In a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best selling author of Leviathan, presents an epic history of American lighthouses, telling the story of America through the prism of its beloved coastal sentinels.

A little lighthouse on the Hudson River regains its pride when it finds out that it is still useful and has an important job to do.

A history of the first American lighthouse, which was built at the entrance to Boston Harbor in 1713.

Discover a brilliant thriller set in a remote big-cat sanctuary: "one of the scariest and most touching horror tales in years" (James Patterson). In an isolated stretch of eastern Kentucky, on a hilltop known as Blade Ridge, stands a lighthouse that illuminates nothing but the surrounding woods. For years the lighthouse has been considered no more than an eccentric local landmark -- until its builder is found dead at the top of the light, and...

Bobbie Hannigan's life in a cottage by the sea with her dog and her twin sister is perfectly fine... until she decides the logical thing is to buy a lighthouse and open a music venue with Ross Mason, the first boy she ever kissed. Bobbie tries to be professional with Ross, but the happily-ever-after they're working toward is too good to resist. That is until someone from his past crawls back to cause trouble. Can Bobbie look past the secrets Ross...

Kiss River's historic nineteenth-century lighthouse has all but fallen into the sea, taking with it the huge Fresnel lens that once served as its beacon. Gina is desperate to find a way to raise the lens; the glass holds the key to her future, her fortune, and her only chance to save the one person who matters to her. Clay O'Neill lives in the old light keeper's house, a home he shares with his sister, Lacey. When Lacey invites her to stay with them,...