In Manhattan’s elite social circle, architectural conservationist Auden Vale is admired as the perfect trophy husband: impeccably dressed, effortlessly gracious, and always ready to protect the reputation of his celebrity-attorney husband, Everett Sloane. Then Auden catches Everett betraying him and realizes their flawless marriage has always been a carefully staged performance. Furious, he chooses the one man who could hurt Everett most—his dangerously charming best friend, medical-tech heir Merrick Calder. What begins as a secret arrangement with strict rules soon becomes far more complicated. Surrounded by controlling families, divorce negotiations, and Manhattan gossip, Auden must decide whether he is merely taking revenge or finally choosing a life of his own.
