“The Favor That Broke Everything” It all started the day James, my husband of eight years, told me we had to go to his mom’s house for a “family meeting.” I groaned as we drove there. James’s family was always dealing with some kind of drama. “What is it this time?” I asked, half-joking. “Did your mom find a fingerprint on her precious china and decide it’s mine again?” James didn’t laugh. He kept his eyes on the road and said, “It’s something important, Jess. Just hear them out, okay?”

On the day I was supposed to start forever with the man I thought I loved, someone else walked into my life. It happened in a split second—a glance, a connection, a feeling I couldn’t explain. I met the love of my life at the worst possible time… on the day I was marrying another man. Everyone says they marry the love of their life, right? Right?… Wrong. But I didn’t know that until my wedding day arrived. Rob and I had been together for six years. We were friends,

I Thought I Had It All Figured Out—Until My Daughter’s Birthday Party Turned Into a Nightmare Marcus thought he had made the right decision when he ended his 20-year marriage to his wife, Izzy. He thought he was following his heart. But showing up with his new girlfriend to his daughter’s 15th birthday party caused laughter, a shocking slap, and a secret so big, it nearly destroyed what was left of his family. I thought I was making the right choice when someone new and exciting entered my life. It