Description
Dirk Gleason's oozing charm and undeniable swagger have made him irresistible to the ladies his entire adult life. That is until he happens upon Lisa Wheatley. She is not only unimpressed, but leery of Dirk's charisma and draw. Dirk, intrigued by her defiance to swoon over him, gives chase and, within a year, captures her heart. Nearly ten years later, Dirk's interest has waned, and he, still addicted to the pursuit of women, finds himself struggling to avoid the trapping of lust, caught in a cycle of one indiscretion after another. Lisa, refusing to acknowledge what is right before her, obliviously nudges Dirk towards matrimony. It's not until a humiliating episode involving Dirk and another woman that Lisa comes to grips with something apparent to everyone except her. Her loyalty to Dirk is pointless, and after years of doubting her own value, Lisa is ready to make decisions with her own best interest at heart. Decision sure to upend Dirk's entire world. Courtney Upton, Dirk's best friend, finds himself with his own set of relationship struggles. He and his wife Daryn's lives are the personifications of bliss. Very much in love, with successful careers, they're living the life most couples work towards but rarely lay hold of. Even after five years of marriage, all is well. Until it isn't. Courtney, driven by his structured and methodical nature, along with an obsession for being fiscally responsible, tries without success to corral his overindulged wife into submission, only to be met with frequent opposition. Daryn's fluid nature and resistance to his pleads trigger unresolved trauma from Courtney's childhood, and soon, Daryn's doting husband morphs into a venomous, borderline abusive stranger.
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