Second Time Around (except; sample chapters)

Five years of marriage. A vow renewal on the horizon. A betrayal closer than she ever imagined.

Laurie believed her life with Charlie was solid. Despite his recent distance and the lingering, uncomfortable flirtation between him and her sister Brittany, Laurie chose to trust. She dismissed her intuition as paranoia and forgave Brittany's cruelty as the result of unrequited longing. She was wrong.

The illusion shatters when Laurie overhears a stranger's conversation about the woman in the fitting room bragging about sleeping with her sister's husband. Laurie doesn't believe it's about HER husband, until Brittany steps out and it all makes sense.

Desperate for answers, Laurie turns to a trusted confidant from work. Together they peel back the layers of Charlie's life and uncover a scheme far colder than simple infidelity. An inheritance waits for Charlie, but it comes with a stipulation: five years of marriage to a woman his grandfather approves of. Brittany never made the cut.

Armed with the truth, Laurie doesn't run. She continues to plan the perfect ceremony. But when she meets Charlie at the altar, she isn't there to renew their vows. She is there to ensure that he and Brittany lose everything they plotted to gain.

Content Warning:
*Physical cheating (not on page)
*Original hero never loved her/ he used her to get his inheritance. Think: what if it's a marriage of convenience gone wrong and he never fell in love with the heroine.

Features:
*New Hero
*Light revenge themes (she doesn't let her husband know that she's aware of her cheating and vows to make him pay)
*Other woman drama (her sister!)
*Friends to lovers