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Shattered Dreams
BETRAYAL. HEARTBREAK. DEVASTATION.
He had a wife who loved him. A daughter who adored him. So why the betrayal? Wasn’t I enough?
Roman Muller—NFL superstar, devoted husband, and proud father—had everything.
Until he made a mistake he couldn’t undo.
When he tries to cut ties with the other woman, she goes to the media with proof of the affair. With his perfect image crumbling, Roman is forced to do the one thing he dreads confess everything to his wife, Ava.
Ava Muller thought she was living the dream—gorgeous home, fairytale romance, and the little girl who made them whole. She believed in Roman, despite his past. She believed he’d changed.
But some betrayals shatter more than trust—they fracture the very foundation of love.
Now, with her heart in ruins and the world watching, Ava has to make an impossible
Fight for the man who broke her.
Or walk away from the life they built.
Shattered Dreams is a raw, emotional marriage-in-crisis romance about lies, redemption, and the wreckage left behind when love is tested to its limits.
He had a wife who loved him. A daughter who adored him. So why the betrayal? Wasn’t I enough?
Roman Muller—NFL superstar, devoted husband, and proud father—had everything.
Until he made a mistake he couldn’t undo.
When he tries to cut ties with the other woman, she goes to the media with proof of the affair. With his perfect image crumbling, Roman is forced to do the one thing he dreads confess everything to his wife, Ava.
Ava Muller thought she was living the dream—gorgeous home, fairytale romance, and the little girl who made them whole. She believed in Roman, despite his past. She believed he’d changed.
But some betrayals shatter more than trust—they fracture the very foundation of love.
Now, with her heart in ruins and the world watching, Ava has to make an impossible
Fight for the man who broke her.
Or walk away from the life they built.
Shattered Dreams is a raw, emotional marriage-in-crisis romance about lies, redemption, and the wreckage left behind when love is tested to its limits.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 15, 2025
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August 16, 2025
Sorry for the low review. I hate revenge cheating in books and this is what this was. There's also an immaturity in the writing I just can't ignore. So if you like revenge cheating from the wife maybe this is for you. I'm more vindictive and wouldn't use sex with multiple partners to get back at my husband. Financial, public humiliation, that's the type of woman I am. Also, everyone saying what a great mom she was... ah, no. She left for a week just so she could screw her bff to feel like a woman again. I'm sorry having monkey sex does not equal womanhood. It's shallow. Dancing naked under a full moon with my sisterhood would. Then there's the H. A beta boy who isn't comfortable not being the center of attention. Weak ass, and I just can't take them anymore. THIS author tried to throw open sex as feminity and that's just gross to me. h should have gone to therapy them divorced him. Let him see her living a good Life with a man who cared deeply for her. Not turning into a sleaze. They're completely equal now. So disappointed with this. Her walking into the sunset with Kieron should have happened. Angry, hot monkey sex doesn't equal redemption....
I release this review comes across as angry. I'm not. This is worse. It's disappointment 😂. Also, grovel was too short from the H. Author should have focused there instead with actions. psychologically speaking. The H's cheating brought out who the herione truly was, and I did not like who she became.
I release this review comes across as angry. I'm not. This is worse. It's disappointment 😂. Also, grovel was too short from the H. Author should have focused there instead with actions. psychologically speaking. The H's cheating brought out who the herione truly was, and I did not like who she became.
August 30, 2025
I hated this.
The heroine takes the what is good for the goose is good for the gander approach to his cheating by cheating and using her male best friend (and ditches him) then goes out with a doctor.
The hero reacts poorly which is the only reason he confessed, then proceeds to beat the second OM up. He then loses his NFL sponsors and is suspended. Let's be clear, he is punished for the beat down, not for cheating on his loving wife, destroying his family and being outed by his influencer side piece. Their poor daughter would be better off raised by wolves. They get back together with no counseling but a good session of sex. The hero does a little counseling on his own, but pfff.
The only reason it gets a second star is the revenge the h gets on the influencer mistress. Pretty funny. No one dies.
The heroine takes the what is good for the goose is good for the gander approach to his cheating by cheating and using her male best friend (and ditches him) then goes out with a doctor.
The hero reacts poorly which is the only reason he confessed, then proceeds to beat the second OM up. He then loses his NFL sponsors and is suspended. Let's be clear, he is punished for the beat down, not for cheating on his loving wife, destroying his family and being outed by his influencer side piece. Their poor daughter would be better off raised by wolves. They get back together with no counseling but a good session of sex. The hero does a little counseling on his own, but pfff.
The only reason it gets a second star is the revenge the h gets on the influencer mistress. Pretty funny. No one dies.
July 26, 2026
I’ve seen the "we-need-to-fix-US-even-though-I’m-the-only-one-who-was-fucking-the-secretary"-logic.
I’ve seen the three-line-text-saying-"I-miss-you-baby-pls-come-home"-grovel-attempt.
I’ve seen the "I-stood-in-the-rain-for-four-minutes-so-you-have-to-take-me-back"-bullshit.I’ve seen the "I-broke-the-vows-but-WE-both-have-healing-to-do"-audacity.
I’ve seen the tragic-past-get-out-of-jail-free-card. I’ve seen the "I-only-dipped-my-wick-elsewhere-because-I-was-scared-of-how-much-I-love-you" dickhead-logic.
I’ve seen the "you-didn't-stroke-my-ego-enough-so-I-had-to-stroke-her-thighs" excuse.
Personally, I prefer a narrative where his pecker contracts a radioactive, bio-luminescent fungal bloom that pulses like a strobe light the second he thinks about coddling his pathetic little inner child. If his pants aren't shining bright enough to guide ships through a fog bank every time he tries to manipulate her with his tragic backstory, I don't want it. Do better, author🙂↕️
Serious Talks!! TO anyone who's wondering what the plot is: rich football man gets bored of his hot wife who gave him a kid and runs a household while he plays catch for a living so he sticks his dick in a 21 year old model who sells the story to the press because he tried to dump her and now his wife finds out on the same night the whole world does and she rightfully loses her shit but instead of leaving his ass permanently she cries for a week then fucks her British best friend out of spite which makes the husband go absolutely feral and beat up her new date in a parking lot like a rabid dog and then she leaks the mistress's texts and ruins her career and becomes a feminist icon overnight while he goes to therapy and cries about his daddy issues and writes her a letter and she takes him back after one decent dinner and a backseat car fuck because apparently that's all it takes to undo months of betrayal and gaslighting and now they're renewing their vows and everyone claps like we didn't just watch a man face zero real consequences for nuking his marriage. The end...
And to anyone who's happy this book has revenge cheating hold your damn horses because the only reason she fucks her best friend is so the author can level the playing field and make the husband feel a fraction of the pain he caused except it doesn't work because he still gets his wife back at the end while she just gets a fun weekend and a complicated friendship. And let's talk about the real villain of this story shall we that evil wicked homewrecker of a 21 year old model who had the audacity to expose their affair to the media like how dare she not keep her mouth shut and let him continue lying to his wife indefinitely what a monster for making him face consequences for the choices HE made.
