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The Humiliated Wife: A Husband's Betrayal & Grovel
She thought he loved her. He made her the punchline.
Fiona believed her marriage was built on love and respect. She was wrong.
When she discovers her husband’s secret social media account mocking every detail of her life, the humiliation is brutal, public, and impossible to forget.
Now Dean will do anything to win her back.
He’ll beg. He’ll grovel.
But words are cheap, and some betrayals cut too deep.
Can a man who destroyed his marriage ever be worthy of the woman he never deserved?
Fiona believed her marriage was built on love and respect. She was wrong.
When she discovers her husband’s secret social media account mocking every detail of her life, the humiliation is brutal, public, and impossible to forget.
Now Dean will do anything to win her back.
He’ll beg. He’ll grovel.
But words are cheap, and some betrayals cut too deep.
Can a man who destroyed his marriage ever be worthy of the woman he never deserved?
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Published August 14, 2025
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August 17, 2025
★★★★★. deanfiona, I love you so much.
The groveling was done so well. The plot was very realistic and so heart breaking to read. The betrayal was ROUGH and I truly didn’t think Dean would be forgiven. The angst was ANGSTY. I absolutely loved Fiona right away and I love how strong she was. Dean was perfect. He truly worked himself to be the man that Fiona loves and became better in every way.
For my safety people; safe. The betrayal isn’t him cheating or flirting or anything like that. Dean makes it known he would NEVER cheat or even move on when they broke up.
The groveling was done so well. The plot was very realistic and so heart breaking to read. The betrayal was ROUGH and I truly didn’t think Dean would be forgiven. The angst was ANGSTY. I absolutely loved Fiona right away and I love how strong she was. Dean was perfect. He truly worked himself to be the man that Fiona loves and became better in every way.
For my safety people; safe. The betrayal isn’t him cheating or flirting or anything like that. Dean makes it known he would NEVER cheat or even move on when they broke up.
August 19, 2025
I had a hard time rating this, I wasn’t sure if it was 3 or 3.5 stars.
I do love marriage in trouble books or betrayal/grovel books where the MMC doesn’t cheat so this was right up my alley.
I really hated Dean at the beginning. The first like three POVs of his I was like wow this guys a prick and idk how I’m going to be able to forgive him. I also thought Fiona was going to have no backbone because she did seem pretty naive at first and I thought it was going to be frustrating. BUT as it turns out Fiona did have a backbone and Dean actually became someone worthy of her in the end.
The betrayal isn’t what kept me from giving this more stars. It was how repetitive this book was. I felt like I kept reading the same chapter over and over again because it was all the same with slightly different wording and sometimes the same wording. This book could have been like 100 pages less than what it was. We don’t need to hear several times about how he missed her humming in the house, once would have been suffice. I ended up skimming a bunch toward the end because it just said stuff I had already read over and over again.
So in my personal opinion it was a tad bit unrealistic. Like we have a man, a husband, posting things on social media making fun of his wife for things that people would actually praise. You’re telling me not one comment was “omg she’s amazing” or “I love that she cares so much” or “your such a shitty husband for talking about your wife this way” it didn’t make senses to me that there were thousands of comments talking about how simple minded and dumb she was for thinking a certain way. Why she was getting criticized for giving her student a snack because they were sad. Especially this day and age a man who put that stuff on the internet would have been cancelled for saying such things. Especially since he was making fun of her for being a good person. This didn’t sit well with me at all. Maybe if he made fun of her for something else it would have made more sense but not this.
I also thought his so called friends got off too easily. He should have stood up to them more not only before him and Fiona broke up but after as well. The fact that he still hung out with them a few times after she left him was crazy to me. And when he did stand up to them it was very luke warm, like I need my man coming in guns blazing to protect my honor not whatever it was that he did. He also should have found another job. To continue to work for a company that praised you for trash talking your wife is insane!!! And even while trying to win her back he still stayed there. Like wtf?
Anyway wasn’t the best read but wasn’t the worst either. Just so much repetition!!!
NO CHEATING
NO OP DRAMA ( FMC gets hit on by parent)
BREAK UP AT LIKE 20%
BETRAYED/GROVEL
HEA
I do love marriage in trouble books or betrayal/grovel books where the MMC doesn’t cheat so this was right up my alley.
I really hated Dean at the beginning. The first like three POVs of his I was like wow this guys a prick and idk how I’m going to be able to forgive him. I also thought Fiona was going to have no backbone because she did seem pretty naive at first and I thought it was going to be frustrating. BUT as it turns out Fiona did have a backbone and Dean actually became someone worthy of her in the end.
The betrayal isn’t what kept me from giving this more stars. It was how repetitive this book was. I felt like I kept reading the same chapter over and over again because it was all the same with slightly different wording and sometimes the same wording. This book could have been like 100 pages less than what it was. We don’t need to hear several times about how he missed her humming in the house, once would have been suffice. I ended up skimming a bunch toward the end because it just said stuff I had already read over and over again.
So in my personal opinion it was a tad bit unrealistic. Like we have a man, a husband, posting things on social media making fun of his wife for things that people would actually praise. You’re telling me not one comment was “omg she’s amazing” or “I love that she cares so much” or “your such a shitty husband for talking about your wife this way” it didn’t make senses to me that there were thousands of comments talking about how simple minded and dumb she was for thinking a certain way. Why she was getting criticized for giving her student a snack because they were sad. Especially this day and age a man who put that stuff on the internet would have been cancelled for saying such things. Especially since he was making fun of her for being a good person. This didn’t sit well with me at all. Maybe if he made fun of her for something else it would have made more sense but not this.
I also thought his so called friends got off too easily. He should have stood up to them more not only before him and Fiona broke up but after as well. The fact that he still hung out with them a few times after she left him was crazy to me. And when he did stand up to them it was very luke warm, like I need my man coming in guns blazing to protect my honor not whatever it was that he did. He also should have found another job. To continue to work for a company that praised you for trash talking your wife is insane!!! And even while trying to win her back he still stayed there. Like wtf?
