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The Anniversary Betrayal: A Heartbreaking Marriage Romance About Secrets, Lies and Divorce
She thought their marriage was unbreakable.
Until one secret shattered everything.
Ashley Kennedy built her life around her husband and their children. She believed in loyalty, in vows that meant forever but when whispers of betrayal reach her ears, the truth hits harder than she ever imagined—Kingston, the man she trusted most, has given his heart and his body to someone else.
In the wreckage of broken trust, Ashley must face a painful choice. Fight for a marriage that may never heal or fight for herself.
Kingston is consumed with guilt. He never meant to destroy his family, yet one reckless decision cost him everything. As he battles to prove he can still be a good father, he’s forced to accept a heartbreaking truth that some wounds never close.
With families divided, children caught in the middle, and emotions running raw, Ashley and Kingston walk the harrowing road from betrayal to separation. What begins as devastation slowly becomes a story of survival, acceptance and the courage to let go.
A deeply emotional tale of love, loss and resilience. Sometimes the greatest act of love is knowing when to walk away.
Until one secret shattered everything.
Ashley Kennedy built her life around her husband and their children. She believed in loyalty, in vows that meant forever but when whispers of betrayal reach her ears, the truth hits harder than she ever imagined—Kingston, the man she trusted most, has given his heart and his body to someone else.
In the wreckage of broken trust, Ashley must face a painful choice. Fight for a marriage that may never heal or fight for herself.
Kingston is consumed with guilt. He never meant to destroy his family, yet one reckless decision cost him everything. As he battles to prove he can still be a good father, he’s forced to accept a heartbreaking truth that some wounds never close.
With families divided, children caught in the middle, and emotions running raw, Ashley and Kingston walk the harrowing road from betrayal to separation. What begins as devastation slowly becomes a story of survival, acceptance and the courage to let go.
A deeply emotional tale of love, loss and resilience. Sometimes the greatest act of love is knowing when to walk away.
102 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2025
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January 25, 2026
i hate cheaters
he cheated on her (emotionally) for 8 years and (physically) for 2 months.
and the excuse he gave was "it was bc he was weak"
bitch, stfu.
i would've liked to see him more miserable.
tbh, he doesn't deserve that ending.
the ow was so pathetic that she said that she doesn't "regret it". not even a single moment
even tho they did get divorced at the end, the ending was so unsatisfying and the writing was so inconsistent😔
he cheated on her (emotionally) for 8 years and (physically) for 2 months.
and the excuse he gave was "it was bc he was weak"
bitch, stfu.
i would've liked to see him more miserable.
tbh, he doesn't deserve that ending.
the ow was so pathetic that she said that she doesn't "regret it". not even a single moment
even tho they did get divorced at the end, the ending was so unsatisfying and the writing was so inconsistent😔
October 19, 2025
SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate cheating stories, but once in a while I will read one when I'm in the right mood just to get a good grovel & comeuppance to the cheater but this one unfortunately fell flat in all categories.
For my safety friends, there is no new OM. FMC doesn't walk away with a better one who is much more deserving of her. She DOES at least walk away from the cheater but there is no typical HEA because this is not a romance per se. It is more a self-help type story of an FMC finding her strength to stand up for herself which is fine, but don't categorize it as a "romance" then.
We have a couple who have been married for 10 years and have 2 kids. Eight of those years, the MMC has been having an emotional affair with OW who was an ex of his from college. He was always flirting, laughing, touching, confiding in each other and going out to lunches & dinners and pulling away from FMC. In the present, OW comes on to him and he gives in and begins a sexual affair for 2 months until it stops when his wife confronts him after she finds text messages from OW on his phone.
So story is basically about once he is outed, he has a "Come-to-Jesus" moment and an "Oh shit" and suddenly realizes what he did and how he ruined his life, marriage and home. He is all regretful & apologetic throughout but FMC is not having it. She kicks him out of the house and it is then he realizes how much he loves his wife and makes a lame excuse of how he felt "lonely", "not wanted" and "needed comfort" because while his wife was always there being supportive, loving, a great mom and having a full time job as a pediatrician, he supposedly needed equal playtime from her all the time. Lol.
His excuses was lame because one of the main reasons he married FMC and not OW, is because OW did not want marriage and kids but he did. He wanted the whole white picket fence with kids and a loving wife - which he got with the FMC.
