First published 2013
The narrator has built what she considers the perfect arrangement. She loves Stewart and Paul, sleeps with both men, and maintains two distinct relationships. Stewart accepts the situation because his demanding life leaves little room for traditional commitment. Paul agrees because his feelings for her run too deep to walk away. She keeps the relationships separate, telling each man only that another exists without revealing details. Her high sexual needs make this division practical. The setup works smoothly until she realizes someone has been watching from the shadows. This unknown woman has observed everything, studied the relationships, and witnessed their eventual collapse. The observer hates the narrator intensely while loving both men. The narrator remains unaware of this threat. As the carefully balanced arrangement begins to crumble, all three hearts hang in the balance. The story explores what happens when desire, love, and jealousy collide in an unconventional romantic triangle that cannot sustain its own contradictions.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: love-triangle, unreliable-narrator
280 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content, sexual-content