Anyway wasn’t the best read but wasn’t the worst either. Just so much repetition!!!
NO CHEATING
NO OP DRAMA ( FMC gets hit on by parent)
BREAK UP AT LIKE 20%
BETRAYED/GROVEL
HEA
August 27, 2025
I never thought I was going to say this, but Dean's grovel went too far. Most of the book was all about it. I actually enjoyed it in the beginning, but it became repetitive and ended up becoming tedious to read. It was just the same inner musings mostly, so reading them time and again sort of lost their emotional impact.
I eventually got tired of how he had to prove himself over and over again. Okay, tbf, what he did was terrible; there's no excuse for that. No sane loving husband should've done something that awful to the person they proclaim to love. I genuinely believe that the apology should match the level of hurt his actions have caused. By the end, reading this really showed me how sincere he is and how much he wants to fix what he broke.
Fiona didn't forgive him until the 97% mark. 🫠 At first, I was proud because, yes girl, show her you have some spine! I kind of understand why she took her sweet time. She was betrayed by the person who was supposed to be her safe space, and I can only imagine the pain she's feeling.
But gawd, she witnessed everything he did. She knew deep down that he had changed, but her fears kept getting in the way of her decisions. Again, I see where she was coming from, but still. I eventually reached a point where I was exhausted by her constant questioning of whether she should forgive him or not. I think that in real life this situation is ideal, but since it's fiction, I don’t really see the need for this lengthy groveling. 🫣 I'm not saying she should've settled for a half-assed apology, but I feel like there needs to be some kind of balance here.
Idk, I really liked the writing style and the storytelling. It made me tear up a few times, with Fiona's heartbreak and Dean's realization. But overall, this emotionally drained me by the end. Apparently long groveling are exhausting to read too.
Anyway, even after finishing this, I still have no idea what I would do if I were in Fiona's shoes. Two years of humiliation and being the punchline of a joke that I never agreed to or knew of is something I don't think I can handle. 🫣 But then again, Dean was genuinely remorseful about what he did. The realization came too late, but he still took action and made changes to make things right. Sooo, I really don't know. I guess it's up to the readers to judge whether he really deserves that second chance.
PS. The only reason why I was contemplating forgiving him was because while there's a betrayal, it didn't involve cheating. That is something unforgivable and unredeemable in my dictionary.
I eventually got tired of how he had to prove himself over and over again. Okay, tbf, what he did was terrible; there's no excuse for that. No sane loving husband should've done something that awful to the person they proclaim to love. I genuinely believe that the apology should match the level of hurt his actions have caused. By the end, reading this really showed me how sincere he is and how much he wants to fix what he broke.
Fiona didn't forgive him until the 97% mark. 🫠 At first, I was proud because, yes girl, show her you have some spine! I kind of understand why she took her sweet time. She was betrayed by the person who was supposed to be her safe space, and I can only imagine the pain she's feeling.
But gawd, she witnessed everything he did. She knew deep down that he had changed, but her fears kept getting in the way of her decisions. Again, I see where she was coming from, but still. I eventually reached a point where I was exhausted by her constant questioning of whether she should forgive him or not. I think that in real life this situation is ideal, but since it's fiction, I don’t really see the need for this lengthy groveling. 🫣 I'm not saying she should've settled for a half-assed apology, but I feel like there needs to be some kind of balance here.
Idk, I really liked the writing style and the storytelling. It made me tear up a few times, with Fiona's heartbreak and Dean's realization. But overall, this emotionally drained me by the end. Apparently long groveling are exhausting to read too.
Anyway, even after finishing this, I still have no idea what I would do if I were in Fiona's shoes. Two years of humiliation and being the punchline of a joke that I never agreed to or knew of is something I don't think I can handle. 🫣 But then again, Dean was genuinely remorseful about what he did. The realization came too late, but he still took action and made changes to make things right. Sooo, I really don't know. I guess it's up to the readers to judge whether he really deserves that second chance.
PS. The only reason why I was contemplating forgiving him was because while there's a betrayal, it didn't involve cheating. That is something unforgivable and unredeemable in my dictionary.
December 21, 2025
i really enjoyed this book😂😂😂
safety :
safe
no cheating
no owd/ omd.
both celibate during seperation.
dean is literally the fictional embodiment of every narcissist husband out there, and how they regret what they did when it was too late. to say he was cruel is a severe understatement.
he was also very immature and insecure (obviously since he chose to sacrifice his wife to the wolves to fit in with them). when i read his pov all i kept thinking about was how he reminded me of sooooooo many men i knew in real life who fucked up the same way with their SO.
his grovel wasn't over the top it was exactly appropriate for how he messed up, which i liked tbh. in alot of grovel books, they grovel alot but it's watered down and doesn't fit with the way they fucked up. but in his case it was perfect.
I HATE when MMCs grovel by ignoring the fmc's boundaries and stalking them/ harassing and annoying them and ESPECIALLY trying to sleep with them or ruining their dates.
Dead wasn't like that at all, he focused on Fiona's needs and wants from afar and the only time he showed up personally was when she was harassed by that POS parent or needed comfort.
there was one detail that really nagged me was how he took his sweet ass time to delete to posts, it should have been done IMMEDIATELY, he fucking knew Fiona would go to read them and he still help them up for more weeks.
i loved how Fiona wasn't given another male prospect so soon, in betrayel books where the betrayal is cheating I would be ROOOOTING for the fmc to have a new man soon but in this case and especially with Fiona's character, she needed healing and stability and not a new man.
as for Dean's friends i understand why he didn't lash out on them more, because he understood that it was HIS fault, HE gave them Fiona on a silver platter for entertainment, if he hadn't then they wouldn't have been so cruel to her. it would be pointless to yell or chastise people who only followed through what was given to them and didn't second guess how wrong it was, he only needed to tell them to fuck off and distance himself from them. the only thing that pissed me off was that he hung out with them once or twice after Fiona left him but i guess at that point he hadn’t fully grasped the severity of what they all did to her.
i just wish they got some sort of consequence for how vile they are.