So as I said, his excuse didn't jive with his thoughts & actions because he said the kids needed his wife's attention all the time and he was tired of the midnight feedings and all (though from what we learn, the kids in present time are not babies so there are no midnight feedings - aka lame excuse). He also compares both women (FMC & OW) and their individual relationships and FMC comes out lacking because we are told the OW is beautiful, confident, fun, hot, adventurous and their sex life was wild. With OW, it was love at first sight and with FMC he said it was a slow burn. So when the OW comes back into his life 8 years prior, he is still very attracted to her and begins an emotional affair where they flirt, confide in each other, have secret lunches and dinners and so forth until they move to a sexual one in the present.
So after the wife kicks him out, he realizes that he loves his wife and begs & begs for her to give him a 2nd chance but she doesn't. Then he accepts her decision to divorce and they decide to co-parent their kids by often having family dinners, play time in the park and so on so that their kids don't suffer. The End.
So this is marketed under category of fictional romance with a cheating trope but the problem is it is misleading because there is zero - zilch - romance here. The MCs don't even have one sex scene between them. Those are left for him & OW. But what bothered me is that there is really no redemption, not much grovel (I don't equate his numerous "I'm sorry's" and "I'll never hurt you again" as grovel. The cheater here does not do any penance and nor does the OW who ruined their marriage. She basically just disappears when MMC breaks things off.
And speaking of which, there was a scene after he got caught by his wife and she wouldn't instantly forgive him when he considered letting the OW "comfort" him. This is how regretful he was. And let me just add that his wife never even found out about the emotional affair for 8 years! She asked him how long this thing with OW was going on and he answered "2 months". Ugh!
So for all these reason, this is why this did not work for me. I NEED a miserable, sad sack cheater whose life is ruined and gets absolutely nothing in the end - not forgiveness, not his children, not family time, no career. Nothing. Ok, so I am vengeful that way but that is what makes fictional cheating tropes interesting. This however doesn't deliver and it tells me I need to stay far away from them.
I hate cheating stories, but once in a while I will read one when I'm in the right mood just to get a good grovel & comeuppance to the cheater but this one unfortunately fell flat in all categories.
For my safety friends, there is no new OM. FMC doesn't walk away with a better one who is much more deserving of her. She DOES at least walk away from the cheater but there is no typical HEA because this is not a romance per se. It is more a self-help type story of an FMC finding her strength to stand up for herself which is fine, but don't categorize it as a "romance" then.
We have a couple who have been married for 10 years and have 2 kids. Eight of those years, the MMC has been having an emotional affair with OW who was an ex of his from college. He was always flirting, laughing, touching, confiding in each other and going out to lunches & dinners and pulling away from FMC. In the present, OW comes on to him and he gives in and begins a sexual affair for 2 months until it stops when his wife confronts him after she finds text messages from OW on his phone.
So story is basically about once he is outed, he has a "Come-to-Jesus" moment and an "Oh shit" and suddenly realizes what he did and how he ruined his life, marriage and home. He is all regretful & apologetic throughout but FMC is not having it. She kicks him out of the house and it is then he realizes how much he loves his wife and makes a lame excuse of how he felt "lonely", "not wanted" and "needed comfort" because while his wife was always there being supportive, loving, a great mom and having a full time job as a pediatrician, he supposedly needed equal playtime from her all the time. Lol.
His excuses was lame because one of the main reasons he married FMC and not OW, is because OW did not want marriage and kids but he did. He wanted the whole white picket fence with kids and a loving wife - which he got with the FMC.
So as I said, his excuse didn't jive with his thoughts & actions because he said the kids needed his wife's attention all the time and he was tired of the midnight feedings and all (though from what we learn, the kids in present time are not babies so there are no midnight feedings - aka lame excuse). He also compares both women (FMC & OW) and their individual relationships and FMC comes out lacking because we are told the OW is beautiful, confident, fun, hot, adventurous and their sex life was wild. With OW, it was love at first sight and with FMC he said it was a slow burn. So when the OW comes back into his life 8 years prior, he is still very attracted to her and begins an emotional affair where they flirt, confide in each other, have secret lunches and dinners and so forth until they move to a sexual one in the present.
So after the wife kicks him out, he realizes that he loves his wife and begs & begs for her to give him a 2nd chance but she doesn't. Then he accepts her decision to divorce and they decide to co-parent their kids by often having family dinners, play time in the park and so on so that their kids don't suffer. The End.
