{"product_id":"the-severance-clause-ash-landon-9798195706715","title":"The Severance Clause: A Romantic Suspense Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful man. A weaponized scandal. A truth that could destroy more than a marriage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollis Vance is being accused of the one betrayal his wife refuses to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter building Vance Capital into one of Manhattan's most powerful investment firms, Hollis is facing a morality clause that could force him out of his own company and cost him everything. The allegation is simple: a years-long affair with his chief of staff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Eleanor Vance insists her husband is innocent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo she hires Maren Sato of Second Look Consulting to uncover the truth before the board can use the scandal to destroy him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, the case looks like a corporate ambush - a false affair, a boardroom power grab, a fortune waiting to change hands. But as Maren follows the evidence through Manhattan offices, private marriages, and carefully protected secrets - and as the case draws her closer to a man whose principles may be the only thing standing between Hollis and ruin - she discovers that the alleged betrayal is only a cover for something older, deeper, and far more dangerous to expose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause some lies are built to manipulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome are built to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd someone is watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Severance Clause\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegant romantic suspense novel about love, money, reputation, and the cost of telling the truth when the lie was built to protect everyone involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy sophisticated romantic suspense, wealthy secrets, corporate intrigue, slow-burn tension, and emotionally layered stories about love under pressure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Severance Clause is Book 2 in The Manhattan Clauses series. It can be read as a standalone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ash Landon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798195706715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Ash Landon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874688971007,"sku":"9798195706715","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-severance-clause-ash-landon-9798195706715","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}