Two women, one man. Love, betrayal and murder.
Emma, an emotionally fragile, privileged woman burdened by past trauma, finally feels ready to open her heart to Ethan, a brilliant climate activist. But when social-climber Laura manipulates her way into Ethan’s life, Emma feels betrayed by him, yet desperately strives to hang on to the man she loves. Laura, stuck in a dead-end relationship while chasing the affluent life she believes she deserves, proves to be a formidable rival.
Amid the drama of a storm-drenched motel room, a regrettable night of passion between Laura and Ethan, and an ensuing lewd tabloid scandal, Laura’s boyfriend winds up murdered. With powerful fossil fuel interests conspiring to destroy his influence, Ethan becomes the prime suspect.
Badly beaten and left in a coma, Ethan’s life hangs in the balance as the clash between Emma and Laura comes to a climax in his hospital room. With betrayal, grief, and ambition colliding, neither woman is prepared for the radical change that awaits them—nor the way it promises to turn their worlds upside down.
A romantic suspense novel that explores reckless ambition, emotional obsession, and the dangerous consequences of loving the wrong person. It is set against the politically charged backdrop of the crucial battle over fossil fuels.
In the style of Verity by Colleen Hoover and The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave, the novel blends emotional intensity with suspense and morally complex relationships.