And our poor widdle Roman was just a big strong football man who got a widdle bwain owie because his daddy went bye bye when he was five so he simply couldn't help sticking his pee pee in a model because his feewings were too big and his widdle ego needed a widdle pat pat and his wife was being so meaaaaan by expecting him to be a grown up and change diapers and come home on time. So when he got caught and had to face the big scary consequences he went to therapy and cried and cried and made sad videos and wrote a wetter wetter and bwoke his toys and everyone said aww look at the poor baby he's twying so hard give him a cookie and a nap and his wife back. And now he gets his nappy changed and his burp cloth and his vows renewed and everyone claps while Ava did all the heavy lifting of healing and the mistress got her career torched for the crime of existing and the big strong man who actually broke everything gets a second chance because he was just a sad widdle boy who didn't know any better. Aww....Bless his heart.
PS - Kieron was hot btw. And he actually made her come without a tragic backstory. Just saying....but anyways the other news local weather forecast predicts continued loyalty to men with daddy issues while perfectly functional British best friends with working dicks remain tragically underutilized. More at eleven...
I’ve seen the three-line-text-saying-"I-miss-you-baby-pls-come-home"-grovel-attempt.
I’ve seen the "I-stood-in-the-rain-for-four-minutes-so-you-have-to-take-me-back"-bullshit.I’ve seen the "I-broke-the-vows-but-WE-both-have-healing-to-do"-audacity.
I’ve seen the tragic-past-get-out-of-jail-free-card. I’ve seen the "I-only-dipped-my-wick-elsewhere-because-I-was-scared-of-how-much-I-love-you" dickhead-logic.
I’ve seen the "you-didn't-stroke-my-ego-enough-so-I-had-to-stroke-her-thighs" excuse.
Personally, I prefer a narrative where his pecker contracts a radioactive, bio-luminescent fungal bloom that pulses like a strobe light the second he thinks about coddling his pathetic little inner child. If his pants aren't shining bright enough to guide ships through a fog bank every time he tries to manipulate her with his tragic backstory, I don't want it. Do better, author🙂↕️
Serious Talks!! TO anyone who's wondering what the plot is: rich football man gets bored of his hot wife who gave him a kid and runs a household while he plays catch for a living so he sticks his dick in a 21 year old model who sells the story to the press because he tried to dump her and now his wife finds out on the same night the whole world does and she rightfully loses her shit but instead of leaving his ass permanently she cries for a week then fucks her British best friend out of spite which makes the husband go absolutely feral and beat up her new date in a parking lot like a rabid dog and then she leaks the mistress's texts and ruins her career and becomes a feminist icon overnight while he goes to therapy and cries about his daddy issues and writes her a letter and she takes him back after one decent dinner and a backseat car fuck because apparently that's all it takes to undo months of betrayal and gaslighting and now they're renewing their vows and everyone claps like we didn't just watch a man face zero real consequences for nuking his marriage. The end...
And to anyone who's happy this book has revenge cheating hold your damn horses because the only reason she fucks her best friend is so the author can level the playing field and make the husband feel a fraction of the pain he caused except it doesn't work because he still gets his wife back at the end while she just gets a fun weekend and a complicated friendship. And let's talk about the real villain of this story shall we that evil wicked homewrecker of a 21 year old model who had the audacity to expose their affair to the media like how dare she not keep her mouth shut and let him continue lying to his wife indefinitely what a monster for making him face consequences for the choices HE made.
And our poor widdle Roman was just a big strong football man who got a widdle bwain owie because his daddy went bye bye when he was five so he simply couldn't help sticking his pee pee in a model because his feewings were too big and his widdle ego needed a widdle pat pat and his wife was being so meaaaaan by expecting him to be a grown up and change diapers and come home on time. So when he got caught and had to face the big scary consequences he went to therapy and cried and cried and made sad videos and wrote a wetter wetter and bwoke his toys and everyone said aww look at the poor baby he's twying so hard give him a cookie and a nap and his wife back. And now he gets his nappy changed and his burp cloth and his vows renewed and everyone claps while Ava did all the heavy lifting of healing and the mistress got her career torched for the crime of existing and the big strong man who actually broke everything gets a second chance because he was just a sad widdle boy who didn't know any better. Aww....Bless his heart.
PS - Kieron was hot btw. And he actually made her come without a tragic backstory. Just saying....but anyways the other news local weather forecast predicts continued loyalty to men with daddy issues while perfectly functional British best friends with working dicks remain tragically underutilized. More at eleven...
September 20, 2025
Some wattpad nonsense. It really is completely nonsensical and the writing is poor. H is the star NFL quarterback. Story starts with him missing bedtime for his daughter again but he comes running home telling h (his wife) he has to tell her something. Admits to an affair of a few months and h is devastated. Immediately kicks his ass out. This is all shocking to h for some reason despite marrying a know philanderer and cheater. She thought their 8 years together meant something to him lol.
H tries to pass it off like ow meant nothing and he was never gonna leave his wife. But that’s kind of a lie. OW is a teenage model 🤮. She comes on to him and he didn’t resist. Claims he got “bored” of their life, BUT not his wife supposedly. However, there’s a on page cheating flashback where he’s telling ow he loves her but won’t leave his wife. When she whines he tries to break up with her, then she sells her story to the media and all hell breaks looks. Only when h confronts him, he claims he didn’t love ow. So yeah he’s a liar even when he’s groveling. Really put his best foot forward to win back the mother of his child.
Also he was ditching his wife and daughter to go to parties and support OW at shoots. Tell me how this moron thought he wouldn’t get caught? In the real world, gossip sites would have definitely caught on. Literally admits he wanted to break up with OW and kept it quiet. Never wanted h to know obvs.
They’re not getting divorced but h won’t let him come home. Her guy BFF comes back to town cause the story is blowing up. She ends up hooking with him multiple times then rubbing it in H’s face, since H always suspected BFF was in love with h. She ditches H at home with their daughter and jets off on a trip with bff. All this time she’s refusing to even really hear his story. But like knowing what we know, what did H think his story was gonna accomplish? It just makes him look bad. Woe is H.
By the way I was all for the revenge cheating till I realized what the author was trying to do. Essentially H is like you’re still my wife! h is like ok I cheated on you too, maybe I’ll listen to your nonsense. 💀
She goes on an another date , H shows up to confront him and flips out. Gets into hot water with his team and almost loses his deals. They go to therapy for all of five seconds and she takes him back. Like yep let’s just hope he doesn’t bored and tempted by another teenage model this time.
H tries to pass it off like ow meant nothing and he was never gonna leave his wife. But that’s kind of a lie. OW is a teenage model 🤮. She comes on to him and he didn’t resist. Claims he got “bored” of their life, BUT not his wife supposedly. However, there’s a on page cheating flashback where he’s telling ow he loves her but won’t leave his wife. When she whines he tries to break up with her, then she sells her story to the media and all hell breaks looks. Only when h confronts him, he claims he didn’t love ow. So yeah he’s a liar even when he’s groveling. Really put his best foot forward to win back the mother of his child.
Also he was ditching his wife and daughter to go to parties and support OW at shoots. Tell me how this moron thought he wouldn’t get caught? In the real world, gossip sites would have definitely caught on. Literally admits he wanted to break up with OW and kept it quiet. Never wanted h to know obvs.
They’re not getting divorced but h won’t let him come home. Her guy BFF comes back to town cause the story is blowing up. She ends up hooking with him multiple times then rubbing it in H’s face, since H always suspected BFF was in love with h. She ditches H at home with their daughter and jets off on a trip with bff. All this time she’s refusing to even really hear his story. But like knowing what we know, what did H think his story was gonna accomplish? It just makes him look bad. Woe is H.
