The Infinity Knot: A Novel of Intertwined Destinies

Isabelle “Izzy” Thorne, a Chicago divorce lawyer, dissects broken marriages with theprecision of asurgeon. Love, to her, is a legal fiction, a fleeting emotion destined to expire.But a pattern is emerging among her clients: as one marriage dissolves, another ignites withimprobable speed. These aren’t messy rebounds; they’re lightning-strike romances, sealedwith whirlwind engagements. Then a forgotten photograph surfaces, linking Izzy’s pastheartbreak to her own client’s new love, and a chilling question arises: are thesecoincidences, or something far stranger?When Izzy meets Craig Bell, a charismatic entrepreneur whose touch ignites a spark shethought long extinguished, her cynical facade begins to crack. He’s her client’s husband, andtheir connection is electric, forbidden. But as Craig’s divorce progresses, a recurring symbolappears—a tiny silver infinity knot, subtly etched onto possessions, whispering of unseenconnections.

Driven by a gnawing suspicion, Izzy trades her legal pragmatism for a journey into theesoteric. She consults Melanie James, a tarot card reader whose wisdom speaksof soulcontracts and karmic ties. She seeks the counsel of David Carroll, a skeptical historianhaunted by a local legend of intertwined destinies. Their combined insights lead Izzy toWendy Hill, an elderly woman whose decades-spanning love story holdsthe key to thisintricate web of relationships. Wendy reveals a startling truth: the infinity knots areenergetic imprints, drawing certain souls together across lifetimes. But some connections,she warns, are toxic, karmic knots meant to break, not bind.The stakes escalate when Craig’s ex-wife, Eleanor, spirals into obsession, mirroring patternsof manipulation Izzy has observed in other “failed” pairings. Someone, or something, istampering with the romantic algorithm, turning destined love into a dangerous weapon. Achilling realization dawns on Izzy: with every divorce she finalizes, she’s not just endingrelationships, she’s *catalyzing* them, recalibrating an unseen force with unforeseenconsequences. To break the cycle, Izzy must confront not only the forces manipulatingthese connections, but also her own deeply buried heartbreak, the very pain that forged hercynicism.At a lavish masquerade ball, the air thick with hidden agendas and simmering resentments,Izzy confronts Eleanor, not as a lawyer, but as a fellow traveler on this strange,unpredictable journey of the heart. In the aftermath, Izzy makes a choice. She walks awayfrom the lucrative world of divorce law, choosing instead to help couples navigate thecomplexities of their connections, to untangle the knots that bind them, in love or in pain.She finds her own infinity knot, not with the man who reawakened her heart, but with theskeptical historian who became her unlikely ally. Their connection, born of shared curiosityand quiet understanding, proves that destiny, like love itself, often arrives in the mostunexpected of forms. But the romantic algorithm continues to hum beneath the surface, asubtle force shaping destinies. And Izzy, now a guardian of sorts, stands watch, ready toguide those entangled in its intricate web, knowing that the journey of love, like the infinityknot itself, is an endless, ever-evolving loop.

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Ebook: 6 november 2024