Frank unknowingly works for and has an affair with the husband he married a year earlier.
Frank, a small-town resident, enters a hasty marriage with an urbanite named Andrew at his grandmother's urging, though neither sees the other's face. The groom leaves for work abroad and vanishes for a year. Frank later accepts a job under a wealthy, charismatic boss also named Andrew, who begins a persistent romantic pursuit. Their affair teaches the former playboy restraint and helps Frank rebuild trust after past betrayal. The situation reaches a breaking point at a divorce proceeding where Frank realizes his absent spouse and his current lover are identical.
Elements
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small town and city workplace
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strangers bound by arranged marriage
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affair between unrecognized spouses
Suited to
Readers who enjoy secret-identity romance with an arranged-marriage foundation and workplace power dynamics.