Fiona took her sweet ass time taking dean back and i was all for it, she was hurt and betrayed and that kind of fear doesn't just go away when the person who caused it changed. if the book was a 5 book series and she only took him back at the end of book 5 i would still be rooting for her to take her time.
at the end Dean changed and groveled decently, Now would i have personally taken him back ?😂😂😂 fuck no i'd never get back together with a pussy with no backbone and only follows what his friends say to get approval, no matter how much he's changed and done. but im glad Fiona did , it was a pretty good ending.
the book didn't just focus on the betrayal, and the romance and the second chance. it also focused on women's independence. in this case it worked out for Fiona because it's fiction lol and Dean chose to continue to support her financially after the divorce but for most women that is not the case and they end up in real bad situations after the seperation because of how financially dependent the were on their partners.
another thing that was adressed was social media, and how dangerous and cruel it can be. Dean started the page posting mockery and cruel things about his wife and that invited people who were like him and his friends who were so comfortable being so vile to a sweet woman they've never met. how good things can be spun around into bad things, how kindness and nativity are seen as stupidity and liability.
while Fiona's page was focused on positivity and kindness and even though the following was much much smaller, she still helped alot of people with the same méthode that Dean mocked her for.
now the only thing that stopped me from giving this 4 stars was the repetitiveness of certain scenes. especially from dean's pov, it made the book unnecessarily long, i'd much rather have read about Fionna getting her life together than Dean talking about and empty apartment for the 38th time.
safety :
safe
no cheating
no owd/ omd.
both celibate during seperation.
dean is literally the fictional embodiment of every narcissist husband out there, and how they regret what they did when it was too late. to say he was cruel is a severe understatement.
he was also very immature and insecure (obviously since he chose to sacrifice his wife to the wolves to fit in with them). when i read his pov all i kept thinking about was how he reminded me of sooooooo many men i knew in real life who fucked up the same way with their SO.
his grovel wasn't over the top it was exactly appropriate for how he messed up, which i liked tbh. in alot of grovel books, they grovel alot but it's watered down and doesn't fit with the way they fucked up. but in his case it was perfect.
I HATE when MMCs grovel by ignoring the fmc's boundaries and stalking them/ harassing and annoying them and ESPECIALLY trying to sleep with them or ruining their dates.
Dead wasn't like that at all, he focused on Fiona's needs and wants from afar and the only time he showed up personally was when she was harassed by that POS parent or needed comfort.
there was one detail that really nagged me was how he took his sweet ass time to delete to posts, it should have been done IMMEDIATELY, he fucking knew Fiona would go to read them and he still help them up for more weeks.
i loved how Fiona wasn't given another male prospect so soon, in betrayel books where the betrayal is cheating I would be ROOOOTING for the fmc to have a new man soon but in this case and especially with Fiona's character, she needed healing and stability and not a new man.
as for Dean's friends i understand why he didn't lash out on them more, because he understood that it was HIS fault, HE gave them Fiona on a silver platter for entertainment, if he hadn't then they wouldn't have been so cruel to her. it would be pointless to yell or chastise people who only followed through what was given to them and didn't second guess how wrong it was, he only needed to tell them to fuck off and distance himself from them. the only thing that pissed me off was that he hung out with them once or twice after Fiona left him but i guess at that point he hadn’t fully grasped the severity of what they all did to her.
i just wish they got some sort of consequence for how vile they are.
Fiona took her sweet ass time taking dean back and i was all for it, she was hurt and betrayed and that kind of fear doesn't just go away when the person who caused it changed. if the book was a 5 book series and she only took him back at the end of book 5 i would still be rooting for her to take her time.
at the end Dean changed and groveled decently, Now would i have personally taken him back ?😂😂😂 fuck no i'd never get back together with a pussy with no backbone and only follows what his friends say to get approval, no matter how much he's changed and done. but im glad Fiona did , it was a pretty good ending.
the book didn't just focus on the betrayal, and the romance and the second chance. it also focused on women's independence. in this case it worked out for Fiona because it's fiction lol and Dean chose to continue to support her financially after the divorce but for most women that is not the case and they end up in real bad situations after the seperation because of how financially dependent the were on their partners.
another thing that was adressed was social media, and how dangerous and cruel it can be. Dean started the page posting mockery and cruel things about his wife and that invited people who were like him and his friends who were so comfortable being so vile to a sweet woman they've never met. how good things can be spun around into bad things, how kindness and nativity are seen as stupidity and liability.
while Fiona's page was focused on positivity and kindness and even though the following was much much smaller, she still helped alot of people with the same méthode that Dean mocked her for.
now the only thing that stopped me from giving this 4 stars was the repetitiveness of certain scenes. especially from dean's pov, it made the book unnecessarily long, i'd much rather have read about Fionna getting her life together than Dean talking about and empty apartment for the 38th time.
August 17, 2025
I liked this more than I expected. He loves his wife, but doesn’t really respect her. He’s a marketing executive and she’s a teacher. She has no idea that he has a private social media account basically making fun of her kindness. His cynical followers are nasty as are his co-workers.
She may be sweet and kind, but she has backbone and once she knows about the account, she’s gone, files for divorce and he spends the story playing catch-up.
She may be sweet and kind, but she has backbone and once she knows about the account, she’s gone, files for divorce and he spends the story playing catch-up.
August 17, 2025
Good plot, but there’s too much repetition and not enough angst.
P.S. Even while skimming through some overly long scenes, I noticed that her student count dropped from 25 to 23, and after staying as a guest at her sister’s house for 2 months, the husband suddenly remembers being with her at a banquet just a month ago.
P.S. Even while skimming through some overly long scenes, I noticed that her student count dropped from 25 to 23, and after staying as a guest at her sister’s house for 2 months, the husband suddenly remembers being with her at a banquet just a month ago.
August 17, 2025
A very big betrayal book and grovel, No Cheating or OP involved
Totally safe
More than angst I think it’s a sad betrayal with an idiot hero
I can hold a grudge for life and the betrayal is big but the grovel, redemption, shame, guilt and everything he feels it’s worth to read!