By the way I was all for the revenge cheating till I realized what the author was trying to do. Essentially H is like you’re still my wife! h is like ok I cheated on you too, maybe I’ll listen to your nonsense. 💀
She goes on an another date , H shows up to confront him and flips out. Gets into hot water with his team and almost loses his deals. They go to therapy for all of five seconds and she takes him back. Like yep let’s just hope he doesn’t bored and tempted by another teenage model this time.
August 15, 2025
this is the worst thing i’ve read in a minute lol i only feel bad for the daughter.
April 20, 2026
Author went THERE 👏🏼:
✓h has a fantastic lover - the one man the H canNOT stand
✓h decides to date without being pushed into it by wild wine-waving besties
✓h takes him DOWN. Then one step further: rockbottom
✓h wrecks the ow’s world. Shreds it to bits. Spectacularly.
✓h smiles while doing it all
✓h picks herself up before their reconciliation
Missing for me:
〰️Full infidelity disclosure process, particularly as he consciously took time away from h and their child to spend with his affair partner
〰️Closure re her bff/1-week-fwb
〰️H has too many inconclusive reasons, excuses and “I don’t know”s - for why he cheats.
✓h has a fantastic lover - the one man the H canNOT stand
✓h decides to date without being pushed into it by wild wine-waving besties
✓h takes him DOWN. Then one step further: rockbottom
✓h wrecks the ow’s world. Shreds it to bits. Spectacularly.
✓h smiles while doing it all
✓h picks herself up before their reconciliation
Missing for me:
〰️Full infidelity disclosure process, particularly as he consciously took time away from h and their child to spend with his affair partner
〰️Closure re her bff/1-week-fwb
〰️H has too many inconclusive reasons, excuses and “I don’t know”s - for why he cheats.
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August 16, 2025
I can’t explain why this didn’t work for me.
Cheating husband, revenge seeking wife, entitled OW. Karma filled drama. It really should have worked.
2 star story an extra star for Poppy.
Cheating husband, revenge seeking wife, entitled OW. Karma filled drama. It really should have worked.
2 star story an extra star for Poppy.
November 20, 2025
Таке враження, що перед публікацією цю книжку ніхто жодного разу не вичитав.
August 16, 2025
My rating: 3 stars
What I loved: I loved the gut punch when Roman(H) tells Ava(h) he cheated on her. I really liked how the ow lost everything. I also liked how Ava got even by being with her best friend and going on a date with another guy (I hate when the heroine doesn’t get to have fun when the hero does). Ava’s emotions were all over the place and I felt the author’s representation of a woman getting cheated on was good (even if I wouldn’t have done certain things).
What I didn’t like: I wanted more about the best friend at the end. He just disappeared. Also, I wanted to know what happened with Roman’s career. Lastly, there was some time issues and errors that made me confused with certain parts of the story.
***Major Spoilers/ Details/Triggers: Cheating. H and h have been married I believe for ten years and have a daughter together. H plays professional football. H is out and h is home with their daughter when she sends him a text he tells her that he is on his way home and to not answer her phone or door. When H gets home he tells the h that he had been having an affair with a 21 years old woman. H had broken it off and the woman sold her story to the tabloids along with pictures of them together. h kicks him out. The ow tells the tabloids that she thought the H was getting a divorce. h shuts down but her family and best friend come to help out. When h’s male best friend comes, he tells the h that he always had feelings for her. h and the best friend have sex. When H sees the h coming out of a hotel he sees her meet up with the best friend. H gets mad and h tells him he has no right. She also lets him know that she had sex with the best friend and she will continue to do so. H wants the h back and tries to talk to the h. h goes away with the best friend and leaves the daughter with the H. When she comes back again the H tries getting the h to listen and begs for her forgiveness. They have sex but h tells him that it will never happen again. H and h stay at the house but the h basically ignores him. When h lets him know she is going on a date the H gets upset. He goes to the restaurant and confronts the h and om. H starts beating up the om and of course someone video it. H’s sponsors start to drop him and the league suspends him from playing. He moves out, while h decides to empower herself and tells her side of the story. h leaks texts proving the ow was a liar and knew that the H was never going to leave the h. Ow, who is a model, ends up being dropped and loses her place. H goes to therapy and posts how wrong he was and he is trying to be better. H writes a letter to the h. h also sees the videos he posted. When H texts the h asking her to go to dinner, the h agrees. H and h talk and he tells her how he let things go to his head and he was just waiting for something to go wrong. He convinced himself that he was bored and sabotage their relationship. H and h decide to work things out. HEA with them happy and H asking the h to marry him again/renew their vows since they are still married.
Final thoughts: This was an ok read for me. Some errors that made me do a double look made it rough to truly enjoy the story.
What I loved: I loved the gut punch when Roman(H) tells Ava(h) he cheated on her. I really liked how the ow lost everything. I also liked how Ava got even by being with her best friend and going on a date with another guy (I hate when the heroine doesn’t get to have fun when the hero does). Ava’s emotions were all over the place and I felt the author’s representation of a woman getting cheated on was good (even if I wouldn’t have done certain things).
What I didn’t like: I wanted more about the best friend at the end. He just disappeared. Also, I wanted to know what happened with Roman’s career. Lastly, there was some time issues and errors that made me confused with certain parts of the story.
***Major Spoilers/ Details/Triggers: Cheating. H and h have been married I believe for ten years and have a daughter together. H plays professional football. H is out and h is home with their daughter when she sends him a text he tells her that he is on his way home and to not answer her phone or door. When H gets home he tells the h that he had been having an affair with a 21 years old woman. H had broken it off and the woman sold her story to the tabloids along with pictures of them together. h kicks him out. The ow tells the tabloids that she thought the H was getting a divorce. h shuts down but her family and best friend come to help out. When h’s male best friend comes, he tells the h that he always had feelings for her. h and the best friend have sex. When H sees the h coming out of a hotel he sees her meet up with the best friend. H gets mad and h tells him he has no right. She also lets him know that she had sex with the best friend and she will continue to do so. H wants the h back and tries to talk to the h. h goes away with the best friend and leaves the daughter with the H. When she comes back again the H tries getting the h to listen and begs for her forgiveness. They have sex but h tells him that it will never happen again. H and h stay at the house but the h basically ignores him. When h lets him know she is going on a date the H gets upset. He goes to the restaurant and confronts the h and om. H starts beating up the om and of course someone video it. H’s sponsors start to drop him and the league suspends him from playing. He moves out, while h decides to empower herself and tells her side of the story. h leaks texts proving the ow was a liar and knew that the H was never going to leave the h. Ow, who is a model, ends up being dropped and loses her place. H goes to therapy and posts how wrong he was and he is trying to be better. H writes a letter to the h. h also sees the videos he posted. When H texts the h asking her to go to dinner, the h agrees. H and h talk and he tells her how he let things go to his head and he was just waiting for something to go wrong. He convinced himself that he was bored and sabotage their relationship. H and h decide to work things out. HEA with them happy and H asking the h to marry him again/renew their vows since they are still married.
Final thoughts: This was an ok read for me. Some errors that made me do a double look made it rough to truly enjoy the story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 15, 2025
2.5⭐️
Possibly the best groveling I've ever read in a cheating plot
Possibly the best groveling I've ever read in a cheating plot
August 27, 2025
3.5 Stars
A good find!
Will add notes/review later
Maybe change rating to 4 Stars
A good find!
