"Does It Hurt? the beacon of light was supposed to save me..." is the full title of the book Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton. It is a dark romance novel about a woman shipwrecked on an island with a man who hates her, where they must fight to survive against both each other and a sinister caretaker. The phrase "the beacon of light was supposed to save me" refers to the lighthouse, which ultimately reveals a horrifying truth instead of a rescue.