The Wives of Old Cape May Books in Order

Loretta Vye feels secure in her arranged marriage until her husband’s death leaves her without money. Forced to confront the assumptions that sustained her old life, the childless widow must reconsider who she is and what comes next.

In nineteenth-century Cape May, Miriam Goldstein’s long marriage to a rabbi is shaken when a Christian encourages her to read Isaiah. Her changing beliefs threaten her relationship and safety, forcing difficult choices between conviction and the life she knows.

Middle-aged mother Ornella Lombardi unexpectedly gives birth to a child with Down syndrome in the nineteenth century. The arrival upends her expectations and threatens her marriage, family relationships, and cherished plans for the future.