First published 2024
Arden Ward built her career managing other people's disasters. Now she faces her own. Someone accused her of sleeping with a powerful client, and the scandal threatens to destroy everything she worked for. Her boss gives her two weeks to save her reputation or lose her job. Cordelia Bannister offers Arden a lifeline. Cordelia's husband Ned, a Boston real estate developer, was cleared of killing someone in a drunk driving crash. But his reputation lies in ruins, and their family suffers the consequences. Arden takes the case, knowing it might be her last chance to prove herself. She digs into what really happened that night. Then another car accident puts Ned back in the headlines. Arden realizes she might be helping a murderer walk free. She must choose between saving her career and exposing the truth. Words destroyed her life. Now they might save it.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, redemption, second-chance
Setting: Boston
342 pages · Hardcover · Forge Books