Ariel begs her boyfriend to marry her before her mother passes away.
For twenty-seven days Ariel Adler implores Ivan Nash, her partner of half a dozen years, to honor her mother's dying wish to witness their wedding. He swears he will, yet vanishes on the ceremony date while her mother slips away. Ariel later uncovers that Ivan had already married Karen Scott on the very first day she pleaded with him. The calculated deceit drives Ariel to cut every connection, setting her on a path toward healing and a new love.
Why it hooks you
- Deadline pressure fuels raw emotional stakes
- Hidden marriage reveals cold betrayal
- Protagonist rebuilds life after devastation
Intensity
Heavy heartbreak gives way to empowering resilience.
