The Perfect Marriage

The Prologue opens with the words, “Did he love her?” and concludes with, “But the question isn’t whether or not he loved her. The question is… did he kill her?” (1). Although it is not yet revealed who the unnamed “he” and “her” referenced are, it is Adam Morgan and his mistress, Kelly Summers/Jenna Way.

The book opens with Sarah Morgan’s first-person point of view. The opening lines come from Adam, saying, “Not again,” followed by Sarah’s reflection on his words: “The disappointment in his voice fills the room and hangs there like a light fog, clouding us from one another” (3). Sarah has just told Adam that she has to work and cannot join him at their lake house to celebrate their 10th marriage anniversary as planned. He notes that Sarah, a successful criminal defense attorney, is always working; Sarah jokes that someone has to pay the bills.

Adam, an unsuccessful author, tells Sarah he will go to the lake house alone to get some writing done. In truth, he will meet his mistress there, Kelly Summers (previously known as Jenna Way). The chapter ends with Sarah telling Adam she loves him, and Adam replying, “Love you more” (8).