Lilac Mills
The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond

Blurb
Would you stake your life on your marriage?
Newlyweds Jake and Alice are offered a mysterious wedding gift - membership of a club which promises its couples will never divorce.
Signing The Pact seems the start to a perfect marriage.
Until one of them breaks the rules.
The marriage of their dreams is about to become their worst nightmare.
Because The Pact is for life.
And its members will do anything to make sure no one leaves . . .
Review
This book reminded me a little of John Grisham's The Firm, and I must say, I thought it just as good. The premise was certainly an interesting one, and the build up of tension was done really well. The ending was a surprise and not what I expected at all!
About the Author
Michelle Richmond is the author of the novels THE MARRIAGE PACT, THE YEAR OF FOG, NO ONE YOU KNOW, GOLDEN STATE, DREAM OF THE BLUE ROOM, and the story collections HUM and THE GIRL IN THE FALL-AWAY DRESS. "Michelle Richmond has established herself as mistress of the kind of literary mystery which packs the punch of a fine thriller but with added insight and wisdom…." Sarah Broadhurst for The Daily Mail (The Year of Fog) Michelle's novels are primarily set in San Francisco, California. She grew up in Alabama and lives in Northern California with her husband and son.