Will add notes/review later
Maybe change rating to 4 Stars
August 20, 2025
This book had a lot of promise but I'm afraid it just didn't deliver as far as I was concerned.
I liked Ava at the beginning of this book but as it went on, I disliked her. Not just because I loathe the revenge cheating thing (I know he cheated first but it made her no better than him). Not just because although actions do have consequences (and the OW was a nasty little liar) I don't think people deserve to lose all their income or be made homeless because of it. Not just because she kept dumping her child on other people while she went about having her revenge hookups. I didn't like the way she chucked him out and then let him come back in to the house but just completely ignored him -"either divorce him or don't divorce him.
But because I thought at times she was a hypocrite and also lied to herself.
"They want to interview me. Not about Roman. About me". Except they wanted to interview her about her reaction to him.
"I didn't drag them through the mud on social media or take to the microphone to burn everything down in a blaze of public fury."
But she did - she just used an intermediary to do it. (It would have been far more honest to have said these are the texts I found on my husband's phone, the OW is a liar.)
When Roman starts going to therapy and makes post on his IG account
" I should be furious that he's airing our business, using our pain for content ..."
But she's actually doing the same thing by
building a career out of her reaction to the infidelity.
She spends a whole week away shagging her best friend although she knows he's in love with her and then he just disappears and goes back to England and that's it?
I also thought their reconciliation was far too quick and what happened in the end about his career?, Admittedly at 32 he's already very much average age for NFL retirement so it might not have gone on much longer but I'd like to know if he redeemed himself publicly.
Romans
Maybe it's an American thing but I am of an age where I have seen plenty of scandals here in the UK with sports stars or famous people cheating and they certainly haven't been canceled in such an extreme way so I found some of it a bit farfetched.
Roman's behaviour with the affair was awful but he did suffer and I liked that very much. I thought his grovel was pretty good although as I've said the reconciliation came very quickly too quickly.
I liked Ava at the beginning of this book but as it went on, I disliked her. Not just because I loathe the revenge cheating thing (I know he cheated first but it made her no better than him). Not just because although actions do have consequences (and the OW was a nasty little liar) I don't think people deserve to lose all their income or be made homeless because of it. Not just because she kept dumping her child on other people while she went about having her revenge hookups. I didn't like the way she chucked him out and then let him come back in to the house but just completely ignored him -"either divorce him or don't divorce him.
But because I thought at times she was a hypocrite and also lied to herself.
"They want to interview me. Not about Roman. About me". Except they wanted to interview her about her reaction to him.
"I didn't drag them through the mud on social media or take to the microphone to burn everything down in a blaze of public fury."
But she did - she just used an intermediary to do it. (It would have been far more honest to have said these are the texts I found on my husband's phone, the OW is a liar.)
When Roman starts going to therapy and makes post on his IG account
" I should be furious that he's airing our business, using our pain for content ..."
But she's actually doing the same thing by
building a career out of her reaction to the infidelity.
She spends a whole week away shagging her best friend although she knows he's in love with her and then he just disappears and goes back to England and that's it?
I also thought their reconciliation was far too quick and what happened in the end about his career?, Admittedly at 32 he's already very much average age for NFL retirement so it might not have gone on much longer but I'd like to know if he redeemed himself publicly.
Romans
Maybe it's an American thing but I am of an age where I have seen plenty of scandals here in the UK with sports stars or famous people cheating and they certainly haven't been canceled in such an extreme way so I found some of it a bit farfetched.
Roman's behaviour with the affair was awful but he did suffer and I liked that very much. I thought his grovel was pretty good although as I've said the reconciliation came very quickly too quickly.
August 15, 2025
I’m a total sucker for the cheating trope when it’s done right—emotional wreckage, power shifts, and redemption that’s earned. Shattered Dreams delivers the messy, raw emotion I crave, but I wanted way more grovel to balance the betrayal.
Trope
✅ Second chance romance
✅ NFL star
✅ Scorned wife
✅ Family dynamics
✅ Marriage in crisis
✅ Emotional healing
📖 Storyline
Ava’s world implodes when her NFL husband trades his family for an influencer. Picking up the pieces means protecting her daughter and reclaiming her own life. But when he starts fighting for a second chance, she’s torn between the love they once shared and the betrayal that cut so deep. Can shattered trust ever be rebuilt—or is love never enough without accountability?
🎭 Characters
Ava’s strength and her fierce bond with her daughter were the emotional core. Her husband’s remorse was believable and his efforts felt genuine, but the grovel arc barely had time to breathe. I wanted to watch him sweat for it—more uncomfortable conversations, more proving himself, more scenes where Ava held all the cards.
✒️ Writing/Pacing
Emotionally charged and grounded in realism, with a pace that kept me invested. But the final act rushed through what should have been the most satisfying part—the full emotional payoff and redemption.
💭 Final Thoughts
A raw, heartfelt, second chance romance that nails the pain of infidelity and the hope of rebuilding—just not enough time spent on the grovel to truly make the redemption sing.
🖤 Who Would Love This
💀 Fans of second chance romances with grit
💀 Readers who love emotionally complex couples
💀 Anyone who enjoys seeing a heroine rise from the ashes
💀 Romance lovers who don’t need everything tied up in a bow
💀 People who crave family-centered drama and healing arcs
Trope
✅ Second chance romance
✅ NFL star
✅ Scorned wife
✅ Family dynamics
✅ Marriage in crisis
✅ Emotional healing
📖 Storyline
Ava’s world implodes when her NFL husband trades his family for an influencer. Picking up the pieces means protecting her daughter and reclaiming her own life. But when he starts fighting for a second chance, she’s torn between the love they once shared and the betrayal that cut so deep. Can shattered trust ever be rebuilt—or is love never enough without accountability?
🎭 Characters
Ava’s strength and her fierce bond with her daughter were the emotional core. Her husband’s remorse was believable and his efforts felt genuine, but the grovel arc barely had time to breathe. I wanted to watch him sweat for it—more uncomfortable conversations, more proving himself, more scenes where Ava held all the cards.
✒️ Writing/Pacing
Emotionally charged and grounded in realism, with a pace that kept me invested. But the final act rushed through what should have been the most satisfying part—the full emotional payoff and redemption.
💭 Final Thoughts
A raw, heartfelt, second chance romance that nails the pain of infidelity and the hope of rebuilding—just not enough time spent on the grovel to truly make the redemption sing.
🖤 Who Would Love This
💀 Fans of second chance romances with grit
💀 Readers who love emotionally complex couples
💀 Anyone who enjoys seeing a heroine rise from the ashes
💀 Romance lovers who don’t need everything tied up in a bow
💀 People who crave family-centered drama and healing arcs
September 15, 2025
Cheater, second chance trope. NFL star MMC cheats due to boredom so FMC goes on a revenge tour to hit back at him where it hurts. Don’t get me wrong, revenge plots are entertaining to me sure, but not when you do it at the expense of a best friend you claim to love, and who you knows has been in love with you for years!! FMC lost me when she used her pain from husbands cheating, as justification for using her BFF to make her feel better. I wouldn’t have cared if she slept with every Tom, Dick and Harry to help relieve the pain from her husbands affair, but she used her male best friend, who she knew always was in love with her. Low lady.
August 18, 2025
I came across this book on TikTok. The advert highlighted marriage struggles, cheating, and a second chance, which are usually my favourite tropes. After reading a few reviews, I decided to give it a try.
