Coming Soon ~ This Shore of Light: a novel
“This Shore of Light is the kind of story you sip and savor, like a perfect cup of tea.”
—Sandy Cooper, podcaster and award-winning author
A would-be movie star falls for a woman who doesn’t trust actors, and he’s determined to win her confidence—and her heart.
Set in a small town on Puget Sound in the 1990’s, This Shore of Light is a love story, a family story, a story of quiet transformation, of learning to trust and forgive and trust again.
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Hello there! I’m glad you’re here! I’m K. C. Ireton. I’m the author of several non-fiction books, but my first love has always been fiction. My story collection, A Yellow Wood and Other Stories, was published in 2023, I launched Evensong Stories (a Substack publication) in 2024, and I’m thrilled that my debut novel, This Shore of Light, will be published in 2026 by InterVarsity Press.
Regardless of genre, my writing centers on the Christian spiritual life, on learning to recognize the God who always is all everywhere, and on living into the promise of His presence. This is the heart of everything I write, this promise of God-with-us, whose perfect love casts out our fear.
If you want more God in your life—more peace, more joy—you’re in the right place. Walk with me as we learn together to attend to the presence of God right where we are.
Evensong Stories is the Substack publication where I share my short fiction. I’d love for you to come check it out! Stories include:
- “Rose at Dawn,” a retelling of Sleeping Beauty set in Victorian England (with a twist!)
- “Keep the Lights Burning,” a dual timeline story set in the 1870’s at a lighthouse in Puget Sound and in 2008 at a historic inn. (One of my very favorite stories to write!)
- “A Place Prepared,” in which weeping endures for a night, but joy comes in the morning for a young bride-to-be.
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