The Broken Vows: Zane and Celeste’s Story (The Windsors)

This is the 4th book in the series, as usual a wonderful story, however this is the book that frustrated me the most with the first. I really felt the pain of the characters.  I will now read volume 5 

LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH! She’s his nemesis, his regret, his first and only love—the only woman he desires and has been intimate with. He’s her first and only love; the only man who has kissed her and she's made love with. Yet at the most critical point of their marriage, Zane Windsor tells Celeste Harrison: “I love you, Celeste; but love was never the problem between us. You don’t trust me, and no matter how hard I try, I don’t think I’ll ever trust you again either… There is not TRUST between us, and that what was broken can’t be fixed.”

When Celeste asks him: “It’s over between us, isn’t it?” He replies, “I desperately want to try to make things work, but maybe we shouldn’t. We can’t forcibly fix things, no matter how much either of us wants to.”

She seeks her brother who says: “Love isn’t always enough but it does make for a solid foundation, one that’s stronger than he seems to think it is.”

Then Celeste does what she deems fit: she pleads on her knees for her grandpa and Zane’s grandma to grant them divorce because she cannot give the happiness her husband deserves. After intense pleading, his grandma asks Zane: Is that true? I’ll give you one chance—right here, right now. Tell me you’re not sure Celeste can make you happy, and I’ll grant you two a divorce without repercussions.” Thus, the journey to wholeness begins. Good read with many lessons to be gleaned. 

I’ve been following the Windsor series because the author somehow manages to weave one-off story lines distinctive to the narrative being unfolded. Ares and Raven, Luca and Val, Dion and Faye, and this for Zane and Celeste—each with conflicts branding unique to the specific romance as each unfolds through episodes building toward an inimitable dénouement.  Congratulations and more success to Catharina Maura. Hats off to you, Madam! I’ve read nine (9) of your 14 novels [5 more to go] and I’ve enjoyed every romance you spin. [So far, this is the only romance that carries a trigger warning.] 

Thank you for your remarkable and splendid love stories with peculiar twists.