The story follows Ava and Roman, who have been married for years. Roman is a successful NHL player, and right from the start he comes home and confesses to Ava that he has been having an affair. The mistress, Annie, a young influencer, goes to the press after he tries to end things. Ava is devastated — Roman is the love of her life, and they also share a young daughter. She tells him to leave and, while her family rallies around her, she is broken but determined to move forward. Roman insists he never loved Annie and only loves Ava, but the affair had been going on for months.
From there, Ava begins to rebuild herself. She files for divorce, sees a lawyer, and even hooks up with her best friend Kieran a couple of times, although strangely he disappears from the story afterwards. Roman, meanwhile, spirals. He loses sponsors, his team drops him, and his career falls apart after he lashes out at one of Ava’s dates. Ava refuses to let herself be humiliated and even exposes Annie’s lies, proving Annie knew he was married all along. Roman eventually goes to therapy and begs for another chance. Just before the divorce is finalised, Ava agrees to try again if he’s willing to put in the work, and the epilogue shows them happy and rebuilding their relationship.
This book wasn’t bad, but I felt like something was missing. Roman’s reasons for cheating never really made sense to me. He blamed boredom and his upbringing, but that didn’t justify a months-long affair. There’s even a flashback where he admits he always ended up in bed with Annie when trying to break things off, which just made him look weak. Ava also never asked the kind of realistic questions you’d expect, like whether there were others or about safe sex, and that absence stood out. The whole Kieran subplot felt unfinished too — he admitted he loved her, they slept together, and then he just vanished without closure.
I did like that the story didn’t drag out endless other woman drama and instead focused more on Ava’s growth and Roman’s grovelling. Ava’s strength and resilience were the highlight of the book, but I struggled to feel a genuine emotional connection between her and Roman after everything that happened.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 29, 2025
Dude is sleeping with a 21 yo model. When she goes to the press he has to tell his wife. Of course he is still madly in love with his wife…. They have a young daughter too. Wife leaves him and bangs here bff who has been in love with her forever. She turns into another person and. sleeps with a few others to revenge herself. The H grovels. Meh it was boring.
August 18, 2025
This was a well written book with a lot of feelings and angst. The H was caught in an affair and while his wife was devastated, his family was waiting to see how long it would be before he messed up his 'next good thing' as that had always been his pattern. Despite his wife and daughter, athletic achievements and money, he felt like he did not deserve any of it and was always waiting for the next failure.
I felt the wife went from being a loving mother and wife to a woman seeking shallow sexual gratification to prove her worth as a woman. Yes, I am not a supporter of casual, meaningless sex as it dilutes emotions and, for me, morality. I did appreciate her taking out the OW and using her experiences to become stronger and a role model.
Poppy was the reason for the extra star. Good story telling and it held my interest.
I felt the wife went from being a loving mother and wife to a woman seeking shallow sexual gratification to prove her worth as a woman. Yes, I am not a supporter of casual, meaningless sex as it dilutes emotions and, for me, morality. I did appreciate her taking out the OW and using her experiences to become stronger and a role model.
Poppy was the reason for the extra star. Good story telling and it held my interest.
November 3, 2025
This is one of the worst books I’ve read in a while. I’m not mad at the author — just at the book itself.
It felt very familiar. The author said this story was first on Wattpad, then cleaned up and revised for Amazon, but it still reads like something I’ve already seen. Total déjà vu.
Roman (H) and Ava (h) are married with a 5-year-old daughter, Poppy. Roman’s in the NFL and barely comes home anymore. He’s distant, an absent father, a lousy husband, and way too into the NFL party lifestyle.
They’ve been together/married around eight years. Roman is 30; Ava’s about 28. Ava’s best friend is Kieron, and the “other woman” (OW) is Annie.
One night, Ava gets frantic calls and texts from Roman telling her not to answer her phone or watch the news. She puts Poppy to bed and waits for him (which, honestly, could never be me).
Roman finally comes home and admits he’s been having an affair with a 21-year-old influencer and model named Annie. When he tried to “end it,” Annie sold their story to a TMZ-style outlet. Roman insists it was “just sex,” but that’s another lie — he was deeply involved with her.
The OW has hundreds of texts and photos of their affair. Roman wasn’t careful or discreet. He took Annie to dinners, her photoshoots, stayed overnight, took couple photos, even made sex videos. This wasn’t a one-night slip-up — it was a full-blown affair.
He told Annie he loved her but would never leave his wife. And somehow, every time he “tried” to end it, they’d end up in bed again. He’s disgusting.
Ava kicks him out (good for her), but he comes back the next day to “confess.” We get flashbacks to Roman in college — a typical playboy who pursued Ava because she wasn’t impressed by him. In fact, Ava met him at a party where he had two women on his arm and dropped them to talk to Ava. Apparently, he's always been a fuckboy.
Now Ava blames herself for not being hot or fit enough to keep him, while Roman claims he cheated because he was “bored.” He's pissed Ava wants to leave him because Ava is "his". He even thinks if Ava ever slept with another man, he’d kill him because she’s “his.” Apparently, he wasn't hers though, right?
Ava spirals into depression, letting family take care of Poppy. She’s shattered, humiliated, and somehow blames herself more than him. Meanwhile, Roman’s only regret is that she found out publicly — not that he cheated.
Enter Kieron, Ava’s lifelong best friend from London. He’s always loved her but stayed quiet out of respect. Now he comforts her, they kiss, and he tells her she can “use him” if it helps. She does. It’s 100% revenge cheating. Ava uses his feelings to feel wanted and get back at Roman — who, of course, goes ballistic when he finds out.
Ava decides to give Roman the house for the week while she “breathes” — by going on vacation and sleeping with Kieron. Then we get unnecessary flashbacks of Roman and Annie’s affair (gross).
Ava comes home and immediately has angry “I hate you” sex with Roman. Honestly, have these people heard of STIs? They swap partners like they’re changing underwear. Roman thinks this means forgiveness, but Ava says it was goodbye.
They keep living together, though Ava ignores him and tries to move on with her life. Then Roman finds texts from a doctor named Adam thanking Ava for their date. He loses it again, follows her on a date and assaults the guy.
The media goes wild over the video. Roman’s suspended, sponsors drop him, and Ava finally serves divorce papers. Apparently, the world didn’t care when he cheated — but violence was the line.
Ava starts giving podcasts interviews about being a “strong woman after betrayal.” Except it’s still all about Roman. She also leaks all of Roman and Annie’s texts to the media, exposing Annie as a homewrecker who knew he was married. Annie’s career tanks. Roman finally blocks her when she reaches out for "help" from his psycho wife— this dude only just now blocked his whore? Not when she ran to the media or when he hurt his wife with his affair?
Ava’s fame skyrockets, while Roman spirals, goes to therapy, loses weight, and posts sad online apologies. Eventually, Ava forgives him for “chasing his ego,” lets him move back in, and they have sex again. He rips up the divorce papers.
The epilogue? Roman’s having sex with Ava at their daughter’s birthday party and asking to renew their vows.
So yeah — shitty characters, revenge cheating, two awful parents, and a completely unbelievable happy ending. Roman will cheat again the minute someone strokes his ego, and honestly, Ava probably will too.
It felt very familiar. The author said this story was first on Wattpad, then cleaned up and revised for Amazon, but it still reads like something I’ve already seen. Total déjà vu.
Roman (H) and Ava (h) are married with a 5-year-old daughter, Poppy. Roman’s in the NFL and barely comes home anymore. He’s distant, an absent father, a lousy husband, and way too into the NFL party lifestyle.
