The Perfect Marriage

Kimberla Lawson Roby

Jan 2013 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing

About this eBook

The New York Times bestselling novel from the author of the Reverend Curtis Black series.

Denise and Derrek Shaw are the perfect American couple. Happily married for fifteen years, they have a wonderful daughter, Mackenzie, successful careers, and a beautiful home in a posh Chicago suburb. They are attractive, respected . . . and hiding a shocking secret: a dangerous addiction to drugs.

It started innocently enough. Denise occasionally used prescription drugs to help her deal with the long hours and demanding nature of her job. Derrek, also under pressure at work, began using cocaine socially with some of his colleagues.

They can quit whenever they want to. At least, that's what Denise would like to believe . . .

As her job becomes more stressful, Denise can no longer get through the day without a fix. Derrek realizes his harmless habit has become anything but, and desperately wants to get clean. However, his attempts are derailed when there is a sudden family tragedy. Once soul mates, now this husband and wife are quickly losing the immense love that had been the cornerstone of their marriage. With her parents spiraling out of control, Mackenzie makes an unexpected move to take matters into her own hands. Is her sacrifice too late-or is there still hope? Is there a final chance to save the Shaw family?

Ratings and reviews

It’s a story heard and told a thousand times. The word cocaine is way overused. I guess it was well written, but the characters lacked for me. Derek came off as someone who cried in all situations and, In my opinion, diminished his grief. Mackenzie seemed rather childish in her delivery, even for a 13 year old. Even the drug dealer was boring, and unrealistic. Denise was just missing so much substance. I couldn’t get attached to a single one. To me it seemed as if this was written from a sheltered person’s perspective. It was okay. But I was disappointed after all the hype. I’ve never written a book though, so what do I know?

This book kept me on my toes. The first book since the Fifty Shades series that I finished so quickly. I read this book in under 24 hours with 2 children and a husband to run after. Lol

Real life story with real life solutions! I would havebloved for Roby to give more detail about what the family experienced going through the discovery pprocess. Overall, it was a great read!

About the author

Kimberla Lawson Roby is the New York Times bestselling author of the highly acclaimed Curtis Black Series. She lives with her husband in Rockford, Illinois.

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