Although Jessica and Ian Clarke have been marriedseven years, they insist the thrill and excitementhaven't dimmed. At Jessica's urging, Ian has quithis advertising job to become a struggling writer,and she supports him with her successful SanFrancisco boutique. Ian's financialdependence on Jessica upsets him more than he admits, andin a moment of bored malaise, Ian's first casualindiscretion will create a nightmare thatthreatens everything Jessica and Ian have carefullybuilt. What he does changes their lives, and them,perhaps forever, as they struggle to pay the priceof his foolhardy affair.From the Paperback edition.