They’ve been together/married around eight years. Roman is 30; Ava’s about 28. Ava’s best friend is Kieron, and the “other woman” (OW) is Annie.
One night, Ava gets frantic calls and texts from Roman telling her not to answer her phone or watch the news. She puts Poppy to bed and waits for him (which, honestly, could never be me).
Roman finally comes home and admits he’s been having an affair with a 21-year-old influencer and model named Annie. When he tried to “end it,” Annie sold their story to a TMZ-style outlet. Roman insists it was “just sex,” but that’s another lie — he was deeply involved with her.
The OW has hundreds of texts and photos of their affair. Roman wasn’t careful or discreet. He took Annie to dinners, her photoshoots, stayed overnight, took couple photos, even made sex videos. This wasn’t a one-night slip-up — it was a full-blown affair.
He told Annie he loved her but would never leave his wife. And somehow, every time he “tried” to end it, they’d end up in bed again. He’s disgusting.
Ava kicks him out (good for her), but he comes back the next day to “confess.” We get flashbacks to Roman in college — a typical playboy who pursued Ava because she wasn’t impressed by him. In fact, Ava met him at a party where he had two women on his arm and dropped them to talk to Ava. Apparently, he's always been a fuckboy.
Now Ava blames herself for not being hot or fit enough to keep him, while Roman claims he cheated because he was “bored.” He's pissed Ava wants to leave him because Ava is "his". He even thinks if Ava ever slept with another man, he’d kill him because she’s “his.” Apparently, he wasn't hers though, right?
Ava spirals into depression, letting family take care of Poppy. She’s shattered, humiliated, and somehow blames herself more than him. Meanwhile, Roman’s only regret is that she found out publicly — not that he cheated.
Enter Kieron, Ava’s lifelong best friend from London. He’s always loved her but stayed quiet out of respect. Now he comforts her, they kiss, and he tells her she can “use him” if it helps. She does. It’s 100% revenge cheating. Ava uses his feelings to feel wanted and get back at Roman — who, of course, goes ballistic when he finds out.
Ava decides to give Roman the house for the week while she “breathes” — by going on vacation and sleeping with Kieron. Then we get unnecessary flashbacks of Roman and Annie’s affair (gross).
Ava comes home and immediately has angry “I hate you” sex with Roman. Honestly, have these people heard of STIs? They swap partners like they’re changing underwear. Roman thinks this means forgiveness, but Ava says it was goodbye.
They keep living together, though Ava ignores him and tries to move on with her life. Then Roman finds texts from a doctor named Adam thanking Ava for their date. He loses it again, follows her on a date and assaults the guy.
The media goes wild over the video. Roman’s suspended, sponsors drop him, and Ava finally serves divorce papers. Apparently, the world didn’t care when he cheated — but violence was the line.
Ava starts giving podcasts interviews about being a “strong woman after betrayal.” Except it’s still all about Roman. She also leaks all of Roman and Annie’s texts to the media, exposing Annie as a homewrecker who knew he was married. Annie’s career tanks. Roman finally blocks her when she reaches out for "help" from his psycho wife— this dude only just now blocked his whore? Not when she ran to the media or when he hurt his wife with his affair?
Ava’s fame skyrockets, while Roman spirals, goes to therapy, loses weight, and posts sad online apologies. Eventually, Ava forgives him for “chasing his ego,” lets him move back in, and they have sex again. He rips up the divorce papers.
The epilogue? Roman’s having sex with Ava at their daughter’s birthday party and asking to renew their vows.
So yeah — shitty characters, revenge cheating, two awful parents, and a completely unbelievable happy ending. Roman will cheat again the minute someone strokes his ego, and honestly, Ava probably will too.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 30, 2025
3.5 rounding up to 4.
Great fall apart for the MMC - I really bought his regret.
FMC had a hell of a backbone. I liked how she tried to move forward I didn’t really care for her speaking engagements, but oh well.
I do wish we had more of the affair on page. They never actually ended up discussing details- gimme the “whens” and the “how many times” and the “did you use a condom” confrontation.
kind of abrupt HEA but enjoyable overall!
Great fall apart for the MMC - I really bought his regret.
FMC had a hell of a backbone. I liked how she tried to move forward I didn’t really care for her speaking engagements, but oh well.
I do wish we had more of the affair on page. They never actually ended up discussing details- gimme the “whens” and the “how many times” and the “did you use a condom” confrontation.
kind of abrupt HEA but enjoyable overall!
September 28, 2025
What a hot ass mess. Ava was just as skanky as Roman’s mistress! It was one affair! And the nerve to be a guest speaker about how to overcome a cheating scandal and then takes him back! She causes him to lose everything to take him back? Like I said a hot ass mess.
August 15, 2025
This was an ARC I started on a quiet afternoon and read in just over an hour and it was enough for Roman to leave a mark on my heart.
Cheating plots are always tricky for me. I’m hard on them, maybe because I can’t help asking myself "would I forgive this? Is this realistic? Does the betrayed character’s reaction make sense?".
I love a good second chance romance, but only when the grovel is there, the love language is respected and the remorse is truly felt.
Roman ticked those boxes for me. Despite the months-long betrayal, his regret felt genuine and his efforts to win Ava back were consistent and emotionally charged.
That said, Ava’s healing arc didn’t fully work for me. Personally, her quick shift from devastation to casual flings and dating, with no therapy and minimal emotional processing on the page, felt unrealistic given the depth of her loss.
There was also an odd contrast between her calling Roman out for failing as a father, knowing their daughter had been hurting… only to later leave her in relatives’ care for several days to pursue her own hookups. For me, the emotional depth on her side of the healing process was missing.
However, their co-parenting, once the dust began to settle, was respectful and united for Poppy’s sake which I appreciated.
The book is filled with emotionally charged and messy-but-real moments.
The epilogue brings us back to a family moment showing them whole again. A fitting full-circle close for a story that opened in brokenness.
The writing is fluid and accessible, pacing well enough to keep me turning pages without pause.
This is an emotional ride with flawed, human characters, realistic tension and a satisfying redemption arc (though one side of the healing felt underdeveloped for my taste).
Still, I closed the book feeling the weight of their journey and the hope of their future.
Cheating plots are always tricky for me. I’m hard on them, maybe because I can’t help asking myself "would I forgive this? Is this realistic? Does the betrayed character’s reaction make sense?".
I love a good second chance romance, but only when the grovel is there, the love language is respected and the remorse is truly felt.
Roman ticked those boxes for me. Despite the months-long betrayal, his regret felt genuine and his efforts to win Ava back were consistent and emotionally charged.
That said, Ava’s healing arc didn’t fully work for me. Personally, her quick shift from devastation to casual flings and dating, with no therapy and minimal emotional processing on the page, felt unrealistic given the depth of her loss.
There was also an odd contrast between her calling Roman out for failing as a father, knowing their daughter had been hurting… only to later leave her in relatives’ care for several days to pursue her own hookups. For me, the emotional depth on her side of the healing process was missing.
However, their co-parenting, once the dust began to settle, was respectful and united for Poppy’s sake which I appreciated.
The book is filled with emotionally charged and messy-but-real moments.
The epilogue brings us back to a family moment showing them whole again. A fitting full-circle close for a story that opened in brokenness.
The writing is fluid and accessible, pacing well enough to keep me turning pages without pause.