So this is marketed under category of fictional romance with a cheating trope but the problem is it is misleading because there is zero - zilch - romance here. The MCs don't even have one sex scene between them. Those are left for him & OW. But what bothered me is that there is really no redemption, not much grovel (I don't equate his numerous "I'm sorry's" and "I'll never hurt you again" as grovel. The cheater here does not do any penance and nor does the OW who ruined their marriage. She basically just disappears when MMC breaks things off.
And speaking of which, there was a scene after he got caught by his wife and she wouldn't instantly forgive him when he considered letting the OW "comfort" him. This is how regretful he was. And let me just add that his wife never even found out about the emotional affair for 8 years! She asked him how long this thing with OW was going on and he answered "2 months". Ugh!
So for all these reason, this is why this did not work for me. I NEED a miserable, sad sack cheater whose life is ruined and gets absolutely nothing in the end - not forgiveness, not his children, not family time, no career. Nothing. Ok, so I am vengeful that way but that is what makes fictional cheating tropes interesting. This however doesn't deliver and it tells me I need to stay far away from them.
October 7, 2025
First off- this is like 90% chat gpt written, so be aware. one of the promps is still left in one if the chapters 🙃.
emotional affair for 8 years? am I reading this right? lol works with his ex for 8 years and never tells his wife a thing.
then of course he physically cheats.
most annoying part was his narration is not consistent. but again AI... so
after being caught, he (of course because authors love this) does a very narratively contrived 180. suddenly, he loves only his wife and says shit like :
“It meant nothing. You mean everything. I swear to you, it’s always been you.”
except... 10 years of marriage. 8 years of harboring attraction for another woman in secret... and pulling away from his wife and treating her like furniture. constantly saying the other woman is the center of every room and magnetic while his wife is... not lol
had it ever *really* been her? where?
sorry, I dont buy it. I usually want redemption, but im glad it doesn't end that way here.
emotional affair for 8 years? am I reading this right? lol works with his ex for 8 years and never tells his wife a thing.
then of course he physically cheats.
most annoying part was his narration is not consistent. but again AI... so
after being caught, he (of course because authors love this) does a very narratively contrived 180. suddenly, he loves only his wife and says shit like :
“It meant nothing. You mean everything. I swear to you, it’s always been you.”
except... 10 years of marriage. 8 years of harboring attraction for another woman in secret... and pulling away from his wife and treating her like furniture. constantly saying the other woman is the center of every room and magnetic while his wife is... not lol
had it ever *really* been her? where?
sorry, I dont buy it. I usually want redemption, but im glad it doesn't end that way here.
October 7, 2025
Ooooof. Gigantic gut punch of a sad story! Betrayal, cheating, caught, and grovel all make an appearance in this book. The ending may be divisive for some readers, but I liked it. Our girl’s not a doormat, thankfully!
I will keep writing this author’s books! She’s not afraid to touch the taboo cheating topics!
I will keep writing this author’s books! She’s not afraid to touch the taboo cheating topics!
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January 12, 2026
It’s AI and it doesn’t have a shred of originality. Not one sentence, not one plot point, nothing. Trite language, maudlin sentimentality at times, constant blathering about the impact of what is happening.
The author lazily left one of the AI prompts at the beginning of a chapter. This is trash writing and a trash author*.
*I said what I said.
The author lazily left one of the AI prompts at the beginning of a chapter. This is trash writing and a trash author*.
*I said what I said.
October 15, 2025
The OW was a literal home wrecker…
He yielded to temptation, and he got what he deserved. She could have worked through it and found her way back to trusting him, but she divorced him. The OW tried to one-up her, but she literally told the OW that she was responsible for destroying a family. And the OW just laughed, basically.
Not a romance. I’m sorry I read this one…
He yielded to temptation, and he got what he deserved. She could have worked through it and found her way back to trusting him, but she divorced him. The OW tried to one-up her, but she literally told the OW that she was responsible for destroying a family. And the OW just laughed, basically.
Not a romance. I’m sorry I read this one…
October 6, 2025
Sad ending
I guess their life goes on just separately. Ashley decided she just couldn't forgive him or trust him ever again.
I guess their life goes on just separately. Ashley decided she just couldn't forgive him or trust him ever again.
October 10, 2025
Not a romance, no HEA in the traditional sense. The timelines got confusing at times. I struggled with the EA because it seems like it lasted 8 years before it became physical. How does that compute to a 10 year happy marriage?!?
