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Eastern Embarkation
Welcome aboard the Ocean Horizons Romance series!
Two widowed hearts. One Caribbean cruise.
Sometimes the journey you need is the one you never planned.
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For Katherine Clarke, life at sea was always part of the dream she shared with her husband. Even after his passing, she’s embraced the voyages they once envisioned—days of calm routine, sparkling horizons, and a steady rhythm that suits her well.
Randy Ellis boards the ship to honor a promise and glimpse the island his late wife once longed to see. Expecting only distraction from the ship’s busy itinerary, he never imagined a week at sea could feel like something more.
When a chance seating turns into conversation, their ordinary days acquire a new luster: shared coffee at breakfast, easy laughter at dinner, friends who pull them into bright island excursions. It’s in these small, unhurried moments—an honest confession beneath starlight, drinks enjoyed to background jazz melodies—that two people begin to loosen the hold of the past and rediscover how to hope.
Warm, witty, and deeply human, Eastern Embarkation is a sun-soaked story of healing, friendship, and the quiet courage it takes to open one’s heart again. Welcome aboard the Ocean Horizons Romance series.
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