Totally safe
More than angst I think it’s a sad betrayal with an idiot hero
I can hold a grudge for life and the betrayal is big but the grovel, redemption, shame, guilt and everything he feels it’s worth to read!
October 29, 2025
I really like this author. I just wish most of her books were not about cheating. But this one is not so I was eager to read it.
Marriage in trouble, uncovered betrayal with a huge gut punch, an FMC with a backbone of steel, a devoted but idiotic MMC, and the GROVEL.
🎶 These are a few of my favorite things 🎶
Let me start by saying I am a grovel whore and I am rarely satisfied. It’s a specific formula that I’m looking for. I want the H to suffer terribly and I want the grovel to be about showing they are changed. I don’t care about grand gestures or flowery words with no action behind them. I want him to show his remorse by accepting full responsibility for his bullshit and then he dismantles his life without any expectation of getting the h back because he knows he doesn’t deserve her but he wants to be a better man anyway. More importantly, I want the h to stand her ground, know her worth and not accept any of the blame for his actions. I want her to be ready and willing to completely move on. I don’t want it to be made easier for him with forced proximity or someone almost dying. I don’t want her to soften and make excuses for him. I don’t want him to bulldoze his way back in. No I need him to truly put in the work and earn not only her forgiveness but mine.
Not too much to ask, right?? I can count on one hand and have fingers left over the amount of books I’ve read where the author hits every point. This is one of them. I want every romance author to study this book and take lessons from it like they are going to write a thesis on the subject. Most authors are LAZY when it comes to the grovel after spending too much time making the H into a complete bastard (I’m looking at you Maya Alden, Susie Tate, Jessica Prince, Natasha Anders…I could go on and on). But this author goes the extra mile and I appreciate it.
What the H did in this story was abhorrent but I completely believed in his remorse and redemption. I felt his grief, his anger at himself, his yearning and pining for the h. It was delicious. Even after he knew she was not going to take him back, he never stopped trying to take care of her from the background. He never gave up. I truly believed in their HEA.
I really hope she writes more books that are not based around cheating as I just can’t do those anymore. I also think it’s so much more interesting when the betrayal is not infidelity based. I like reading about couples who truly love each other and are devoted to their marriage but then a grenade is thrown in and they have to deal with it. Those stories are rare but this author gives me hope that maybe more authors will listen to us readers and give us what we are begging for.
Safety: Totally safe. Neither are with anyone else after separating. The MMC never even considers looking at another woman. The FMC has a fellow teacher who is interested in her but she is not interested at all.
Marriage in trouble, uncovered betrayal with a huge gut punch, an FMC with a backbone of steel, a devoted but idiotic MMC, and the GROVEL.
🎶 These are a few of my favorite things 🎶
Let me start by saying I am a grovel whore and I am rarely satisfied. It’s a specific formula that I’m looking for. I want the H to suffer terribly and I want the grovel to be about showing they are changed. I don’t care about grand gestures or flowery words with no action behind them. I want him to show his remorse by accepting full responsibility for his bullshit and then he dismantles his life without any expectation of getting the h back because he knows he doesn’t deserve her but he wants to be a better man anyway. More importantly, I want the h to stand her ground, know her worth and not accept any of the blame for his actions. I want her to be ready and willing to completely move on. I don’t want it to be made easier for him with forced proximity or someone almost dying. I don’t want her to soften and make excuses for him. I don’t want him to bulldoze his way back in. No I need him to truly put in the work and earn not only her forgiveness but mine.
Not too much to ask, right?? I can count on one hand and have fingers left over the amount of books I’ve read where the author hits every point. This is one of them. I want every romance author to study this book and take lessons from it like they are going to write a thesis on the subject. Most authors are LAZY when it comes to the grovel after spending too much time making the H into a complete bastard (I’m looking at you Maya Alden, Susie Tate, Jessica Prince, Natasha Anders…I could go on and on). But this author goes the extra mile and I appreciate it.
What the H did in this story was abhorrent but I completely believed in his remorse and redemption. I felt his grief, his anger at himself, his yearning and pining for the h. It was delicious. Even after he knew she was not going to take him back, he never stopped trying to take care of her from the background. He never gave up. I truly believed in their HEA.
I really hope she writes more books that are not based around cheating as I just can’t do those anymore. I also think it’s so much more interesting when the betrayal is not infidelity based. I like reading about couples who truly love each other and are devoted to their marriage but then a grenade is thrown in and they have to deal with it. Those stories are rare but this author gives me hope that maybe more authors will listen to us readers and give us what we are begging for.
Safety: Totally safe. Neither are with anyone else after separating. The MMC never even considers looking at another woman. The FMC has a fellow teacher who is interested in her but she is not interested at all.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 21, 2025
Trigger Warnings:
I read His Wife’s Secretary awhile ago and while I hate cheating, the book was angsty. I hate cheating, but I always wonder how the MMC will grovel. IRL, I would never advise someone to get back with a cheater, even if they managed to change by grovelling. The relationship is forever ruined, and you will always remember that your partner did that to you. But in books? I’m willing to see if I will forgive the MMC. In surprising situations, when the grovel is so good, I actually cave. When I read the summary for this book, I was curious. While this book doesn’t have cheating, the betrayal is very invasive. This book was longer than it should have been, the writing was repetitive and it got boring. I feel like the betrayal happened too early on, it could’ve happened a bit later. The reason for the betrayal was stupid and unrealistic. And sure this is fiction, but seeing how the characters talked and acted was so immature. Both the MMC and FMC kept repeating themselves, I fell asleep multiple times while reading this. The grovel was good, but it would’ve been nice to have more moments between the MMC and FMC. While I did like the idea of this story, I feel like there could’ve been a better reason for the betrayal. As well, the length of the betrayal was so long, it makes me question the MMC’s love for the FMC. The characters were easily forgettable, but if you wanna pass time, check this out.