October 15, 2025
I wish I could like this more
The author has trouble keeping track of details and logistics, like the anniversary dinner, the med school and relationship timelines, and the kids’ names! The plot is formulaic with little thought. The pacing drags in the middle. Ashley has never trusted Kingston since the beginning anyway, yet the affair happens after the 1/3 mark. Then what? Ashley finds out through inappropriate and unprofessional workplace gossip (and btw, don’t insult the nurses like that—they’re just a plot device to deliver the news in the author’s eyes).
A lot of the details lack specificity, making the book shallow like a Mad Libs script. There’s a ton of emotional telling and purple prose. Sigh. The cheating trope is really my thing, but I was practically hate-reading after chapter 1. I’d like to see more of the author’s genuine ideas or direction in the story creation process.
The author has trouble keeping track of details and logistics, like the anniversary dinner, the med school and relationship timelines, and the kids’ names! The plot is formulaic with little thought. The pacing drags in the middle. Ashley has never trusted Kingston since the beginning anyway, yet the affair happens after the 1/3 mark. Then what? Ashley finds out through inappropriate and unprofessional workplace gossip (and btw, don’t insult the nurses like that—they’re just a plot device to deliver the news in the author’s eyes).
A lot of the details lack specificity, making the book shallow like a Mad Libs script. There’s a ton of emotional telling and purple prose. Sigh. The cheating trope is really my thing, but I was practically hate-reading after chapter 1. I’d like to see more of the author’s genuine ideas or direction in the story creation process.
October 13, 2025
A very cliched version of a marriage in trouble, OW betrayal story. Despite being cookie cutter in its elements, it still had feels and emotions. This is a short story, about 100 pages, so most of it remains at a very superficial level. There are some inconsistencies that were noticeable, like the children, whose ages were not identified, being driven to school most mornings but just sent off another day???. The h is a doctor but doesn't seem to have standard hours at the hospital, arriving mid morning one day but also seeming to leave after the cardiologist H every day. The h leaves a meeting with the H at a cafe to pick up the children but then goes home seemingly alone??? The H moves out into an apartment but the whole logistics behind this is referenced very vaguely. The writing has some potential but needs to be thought through more deeply.
October 15, 2025
A quick betrayal story!
Sometimes I get in the mood for an angsty cheating story where they don’t get back together, and we have that here.
It felt realistic because she just couldn’t forgive him, but they had to find a way forward to coexist for their kids.
It was mostly a sad tone, but it did try to be a bit more uplifting at the end. There’s no new hero for our heroine, which I guess made it more realistic but a tad less happy overall. I found certain parts or phrases a little repetitive at times.
I like watching the hero suffer in these types of books, and actually think he could’ve had it way worse - I also wish he was a bit harsher to the ow, but oh well.
Overall, a fast read if you’re in the mood for a cheating story where the heroine does not forgive but does find a way forward!
Sometimes I get in the mood for an angsty cheating story where they don’t get back together, and we have that here.
It felt realistic because she just couldn’t forgive him, but they had to find a way forward to coexist for their kids.
It was mostly a sad tone, but it did try to be a bit more uplifting at the end. There’s no new hero for our heroine, which I guess made it more realistic but a tad less happy overall. I found certain parts or phrases a little repetitive at times.
I like watching the hero suffer in these types of books, and actually think he could’ve had it way worse - I also wish he was a bit harsher to the ow, but oh well.
Overall, a fast read if you’re in the mood for a cheating story where the heroine does not forgive but does find a way forward!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 14, 2025
The AI is much better in this book. A few issues:
- The daughter is first named Olivia, then named Emma.
- Kingston and Rebecca have two different conversations about his wife finding out about the affair. Once in his apartment, "she kicked you out?" Yes, you moron, you are in HIS apartment. The second time, the same conversation happened in the hospital.
I'm happy with Ashley's decision in this book. So often in books there is forgiveness and reconciliation. Nope, leave that spineless cheater behind.
- The daughter is first named Olivia, then named Emma.
- Kingston and Rebecca have two different conversations about his wife finding out about the affair. Once in his apartment, "she kicked you out?" Yes, you moron, you are in HIS apartment. The second time, the same conversation happened in the hospital.
I'm happy with Ashley's decision in this book. So often in books there is forgiveness and reconciliation. Nope, leave that spineless cheater behind.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
hard-pass
November 17, 2025Hard Pass
Reason(s):
no HEA
divorced; no new other man
not a romance; it’s women’s fiction
possibly AI generated story?
cover has that AI look
Reason(s):
no HEA
divorced; no new other man
not a romance; it’s women’s fiction
possibly AI generated story?
cover has that AI look
November 2, 2025
Not a lot happened in this book and it felt like it happened over days. I enjoyed reading it but was left wanting more.
