Title: The marriage bonus
Description: They had been uneasy high school sweethearts: ambitious Charlene, and Burt, from the wrong side of town.

But people change. An unhappy stint as someone else's " club wife" had left Charlene longing for real love and a real man. With Burt she found both, and more.... He was the fulfillment of all her unspoken dreams.
Time periods: Contemporary