The affair they could never overcome...The lover that won't stay in the past where he belongs...And the secrets they've both kept over the years...Can their marriage survive the ultimate betrayal?***Real emotion. Real life. Real love. This is NOT a glossy love story. But if you're looking for a romance read that will rattle you... characters that will change you... and love that will last in your mind long after you're finished... THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU.***______________________________PANDORA'S PRICEDARREN: Take your best shot. That's what I told my wife's ex-(and-maybe-again) lover.Now all I can do is wait.I've gambled everything for the love of my life, and the only person I can never seem to truly understand.Meanwhile, the one woman I've always understood completely, my best friend Nicole, may be out of my life... but her presence always lingers, messing with my head.Now, the company I've worked so hard to build is on the line. For one night, I need to put aside all my emotional drama, and focus on that. And not on the fact that my marriage is crumbling, after the nasty secret I just found out that Luisa has kept from me all these years... LUISA: I distinctly remember when the shift in our marriage happened: right after Darren hired his prot g e Nicole.It was a reckless decision that cost him our marriage.That cost him me.All I ever wanted was to be loved. But what if I can get that kind of love... just not from my husband?Because I'm tired of playing second fiddle. Tired of living this farce of a marriage.And I'm done being nice. Done protecting the sanctity of marriage. I'm just done.I can't do this anymore. I've stood by his side, looking on while he built his empire with another woman. But after I just found out what he's been keeping from me... it'll all come crashing down...*This is a revised edition to the original published March 2019.*______________________________PRAISE FROM READERS: ★★★★★ - "Holy heartburn. This book has everything and is everything. Real and raw emotion. I'm sitting in stunned silence, not sure I will ever have adequate words to express my appreciation for this book and series." ★★★★★ - "If you are looking for a book series that plays on every human emotion you have, then Sacha Fortune's Hart & Cole series is the one for you." ★★★★★ - "It takes us on a journey through the inner workings of a marriage -- the love, obstacles, insecurities, trust, compromises, forgiveness, doubts, pressures, infidelity, communication, commitment, passion, and pain..." ★★★★★ - "She transported me directly into this book, I was there, I watched all this happen and felt every single emotion that has ever been named, I even felt the texture of the walls of the different scenes..." ★★★★★ - "This is not a sappy, cute romance but a visceral, emotional read." ______________________________"HART & COLE" SERIES: "A marriage is not a happy ending; it's a beginning of so much more to come." The books in this series share characters and events, and should be read in chronological order for the optimal reading experience.Book 1 - "Climbing The Walls" is Kris' & Nicole's story, and can be read as a standalone.Book 2 - "Pandora's Poison" is the first part of Darren's & Luisa's story, and can be read without reading Book 1 prior (although not recommended).Book 3 - "Pandora's Price" is the completion of Darren's & Luisa's story, and must be read after Book 2.