January 8, 2026
Little difference in this story for others in this trope, in my opinion. Things that got me: wife puts up with his emotional affair with ex for years??? She was blind or in denial. He was a fool.
October 15, 2025
This is a short, bittersweet novel about a marriage falling apart — not a romance by any stretch, unless you count the husband having sex with his affair partner as romantic.
At just 102 pages, it's a quick read, more of an emotional snapshot than a fully fleshed-out story. I didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. The writing felt AI-generated at times — very surface-level, light on details, and lacking character depth. I couldn’t even tell you the kids’ names or ages (they seem to change), and the wife’s friends blur together. The professions are only vaguely referenced — Kingston’s a cardiologist, Ashley’s a pediatrician, and Rebecca is… a nurse? A doctor? Unclear.
My two main issues:
Timeline Confusion: The narrative jumps around without clear transitions, making it hard to follow. Some scenes even repeat — like the wife discovering the affair twice in two slightly different ways, the affair partner "discovering" that his wife kicked him out. It felt unpolished and disjointed.
Lack of Resolution: I’m okay with a sad ending, but the ending and epilogue are practically the same scene — a shrug of “this is where they are now.” I wanted more than just quiet acceptance. A little revenge or emotional payoff would’ve helped. Instead, the cheater, the wife, and the affair partner all just… move on and live the same lives? BORING.
As for the plot: Kingston and Ashley have been married ten years. Happy, no major issues — until the 10 year anniversary party, where Ashley notices his weird closeness with coworker Rebecca. Kingston has been bring "Rebecca" up a lot lately and it really makes Ashley uncomfortable.
Turns out Rebecca and Kingston dated in college, which he conveniently forgot to mention. Red flag city.
Of course, he gaslights Ashley when she confronts him. Classic cheater behavior. Eventually, she uncovers the affair (which is apparently eight years emotional, two months physical — unclear due to timeline messiness). Kingston, who once dumped Rebecca because she didn’t want marriage or kids, now resents his wife for being a mother. Make it make sense.
The affair is gross. He comes home reeking of perfume while his depressed wife convinces herself she’s imagining things. Meanwhile, everyone at their hospital knows about the affair. When it all comes out, Kingston realizes he doesn’t even like Rebecca — it was all lust and nostalgia. Spare me.
Thankfully, Ashley stands her ground. She kicks him out, refuses to reconcile, and focuses on protecting her kids. She agrees to counseling (mainly for co-parenting) but makes it clear the marriage is over. Kingston cries and plays the victim. Rebecca, ever smug, insists Kingston only truly loved her — and brags to Ashley about how easy it was to steal him. Ashley barely claps back, and that’s that.
Most unsatisfying part? Rebecca faces zero consequences. No comeuppance, no karma, no public humiliation. I didn’t need a happy ending — but I needed something more than this flat, unresolved conclusion.
At just 102 pages, it's a quick read, more of an emotional snapshot than a fully fleshed-out story. I didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. The writing felt AI-generated at times — very surface-level, light on details, and lacking character depth. I couldn’t even tell you the kids’ names or ages (they seem to change), and the wife’s friends blur together. The professions are only vaguely referenced — Kingston’s a cardiologist, Ashley’s a pediatrician, and Rebecca is… a nurse? A doctor? Unclear.
My two main issues:
Timeline Confusion: The narrative jumps around without clear transitions, making it hard to follow. Some scenes even repeat — like the wife discovering the affair twice in two slightly different ways, the affair partner "discovering" that his wife kicked him out. It felt unpolished and disjointed.
Lack of Resolution: I’m okay with a sad ending, but the ending and epilogue are practically the same scene — a shrug of “this is where they are now.” I wanted more than just quiet acceptance. A little revenge or emotional payoff would’ve helped. Instead, the cheater, the wife, and the affair partner all just… move on and live the same lives? BORING.
As for the plot: Kingston and Ashley have been married ten years. Happy, no major issues — until the 10 year anniversary party, where Ashley notices his weird closeness with coworker Rebecca. Kingston has been bring "Rebecca" up a lot lately and it really makes Ashley uncomfortable.
Turns out Rebecca and Kingston dated in college, which he conveniently forgot to mention. Red flag city.
