{"product_id":"lantern-of-the-night-giada-moretti-9798278851646","title":"Lantern of the Night - A Kyoto Love Story: A Lyrical Lesbian Romance Set in Kyoto About Grief, Healing, and Finding Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eSOME LOVE STORIES ARRIVE LIKE A WHISPER-AND CHANGE EVERYTHING.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarper Calloway arrives in Kyoto carrying two suitcases and a grief she doesn't know how to set down. Three months after her grandmother's death, the promise they never fulfilled together has brought Harper to Japan alone, searching for connection, meaning, and a way to breathe again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy chance, she wanders into a small moonlit bookstore tucked along a quiet street. Its owner, Yuki Nakamura, is reserved, thoughtful, and bound by obligations she has never dared to question. When Yuki offers to guide Harper through Kyoto after dark-past hidden shrines, lantern-lit paths, and the city's overlooked beauty-a fragile connection begins to form.\u003cbr\u003eNight by night, their walks become a sanctuary. Through books, photographs, and shared silences, attraction deepens into something more dangerous: hope. But love is never simple. Yuki faces family expectations, an arranged marriage, and the weight of tradition. Harper's visa is running out, her life waiting on another continent. And both women must decide whether love is worth the cost of choosing themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet across six months and four seasons in Kyoto, Lantern of the Night is a tender, emotionally rich lesbian romance about grief and healing, duty versus desire, and finding home in unexpected places. With lyrical prose and quiet intensity, this contemporary literary romance explores queer love, cross-cultural connection, slow-burn intimacy, and the beauty of impermanence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for readers who love character-driven stories, sapphic romance, found family, and evocative settings, this novel asks a timeless question: when love offers you light, will you follow it-even if it changes everything?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giada Moretti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278851646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.59d","brand":"Giada Moretti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997315641599,"sku":"9798278851646","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lantern-of-the-night-giada-moretti-9798278851646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}