Nova

Nova Atkins is a top romance novelist in the US and abroad, with 4 bestsellers in five years, thanks to her husband's invaluable help. Her husband, her biggest fan, reads her books first, corrects them, and gives ideas. They live in a seaside home in Monterey Bay. But Nova's mind is stuck. She wants something new, impressive, but has no idea. Her publisher presses – only three months left. One day, inspiration strikes, but Nova refuses his help. "Darling, I'll write this alone. Read it when it's published – it'll bother you." He agrees. Four months later, " love Under the Moon" is published and becomes a bestseller in days. It's Nova's love's autobiography with her ex-lover and great love, Mark Jackson, who dies two years ago. Mark was her passionate romance from age 20 to 24, ending badly – detailed intimately. But Nova reveals how she found Mark again two months after marriage, slept with him in a night of passion, and how his death still hurts. These details betray her husband, who feels shocked and wounded, ready to leave. Even the last chapter, dedicated to him as the perfect man and husband, doesn't save it. He refuses explanations or talk – bitter, ready to leave home. The book is a bestseller, yes. Her marriage? A shipwreck on Monterey Bay's shore.