Of course, he gaslights Ashley when she confronts him. Classic cheater behavior. Eventually, she uncovers the affair (which is apparently eight years emotional, two months physical — unclear due to timeline messiness). Kingston, who once dumped Rebecca because she didn’t want marriage or kids, now resents his wife for being a mother. Make it make sense.
The affair is gross. He comes home reeking of perfume while his depressed wife convinces herself she’s imagining things. Meanwhile, everyone at their hospital knows about the affair. When it all comes out, Kingston realizes he doesn’t even like Rebecca — it was all lust and nostalgia. Spare me.
Thankfully, Ashley stands her ground. She kicks him out, refuses to reconcile, and focuses on protecting her kids. She agrees to counseling (mainly for co-parenting) but makes it clear the marriage is over. Kingston cries and plays the victim. Rebecca, ever smug, insists Kingston only truly loved her — and brags to Ashley about how easy it was to steal him. Ashley barely claps back, and that’s that.
Most unsatisfying part? Rebecca faces zero consequences. No comeuppance, no karma, no public humiliation. I didn’t need a happy ending — but I needed something more than this flat, unresolved conclusion.
November 18, 2025
Meh.
It’s basically a story of a marriage that ends because of a cheating asshole.
The hero has been emotionally cheating on the heroine for years, since his ex gf and colleague came back from wherever she was.
They have been flirting for basically eight of the ten years that he’s been married to the heroine until he starts cheating physically.
Two months after the beginning of the affair the heroine finds out, kicks the hero out of their house and after trying therapy for months she decides she can’t forgive and move on, so they divorce.
He realizes he’s fucked up the moment she finds out because some people are just that vile, they love the thrill of the affair but they cry when they’re left with the mess they made.
So ow loses all her charms and he dumps her, but even so, there’s no coming back.
So, ok, the book was more a sad novella of a couple that failed, than a romance, but at least the heroine doesn’t take him back.
I’d have loved to see her recover from her heartbreak and find another better man, while he pines and cry all the time.
We are left with the couple freshly divorced that stare at their children thinking they have to be good parents for their children.
Ow was a hoe, she jumped the hero’s bones, she had no dignity and self respect and I hope she ends alone.
The hero was a weak loser, he lost his amazing wife and his family for a cheap hoe.
The heroine was real, she tried to stay hoping he would not physically cheat, but he did it anyway. Not worthy of a second chance.
It’s basically a story of a marriage that ends because of a cheating asshole.
The hero has been emotionally cheating on the heroine for years, since his ex gf and colleague came back from wherever she was.
They have been flirting for basically eight of the ten years that he’s been married to the heroine until he starts cheating physically.
Two months after the beginning of the affair the heroine finds out, kicks the hero out of their house and after trying therapy for months she decides she can’t forgive and move on, so they divorce.
He realizes he’s fucked up the moment she finds out because some people are just that vile, they love the thrill of the affair but they cry when they’re left with the mess they made.
So ow loses all her charms and he dumps her, but even so, there’s no coming back.
So, ok, the book was more a sad novella of a couple that failed, than a romance, but at least the heroine doesn’t take him back.
I’d have loved to see her recover from her heartbreak and find another better man, while he pines and cry all the time.
We are left with the couple freshly divorced that stare at their children thinking they have to be good parents for their children.
Ow was a hoe, she jumped the hero’s bones, she had no dignity and self respect and I hope she ends alone.
The hero was a weak loser, he lost his amazing wife and his family for a cheap hoe.
The heroine was real, she tried to stay hoping he would not physically cheat, but he did it anyway. Not worthy of a second chance.
November 26, 2025
Wow! Powerful. Painful
Be in the right headspace to read this book because it really affected my heart and my emotions.. Because I have lived this situation and so I felt every bit of Ashley‘s pain.
I did feel sorry for Kingston to a degree, and I do wonder if they could’ve made the marriage work.
But Ashley is right, Kingston did not make a mistake, he made a choice. Nights he could’ve been home with his wife and his children he chose to be with his mistress.
The fact that the mistress had no remorse was realistic. I know from my personal experience they will excuse and justify, but never feel true remorse for their part in the destruction of a family.
Sadly, again, I speak from personal experience, the real losers in all of this are the children. No matter how united the parents are, how much they put the children’s welfare first, the result is that the children are the product of a broken home. And the repercussions are lifelong. I know this firsthand. That part really broke my heart.
