On the eve of her wedding, Natalie’s fiancé Evan dies—only for her to discover, through mysterious chat bubbles, that he’s alive and chasing his secret lover overseas. Betrayed and shamed by his family, Natalie must choose: swallow her heartbreak and play the grieving fiancée, or expose Evan’s lies and reclaim her own future. When her old enemy, the wealthy Carter Hayes, reappears with a tempting offer, Natalie’s next move could destroy them all.
Betrayed by her mother-in-law and shamed before the whole town, Rachel is cast out and forced to marry the one man everyone pities—the lame genius, James Carter. But with her reputation in ruins and her heart still aching for the husband who discarded her, Rachel must fight for dignity in a world that wants to see her fall. What her enemies never expected: this broken match will spark a future that leaves the Parkers in the dust—and Rachel at the center of a legacy no one saw coming.