There are so many books at there that start at the tension, the cheating, the overhearing, etc. Which I suppose is a good hook. But then as the action is heating up, bam, we're thrust backward into memories of how we got there. I find it annoying. To that end, I've started my story, and most I write, at the beginning. For instance, it drives me nuts someone just purposes a contract marriage and everyone just accepts? Why? Why would someone agree to that. For the love of money, but the heroines are always supposedly so virtuous or secretly were deeply in love with a man they did know...that's called lust...no wonder the heroine has stars in their eyes and then are shocked when he cheats. Anyhow, knowing my story starts before the action, I do worry it's too slow. Would LOVE to have the readers opinion. We're to a point it will move a little faster now, crashing through to the end.