it is gradually being swallowed by the ocean from shore erosion. It seemed to be a perfect, unique place to include in my story, and it’s where my two characters meet.

I also used a shipwreck off the Cape May coast, which is close to shore. It’s the remains of a concrete boat (yes, concrete). It’s also gradually being washed away, but it is still visible and it’s another piece of local history that makes Light My Way Home a story that can only happen in Cape May.

I love to research the local history, ghost stories, urban legends, haunted places, and famous scandals when I write so I can make the setting feel real, and ground the stories so they could only happen in that location. I have so much fun finding really cool details. They don’t all make it into the story, but I get the joy of discovering them!

A Short Sweet MM Ghost Romance

Monty and Jon's story

This is from the treasure trail series and can be read as a standalone - However, I firmly believe that it will make more sense and you will better be able to connect with the characters if you read the first book - though it is not necessary

Ever wondered if a ghost 👻 and a human could have a relationship?

If the universe would grant such a gift?

How would it work?

This an Insta attraction mm paranormal romance

There is some light angst

Sweet steam

A heroic ghost

An introverted lighthouse keeper

Some irritating bad guys

A psychic bestie

And the cutest HEA

About the Author

Morgan Brice is the romance pen name of bestselling author Gail Z. Martin. Morgan writes urban fantasy male/male paranormal romance, with plenty of action, adventure and supernatural thrills to go with the happily ever after. Gail writes epic fantasy and urban fantasy, and together with co-author hubby Larry N. Martin, steampunk and comedic horror, all of which have less romance, more explosions. Characters from her Gail books make frequent appearances in secondary roles in her Morgan books, and vice versa.

On the rare occasions Morgan isn’t writing, she’s either reading, cooking, or spoiling two very pampered dogs.

Series include Witchbane, Badlands, Treasure Trail, Kings of the Mountain and Fox Hollow. Watch for more in these series, plus new series coming soon!

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