I am the dutiful Maid of Honor quietly bankrolling my sister’s dream wedding. I never expected her “something borrowed” to be my husband.
When I check our living room dog-cam during a business trip, I expect to see my husband Ian giving our elderly golden retriever his pill.
Instead, I watch him writhing on our couch with my sister Piper. She’s three weeks away from marrying a wealthy orthodontist. That doesn’t stop her from throwing her head back and moaning his name.
Between kisses, Ian and Piper mock my loyalty and laugh about tricking me into financing sixty thousand dollars in secret bridal upgrades.
I swallow the heartbreak and hit record.
They expect me to fly home, play the clueless ATM, and blindly hand over my credit card. They rely on my endless generosity to fund their deception.
Instead, I build a flawless trap.
The upcoming country club rehearsal dinner features a massive projector screen. I have a highly educational video presentation prepared for the groom, our family, and the hundred and fifty assembled guests.
They burned my marriage to the ground. I brought the gasoline to finish the job.
A gripping tale of shattered loyalty, weaponized competence, and a woman walking away with her absolute independence.
Read The Dog Cam That Ended My Marriage if you ✅ The Ultimate Betrayal (A devastating husband and sister affair) ✅ Independent BAMF Heroine (She saves herself—no white knight required) ✅ Ice-Cold Revenge (A ruthless, perfectly executed financial trap) ✅ Nuclear Comeuppance (A rehearsal dinner presentation the cheaters will always remember) ✅ Keeping the Dog (She takes the loyal retriever and leaves the trash behind)
3.5 rounding up because I like comeuppance and the suffering of bastards. Thank you to the wonderful Sarah Mac for recommending the most ridiculous title and cover she could think of! The cover is honestly inspired. The betrayed FMC cradling her beloved old dog, the dastardly betrayers in the background. Really sets the stage. No notes.
This was surprisingly pretty entertaining. It was less than a couple of hours long. I love that length for a good palette cleanser.
Spoilery thoughts…
FMC is out of town. She checks a video cam at home to make sure MMC gives their dog his nightly medication. Unfortunately, she sees that he did NOT give poor Tucker his medication because he was busy railing her sister. The bastard also nastily kicks the old dog away when he wants attention. Burn him at the stake!!! 🔥
FMC saves the video and begins Operation F-U Everyone. Sucubus Sis is marrying a nice man in three weeks. She’s using him for money. They have no plans to stop the affair. FMC learns they’ve been stealing her money for the affair and wedding. She makes far more than MMC.
FMC plays the smex video at the wedding rehearsal dinner where there are 150 important people… what the hell kind of rehearsal is that?
Comeuppance is served brilliantly. Dumb and dumber’s lives are ruined. FMC sails into the sunset with her awesome life ahead of her. Oh, and of course Tucker is along for the ride.
It was a fast little betrayal/revenge tale. It wasn’t long enough to elicit much in the gut punch department, but fun if you have an hour or two to kill.
I actually liked this one. The comeuppance for the cheating H & Ow was gratifying. The h got her HEA with her furry doggie 🐶 ❤️! Tags: catches-him-in-the-act cheating-hero hero-does-heroines-sister hero-has-mistress hero-hurts-heroine hero-married-to-heroine ow-drama revenge strong-fmc-heroine troubled-marriage unlikable-hero
I saw this on my feed from a reviewer I like so I gave it a go. This was a fun revenge novella. Very satisfying. But the long title is awful. I’m tempted to read more from this author but these titles… cringey😖
Now that’s a new and different story idea. Hubby and younger sister are caught using the couch! Why weren’t they in the bedroom? Whatever… they are caught on camera and FMC is going to use that later. FMC is now alerted, so she goes digging into the finances. More evidence to use later.
This FMC is smart enough to handle everything herself. She refuses to be the guarantor for $60K of wedding debt. I don’t blame her one bit. That’s insane.
KU and like another reviewer on GR, it was the title. Great hook for a plot, and I really liked the FMC. The rest of the characters were less interesting, to be honest, except for the sister who is another one of those jealous, narcissistic women who think they are in a competition. They aren’t.
Sometimes you want the mistreated person to move on without revenge but in this case I loved that she planned her revenge so deliberately. I have a younger sister and the thought of such a betrayal by someone you have cared for since the day they were born would be heart-breaking. I had hoped the main character would find more joy than a she did but in time maybe a move to Venice would be next!
2.5 stars. This one was better than all the others of this genre because the storytelling didn't include the usual pretentious phrasing. It ticked all the (AI? generated/assisted?) boxes of the formula. I'm glad this one didn't provide a new man for her. The dog was a nice touch. The thing all these stories lack is any actual emotion. One would expect her to be filled with anger or rage, or even SOME grief.
This book was the right length right atmosphere right conclusion, and oh so satisfying. Gemma was so relatable and a true baddie. The husband and the sister were ludicrous, not just audacious. It’s funny (not amusing) how people don’t see themselves until it’s too late.
I love reading about smart women who can take care of themselves and their finances. She had a weak, parasitic husband who constantly vacuumed her finances and good graces. Her sister was an immature spoiled brat. The finance was the most trusting, good man her sister would ever find and she threw it all away. Good read and good ending
I loved that Gemma did all the set up herself. Such a great example of what a smart woman is capable of! I have to admit I felt a little sorry for the stupid cheating husband. But he did bring it all onto himself. The truly innocent party was Spenser, the fiance. But at least he didn't tie himself to the gold digger!
Loved this! I lived it. I’m now a RN, divorced from the toxic husband that fits this husband character! And, my beautiful golden friend, Oliver, helps me through the hard days.
I think it was funny. The husband, the sister and Mother had taken advantage of her good nature. I thought it was the best thing for her sister. She now has a job. She is now paying her bills and being responsible for once.