Books by Colette Freedman The Affair The Consequences Published by Kensington Publishing Corp. the CONSEQUENCES Colette Freedman KENSINGTON BOOKS All copyrighted material within is Attributor Protected. Table of Contents Also by Title Page Dedication Acknowledgments Book 1 - The Mistress’s Story CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12 CHAPTER 13 CHAPTER 14 CHAPTER 15 CHAPTER 16 CHAPTER 17 CHAPTER 18 CHAPTER 19 CHAPTER 20 CHAPTER 21 CHAPTER 22 CHAPTER 23 CHAPTER 24 CHAPTER 25 CHAPTER 26 CHAPTER 27 CHAPTER 28 CHAPTER 29 CHAPTER 30 CHAPTER 31 CHAPTER 32 CHAPTER 33 CHAPTER 34 CHAPTER 35 CHAPTER 36 CHAPTER 37 CHAPTER 38 CHAPTER 39 CHAPTER 40 CHAPTER 41 CHAPTER 42 CHAPTER 43 CHAPTER 44 CHAPTER 45 CHAPTER 46 CHAPTER 47 Jimmy Moran’s Funeral Forest Hills Cemetery A READING GROUP GUIDE Discussion Questions THE AFFAIR - The biggest lies are the ones we tell ourselves. Copyright Page To my brother David, one of the good guys. The really good guys. Acknowledgments I’d like to thank several people for making this happen: Mark Troy, the funniest man I ever had the privilege of knowing Audrey and Martin and Adeola and the wonderful team at Kensington Mel Berger at WME Barry and Melanie at BKM My sisters for their unconditional support and love: Franny, Nickella, Jade, Susan, Nessa, Elise, Robyn, Pat, Koni, Lynn, Lynne, Alli, Sundeep, Natalie, Taylor, Diana, Christian, Myra, Amy, Christine, Marilee, Rebecca, Julie, Rooney, Maureen, Keb, Clair, Steffa, Schweitz, Emilie, Jenn, Ellen, and Hannah Hope My amazing family: Mom, Dad, David, Zack, Dylan, Moses, Miriam, and Diane My surrogate family: Fred and Jill And, of course, Michael, for absolutely everything else. Book 1 The Mistress’s Story When did I decide to give him up? When I discovered that his wife still loved him . . . and he still loved her? Or was it earlier, when I saw how I’d be remembered: as the woman who destroyed a marriage and seduced a man away from his wife and children? Maybe it was when I caught a glimpse of my future as Robert’s wife/lover/housekeeper . . . and I didn’t like what I saw. Yes.
