A gripping psychological thriller.

A ‘Best Contemporary Fiction’ Finalist – Orangeberry’s Hall of Fame 2013

“So bone-chilling honest that it had me quite emotional” – Reading in Black & White

“Incredible…Cawood’s book tore me apart, and I couldn’t put it down.” – Samantha Stroh Bailey

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Does the perfect wife and the perfect husband make for the perfect marriage?

For anyone in a relationship, the words ‘we need to talk’ can only mean one thing. In the last twenty-two years, the McKenzies have been through it, survived it, learned by it, and grown stronger from it, because life didn’t stop for breath when they needed it. Amongst the tears and the tragedies, the hopes and happiness, they’ve built something amazing: a happy family, a luxury lifestyle and a booming empire. Don’t they deserve to have it all?

But for the perfect wife, those four sinister words mean something entirely different. They’re a summons into dark places where what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors.

Faith has no doubt in Calvin’s undying love for her. It’s what kept her sane in the darkest hours. If only she could figure out what it is she does wrong… because it’s rapidly becoming apparent their tainted love is running out of time.