Day One
(2023)(The first book in the Love Stories from The Unmasked Fiction Podcast series)
A novel by Taccara Martin
My father used to warn me, ‘If you allow a woman to be left hungry for the presence of her husband, she is liable to starve and will begin to crave trash.’ Something I had to learn for myself ... the hard way.
I’ve spent my whole life trying to be the perfect son. I followed every rule, checked every box my parents handed me. Their schools. Their career path. Even their choice of wife—Isi, my childhood best friend. I married her because it was what they wanted. What they expected. But somewhere along the way, I lost myself. Every decision I made wasn’t mine, and the resentment I buried finally boiled over. I didn’t mean to betray Isi. I didn’t mean to hurt her. But now, I can’t avoid the truth staring me down: the life I’m living isn’t mine, and I don’t know if the woman I married is the one I would’ve chosen for myself.
Isi didn’t deserve this. She gave up everything to be the wife my family wanted for me, sacrificing her dreams for a picture-perfect life we were supposed to share. But the cracks I’ve been hiding are impossible to ignore, and I’ve shattered what little foundation we had left. Now, she has a choice: fight for what’s left of us or walk away and reclaim the pieces of herself I helped break. Day One is my story. Our story. A raw, unflinching look at what happens when love, duty, and desire collide—and the wreckage that’s left behind.
From award-winning writer Taccara (TL) Martin comes the first book from the Unmasked Fiction Podcast series. Will Obi and Isi find redemption, or will they be tempted by the allure of starting over with new lives and different loves?
Genre: Romance
I’ve spent my whole life trying to be the perfect son. I followed every rule, checked every box my parents handed me. Their schools. Their career path. Even their choice of wife—Isi, my childhood best friend. I married her because it was what they wanted. What they expected. But somewhere along the way, I lost myself. Every decision I made wasn’t mine, and the resentment I buried finally boiled over. I didn’t mean to betray Isi. I didn’t mean to hurt her. But now, I can’t avoid the truth staring me down: the life I’m living isn’t mine, and I don’t know if the woman I married is the one I would’ve chosen for myself.
Isi didn’t deserve this. She gave up everything to be the wife my family wanted for me, sacrificing her dreams for a picture-perfect life we were supposed to share. But the cracks I’ve been hiding are impossible to ignore, and I’ve shattered what little foundation we had left. Now, she has a choice: fight for what’s left of us or walk away and reclaim the pieces of herself I helped break. Day One is my story. Our story. A raw, unflinching look at what happens when love, duty, and desire collide—and the wreckage that’s left behind.
From award-winning writer Taccara (TL) Martin comes the first book from the Unmasked Fiction Podcast series. Will Obi and Isi find redemption, or will they be tempted by the allure of starting over with new lives and different loves?
Genre: Romance
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