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Until Death Do Us Part
UNTIL DEATH DO US PART
Stacey Tuft thought she was living the dream. A successful career as a trauma surgeon. A gorgeous husband who supported her ambitions. A marriage built on mutual respect and unwavering trust.
Then she came home early from a conference and found the evidence that shattered her husband Garrett wasn't just her partner—he was her patient advocate, her biggest cheerleader, her rock through medical school and residency.
He was also betting against her.
Garrett swears it started as a stupid joke that spiraled out of control. That he never meant to hurt her. That he loves her more than anything and he's sick about what he's done.
But Stacey doesn't know if love is enough when the person who was supposed to protect her was profiting from her pain.
This is a story about the cruelty of betrayal. About the difference between loving someone and respecting them. About whether a marriage can survive when the foundation isn't just cracked—it's built on someone else's suffering.
A second-chance romance about the bets we make, the trust we break, and whether some betrayals are too cruel to forgive.
Stacey Tuft thought she was living the dream. A successful career as a trauma surgeon. A gorgeous husband who supported her ambitions. A marriage built on mutual respect and unwavering trust.
Then she came home early from a conference and found the evidence that shattered her husband Garrett wasn't just her partner—he was her patient advocate, her biggest cheerleader, her rock through medical school and residency.
He was also betting against her.
Garrett swears it started as a stupid joke that spiraled out of control. That he never meant to hurt her. That he loves her more than anything and he's sick about what he's done.
But Stacey doesn't know if love is enough when the person who was supposed to protect her was profiting from her pain.
This is a story about the cruelty of betrayal. About the difference between loving someone and respecting them. About whether a marriage can survive when the foundation isn't just cracked—it's built on someone else's suffering.
A second-chance romance about the bets we make, the trust we break, and whether some betrayals are too cruel to forgive.
71 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 19, 2026
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March 26, 2026Too sickening to finish.
I could forgive cheating (maybe) more than this.
I could forgive cheating (maybe) more than this.
March 10, 2026
Messed up
What a strange betrayal. I couldn't even comprehend it. Just nuts. I'm not going to spoil it but it's a short and I mean short story about a doctor and her husband and she comes home early and all he'll broke loose. I was stunned. But.its just an ok story, not a book but I gave it three for original betrayal idea. Just crazy. No cheating or emotional affair for.you safety girls but it definitely was not cool. Sad. Good ending but honestly this is not a book.
What a strange betrayal. I couldn't even comprehend it. Just nuts. I'm not going to spoil it but it's a short and I mean short story about a doctor and her husband and she comes home early and all he'll broke loose. I was stunned. But.its just an ok story, not a book but I gave it three for original betrayal idea. Just crazy. No cheating or emotional affair for.you safety girls but it definitely was not cool. Sad. Good ending but honestly this is not a book.
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March 9, 2026Garrett is a terrible human being.
March 15, 2026
More like a Cliffs Notes version of a marriage-in-crisis. Could have been better if it was longer.
In my humble opinion, of course 💙
In my humble opinion, of course 💙
March 15, 2026
Until Death Do Us Part was about 34-year-old Garrett Tuft and 30-something-year-old Dr. Stacey Tuft, a trauma surgeon.
Five years into their marriage, Stacey came home from a medical conference and overheard Garrett talking to his brother, Brinkley, on video chat. Apparently, three years earlier, the two brothers had "jokingly" started a betting pool (called The Stacey Pool) about her losing patients. Garrett had been betting on how she would lose at least one patient a month...and he'd been winning so much that he had earned $43K in three years. Stacey promptly kicked him out of the house.
With this being such a short book, the author rushed through the storyline and bulldozed her way to the finish line. It only took four months of separation and therapy for her to allow him to move back home. At the six-month mark, they were finally intimate again. A year after discovery, he took her back to where they had spent their honeymoon. You get the picture, right? Short, short story, with a rushed plot and storyline. Unfortunately, that meant a lot of things got left out (like whatever happened with Garrett's brother? He never put in another appearance once Stacey heard their conversation. The reader never learned if he had any remorse, did anything to make amends...nothing. It was radio silence from that point on. He just...vanished.
This was an unusual betrayal...and so very cruel for a husband to use his wife's pain in such a way. I don't know that it could be forgivable. It was a sick joke that turned a huge profit. Although Garrett had told his brother, "I almost feel bad," he still did the betting. I don't know that his remorse was believable. I think he was sorry he got caught, and perhaps one day, when Stacey thought they were in a good spot, he might start it back up. I can't say I believed his change of heart.
I gave this a two-star rating. That's all I felt it deserved. It had too many holes, too much ick involved, and just felt incomplete and...wrong.
Five years into their marriage, Stacey came home from a medical conference and overheard Garrett talking to his brother, Brinkley, on video chat. Apparently, three years earlier, the two brothers had "jokingly" started a betting pool (called The Stacey Pool) about her losing patients. Garrett had been betting on how she would lose at least one patient a month...and he'd been winning so much that he had earned $43K in three years. Stacey promptly kicked him out of the house.
With this being such a short book, the author rushed through the storyline and bulldozed her way to the finish line. It only took four months of separation and therapy for her to allow him to move back home. At the six-month mark, they were finally intimate again. A year after discovery, he took her back to where they had spent their honeymoon. You get the picture, right? Short, short story, with a rushed plot and storyline. Unfortunately, that meant a lot of things got left out (like whatever happened with Garrett's brother? He never put in another appearance once Stacey heard their conversation. The reader never learned if he had any remorse, did anything to make amends...nothing. It was radio silence from that point on. He just...vanished.
