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DahliaPreviously DishabilleCrisp white shirt. Fluorescent glare from his watch as he adjusts his tie.He looks smart. He might be. Whoever he is. But it's the guy behind him on his knees plugging in a vintage IBM who is the smart one. Like, really smart. If he wasn't, they wouldn't call him so much to fix what they can't.Did I mention he's a genius?He drives a sensible car. He's nice to his sister. He can look after himself. But even with poor impulse control and severe ADHD, he worships me. Want NotPreviously titled A Consummation and DevoutlyMy name is Shula. Today is my wedding day. Today is the day I die.What would you do if you were betrothed to a monster? Could you be tied to a man whose most terrible secrets are buried with the dead?What if you were given a way out? Would you take it? Even if it meant you would never truly be free?A Consummation pulls you into a patriarchal society of secessionist Texas. It's far too real to be merely dystopian or futuristic. It is hopeless from the first sentence, but even though the outcome is bleak, we want to be a witness to Shula Kelley's last day.We find that it is not her last day, but a first of many. We follow her and the desperate lust she feels for her husband Jared, despite archaic gender roles.It's an epic beginning to a romance that neither saw coming, and would give up everything to keep.