Friday, March 17, 2023

The Mistake I Made


 Shirley J.                 Adult Fiction                                 Single Mom, Major Debt, Desperation
The Mistake I Made by Paula Daly    368 pages

The things one will do when faced with a mountain of debt, eviction and a child to feed.   To make things worse her ex ran up much of the debt then left her for a younger woman.  He neglected to take his debt with him and now he has moved back in with his mother, he isn't working and he isn't paying child support nor helping Roz in any way.  Oh yeah, he refuses to bear any of his responsibilities and his mother covers for him.  Now Roz's business has gone under and she is between a rock and a hard place with no solutions for how to get out of all the debt she is drowning in.  To cheer her up her sister invites her to come over to her birthday soiree.  Just an intimate get together of a few of her sister's friends with food, cake and drinks.  Why not, Roz decides.  Maybe a night out will clear her head for a little bit.  At the party she is introduced to very rich and very married, Scott Elias who develops an obsession for Roz.  He has to have her.  After several drinks it comes out at the party that Roz is going through a difficult time financially, though, she tries to play it down some.  Scott sees his way in with Roz.   He starts stalking Roz, declares his intention for her and offers to give her a huge amount of money to sleep with him.  Roz argues he's married and she doesn't want a relationship with a married man, but, Scott wheedles her down with reasons why it could be beneficial for both of them - she needs money and he needs sex just not with his wife.    Roz with her back against the wall finally agrees and the story turns dark from there.   IT IS A GOOD STORY, TOO!  This is one of those you can't put down.   I highly recommend it to mature teens on up.                     

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