Claire and Tom planned a vow renewal to celebrate thirty years of marriage-a perfect ceremony on the lawn of their Martha’s Vineyard beach house, surrounded by close friends and family. What they didn’t plan was the explosion that cut the ceremony short… or the emotional wreckage that followed.

Set between a windswept island ceremony and a tense week at a Caribbean resort, The Renewal explores what happens when the truth surfaces too late-and how the people around us respond when it finally does. Told through the perspectives of three intertwined couples, the story moves through sharp dialogue, unspoken resentments, and quiet reckonings. At its heart: Claire, an artist who refuses to let betrayal define her, and Tom, a man realizing too late what he’s lost.

This is not a story about reconciliation. It’s about reclaiming the narrative before someone else tells it for you.

Perfect for readers who love emotionally layered fiction, subtle twists, and characters who say more in silence than in speech.