Deepali Bakshi

In the isolated coastal town of Oakhaven, endless fog has covered the harbor and sea cliffs for years, leaving the island trapped beneath silence, grief, and fading memory. Few people still speak about the old lighthouse, the vanished artist Julian, or the strange orange light that disappeared long ago. Sienna lives quietly with her husband Paul at the edge of the harbor until hidden paintings connected to her late mother begin resurfacing inside an abandoned cottage.
Drawn toward the mystery, she slowly uncovers the tragic story of Julian, a gifted painter whose desperate attempt to preserve warmth and light changed Oakhaven forever. As the island edges closer to collapse, Sienna, Paul, Julian and the gardener Silas journey across dangerous tides and forgotten ruins searching for the final traces of the lost orange pigment tied to Julian's unfinished work. But what they uncover is far more than a mystery buried beneath the fog.
The Light Was Orange is a haunting gothic novel about memory, grief, love, and emotional healing where warmth slowly returns to a town that had forgotten how to live in the light.