Executive Stress

When her last child heads to college, Caroline Fairchild decides to restart her once-promising career in publishing.

In one week, Donald Fairchild goes from fearing he’s lost his job, to getting a promotion, to discovering that his wife is his new editorial director.

The strain of having to work alongside his wife and pretend he's never met her before is getting to Donald. Wouldn't it be better for everyone if she just resigned?

No one at Oasis Publishing has yet discovered that Caroline and Donald are married, but is it really possible to separate work from home?

With Caroline excelling at work and Donald’s authority constantly being undermined, he ponders how to get Caroline to quit without him suggesting it.

When Edgar involves Caroline in negotiations with a writer, she makes every effort to ensure that Donald is included, but he soon has good reason to wish she hadn't.

Donald and Caroline have won a new commission for Oasis Publishing, for a million English-Arabic dictionaries. Will they be the toast of the company?