Ellen never expected that a vacation in the Caribbean, her reward for six months of sobriety, would inspire her to reinvent herself here in this tropical paradise. As she throws herself into building a new life, she keeps secrets from her new friends and continues to wrestle with the siren call of tequila. The sunny, sleepy resort town of Yerba Buena on the northern coast of Belize is not without its own distractions that make her question her choices. One of those stumbling blocks is the handsome Chef Rafael Ibarra who is struggling with emotional baggage of his own that spills over into her life. Paradise Broken is a story of messy lives intersecting as the characters reinvent themselves, looking for love, grace, and validation as they try leave the past behind in a brutal, often unforgiving world.