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The Happily Married Couple
Drew Moore has always known how to keep things buried—his childhood wounds, his fear of abandonment, and longing for something new. But when he steps outside his marriage and into the arms of Bianca—a young woman who reminds him of simpler times in his life—his carefully concealed struggles erupt into full-blown destruction.
Chanel, his wife, is no stranger to sacrifice. She’s carried the weight of their home, their daughter, and her husband's complacency. And even in the face of betrayal, she stands firm—for her family, for her daughter, for herself. But strength doesn’t mean sainthood. When old feelings resurface with a former flame, Chanel finds herself wrestling with her own temptations, unsure of whether loyalty means staying or finally walking away.
At the center of it all is Nylah, their young daughter—sharp, observant, and already learning what love and resentment look like between two people who are supposed to protect her. As Drew fights to rebuild trust and confront the generational damage that shaped him, he’s forced to face his deepest that love—real love—might not survive the fire he started.
Chanel, his wife, is no stranger to sacrifice. She’s carried the weight of their home, their daughter, and her husband's complacency. And even in the face of betrayal, she stands firm—for her family, for her daughter, for herself. But strength doesn’t mean sainthood. When old feelings resurface with a former flame, Chanel finds herself wrestling with her own temptations, unsure of whether loyalty means staying or finally walking away.
At the center of it all is Nylah, their young daughter—sharp, observant, and already learning what love and resentment look like between two people who are supposed to protect her. As Drew fights to rebuild trust and confront the generational damage that shaped him, he’s forced to face his deepest that love—real love—might not survive the fire he started.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 23, 2025
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November 9, 2025
The reason why I decided to read this book is because it was about a married couple and cheating. As a romance reader cheating is a no no but I do sometimes will read a cheating story. Not because it’s a trope I like but to see how the cheating is handled. In this case it was not done well.
The story starts with the MMC Drew at a work event and a young female coworker is flirting with him. Drew is immediately telling himself to not give into temptation because he’s a married man and he loves his wife and family. So Drew is resisting and then giving in to his much younger coworker Bianca.
This is where the story started losing me. There wasn’t enough build up in my opinion. One moment Drew is telling Bianca no and then they’re kissing in the closet and then we are told more sexual things have happened while at work. Yes there’s inappropriate text messages and videos.
There’s no justification or reasoning for cheating but Drew’s actions truly seemed to come out of nowhere. His wife wants to have sex with him. Drew seemed to have an issue with Chanel being a voyeur. It disgusted him and yet he had sexual relations with Bianca at work and in her car. Is it the Madonna whore complex? Which makes zero sense since it seems they’ve been married at least 10 years.
And that’s another thing. I think the story would have benefited from flashbacks to when Drew and Chanel first met. The development of their relationship and marriage. We know nothing about these people except that they are stepping out on each other.
One last thing. Is Drew white? Black? Biracial? Latino? I’m trying to figure out why Bianca was calling him Papi?
This book ends on a cliffhanger. I think they need to get a divorce. Drew fighting for his family is rich cause nothing about him gives he’s deserving of forgiveness. He’s a POS. I have a feeling bianca is going to go all fatal attraction on him and that would be unfortunate.
The story starts with the MMC Drew at a work event and a young female coworker is flirting with him. Drew is immediately telling himself to not give into temptation because he’s a married man and he loves his wife and family. So Drew is resisting and then giving in to his much younger coworker Bianca.
This is where the story started losing me. There wasn’t enough build up in my opinion. One moment Drew is telling Bianca no and then they’re kissing in the closet and then we are told more sexual things have happened while at work. Yes there’s inappropriate text messages and videos.
There’s no justification or reasoning for cheating but Drew’s actions truly seemed to come out of nowhere. His wife wants to have sex with him. Drew seemed to have an issue with Chanel being a voyeur. It disgusted him and yet he had sexual relations with Bianca at work and in her car. Is it the Madonna whore complex? Which makes zero sense since it seems they’ve been married at least 10 years.
And that’s another thing. I think the story would have benefited from flashbacks to when Drew and Chanel first met. The development of their relationship and marriage. We know nothing about these people except that they are stepping out on each other.
One last thing. Is Drew white? Black? Biracial? Latino? I’m trying to figure out why Bianca was calling him Papi?
This book ends on a cliffhanger. I think they need to get a divorce. Drew fighting for his family is rich cause nothing about him gives he’s deserving of forgiveness. He’s a POS. I have a feeling bianca is going to go all fatal attraction on him and that would be unfortunate.
November 8, 2025
good book
I didn’t know that there was going to be a part two I would have waited to read it. The book was good.
I didn’t know that there was going to be a part two I would have waited to read it. The book was good.
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