As a mother, a daughter, and an entire community await the aftermath of a political scandal, secrets are revealed and relationships are altered forever.
Cassie Rivers understands what it’s like to survive: thanks to a heart transplant, she can finally open herself up to the possibility of a long life. Her future looks bright, with both an admission to a prestigious university and a boy who loves her. Not like Jade Morrison, the wife of the unfaithful governor Scott Morrison, who gave up a career and motherhood for a marriage that could end in fidelity.
But just when Cassie begins to pity the scorned wife, her own life falls to pieces. Her parents announce their separation. Her brother has fallen in love with a woman twice his age. Her father, a police officer, is shot in the line of duty. And then she finds her birth certificate and learns that her biological father is not the man he’s known all her life, but her mother’s best kept and most tragic secret.
A story about about six women—a mother, a daughter, a woman scorned, a career-driven mistress, a widow looking for answers, and a politician's wife—I Wish I Loved You Less is a testament to the enduring, devastating power of choice, and how our choices influence those we love.