On the night of our engagement, my perfect fiancé was found in bed with my younger sister, destroying both our reputations in front of the entire town. He claimed to have taken advantage of her, choosing her honor over the love he promised me—leaving me to face the shame, heartbreak, and whispers alone. But the real truth is darker, and in Savannah, betrayal is a family tradition.
Natalie and Caleb are reborn with memories of a lifetime of love—only this time, he wants nothing to do with her. She sacrifices everything, enduring small-town shame and heartbreak, as Caleb rises in power and chooses the governor’s daughter instead. When she’s humiliated and nearly drowns at Madison’s hands, Caleb saves his fiancée, not her, forcing Natalie to finally let go—until one lie changes everything, and Caleb realizes too late that he might lose her for good.
I fell for Julian Pierce the summer I turned eighteen—and by the time he left me ruined on my front porch, my world was already crumbling. Ten years later, I’m no longer the golden girl of Maple Heights, but the secret nobody dares mention, forced to survive as a kept woman in a city where dignity costs more than rent. When Julian—now a war hero—returns and crosses my path at the Magnolia Club, old wounds flare in front of the powerful Hamilton family, and I become the target of their wrath. But humiliation is only the beginning. In a world ruled by secrets, betrayal, and debts that can never be repaid, how much must I lose to protect the one person I still love? When your name is only whispered in shame, is there any way to rewrite your story before the final page turns?