Vulnerability is not entertainment. And there is nothing funny about betraying someone's trust.
When Fiona is betrayed by her husband, she believes her whole life was a lie. Dean made the big mistake and wants to do whatever he can to fix his marriage. But what if it’s too late?
Now for spoilers
Stay safe folks!
I read His Wife’s Secretary awhile ago and while I hate cheating, the book was angsty. I hate cheating, but I always wonder how the MMC will grovel. IRL, I would never advise someone to get back with a cheater, even if they managed to change by grovelling. The relationship is forever ruined, and you will always remember that your partner did that to you. But in books? I’m willing to see if I will forgive the MMC. In surprising situations, when the grovel is so good, I actually cave. When I read the summary for this book, I was curious. While this book doesn’t have cheating, the betrayal is very invasive. This book was longer than it should have been, the writing was repetitive and it got boring. I feel like the betrayal happened too early on, it could’ve happened a bit later. The reason for the betrayal was stupid and unrealistic. And sure this is fiction, but seeing how the characters talked and acted was so immature. Both the MMC and FMC kept repeating themselves, I fell asleep multiple times while reading this. The grovel was good, but it would’ve been nice to have more moments between the MMC and FMC. While I did like the idea of this story, I feel like there could’ve been a better reason for the betrayal. As well, the length of the betrayal was so long, it makes me question the MMC’s love for the FMC. The characters were easily forgettable, but if you wanna pass time, check this out.
Vulnerability is not entertainment. And there is nothing funny about betraying someone's trust.
When Fiona is betrayed by her husband, she believes her whole life was a lie. Dean made the big mistake and wants to do whatever he can to fix his marriage. But what if it’s too late?
Now for spoilers
Stay safe folks!
December 5, 2025
I am so done with grovel books. Like, dead serious this time. Sigh. I mean, who vomited this trainwreck of fuckery onto the page?
Full rtc
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Don’t mind me, I’m just here to witness this never-heard-before, totally unique (at least to me) disaster the hero is gonna pull.
Full rtc
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Don’t mind me, I’m just here to witness this never-heard-before, totally unique (at least to me) disaster the hero is gonna pull.
August 24, 2025
Came back to edit. I wanted to mention that this author only writes infidelity books, and I read all but one. This book does not have cheating in it, but for me personally felt way worse for some reason. H Dean publicly humiliated his wife on the internet for two year's without her knowing. Though it felt unrealistic because she had no clue it was still a gut punch. All his co-workers gave her backhanded comments, and she always felt like she was the butt of some joke she wasn't privy too. She could have honestly pressed charges against her own husband. It was online bullying. There's no way around that. Then he felt like he did nothing wrong and that she should be happy she had so many people making fun of her at her little quirks. He even posted pictures of her. Violation full stop. So much worse for me than her cheating books. I'm glad she went in a little different direction because this author writes the best gut punches. They just end up losing speed as the book progresses because the H's grovels don't feel realistic to me.
If I could choose one word for this book it would be unrealistic. Ok. I know I'm reading fiction, but the way this man groveled was unrealistic. He basically became a woman. I said I wasn't going to read anymore of this author's work because her books don't hit my particular preferences. Her books are entirely too drawn out. Almost 400 pages of repeat and not moving. Other than repetition of dialogue. Couldn't connect with either character. This author always has a strong start, but it all goes downhill for me. I need groveling in my marriage in trouble books, but I lean toward more realistic approaches. This man is just throwing his money around like it grows on trees. The FMC signs divorce papers saying ex husband is willing to take care of her for the rest of her life. Never having to worry again about how much she makes in her teaching jobs. From public humiliation to a light bulb going off in the H's head and basically changing overnight. Wasn't believable. The h acted like an airhead. Sorry I said it. I wouldn't call her pathetic, but she had no real direction. Pretty much until the end. Even when she said she was still in love with the H I felt she just wanted to be financially stable so she could start ordering and forgetting what she ordered on Amazon again. Anyways, wasn't my cup of tea, and I think I'll officially stop reading this author's work. It's a me thing honest. I'm sure lot's of ladies liked this...
If I could choose one word for this book it would be unrealistic. Ok. I know I'm reading fiction, but the way this man groveled was unrealistic. He basically became a woman. I said I wasn't going to read anymore of this author's work because her books don't hit my particular preferences. Her books are entirely too drawn out. Almost 400 pages of repeat and not moving. Other than repetition of dialogue. Couldn't connect with either character. This author always has a strong start, but it all goes downhill for me. I need groveling in my marriage in trouble books, but I lean toward more realistic approaches. This man is just throwing his money around like it grows on trees. The FMC signs divorce papers saying ex husband is willing to take care of her for the rest of her life. Never having to worry again about how much she makes in her teaching jobs. From public humiliation to a light bulb going off in the H's head and basically changing overnight. Wasn't believable. The h acted like an airhead. Sorry I said it. I wouldn't call her pathetic, but she had no real direction. Pretty much until the end. Even when she said she was still in love with the H I felt she just wanted to be financially stable so she could start ordering and forgetting what she ordered on Amazon again. Anyways, wasn't my cup of tea, and I think I'll officially stop reading this author's work. It's a me thing honest. I'm sure lot's of ladies liked this...
August 18, 2025
Ooof, this was an INTENSE gut-punch/grovel book.
Fiona and Dean have been married for two years, and they are still in that bubble of young love, flirting with each other and delaying leaving for work to have a little nookie. Fiona is a fifth-grade teacher. She's a little quirky and twee (think Jess from New Girl), and deeply earnest.
Dean is an advertising and marketing man. He's handsome and successful, and extremely concerned with image and staying cool and relevant, as are all his colleagues.
Fiona never feels comfortable when they go out with his work friends. She always feels like they're looking down at her wardrobe, her career, and her small-town roots. She says more than once that she feels like they're all secretly laughing at her, like a joke that only she's not in on.