This was an unusual betrayal...and so very cruel for a husband to use his wife's pain in such a way. I don't know that it could be forgivable. It was a sick joke that turned a huge profit. Although Garrett had told his brother, "I almost feel bad," he still did the betting. I don't know that his remorse was believable. I think he was sorry he got caught, and perhaps one day, when Stacey thought they were in a good spot, he might start it back up. I can't say I believed his change of heart.
I gave this a two-star rating. That's all I felt it deserved. It had too many holes, too much ick involved, and just felt incomplete and...wrong.
March 12, 2026
Stacey is an surgeon. She comes home from a medical conference and overhears her husband Garrett talking to his brother, who has the unfortunate name Brinkley. It's the most bizarre thing. Garrett wins the bet every time one of Stacey's patients dies. (He knew every time, because she'd come home and cry.) She tells Garrett to GTFO.
So, the bet began when Garrett and Brinkley were talking about how sometimes Stacey's patients die, and Garrett said "at least one a month," and Brinkley says, "Wanna bet on it?" And for some reason Garrett says "Sure." So that's the bet, that at least one patient a month will die. Garrett and Brinkley have been doing this bet for 3 years now, and Garrett has won over $40,000. (Because I guess the amounts they bet have gone up and up over time.) He put it in a separate account and hasn't spent it.
The rest of the story is just being told and not really being shown. After three days she agrees to couples counseling. Four months later she lets him move back home into their spare bedroom. They have sex after six months. Then it skips forward a year and they go on a trip.
So, the bet began when Garrett and Brinkley were talking about how sometimes Stacey's patients die, and Garrett said "at least one a month," and Brinkley says, "Wanna bet on it?" And for some reason Garrett says "Sure." So that's the bet, that at least one patient a month will die. Garrett and Brinkley have been doing this bet for 3 years now, and Garrett has won over $40,000. (Because I guess the amounts they bet have gone up and up over time.) He put it in a separate account and hasn't spent it.
The rest of the story is just being told and not really being shown. After three days she agrees to couples counseling. Four months later she lets him move back home into their spare bedroom. They have sex after six months. Then it skips forward a year and they go on a trip.
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April 6, 2026
Disturbing..
I downloaded Until Death Do Us Part to see how the author would spin the storyline, and I’ll admit the dark plot is different and definitely out there. While I can appreciate originality, I found this read deeply disturbing, and the outcome felt wrong on every level for me.
I’ve previously given this author 5 stars, but this one was a complete miss. Dark romance can push boundaries, but this went beyond what I personally consider acceptable. I can’t imagine this kind of subject working within a romance, especially with a grovel trope—it crossed the line from taboo into something I just couldn’t connect with.
That said, I still have to give it a rating
I downloaded Until Death Do Us Part to see how the author would spin the storyline, and I’ll admit the dark plot is different and definitely out there. While I can appreciate originality, I found this read deeply disturbing, and the outcome felt wrong on every level for me.
I’ve previously given this author 5 stars, but this one was a complete miss. Dark romance can push boundaries, but this went beyond what I personally consider acceptable. I can’t imagine this kind of subject working within a romance, especially with a grovel trope—it crossed the line from taboo into something I just couldn’t connect with.
That said, I still have to give it a rating
March 13, 2026
Disclaimer: I am in the medical profession and would have found this juvenile, vicious behavior an untimate betrayal. What normal adult who in supposedly in a loving relationship would think that this was okay behavior!!! My first reaction, flush the yerk and his brother. Only after piecing the kindle back together and reading about his groveling and changes did he earn the right to keep breathing.
March 18, 2026
Marriage in crisis
I could rant that this plot/characters go against everything in me but I won't. Readers have to make their own decisions.
I will say Garrett isn't just cruel , he's sick. I think the author treated what he did lightly.
It was well written as far as writing style.
I could rant that this plot/characters go against everything in me but I won't. Readers have to make their own decisions.
I will say Garrett isn't just cruel , he's sick. I think the author treated what he did lightly.
It was well written as far as writing style.
March 24, 2026
Stacy and Garrett
Stacy is a surgeon married to Garrett. The last thing she expected when she arrived home one day was to discover thst her husband have been betting on the death of every patient she have lost in the past 3 years.
Stacy is a surgeon married to Garrett. The last thing she expected when she arrived home one day was to discover thst her husband have been betting on the death of every patient she have lost in the past 3 years.
April 10, 2026
Worst mmc of any book ever... this man should have been forced to go to each family that lost a loved one to offer condolences on their loss.
I don't even understand how someone could write this and think it is something that is forgiveable.
I don't even understand how someone could write this and think it is something that is forgiveable.
March 20, 2026
Too short. I've read longer columns in the news paper!
March 22, 2026
Original plot, but the book is too short to have a beliavable redemption arc...
March 26, 2026
Notes for me
He bets with a friend if her patients will live
He bets with a friend if her patients will live
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April 3, 2026
If your surgeon’s name is Stacey
Runnnnnnn!
Like good God! How many people was she losing on the table? She needs to go back to school or something
Runnnnnnn!
Like good God! How many people was she losing on the table? She needs to go back to school or something
April 11, 2026
oh
Geez. When we make mistakes we make them. Garrett totally screwed up. He did the work to earn Stacey’s trust back. That counts.
Geez. When we make mistakes we make them. Garrett totally screwed up. He did the work to earn Stacey’s trust back. That counts.
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