Act III: The Coast Chronicles

by Prue Batten

For those who enjoy Cathy Kelly, Maggie Christensen, Santa Montefiore, Jill Mansell, Katie Fforde and many more…

… this is a story about a dream shattering.
Life halting at a crossroads.
Three people, a prima ballerina, a writer and a lawyer crash together in a screech of metal.
For one, it’s a watershed moment as she faces the end of a brilliant ballet career. For the others, they must revisit their past and find common ground from conflict. A coming-of-age moment for all three.
In a journey by the side of sand and sea, they help each other heal and whilst each might want a new beginning, perhaps for one, life could end.
Act III is a novel about breaking points, the way life can turn on the spin of a coin and how hope is always possible…

‘ A compelling and emotional story of how grief can lead to a new hope.’ Maggie Christensen, author of the Pelican Crossing series.

425 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 10, 2025

About the author

Prue was born in Australia and studied history and politics at the University of Tasmania. She has worked as a hotel cleaner, a cosmetician in a major department store, and a bookseller. But most properly, she was been a journalist/researcher for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Prue is a multi-award-winning cross-genre writer of historical fiction and historical fantasy. Her Historical fiction books of which there are two trilogies with more to come, are set in the last decade of the twelfth century.
She has collaborated in a number of excellent anthologies, including a number that raise money for cancer research, a cause that holds great meaning for her.
Her most unique contract is as an ongoing short-story writer for www. bopressminiaturebooks.com in the USA

Prue can be found at:www.facebook.com/Prue.Batten.writer
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