Maggie decided to have an affair. No one needed to know, not even her lover. . . .
Who would it hurt, if Maggie decided to carry on a torrid affair in her mind? It would soothe her feelings, hurt by her husband’s emotional abandonment while he worked on a disturbing new murder case. It would provide an outlet for the dizzying desire she felt for her employer. It would make her feel loved and appreciated and better able to be a good wife and mother.
But Maggie loses control of the fantasy as lust becomes love, and things she believed confined to her own imagination are somehow known to her spectral lover. A harmless mind game spins out of control and threatens the sanctity of Maggie’s greatest treasure – her family.
Who would it hurt, if Maggie decided to carry on a torrid affair in her mind? It would soothe her feelings, hurt by her husband’s emotional abandonment while he worked on a disturbing new murder case. It would provide an outlet for the dizzying desire she felt for her employer. It would make her feel loved and appreciated and better able to be a good wife and mother.
But Maggie loses control of the fantasy as lust becomes love, and things she believed confined to her own imagination are somehow known to her spectral lover. A harmless mind game spins out of control and threatens the sanctity of Maggie’s greatest treasure – her family.
The story itself is unique and something I have never read before. Maggie, a normal wife to a detective and mother of two small children goes back to work for the first time since having her kids. When she meets her new, and incredibly handsome, boss of the company, during her interview, she is surprised to find that they have a connection she barely remembers. Meanwhile, at home her relationship with her husband is going down hill due to the stress he is under from a case he is working on. To make up for the lack of romance in her life she conjures up a fantasy relationship with her boss, Dr. Cuthbert. No one has to know, right? It's just harmless fantasies she lives out in her dreams...or are they?
Heavey's writing is wonderful. She can bring you into this world seamlessly and it makes it hard to come out of it. Her imagery and prose are beautiful. I will admit, too, that it seeped into my dreams on a few occasion causing some fitful nights of sleep! All the characters are real and like-able, at least in the beginning! Maggie was especially relate-able. You see her morals and values throughout. All she wanted was a little reprieve from reality, who can't relate to that?
There were times in the story that I thought this certain section could have been left out but I later find out that all things are connected in some way. There were a few hazy points in the plot and some things that I really did think could have been left out but all in all it was a fun, fast read.
If you are into paranormal, romantic thrillers check this one out. Don't forget to come back and tell me what you thought!
4 out of 5 stars
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