Consequences (Of Defensive Adultery)

An affair. Heartbreak. Punishment. Absolution, redemption, and love in the most unexpected places–a steamy second chance romance unlike any you’ve ever experienced, featuring an alpha lover-confessor you haven’t dared dream about.

Elizabeth did not plan to break up his marriage when she had an affair with her law school professor. But she did. Fifteen years later, she’s still coming to terms with the consequences of her youthful infatuation: a stepdaughter who hates her, an ex-wife who will never forgive the betrayal, a sister-in-law who’s determined to make Elizabeth her confidante. Compelled to reveal the “tragedy of her life” to a nameless lover, Elizabeth finds herself forced to reconsider her definition of love, commitment, and responsibility—a process that finally releases her from the shackles of her past mistakes and shows her the way to her own happily-ever-after.

“This is the modern woman’s fantasy. To be free—in order to be owned by someone else.”
—Not mine.
“Then why are you here?”

What readers say: “M. Jane Colette KNOWS how to write characters. The motivations, the actions following the motives, and the reactions to the actions of the whole cast of characters (1) were so distinct from one another and (2) made PERFECT sense based on the development I as a reader saw for each character. This isn’t a 2-dimensional character erotic novel. These people feel real, you will feel like you could step right into their world. You can’t help but root for them.” Caught Between The Pages Book Blog

“These characters… are not paper dolls—one always has the feeling, when reading, of having stumbled on a secret, of being let in to spy on something real and fraught and difficult that will go on whether or not one’s watching. But you can’t, in the end, help but watch anyway.” Alysia Constantine, author of Sweet and Olympia Knife

“The way Elizabeth’s story of her marriage—her relationship with her husband, and the relationships with her stepdaughter, sister-in-law, and his ex—is framed by the explicit encounter between her and her lover makes reading this book a really interesting experience. Her lover interrupts her, teases her, plays with her, pushes her.... It changes how the reader understands their relationship. It takes her storytelling in different directions.” Amazon Reviewer

“The relationships between all the women feel so real.”Newsletter Review

“The way the story is told is really sexy and different.” GoodReads Reviewer

“scandalously delicious and deliciously scandalous” Amazon Reviewer

“I did not expect to like Liz as much as I do. She’s a cheater. You know that going into the story—it’s literally written on the book’s face. But as she talks to her unnamed, faceless lover-of-the-moment, you begin to feel for her. The way she relates to people, her little quirks, the men she chooses to cheat with, all of these things paint a vivid picture of a woman you can't help but empathize with.” GoodReads Reviewer

“It's a family drama, very real and raw and sexy and tragic and funny.” Grey Matter BB

“smart, heartbreaking feminist romance” Amazon Reviewer