This is an emotional ride with flawed, human characters, realistic tension and a satisfying redemption arc (though one side of the healing felt underdeveloped for my taste).
Still, I closed the book feeling the weight of their journey and the hope of their future.
September 6, 2025
FMC - Ava: 3 🌟
MMC - Roman: 3 🌟
SPICE - 🌶 🌶 🌶
LIKES: I seem to be in the minority, but I happen to love the drama and emotional turmoil that comes from the cheating/other woman trope! Do I agree with it in real life? Hell no! But in fiction, I eat it up 😆 And this book doesn't ease you into it either. Within the first couple chapters, you're tossed in the middle of a very tumultuous marriage-in-crisis story
DISLIKES: Overall, the writing wasn't the best. It was quite repetitive, and I didn't like how Ava responded to the whole situation. I sided with her 100% at first, but my opinions soon changed. Using her best friend, who's loved her for years, to get back at her husband is just cruel (even if he said it's ok). She just became very petty and childish, in my opinion, to the point where I was more sympathetic towards Roman, who cheated first :/
Overall, I don't think it's a book I would re-read. BUT if you love the cheating trope, then it might still be an entertaining read for you! My dislikes aside, I read it in a few hours because I'm a sucker for this kind of drama lol
MMC - Roman: 3 🌟
SPICE - 🌶 🌶 🌶
LIKES: I seem to be in the minority, but I happen to love the drama and emotional turmoil that comes from the cheating/other woman trope! Do I agree with it in real life? Hell no! But in fiction, I eat it up 😆 And this book doesn't ease you into it either. Within the first couple chapters, you're tossed in the middle of a very tumultuous marriage-in-crisis story
DISLIKES: Overall, the writing wasn't the best. It was quite repetitive, and I didn't like how Ava responded to the whole situation. I sided with her 100% at first, but my opinions soon changed. Using her best friend, who's loved her for years, to get back at her husband is just cruel (even if he said it's ok). She just became very petty and childish, in my opinion, to the point where I was more sympathetic towards Roman, who cheated first :/
Overall, I don't think it's a book I would re-read. BUT if you love the cheating trope, then it might still be an entertaining read for you! My dislikes aside, I read it in a few hours because I'm a sucker for this kind of drama lol
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 19, 2025
Love and betrayal.
Wow, you know you're reading a good story when you get all the feelings. Heartbreak, anger, (wanting to cut a fictional bi**h), if you've ever suffered through adultery you will understand fully what Ava lived through. It's easy to say in real life "I would leave his ass and never take him back", but honestly until you've walked the exact same path, you can't honestly say what you would do, love doesn't just die because you were betrayed. Trust is what you lose, trust that they won't do it again, unless you give them a chance you won't ever know that. Learning to love them again fully takes hard work and dedication to your marriage, both of you working at it, if it's worth saving it's worth the effort. This story got me right from the beginning to the very end. Loved it.
Wow, you know you're reading a good story when you get all the feelings. Heartbreak, anger, (wanting to cut a fictional bi**h), if you've ever suffered through adultery you will understand fully what Ava lived through. It's easy to say in real life "I would leave his ass and never take him back", but honestly until you've walked the exact same path, you can't honestly say what you would do, love doesn't just die because you were betrayed. Trust is what you lose, trust that they won't do it again, unless you give them a chance you won't ever know that. Learning to love them again fully takes hard work and dedication to your marriage, both of you working at it, if it's worth saving it's worth the effort. This story got me right from the beginning to the very end. Loved it.
September 10, 2025
My heart is shattered and I can’t decide if I want Roman to fix it or burn with it 💔
This book wrecked me in the best (and worst) way. Roman and Ava’s story isn’t a fairytale—it’s what happens after the fairytale falls apart. The betrayal, the humiliation, the ache of watching Ava try to stay strong for their daughter while questioning everything… it broke me.
Roman made me furious, yet I couldn’t stop turning the pages. He’s flawed, infuriating, and somehow still impossible to fully hate. The push and pull between him and Ava was messy, raw, and so painfully real.
By the end, I cried, I yelled, and I wanted to shake them both. This book doesn’t just tell a story—it makes you feel every crack in your chest.
This book wrecked me in the best (and worst) way. Roman and Ava’s story isn’t a fairytale—it’s what happens after the fairytale falls apart. The betrayal, the humiliation, the ache of watching Ava try to stay strong for their daughter while questioning everything… it broke me.
Roman made me furious, yet I couldn’t stop turning the pages. He’s flawed, infuriating, and somehow still impossible to fully hate. The push and pull between him and Ava was messy, raw, and so painfully real.
By the end, I cried, I yelled, and I wanted to shake them both. This book doesn’t just tell a story—it makes you feel every crack in your chest.
August 28, 2025
I've been looking for well written books involving a good amount angst ( cheating or no cheating is ok as long as theres a hea). This one apparently was originally on Wattpad. I really liked it, its about a sports star husband who cheated on his wife and the wife is shattered at his betrayal.
This involves revenge cheating ( he wants to reconcile and she's not going to make it easy for him without twisting the knife). This involves a man that was a close friend to her that evokes jealousy by her husband.
I like the drama and angst. I would recommend this book.
This involves revenge cheating ( he wants to reconcile and she's not going to make it easy for him without twisting the knife). This involves a man that was a close friend to her that evokes jealousy by her husband.
I like the drama and angst. I would recommend this book.
December 22, 2025
The writing was good and I was enjoying it up until the 80% mark. It all just wrapped up too tidy. Like starts therapy at 80(ish)%, plasters it on social media, they meet up for dinner and he says he’s in therapy and she’s all “I forgive you then”. I realise this is a simplification, but it’s the general gist. I loved the introspection throughout most of the book and you could see his honest regret, but it was all over too quick. Too simple.
In my humble opinion, of course 💙
In my humble opinion, of course 💙
September 18, 2025
2.5 stars- I loved the FMC’s revenge journey for the most part… but I lowkey wish they never got back together haha.
The MMC’s groveling was fun but he cheated for MONTHS, which is the biggest ick.
She should have just left him for her male bff who always loved her hahaha
That being said, I did get emotionally invested in this story.
The MMC’s groveling was fun but he cheated for MONTHS, which is the biggest ick.
She should have just left him for her male bff who always loved her hahaha
That being said, I did get emotionally invested in this story.
June 1, 2026
Another gross story about a famous athlete who cheats, implodes his life, and the supposed strong woman who caves and takes him back.
**SPOILERS**
Ava is happy. She has a star athlete husband and a beautiful daughter. Then she sees some tags on the news, and her husband reveals the truth, he had an affair with a twenty-one year old model influencer. He tells her it was just sex (yeah just sex for like 8 months…that’s a lot of sex) that he loves her and doesn’t want to lose her. The thing is, Roman only told Ava about the affair because the slut homewrecker said she was going to the press with proof of his affair. Ava loses it. He kicks him out. Her best friend Kieran flies over from abroad and they hook up. After Kieran, she starts to date Adam, a surgeon (a much better choice than her cheating husband honestly). Adam sees them together goes ballistic and beats Adam up. He gets suspended, and loses his endorsements. Ava write about the mistress, and leaks texts, she starts losing endorsements and people trash her online. Roman is devastated. He wants Ava back, but she’s holding firm. She talks to reporters about rebuilding after betrayal. She even seems to be moving on…but no, the author goes the cliche route and has Roman “change” grow, become better. Seriously?! This man is a serial cheater! Frankly Ava was an idiot to take him back! She had just broken free from him, and now, because he’s in therapy and says he’s sorry, she forgives him?! She’s in for a world of heartbreak the next time he gets “bored” and sticks his dick inside of some skanky wh*ore!
