Coral Island

After twenty years of marriage her husband tells her he wants a divorce.

He spills the news of his affair moments before friends and family arrive to celebrate their twentieth anniversary. Soon after, still reeling from her divorce, Beatrice reunites with her childhood best friends on the island where she was raised.

Her estranged father welcomes her home and says she can stay in the old beach cottage. He’ll even help her renovate it.

When she goes for a run on the beach to clear her head, she stumbles across her high school boyfriend. He broke her heart when they were both eighteen and he left to become a professional footballer. He’s now retired and single again after losing his wife. And when he calls her by the nickname he used for her in high school, her heart stands still.

Will she find answers & purpose on the island, rekindling old friendships and rediscovering a long-lost love? Or will she be driven back to the city and her failed marriage?

The perfect beach read, this women’s divorce fiction novel will take you on a heartwarming journey of renewal with its cast of endearing characters and scenic coastal vistas.

The Island

She ignored the jab and pulled her chair up to the bed, sat facing him, and took his hands in hers. She kissed his fingers, then squeezed his hands.

“What is it? Tell me what’s on your mind.”

Tears filled his eyes. “You know I love you.”

“Of course I do.” Her spine straightened.

“I can’t do the vow renewal.” His gaze met hers, his deep brown eyes full of sadness.

“Why not? We wrote new vows—they’re not the traditional ones. It’ll be fun.” She didn’t understand. Why was he backing out now after all their work on lighthearted, even teasing vows in which they promised to do things like always replace the toilet paper and never eat the last Tim Tam without asking the other person first? The vows were cute. Everyone there would love them. It made no sense to back out now.

“I’ve met someone else.”

The words hit her like a slap to the face. “What do you mean, someone else?”

“Another woman. We’re in love.”

“No, you can’t be… We’re in love. You and me.”

He sighed. “I’m sorry, Bea. I know this comes as a shock. It’s something of a shock to me as well. I didn’t see it coming. I didn’t go looking for it, but here I am.”

“This can’t be happening.” She pulled her hands free of his and stood to pace the room. “We’ve got a hundred people coming to celebrate our marriage in less than an hour.”

“I know it’s bad timing, we can still have the party. No one else has to know. But I thought it would be in bad taste to renew our vows when… Well, you know.”

She wrung her hands together. “How long has this been going on?”

His cheeks coloured. “Does that matter?”

“Yes, of course it does!” she shouted.

He cringed. “Don’t get emotional.”

“How dare you tell me not to get emotional? You’re always saying that. But if this isn’t the time to get emotional, I’d love you to please tell me when is!”

He shook his head and walked to the closet. “I can’t talk to you when you get like this.”

She followed him. “You have to talk to me, Preston. This time, you can’t walk away and hope the conflict disappears. You have to face it. Tell me what it is you’re trying to say.”

“It’s been going on for a year.” 

Beatrice’s stomach roiled like she’d been sucker punched. She lurched backwards away from her husband. No, no, no!

“We love each other. She’s been there for me when I went through a hard time at work. She understands me. We’ve made plans for the future.”

Bea’s eyes filled with tears. This couldn’t be happening. They’d planned to travel once the children left home. They were going to enjoy their golden years together. After all their hard work, this was the time to enjoy each other’s company. They’d had children together, they were a family. He couldn’t build another life without them in it. How could he walk away?

“But what about our plans? Our family?” She stifled a sob.

“I want a divorce.”

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