Safe to Shore — Sue Langford

We all know the Miranda Lambert song the house that built me. We've all wanted to turn back time in our live before so we could get back to how we were before the world changed us. Sometimes you have to look for a port in the storm….or better yet a lighthouse to guide you Safe to Shore. When Aria Holt, better known as top selling artist Georgia Hayes, first went to Nashville to get her music career going all those years ago, songwriting was easy. She had more inspiration than she knew what to do with. Over the years, she'd gone from talented musician and songwriter to recording songs that other people wrote. When she headed back to her hometown, she had no idea what would come of it. After telling her label and her band that she was taking time off to try and write the song she'd been working on for months, they all thought she was crazy, but she knew that heading back home to Tybee Island was what she needed. When she got there, she set her sights on volunteering to help restore the legendary Cockspur Island lighthouse. She hoped that her favorite landmark would give her some inspiration even if it was just a shot in the dark. When she got there, she found her inspiration in the craziest of ways.   When Tristan Starling chose to go to Tybee Island for the summer, he figured a little fun in the sun would be just what he needed. He had time off, he had the beach house that he'd dreamt of, and he had a ton of time on his hands. He needed a tour guide, preferably a local, to show him what Tybee was all about. Instead, he ended up looking for volunteer work after realizing that the beach bunnies and the tourists weren't his type. When he found the volunteer position working on an old lighthouse, he hoped that would help him meet a great person but ended up side by side with Aria day in and day out. Was it a good thing? Probably. Would it work? Only God knows. A little harmless flirting never hurt anyone right?   A story about how a historic lighthouse brings a couple looking for inspiration together. It's amazing what a little history and a beacon of light can do……