Return to Paradise

Maya Chen's marriage ended at 2:47 AM when she discovered her husband's affair with his secretary. Three months later—heartbroken and unemployed—she wins a vacation to the last place she ever wanted to see the Mexican resort where she got married.

The same beach. The same ocean views. The same memories that haunt her every step.
Until she meets Ben Santiago

At forty-five, the confident, charismatic businessman has built an empire but never found love worth staying for. When he sees Maya on the resort terrace—broken, beautiful, and barely holding herself together—he knows she's the one he's been waiting for…


Perfect for fans
✓ Age gap romance (15 years)
✓ Billionaire heroes
✓ Healing from betrayal and learning to trust again
✓ Vacation romance
✓ Grand gestures and proposals
✓ Found family and second chances
✓ Steamy but emotional love scenes
✓ Guaranteed happily ever after

Tropes: Second Chance at Love • Vacation Romance • Age Gap • Billionaire Hero • Forced Proximity • Grumpy/Sunshine • Instant Connection • He Falls First • Grand Gesture • Airport Scene • Beach Wedding • Pregnancy Epilogue

Book 2 in The Wedding Week series. Can be read as a standalone, but reading Book 1 (The Wedding Week Mistake) enriches Maya's backstory.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This book destroyed me in the best possible way. Ben Santiago is book boyfriend perfection."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I ugly-cried at the airport proposal scene. The vows at the wedding finished me off. Worth every tear."

Content Note: This book contains emotionally intense scenes involving infidelity (in past relationship), mental health struggles, and explicit intimate content between consenting adults. HEA guaranteed.