rm johnson the essence bestselling author of dating games and the harris family delivers an absorbing and provocative new novel about the lowdown schemes and broken dreams that follow a fractured marriagesuccessful business entrepreneur nate kenny is thrilled to marry the beautiful and intelligent monica chiefly because it means he can at last fulfill his lifelong dream of having a family while he isnt happy about it he agrees with monica to wait three years before trying for pregnancy once those three years are up and the couple discovers that she is unable to bear children any love he once felt for monica is gone and nate wants out of the marriage but hes worried about losing half of his sixtymilliondollar fortune in a divorce settlement desperate for an out he searches for a way to exploit the infidelity clause in the couples prenuptial agreement enter lewis waters with his babys mother addicted to drugs lewis is already seriously down on his luck when he accidentally smashes his car into nates bentley without auto insurance or any way to pay for the repairs lewis is at the end of his financial rope but the scheming nate sees another way for the attractive young man to repay his debt as sexual bait for monica and so nate sets up lewis with all of the accessories he believes lewis will need to earn monicas love or at the very least her lust a big house a fancy car expensive clothes and a full bank account but as is often the case when it comes to matters of the heart things dont unfold according to plan when monica falls hard for lewis nate panicswas protecting his fortune more important than trying to save his marriage as he finds himself overwhelmed by second thoughts nate is willing to do anything to get monica back an inspired fusion of realism and romance the million dollar divorce is an unpredictable caper of lust betrayal and family ties