What happens if you find your true love too soon? Could one night off a year save your marriageโor destroy it? In this bold and sexy debut, a young couple discovers that a little freedom has surprising consequences.
โA delicious novel . . . Nora Ephron fans will delight in this debut.โโAmanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters
Dominic and Daphne met in their first week of college, and theyโve been happily married for three years. They love each other deeply but perhaps have becomeย tooย comfortable, and their sex life isnโt what anyone would call thrilling. So, on New Yearโs Day, Dominic blurts out a suggestion before itโs fully worked out in his mind: what if they open up their marriage?
Daphne reluctantly agreesโwith conditions. They can sleep with one other person, one night a year, and the agreement has a five-year expiration date. Itโs not a total free-for-all on their vows, but an amendment. They call it the Freedom Clause.
It isnโt long before Daphne and Dominic find themselvesโand their marriageโaltered in unexpected ways. Embracing the spirit of the Clause, Daphne pushes herself to be more assertive in asking for what she wants. She begins chronicling her journey of self-discovery in an anonymous newsletter, sharing recipes inspired by her conquests, and soon realizes that one night off a year isnโt a small changeย .ย .ย . itโs a seismic one.
Eventually, Daphne and Dominic are reconsidering everythingโeach other, their relationship, and themselves. Can they survive the Freedom Clause? Do they even want to?