Two childhood sweethearts promise to spend their lives together. Just as they prepare to marry, a devastating betrayal tears them apart. Years later, fate brings them together again, but one of them is hiding a secret that could destroy their second chance at love. Some love stories are written in the stars. Others must survive hell before they earn their happy ending. Genre: Contemporary Romance, Second-Chance Love, Betrayal, Suspense, Family Drama. Setting: New York City, with scenes in Boston and Los Angeles. Main themes: First love, sacrifice, betrayal, forgiveness, ambition, family secrets, redemption, and everlasting love.

THE FAMILY I ALMOST LOSTWritten by Onyinye MuonekeCHAPTER ONE: A LOVE THAT WAS BEING FORGOTTENVictoria Adebayo had always believed that a successful woman was one who never stopped chasing her dreams.At thirty-two, she was living the life she had once prayed for. She was beautiful, intelligent, wealthy and respected in the corporate world. As the youngest regional director of a multinational company in Lagos, she had earned a reputation for being fearless, hardworking and exceptionally ambitious.She had a beautiful mansion in Lekki, two expensive cars, a wardrobe filled with designer clothes and enough money to give her family a comfortable life.She also had something money could never buy: a husband who adored her and a daughter who thought the world of her.Unfortunately, Victoria was slowly becoming a stranger to both of them.She loved her family. Nobody could question that. But she had developed a dangerous habit of believing that there would always be another opportunity to spend time with them.Another breakfast.Another bedtime story.Another school presentation.Another weekend.There was always tomorrow.And tomorrow, she promised herself, she would become a better wife and mother.But for now, her career needed her.