A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2023 (Romance)
"Love would be so much easier if it were perfect..."
On the night of her husband Matt''s fortieth birthday, Rachel Abbott receives a sexy, explicit text from her husband that she quickly realizes was meant for another woman. Divorce is inevitable, and Rachel is determined not to leave her thirteen-year marriage empty handed. Meanwhile, Matt, a rising star mayor with his eye on the White House, can''t afford a messy split in the middle of his re-election campaign. They strike a deal: Rachel gets one million dollars and their lavish house in the wealthy DC suburb of Oasis Springs, as long as she keeps playing the ideal Black trophy wife until the election.
Then Rachel meets Nathan Vasquez, a very handsome, very lost twenty-six-year-old artist, and their connection makes Rachel forget about being the perfect politician''s wife. As Rachel reawakens Nathan''s long-dormant artistic aspirations, thei
