The Broken Vows by Catharina Maura

The Broken Vows by Catharina Maura

The Broken Vows: Zane & Celeste's Story is the emotional fifth book in Catharina Maura's highly popular, interconnected billionaire series, The Windsors. Published in 2024, this novel delivers a high-angst, second-chance romance layered with the "marriage of convenience" trope, capturing a heartbreaking look at what happens when a marriage fractures from the very beginning.

Celeste has been quietly, deeply in love with Zane Windsor for years. When their wealthy families arrange a marriage between them, she believes her lifelong dream is finally coming true. She enters the marriage with an open heart, completely ready to build a life and a family with the powerful billionaire.

However, her fairytale is instantly shattered on their wedding night. Zane—a cold, intensely focused, and ruthless businessman—makes his true feelings painfully clear. He views their union as nothing more than a cold business transaction and a duty to his family. Worse, he believes Celeste manipulated the arrangement behind his back for status and wealth. He treats her with freezing indifference, erecting massive emotional walls and shattering her heart on day one.

For two agonizing years, Celeste endures the cold shoulder, acting as the perfect, poised society wife on his arm while living a lonely, loveless existence behind closed doors. The absolute breaking point arrives when Celeste discovers a devastating secret: Zane has been secretly taking birth control measures behind her back, actively ensuring she would never get pregnant, all while knowing that having a family was her deepest desire.