What happens if you find your true love too soon? Could one night off a year save your marriageβor destroy it? In this bold and sexy debut, a young couple discovers that a little freedom has surprising consequences.
βA delicious novel . . . Nora Ephron fans will delight in this debut.ββAmanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters
Dominic and Daphne met in their first week of college, and theyβve been happily married for three years. They love each other deeply but perhaps have becomeΒ tooΒ comfortable, and their sex life isnβt what anyone would call thrilling. So, on New Yearβs Day, Dominic blurts out a suggestion before itβs fully worked out in his mind: what if they open up their marriage?
Daphne reluctantly agreesβwith conditions. They can sleep with one other person, one night a year, and the agreement has a five-year expiration date. Itβs not a total free-for-all on their vows, but an amendment. They call it the Freedom Clause.
It isnβt long before Daphne and Dominic find themselvesβand their marriageβaltered 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 isnβt a small changeΒ .Β .Β . itβs a seismic one.
Eventually, Daphne and Dominic are reconsidering everythingβeach other, their relationship, and themselves. Can they survive the Freedom Clause? Do they even want to?