Would love to see an epilogue further into the future. Maybe at some point they get back together. Maybe not and instead they both move on in their lives with other people. That’s the sad reality of infidelity that results in divorce.
Be in the right headspace to read this book because it really affected my heart and my emotions.. Because I have lived this situation and so I felt every bit of Ashley‘s pain.
I did feel sorry for Kingston to a degree, and I do wonder if they could’ve made the marriage work.
But Ashley is right, Kingston did not make a mistake, he made a choice. Nights he could’ve been home with his wife and his children he chose to be with his mistress.
The fact that the mistress had no remorse was realistic. I know from my personal experience they will excuse and justify, but never feel true remorse for their part in the destruction of a family.
Sadly, again, I speak from personal experience, the real losers in all of this are the children. No matter how united the parents are, how much they put the children’s welfare first, the result is that the children are the product of a broken home. And the repercussions are lifelong. I know this firsthand. That part really broke my heart.
Would love to see an epilogue further into the future. Maybe at some point they get back together. Maybe not and instead they both move on in their lives with other people. That’s the sad reality of infidelity that results in divorce.
October 15, 2025
Kingston cheats on his wife, Ashley, with an ex who comes back into his life and works at his hospital. After 10 years of marriage, he is feeling less than and turns to his mistress for validation. Unfortunately for him, Ashley gets a gut feeling and she finds proof via text. She confronts him, he confesses, she kicks him out.
He says, "It meant nothing. You mean everything. I swear to you, it's always been you." Really, and that is supposed to make her feel better?!? If it meant nothing, then that means you value your marriage, wife, and children even less and threw it all away for nothing.
And later he says, "It wasn't you. It was me. My weakness. My blindness. I see it now, Ash, I do." She says, "You see it now because you lost me. Not because you cared enough to stop before it happened."
At least she is strong and never takes him back. She has a very satisfying confrontation with Rebecca because Rebecca knew she lost and was trying to change the outcome by any means possible. She divorces him and they co-parent peacefully.
He says, "It meant nothing. You mean everything. I swear to you, it's always been you." Really, and that is supposed to make her feel better?!? If it meant nothing, then that means you value your marriage, wife, and children even less and threw it all away for nothing.
And later he says, "It wasn't you. It was me. My weakness. My blindness. I see it now, Ash, I do." She says, "You see it now because you lost me. Not because you cared enough to stop before it happened."
At least she is strong and never takes him back. She has a very satisfying confrontation with Rebecca because Rebecca knew she lost and was trying to change the outcome by any means possible. She divorces him and they co-parent peacefully.
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October 21, 2025
Gripping story, but for me no ending at all. Smooth it over with confessions of acceptance and little glimmers of having "found yourself," but still left with ruins. So for me, the ending wasn't fulfilling. Which begs the question, how much did she really love? He had more self awareness and humility to see what he did to their lives and was completely remorseful. She was stuck. Stuck in her own humiliation, fear, resentment, bitterness. It was one of those stories where I really wanted them to reconcile. When you see how it was the OW who set the stage and maneuvered the hero into her deceitful arms. For that, I would give the poor guy more grace. Yes, he had choices and really fu*ked up, but what I would have liked to see is parting as friends and starting over from there with a smidgeon of hope.
January 15, 2026
All second chance marriages don’t work
Ashley and Kingston have been married 10 years but everything is not perfect. Ashley senses a change in their marriage but does not realize there is other woman drama. And Kingston has second thoughts about his marriage when Rebecca, a med school flame transfer to his hospital. What follows are lies, heart ache, and the destruction of a marriage.
Though the author makes you feel Ashley’s grief and Kingston’s regret, there is little depth or true emotion. The reader neither hates nor loves Kingston or Ashley. More of a quick read romance.
Ashley and Kingston have been married 10 years but everything is not perfect. Ashley senses a change in their marriage but does not realize there is other woman drama. And Kingston has second thoughts about his marriage when Rebecca, a med school flame transfer to his hospital. What follows are lies, heart ache, and the destruction of a marriage.
Though the author makes you feel Ashley’s grief and Kingston’s regret, there is little depth or true emotion. The reader neither hates nor loves Kingston or Ashley. More of a quick read romance.
October 22, 2025
Anniversary Betrayal
Interesting read. Marriage takes two and this seemed to make Ashley blameless in all of it as though she was perfect while her husband was the only one responsible. Yes he cheated but why? Something in their marriage was missing for him. Why didn’t she see that long before it got to the point of him cheating? She was so unforgiving and played the victim so well while all the blame landed on him. I did like the part when Ashley was able to put Rebecca straight. She was definitely a home wrecker.
