Author: Kiersten Modglin
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Publication Date: July 2021
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
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Description: Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer.
It’s what she prides herself on.
So, when she realizes her marriage is at its breaking point, she makes a decision to repair it, no matter the cost. Approaching her husband to propose the arrangement is supposed to be the hard part, but Peter agrees to the salacious plan almost immediately.
The rules are simple:
They will each date someone new once a week.
They will never discuss what happens on the dates.
Soon, though, the rules are broken, turning terrible mistakes into unspeakable consequences.
When the only person they can count on to keep their darkest secret is each other, new questions and deceits surface. Can they truly trust the person they share a life with, or will the vicious lies that have mounted over the years destroy everything they’ve built?
Once, Peter and Ainsley vowed to stand together forever, but as they push boundaries of deception, suspicion, and temptation, each begins to wonder if ’til death do us part may come sooner than they’d intended.
My Thoughts: First time reading this author’s work and won’t be my last. I was very intrigued going in and a little taken aback at the logic Ainsley deploys to save her marriage. “Hey, honey, we are going to get on a dating app and see other people.” Wait, what? Not surprising that Peter readily agrees, though he struggles with the idea of Ainsley sleeping with the men she is seeing.
In a nutshell, what we have here is a marriage imploding under the weight of all the lies and secrets flying around. Seems to me that agreeing to start seeing other people to reignite the spark you once felt for one another while keeping what you are doing with these other people a secret has disaster written all over it! But that’s just me, I guess. I prefer to deal openly and honestly with people. Ainsley insists to Peter they have no more secrets and by the end of the book, it appears all (and I mean ALL) of the deep, dark and uglies have reared their heads. We shall see, dear readers, as this is the first book in a series and I am convinced that we have not yet begun to see the depths Ainsley and Peter will sink to in order to save their marriage or keep their actions in this book a secret. Ironic how everything they are doing requires keeping it secret, but Ainsley is adamant that there be no secrets between them. How is that working for you, Miss Ainsley? I think you’re going to be in over your head and things are going to get really ugly for you. I can’t wait to find out!
My Final Verdict: This story is a wild rollercoaster of a ride that requires the reader to hold on tightly with a white-knuckled grip. There are so many twists and turns, one could get whiplash, but the entire experience left me picking my jaw up off the floor. I highly recommend this book to readers who love to be shocked with surprise twists and like a front-row seat into other people’s drama and emotional baggage.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of The Arrangement from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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