Well. Turns out she's right. Because for two years (the ENTIRE length of their marriage) Dean has been tweeting (okay, the author never specifically says 'twitter') about her quirks in a cruel account called "shitfionasays". He makes fun of her cute love notes, her twee clothes, the lunches she packs for him, her love of baking, her happiness when she gets through to a kid at work, everything. And she finds out in a very public venue, when he's accepting an industry award.
This all happens in the first 10% of the book. The rest is the grovel, which is gooooood. We sit with Dean as he realizes that everything he's spent his life chasing is worthless and empty without Fiona. He grovels with words and actions, public and anonymous. Sometimes his ideas fail, and he has to change lanes abruptly. The man works.
I notice this author often writes cheating romances, but this one is not. Not even a little bit. But when Fiona asked Dean, "Do you even like me?" I almost wish he had just cheated.
The gut-punch is delicious, the grovel is good.
Fiona and Dean have been married for two years, and they are still in that bubble of young love, flirting with each other and delaying leaving for work to have a little nookie. Fiona is a fifth-grade teacher. She's a little quirky and twee (think Jess from New Girl), and deeply earnest.
Dean is an advertising and marketing man. He's handsome and successful, and extremely concerned with image and staying cool and relevant, as are all his colleagues.
Fiona never feels comfortable when they go out with his work friends. She always feels like they're looking down at her wardrobe, her career, and her small-town roots. She says more than once that she feels like they're all secretly laughing at her, like a joke that only she's not in on.
Well. Turns out she's right. Because for two years (the ENTIRE length of their marriage) Dean has been tweeting (okay, the author never specifically says 'twitter') about her quirks in a cruel account called "shitfionasays". He makes fun of her cute love notes, her twee clothes, the lunches she packs for him, her love of baking, her happiness when she gets through to a kid at work, everything. And she finds out in a very public venue, when he's accepting an industry award.
This all happens in the first 10% of the book. The rest is the grovel, which is gooooood. We sit with Dean as he realizes that everything he's spent his life chasing is worthless and empty without Fiona. He grovels with words and actions, public and anonymous. Sometimes his ideas fail, and he has to change lanes abruptly. The man works.
I notice this author often writes cheating romances, but this one is not. Not even a little bit. But when Fiona asked Dean, "Do you even like me?" I almost wish he had just cheated.
The gut-punch is delicious, the grovel is good.
September 7, 2025
HE CREATES A SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT HUMILIATING AND EMBARRASSING HIS WIFE——
AND SHE 👹F̵̪̳̪̖̙̥̘̈́͊̉̓̈́̕͠o̷̗̼͓̘̍͋͗͛̽͝ŗ̷͖̒̈́g̶̟͛̿̆͋̓̅í̶̫͆͛͜v̴̢̹̫̻͕̩̫̗̑̊̈́ę̸̫̠̻̫̞͙̱̔̍s̵̢̪̈̇́̈́̌͂̀̀ 👹HIM????
ᴬᴺᴰ ᵀᴴᴵˢ ᴬᵁᵀᴴᴼᴿ ᵂᴿᴵᵀᴱˢ ᵀᴴᴱ ᶜᴴᴱᴬᵀᴵᴺᴳ ˣ ᶠᴼᴿᴳᴵⱽᴱᴺᴱˢˢ ᵀᴿᴼᴾᴱ
WE ARE NOT THE TARGET AUDIENCE 🚨 WE HAVE ENTERED ENEMY LINES
(don’t ask me how I found this book)
AND SHE 👹F̵̪̳̪̖̙̥̘̈́͊̉̓̈́̕͠o̷̗̼͓̘̍͋͗͛̽͝ŗ̷͖̒̈́g̶̟͛̿̆͋̓̅í̶̫͆͛͜v̴̢̹̫̻͕̩̫̗̑̊̈́ę̸̫̠̻̫̞͙̱̔̍s̵̢̪̈̇́̈́̌͂̀̀ 👹HIM????
ᴬᴺᴰ ᵀᴴᴵˢ ᴬᵁᵀᴴᴼᴿ ᵂᴿᴵᵀᴱˢ ᵀᴴᴱ ᶜᴴᴱᴬᵀᴵᴺᴳ ˣ ᶠᴼᴿᴳᴵⱽᴱᴺᴱˢˢ ᵀᴿᴼᴾᴱ
WE ARE NOT THE TARGET AUDIENCE 🚨 WE HAVE ENTERED ENEMY LINES
(don’t ask me how I found this book)
August 19, 2025
Got annoyed
I think I must be a sociopath. The 2nd half of the book just annoyed me. He groveled, then groveled again, and then he groveled some more. And after that he actually groveled again for the rest of the book. He groveled more than the horrible bastar@ cheaters in her other books. And yes what he did was wrong and cruel, and twenty shades of effed up, but I actually got tired of his groveling. Really tired of it. Yes she started her own page and talked about starting over and wrote trite platitudes of how her life changed, he deleted his posts and put an apology on it. But they were both silly. I have no idea of why his making fun of.his wife even interested anybody. I thought it was dull and quite dumb as a matter of fact. The stories weren't funny or interesting. And yet it supposedly became a cult favorite!?! I totally didn't understand that They weren't even amusing. That pretty much didn't work for me. Or her talking about spreadsheets at 6:00 am, her becoming a new.petson, just say no. But I kept on reading and by the end, I really.loved her husband. But I didn't like her. I am always team wife but I just felt the story went.on too long. I actually was annoyed at both of them. But I did.like the book itself. The first half was good, but there came a point at which I just wanted them both to stop. I was like enough already. Move on. nothing to see here. Glad they got the ending they did though.dong want to spoil it. Crazy thing though, that old cliche kept running through my mind, love means never having to say your sorry! And he did 238 times.
