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When a story is called "The Dream Holiday Nightmare" it is hardly likely to be all fun and frolicking, right?

Matt and Kristy are married with a couple of kids. When they win a resort holiday they decide to leave the kids with family and take a break for themselves.

Three guys on the resort staff begin flirting with Kristy from the day they arrive. Matt shrugs it off and the couple have a good time together, though Matt does notice his wife's unexplained absence on several occasions. She always reappears with a reasonable excuse and their holiday continues.

As readers we know pretty early that Kristy is sleeping with resort staff members. Matt doesn't catch on. They have never discussed opening their relationship in such a fashion and when he realises what has been happening all hell breaks loose.

I enjoy stories about cheating when the story is told from the point of view of the cheating partner. In this story we only hear Matt's perspective, and he is not a happy man. Paul Garland is a talented writer and the tale is never less than compelling, but rather than sexy thrills the theme here is gut-wrenching angst.

I would much have preferred to hear this story from Kristy's perspective, but I was nonetheless gripped by this sobering spin on one of my favourite tropes.
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