The Encounter

By Bernard Harris

Stephanie thought she knew what commitment looked like until it started to feel like carrying the weight of an entire household alone. A devoted. mother of two and a woman who once believed in the strength of her marriage, Stephanie finds herself drained by her husband Steven's absence where it matters most: leadership, stability, and partnership. When his poor decisions spills beyond their front door, it becomes the final straw.

Seeking comfort, Stephanie steps outside the life she once vowed to protect. First, into the arms of another man and then into an unexpected connection with another that challenges everything she thought she knew about love, identity, and herself.

With emotions high, secrets exposed, and her family on the edge of fracture, Stephanie must face the hardest question of all: Is she funning from something or finally running toward who she truly is?

In this raw and emotionally charged story of love, betrayal, identity, and self-discovery, one woman must decide what she's willing to lose to finally find herself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HC8RTZDK
• ISBN13: 9798189945762
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"