The Wife He Couldn't Keep

By Ada Kole

The Wife He Couldn't Keep

Amara Okoye thought marrying Damien Adebayo meant escaping the chaos of her family. Instead, she discovers her husband has been hiding a dangerous truth: their marriage was never as simple as she believed.

When a mysterious message exposes secrets surrounding her mother's disappearance, Amara is pulled into a web of betrayal involving powerful families, stolen identities, buried crimes, and a sister she never knew existed. Worse, the man she married may have known the truth all along.

As danger follows her from Lagos to Dakar, Amara must decide who deserves her trust-and whether the man who broke her heart is also the only man capable of protecting it.

Damien wants his wife back, but Amara is no longer the woman who once obeyed him.

To win her, he must surrender control.

And to love him again, she must decide whether some betrayals can ever be forgiven.

In a world where love can be weaponized, staying may be the most dangerous choice of all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 7390216956
• ISBN13: 9787390216952
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Empire
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"