Wide Open ─ My Adventures in Polyamory, Open Marriage & Loving on My Own Terms

Grace Comes First is the funny, sexy, and provocative memoir of one woman’s journey to find sexual fulfillment and create a new and unconventional family model that really works. From dabbling in polyamory to adopting an open marriage, Grace Walcott shines a fascinating light on life outside the traditional marriage box.
When Grace met her husband Hank at the age of twenty-three, their relationship was based on love, mutual interests, and meeting each other’s emotional needs. Because their home was so stable and loving, Grace was able to overlook the fact that their marriage was sexually unfulfilling. Twenty-five years and two kids later, and still very much out of sync sexually, Grace found herself unable to ignore what she had been ignoring for so long?the fact that this marriage was not entirely satisfying.
Then she met O. Grace wasn’t looking for another man?she was committed to making her marriage work. But as her friendship with O grew, she became increasingly sexually attracted to him. As her desire was reawakened, she found herself yearning to stretch the boundaries of her life. What if there was a way to be with O and not destroy her marriage?
In a world where women often feel pressured to be everything to everyone, Grace Walcott courageously strives to have it all. Grace Comes First is the true story a woman who learns how to put herself first, while still holding together the family she deeply loves. It’s the story of a woman who felt sexually deadened by marriage, and who had the courage to form a new relationship dynamic and create a chosen family that included herself, her new lover, her husband, his lover, and their kids.