I think I must be a sociopath. The 2nd half of the book just annoyed me. He groveled, then groveled again, and then he groveled some more. And after that he actually groveled again for the rest of the book. He groveled more than the horrible bastar@ cheaters in her other books. And yes what he did was wrong and cruel, and twenty shades of effed up, but I actually got tired of his groveling. Really tired of it. Yes she started her own page and talked about starting over and wrote trite platitudes of how her life changed, he deleted his posts and put an apology on it. But they were both silly. I have no idea of why his making fun of.his wife even interested anybody. I thought it was dull and quite dumb as a matter of fact. The stories weren't funny or interesting. And yet it supposedly became a cult favorite!?! I totally didn't understand that They weren't even amusing. That pretty much didn't work for me. Or her talking about spreadsheets at 6:00 am, her becoming a new.petson, just say no. But I kept on reading and by the end, I really.loved her husband. But I didn't like her. I am always team wife but I just felt the story went.on too long. I actually was annoyed at both of them. But I did.like the book itself. The first half was good, but there came a point at which I just wanted them both to stop. I was like enough already. Move on. nothing to see here. Glad they got the ending they did though.dong want to spoil it. Crazy thing though, that old cliche kept running through my mind, love means never having to say your sorry! And he did 238 times.
November 6, 2025
Betrayal can come in so many different forms other than a cheating spouse, and the premise for Deans utter lack of respect for his wife Fiona was huge. Gone viral huge. I just couldn’t believe the scenes Dean sat by and allowed Fiona to be the butt of peoples jokes, demeaning her and making her question herself. I like a strong written woman who realizes her worth and Fiona fit the bill, yet she also had forgiveness in her heart. Did Dean deserve forgiveness is the ultimate question and I’m just not there yet. More groveling needed but he made a good dent in his bad karma. I like this author, but I will say she’s a bit heavy on the inner monologues. Slowed things down a bit for me.
August 16, 2025
I enjoyed this and I thought the type of betrayal was innovative. There’s no question that the H groveled. The problem is that it went on too long without variation.
August 18, 2025
Fiona finds out that her husband Dean has been making fun of her online for the last two years. She leaves him and his whole world comes crashing down. He finally see's himself for the man that he is not and starts to try and make ammends. Fiona also learns and important lesson, what one person views as a weakness others view as a strengh.
This is a redemption book .
This is a redemption book .
September 26, 2025
Anytime I read a book with grovel, even if I think it’s a decent grovel I always say ok but I still wouldn’t take him back. I’m a stubborn bitch and would take the grudge to the grave with me rather than give someone who wronged me the time of day. I think this is the first time I’ve read a book and I’ve said ‘ok forgive him now’ and it was way before she actually did. Like who am I?! Now I’m not saying I would forgive him if it was me but I’m glad the fmc did lol.
I started this because I was in a bad mood and wanted to be even more annoyed and it worked. The rest of this authors work is on my ‘will never read’ list cus it seems she likes to write about cheating scumbags but this book was ok for me since there was no OW shit at all whatsoever.
I started this because I was in a bad mood and wanted to be even more annoyed and it worked. The rest of this authors work is on my ‘will never read’ list cus it seems she likes to write about cheating scumbags but this book was ok for me since there was no OW shit at all whatsoever.
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August 19, 2025
Wow, this was a powerful story about feeelings, trust, betrayal and redemption. The h is a teacher who loves the H, her family and her students-none of which she is ashamed of at all. The H loves his wife but loves his successful life and being accepted by his 'elite' co-workers more. He is about image and financial figures that illustrates success and recognition. They make their 2 worlds work well until the h is made aware that the H has been sharing her life, her trust and her feelings on social media without her knowledge or consent. Unfortunately his post reflect disrespect as he allows trolls to mock her, laugh at her and consider her an inferior to their hallowed lifestyle.
The h is stronger than any of them, she leaves and files for divorce refusing to allow the H's associates to change her values or way of life. The H is gobsmacked that she cannot see the humor in his actions, gaslights her and is angry. Fortunately for him, once he realizes what he has done, he is astonished at his stupidity and behavior. She remains unmoved.
Through a lot of work and self growth, the H slowly establishes a moral framework and grovels beautifully. He realizes that, even if the h never reconciles, that he needed to become a better man.
Having been involved in an organizations that thrived the belief that image, brown nosing and feelings of superiority were more important than performance and individuals, I can understand both of their reactions. When the facade of this lifestyle is removed, the individual is often left with very little to feed their ego...the H. Outsiders, like myself and the h, neither care not appreciate nor acknowledge that those people are superior...the h. Fortunately the H's need for the illusions of success were replaced by the need to be better than the facade. I once read a biography about a high ranking political appointee (Sec of the Army) who relayed the reality of this transition. He stated that one day, he was catered to, people gave him more respect than he deserved and that he could tap into almost any want or need and it was provided or met. Then he retired or was replaced and suddenly he had to wait with everyone else, realize that the 'special' benefits were no longer available and that he was now one of the many ordinary people. He like the H had a hard transition but came out of it as a better human being/husband/father/friend.
Loved the writing syle of this author, she is a jewel. Her ability to make you feel the emotions was exceptional.
The h is stronger than any of them, she leaves and files for divorce refusing to allow the H's associates to change her values or way of life. The H is gobsmacked that she cannot see the humor in his actions, gaslights her and is angry. Fortunately for him, once he realizes what he has done, he is astonished at his stupidity and behavior. She remains unmoved.
Through a lot of work and self growth, the H slowly establishes a moral framework and grovels beautifully. He realizes that, even if the h never reconciles, that he needed to become a better man.
Having been involved in an organizations that thrived the belief that image, brown nosing and feelings of superiority were more important than performance and individuals, I can understand both of their reactions. When the facade of this lifestyle is removed, the individual is often left with very little to feed their ego...the H. Outsiders, like myself and the h, neither care not appreciate nor acknowledge that those people are superior...the h. Fortunately the H's need for the illusions of success were replaced by the need to be better than the facade. I once read a biography about a high ranking political appointee (Sec of the Army) who relayed the reality of this transition. He stated that one day, he was catered to, people gave him more respect than he deserved and that he could tap into almost any want or need and it was provided or met. Then he retired or was replaced and suddenly he had to wait with everyone else, realize that the 'special' benefits were no longer available and that he was now one of the many ordinary people. He like the H had a hard transition but came out of it as a better human being/husband/father/friend.
