The Price of Copies

About the book

A thirty-five thousand dollar betrayal. A love built on a lie. Clara thought she and Julian were sacrificing together. For two years, she tracked every dollar and skipped trips home, dreaming of the upstate cottage they had sketched on diner napkins. She thought their tight budget was just the price of building a future in New York City. She had no idea her husband was funding another woman's life. Hooked on the ego trip of playing the savior, Julian spent a year draining their savings to bail out his childhood best friend, Chloe. By the time the truth came out, thirty-five thousand dollars of their future was gone—thrown away just to feed his vanity while Clara broke her back to keep them afloat. Now, the corporate suits are gone, Chloe is back to twist the knife, and Julian is on his knees trying to piece together the home he shattered. But forgiveness doesn't fit neatly on a ledger, and remorse can't be calculated. To rebuild from absolute zero, Clara and Julian have to face the raw, unvarnished truth of who they are in the dark. The money is gone, the illusion is dead, and the climb back up will take everything they have left.