The Willberry Inn

Cora had it all, a doting husband, two wonderful daughters, an amazing career, and a beautiful home. She was living the dream; until…it all came crashing down like a stack of cards.

Starting over was never in her plans— not when she’d spent more than half of her life with a man she’d planned to grow old with. Yet here she was in her prime getting divorced from a husband who’d ignored their vows.

Old wounds return when she receives word of the passing of her estranged father.

Making the trip back to her childhood hometown of Oak Harbor, memories resurface, and she is forced to relive the day everything changed.

Now unable to run away from the responsibility of running the family business, and taking care of her sick mother, Cora must make time to mend her relationship with the woman whom she partly blamed for not being there when she needed her the most. She’ll also have to make amends with her sisters that have become more like acquaintances than blood.

Will Cora finally make amends with her mother?

Will old betrayals sully the path for the sisters to reconcile, or will Cora be able to convince them that she’s a changed woman, prepared to be there for them this time?

Is a happy ending still possible for her?

Lose yourself in this new women's fiction series that includes friendship, love, and loss among the Hamilton family & friends. A heartwarming cast of characters that has the backdrop of Oak Harbor’s coastal serene landscapes and crystal blue waters.

Six months ago

Cora turned to the door as it creaked open. She stood facing her husband as he stepped fully into the room. His suit jacket and tie were gone, the first two buttons of his shirt were undone, and the sleeves were rolled up to his forearms. His chestnut-colored hair was messy as if he had been running his fingers through it.
He looked at her with a mixture of surprise and panic. Evidently, he had spent the hour downstairs hoping she would already be asleep by the time he came up.
The two stood facing each other, neither one saying a word. Joel sighed, his shoulders sagging in defeat.
“Cor—”
“Who is she?” Cora demanded before he could finish.
Joel’s eyes widened in surprise, lips parted. Recovering from the initial shock, he asked, “What are you talking about?”
Joel’s feeble attempt to appear ignorant only served to elevate her anger.
“Don’t play this game with me, Joel,” she seethed. Squaring her shoulders and narrowing her eyes into tiny slits, she pushed, “Who are you having an affair with?”
“Cora.” He breathed out exhaustedly, running his long fingers through his already disheveled hair. “Cora, I’m not having an affair. I love you.” His tone was even, eyes pleading.
At his declaration, Cora scoffed in disbelief. “You love me?” Her chest heaved as she tried to control the angry tears that wanted to fall. “You love me,” she echoed it again slowly, trying to make the words make sense to her as she looked past him. “How can you use those words so loosely, Joel?” she asked, her head shaking back and forth. This time, the tears fell unhindered. Fixing her teary eyes on him, she continued, “You barely touch me anymore. You don’t even kiss me good morning like you used to or make an effort for us to have breakfast together in the mornings.”
Joel gulped and looked down guiltily as she listed the things he had stopped doing.
“Tonight was my night. You knew how special that journalism award was to me,” she continued as her anger overshadowed the pain she was feeling.
“I’m so sorry, honey. I know I messed up—”
“You were on your phone the entire ceremony,” she screeched, throwing her hands up in frustration. “You’re always on your phone. At god-awful hours of the night when you should be asleep, you’re up on that wretched device.” After a short pause, she looked him in the eye. “I stood on that stage, waiting for you to look at me— to acknowledge my accomplishment,” she sobbed. “Then we come home, and you stay downstairs without even trying to make an effort to see why I was so upset—”
“Cora,” he pleaded, reaching his hand out to touch her.
“Don’t… don’t touch me,” she warned. She didn’t need his touch. She didn’t want his sudden attempt at affection. Not now— not when she needed the truth from him. His hand immediately fell to his side.
“I have wanted you to touch me the way you used to for the past six months, to kiss me like I’m the only woman who matters to you. Instead, what did I get? A husband who comes home late at night yet stays up watching television, waiting for me to fall asleep so he can come to bed.” Cora shook her head, then continued. “I can only assume that you’re cheating on me.” She spoke with resignation as she raised her red eyes to stare into those of her husband’s, daring him to lie to her one more time. “Who is she?”
“I swear, Cora, I am not cheating on you. There is no one else,” Joel proclaimed, his moss-green eyes willing her to believe him. “I love you. I promise. I am not cheating.”
When she didn’t reply, he fell to his knees and earnestly grabbed her hands between his own, disregarding her earlier warning. “I swear, Cora. You are the love of my life. There is no one else,” he pleaded.

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