Loved the writing syle of this author, she is a jewel. Her ability to make you feel the emotions was exceptional.
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December 20, 2025Finally, a proper grovel with angsty, heartbreaking storyline. 4.5⭐️ because as much as I loved the grovel and all, if this happened to me and I was Fiona, I could NEVER forgive Dean. He liked a reply about demeaning things about her for god sake! And I hated the way Dean thought what he did was not wrong and was not humiliating to Fiona and he had the nerve to be nonchalant about it in the beginning ughhh
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August 17, 2025
I really enjoyed this one. I know this author usually does cheating books but I devoured this one when I found out it was betrayal without cheating because I love those. Great read.
August 17, 2025
This is for those betrayal lovers that also want insane amounts of groveling. This is not a cheating betrayal. It was actually a type of betrayal that I’ve never seen before. It was really good. The grovel was over half the book for me, that’s way too much. For normal fans of the genre, I think they will love it.
August 17, 2025
a long journey of self improvement.. safe to read (a plus), no cheating (also, a plus). Repetitive and dragged (two minuses)
February 5, 2026
This story gave me exactly the kind of emotional punch I look for. The book was more real, true to life, than I expected. What stayed with me most was how raw it all felt. The humiliation, the heartbreak, the slow rebuilding of trust. It drained me at times, but in a good way, because it made me feel every bit of her pain and his regret.
January 12, 2026
3.5 rounded up
man the grovel was good but i still didn't forgive him😂😂 i love my grudges
man the grovel was good but i still didn't forgive him😂😂 i love my grudges
January 4, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️ It was a sweet read albeit heartbreaking at times while the grovel was done quite well. I especially liked the way Dean tried to make Fiona’s life easier by doing things without her knowing, in subtle ways. The chapters were short which made this book an easy read. However, I didn’t like how the author didn’t describe any features of the MCs in any way. We dont really know what the MCs look like, or the color of their eyes or hair, their skintone, nothing, which was kind of a turn off for me, actually. Otherwise, it would have been a satisfying book.
August 24, 2025
3.75 stars
Were Dean’s actions forgivable? IRL, no, because what a gut punch. But gosh the grovel (and dismantling of his entire character) was deliciously satisfying. 😅
I only wish this soapy drama was 100 pages shorter, as it did feel a bit repetitive in the middle.
Were Dean’s actions forgivable? IRL, no, because what a gut punch. But gosh the grovel (and dismantling of his entire character) was deliciously satisfying. 😅
I only wish this soapy drama was 100 pages shorter, as it did feel a bit repetitive in the middle.
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August 26, 2025DNF @ 50%
The best part is the first 30%. The author did a great job at getting me to care for our heroine. I wanted to cry for her because she was such a sweet girl. She didn’t deserve to be belittled by anyone, much less her husband (the hero). This angsty part of the book was really well done. But unfortunately, I lost interest in the rest. It’s the typical issue for me…the story became predictable and I can see it was going to drag till the end. I don’t think the hero was a bad person. I even believe he truly loved her. But he did betray her in a huge way and should grovel accordingly (which he does). Still, must it be so predictable? There was no anticipation left. I need more than just groveling. Give me something to keep me on my toes! lol
The best part is the first 30%. The author did a great job at getting me to care for our heroine. I wanted to cry for her because she was such a sweet girl. She didn’t deserve to be belittled by anyone, much less her husband (the hero). This angsty part of the book was really well done. But unfortunately, I lost interest in the rest. It’s the typical issue for me…the story became predictable and I can see it was going to drag till the end. I don’t think the hero was a bad person. I even believe he truly loved her. But he did betray her in a huge way and should grovel accordingly (which he does). Still, must it be so predictable? There was no anticipation left. I need more than just groveling. Give me something to keep me on my toes! lol
November 13, 2025
I’ve read this author before, and their books usually lean heavily on cheating drama, so that’s what I expected going in. But this one was different. There’s no other woman, no other man, no infidelity. Instead, the conflict comes from something far more subtle but just as painful: disrespect.
The story follows Fiona, a fifth-grade teacher, and her husband Dean, who works in the corporate world. On the surface, their marriage looks great. Fiona is warm and down-to-earth, Dean adores her, and they’ve built a good life together. But beneath it all, Dean has been running a secret Instagram account called Shit Fiona Says — where he mocks the little quirks, private jokes, and affectionate things Fiona shares with him. It started as something lighthearted for him, but it spiraled into an account followed and laughed at by his colleagues, who treat Fiona as a joke whenever she’s around.
When Fiona finally discovers the account at one of Dean’s work events, her world falls apart. She’s heartbroken, humiliated, and realises that while Dean might love her, he doesn’t actually like her — not who she is at her core. That lack of respect cuts deeper than anything else. She walks away, leaves her wedding ring, and starts divorce proceedings, while Dean scrambles to understand what he’s done.
The rest of the book is about Dean’s grovel. At first, he brushes it off as “just a joke,” but slowly he realises how toxic he’s been. We watch him put in the work: cutting off his shallow colleagues, donating to Fiona’s school and charities, closing the Instagram account, and genuinely trying to change the person he is. Meanwhile, Fiona channels her pain into starting her own positive social media page, reclaiming her voice and confidence.
This book hit the angst really well — I was so heartbroken for Fiona, and I couldn’t put it down at that point. My only gripe is that the latter part dragged a little, since it focused so much on Dean’s journey of self-improvement, which got a bit repetitive. But overall, it was powerful and emotional. By the end, Fiona forgives him, and when Dean proposes again, they decide to give their marriage another chance.
It wasn’t the dramatic cheating story I expected, but in a way, it felt even more painful — and more real.
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August 26, 2025
This book had a good gut punch, but I found the h’s naïveté to be a bit exasperating. She was like a caricature of a character. What the H did was awful. There was a decent gut punch, but their love really wasn’t believable. Could you really do that to someone you truly loved? I liked certain aspects of this book but what I wasn’t feeling the connection.
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