Interesting read. Marriage takes two and this seemed to make Ashley blameless in all of it as though she was perfect while her husband was the only one responsible. Yes he cheated but why? Something in their marriage was missing for him. Why didn’t she see that long before it got to the point of him cheating? She was so unforgiving and played the victim so well while all the blame landed on him. I did like the part when Ashley was able to put Rebecca straight. She was definitely a home wrecker.
December 6, 2025
Finally! A single story!
What a quiet, strong story of loss and personal redemption. Too many stories in this genre, seem to lose the plot of a broken relationship and the reflection that occurs when the end of the relationship occurs due to infidelity.
This book follows steps that are mature and allows for grieving and eventually self discovery. Especially nice, that there was no good looking, sexy, billionaire in the wings.
This was a very nice story with an ending that offers closure and hope for an uncluttered future.
What a quiet, strong story of loss and personal redemption. Too many stories in this genre, seem to lose the plot of a broken relationship and the reflection that occurs when the end of the relationship occurs due to infidelity.
This book follows steps that are mature and allows for grieving and eventually self discovery. Especially nice, that there was no good looking, sexy, billionaire in the wings.
This was a very nice story with an ending that offers closure and hope for an uncluttered future.
October 10, 2025
The story was repetitive and contradicted itself. She read texts from the OW sent to her H and realized he was cheating and in the next chapter she acts shocked when she sees another text from the OW and wonders if he's cheating 🙄. The OW tells the H she is leaving, transferring to another hospital and then a few chapters later she's still there and confronts the h 🤣. In the end, they divorce and coparent together.
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October 13, 2025
Good read
I really liked this book. This one had all the feels. So much to unpack throughout the book. You see the how's and the why's but you still wonder where they are going to go from here. The FMC is stronger than she gives herself credit for. The MMC isn't weak or lost...he is just a fool. When karma kicks in you root for her but not really for him. Great story and I'm currently looking for more I can read of theirs.
I really liked this book. This one had all the feels. So much to unpack throughout the book. You see the how's and the why's but you still wonder where they are going to go from here. The FMC is stronger than she gives herself credit for. The MMC isn't weak or lost...he is just a fool. When karma kicks in you root for her but not really for him. Great story and I'm currently looking for more I can read of theirs.
October 20, 2025
I have read a couple of this authors books. I really wanted to like this one but I just couldn't. I gave it 3 stars because there were some moments that were ok. Also, it takes a lot of guts to put yourself out there for others to critique. I am no author, I am a reader. I enjoy the cheating trope when it is done right. I don't want to ever discourage anyone from reading any book. Your take will probably be different from mine. Thank you
October 11, 2025
I Tire Of How Normies Refuse To Call Affairs, Abuse. Why Do You Pretend Its Just Lying, Instead Of Coercion? And The Way The Kids Never Get To Learn their Father Is A Domestic Abuser Too...
So he socially, emotionally and communally abused her, if not physically because who knows what viruses rebecca is carrying.
Tires me the way they won't call it what it is.
Abuse.
So he socially, emotionally and communally abused her, if not physically because who knows what viruses rebecca is carrying.
Tires me the way they won't call it what it is.
Abuse.
October 14, 2025
Unfinished
This has the potential to be a good book but it seems like no one edited it at all. Several scenes are in here twice with minor changes. The name of the daughter is not the same from chapter to chapter. It looks like a book that was published before it was completely finished.
This has the potential to be a good book but it seems like no one edited it at all. Several scenes are in here twice with minor changes. The name of the daughter is not the same from chapter to chapter. It looks like a book that was published before it was completely finished.
October 22, 2025
Heartbreak and strength
This is a look at betrayal and the strength of a woman to build herself up out of the ashes. The author did an awesome job with the plot.
The characters are well developed. They are each true and real.
This is a really good read and I definitely recommend it.
This is a look at betrayal and the strength of a woman to build herself up out of the ashes. The author did an awesome job with the plot.
The characters are well developed. They are each true and real.
This is a really good read and I definitely recommend it.
December 15, 2025
The story line is decent, but more than a few times in the novella the characters names got mixed up. The kids are named Ethan and Emma, but at one point the boy was referred to as Will and Emma was being called Leah (the h’s sister’s name). It also felt like there were a couple of chapters that were out of order.
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