**THOUGHTS/OPINIONS**
This book had promise. It was fine up until Ava let the despicable Roman back into her life! This man literally had the perfect life, perfect wife, wonderful kid, and he imploded his marriage because “in his words,” he was “bored.” Literally, he carried on an 8 month affair with a twenty-one year old puck chaser because he was “bored.” That is truly disgusting! He came home to his wife, kissed and made love to her right after having been with the slut!!! The poor woman probably should’ve gotten checked for STD’s!!! Roman wasn’t sorry, he was sorry he got caught!! He was sorry that after he ended the affair (should he get a medal for ending the affair after 8 months?!) the crazy model influencer went to the press!!! Roman would’ve kept the affair secret forever if the crazy mistress Annie hadn’t gone to the press! I liked Ava’s character! I liked that she started dating after she kicked Roman out! I liked that she rebuilt after he ruined their marriage, but I lost ALL respect for her when she let him back in, and when she took him back! Sorry, men with his history DO NOT CHANGE!!! Yes, some cheating husbands can get better with help etc. but Roman had a history of having a “wandering eye” and a “wandering dick!” He did not have the moral compass to “change” and grow. He clearly…the way the story read…would go back to his old habits the second he got comfortable in his marriage again!!! I honestly think these cheating athlete tropes are so rehashed and cliche! They’re only good when the FMC gets a clean break, gets revenge, and gets it on with a hitter, richer man! The books where the FMC goes back to the cheating athlete…yeah NO!!! It’s gross! Honestly what sort of message is the author trying to portray…it’s fine to implode your marriage…makes sense when the husband is a famous athlete (they have needs and pressure) and the wives need to suffer the indignity and learn to forgive. That forgiveness is growth. You’re telling women out there with cheating spouses to be doormats! To take forgiveness as growth and enlightenment! Heck no!!! Ava should’ve taken him for all he was worth and gone on to marry Adam!!! This book was thoroughly despicable!!
**SPOILERS**
Ava is happy. She has a star athlete husband and a beautiful daughter. Then she sees some tags on the news, and her husband reveals the truth, he had an affair with a twenty-one year old model influencer. He tells her it was just sex (yeah just sex for like 8 months…that’s a lot of sex) that he loves her and doesn’t want to lose her. The thing is, Roman only told Ava about the affair because the slut homewrecker said she was going to the press with proof of his affair. Ava loses it. He kicks him out. Her best friend Kieran flies over from abroad and they hook up. After Kieran, she starts to date Adam, a surgeon (a much better choice than her cheating husband honestly). Adam sees them together goes ballistic and beats Adam up. He gets suspended, and loses his endorsements. Ava write about the mistress, and leaks texts, she starts losing endorsements and people trash her online. Roman is devastated. He wants Ava back, but she’s holding firm. She talks to reporters about rebuilding after betrayal. She even seems to be moving on…but no, the author goes the cliche route and has Roman “change” grow, become better. Seriously?! This man is a serial cheater! Frankly Ava was an idiot to take him back! She had just broken free from him, and now, because he’s in therapy and says he’s sorry, she forgives him?! She’s in for a world of heartbreak the next time he gets “bored” and sticks his dick inside of some skanky wh*ore!
**THOUGHTS/OPINIONS**
This book had promise. It was fine up until Ava let the despicable Roman back into her life! This man literally had the perfect life, perfect wife, wonderful kid, and he imploded his marriage because “in his words,” he was “bored.” Literally, he carried on an 8 month affair with a twenty-one year old puck chaser because he was “bored.” That is truly disgusting! He came home to his wife, kissed and made love to her right after having been with the slut!!! The poor woman probably should’ve gotten checked for STD’s!!! Roman wasn’t sorry, he was sorry he got caught!! He was sorry that after he ended the affair (should he get a medal for ending the affair after 8 months?!) the crazy model influencer went to the press!!! Roman would’ve kept the affair secret forever if the crazy mistress Annie hadn’t gone to the press! I liked Ava’s character! I liked that she started dating after she kicked Roman out! I liked that she rebuilt after he ruined their marriage, but I lost ALL respect for her when she let him back in, and when she took him back! Sorry, men with his history DO NOT CHANGE!!! Yes, some cheating husbands can get better with help etc. but Roman had a history of having a “wandering eye” and a “wandering dick!” He did not have the moral compass to “change” and grow. He clearly…the way the story read…would go back to his old habits the second he got comfortable in his marriage again!!! I honestly think these cheating athlete tropes are so rehashed and cliche! They’re only good when the FMC gets a clean break, gets revenge, and gets it on with a hitter, richer man! The books where the FMC goes back to the cheating athlete…yeah NO!!! It’s gross! Honestly what sort of message is the author trying to portray…it’s fine to implode your marriage…makes sense when the husband is a famous athlete (they have needs and pressure) and the wives need to suffer the indignity and learn to forgive. That forgiveness is growth. You’re telling women out there with cheating spouses to be doormats! To take forgiveness as growth and enlightenment! Heck no!!! Ava should’ve taken him for all he was worth and gone on to marry Adam!!! This book was thoroughly despicable!!
August 20, 2025
Emotional
There were parts that brought tears to my eyes. Roman does the unthinkable and destroys Ava. Let me tell you though Ava has a evil streak in her. She says that she didn't sleep with her best friend to get back at Roman, but I believe she did.
I didn't like how at around 96% book Ava just switches a switch and boom not made anymore and has him come home .
There were parts that brought tears to my eyes. Roman does the unthinkable and destroys Ava. Let me tell you though Ava has a evil streak in her. She says that she didn't sleep with her best friend to get back at Roman, but I believe she did.
I didn't like how at around 96% book Ava just switches a switch and boom not made anymore and has him come home .
August 15, 2025
“You're allowed to heal.”
To say this story is absolutely unique is an understatement. This story shows s different side of cheating, one that is often overlooked and judged, but one that is also very real, which is one of the things I liked most about this story.
I honestly wasn't expecting this story to evoke as many emotions as it did in me and to be honest, I am not a huge fan of the cheating trope, but this story was done so well that even if you haven't been through a similar situation, you would be able to relate to either of the main characters.
Now, I know that the cheating trope is not a very popular one, and a lot of readers actually hate it, but if you're looking for a different perspective, I would definitely suggest reading this book.
Quote: “Maybe being a prince isn't about having a perfect life or never making mistakes. Maybe it's about picking yourself up after you've fallen and trying like hell to do better, even when you're not sure you deserve the chance.”
To say this story is absolutely unique is an understatement. This story shows s different side of cheating, one that is often overlooked and judged, but one that is also very real, which is one of the things I liked most about this story.
I honestly wasn't expecting this story to evoke as many emotions as it did in me and to be honest, I am not a huge fan of the cheating trope, but this story was done so well that even if you haven't been through a similar situation, you would be able to relate to either of the main characters.
Now, I know that the cheating trope is not a very popular one, and a lot of readers actually hate it, but if you're looking for a different perspective, I would definitely suggest reading this book.
Quote: “Maybe being a prince isn't about having a perfect life or never making mistakes. Maybe it's about picking yourself up after you've fallen and trying like hell to do better, even when you're not sure you deserve the chance.”
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