The Man I Love

Deaf wife endures neglect until husband's first love returns and he traps her.

Michelle Shaw spends three years as Ryan Lawson's unacknowledged wife, dismissed by his wealthy circles because of her hearing impairment. When Ryan's first love reappears, he chases her yet violently forbids Michelle from leaving, declaring she can only depart over his dead body. Years of silent neglect collide with sudden, forceful possession as Michelle confrontes a husband who erased her existence but now claims ownership.

• romance
• drama
• melodrama

1. Married three years unacknowledged
2. Hearing impairment invites scorn
3. Husband blocks departure violently

Readers who want a tense marital standoff between a marginalized wife and a husband who refuses divorce.