Henry and Effie have left their small town in the south to spend their honeymoon in Cape May. All is going well for them until they meet Clara and her entourage that are also vacationing there. Clara is an old acquaintance of Effie, and with her encouragement and Henry’s acquiescence, the couple spends more and more time with Clara and less time celebrating their marriage. The results are disastrous for the young couple because they are not ready for the scene at Clara’s house, with a lot of drinking and debauchery. I did not particularly like any of the characters. The men were weak and the women were beyond redemption, for the most part. The setting was well done, with an excellent portrayal of Cape May at the end of its tourist season. The plot, however, was way beyond what I expected as this book should definitely be related R for sex scenes and language. I did not feel bad for any of the characters and how things turned out for them since they brought their consequences on themselves. The lack of empathy for the characters led to my lower rating as well as the sex that was bordering on X-rated, in my opinion. I recommend this book for those who want to be entertained in this way, but it just was not my cup of tea.