THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE BROKEN

Series: Secrets of the Crowned Hearts Club, #0.5

Genre: Mystery / Romance / Family Saga

Release date: February 6th, 2027 (COMING SOON)

 

Every year, five beauty queens come to Liberty Beach, Maryland to compete in the coveted Cala Maris Pageant. But this year, the summer of 1977, everything will change . . . The lives of a fallen star, a princess, a disgraced writer, a daughter of a general, and a woman with no past intersect when they find refuge at a secluded inn. The women learn that they are all hiding from something—scandal, shame, secrets, or someone dangerous. Drawn together by circumstance and desperation, these strangers who usually compete against each other form an unlikely sisterhood: the Crowned Hearts Club.

 

But before they can build their sanctuary, they must confront their ghosts, and an ugly storm descending on the coast. And when one of the women finds herself in a life-or-death situation, one of the sisters does the unspeakable to save her life. Bound by secrets—and blood—their sisterhood is now more powerful than they ever imagined . . . What they bury this summer will shape generations. And what they leave behind will echo for decades.

 

Award-winning novelist Bonnie Synclaire blends the “beach read” genre with mystery, suspense and romance, creating a fresh new series with Secrets of the Crowned Hearts Club. This novelette is an introductory prequel.