What We Called Love

By Paige Ogden

This is a story about an eldest daughter who learned too soon how to carry what was never hers to hold.

Based on a true story, this novel follows a child forced into responsibility before she understood what childhood was supposed to feel like. With parents who were physically present but emotionally absent, she became the steady one - the fixer, the protector, the quiet absorber of chaos.

But the personalities that shaped her early years did not stay in the past.

They followed her.

Into her adult relationships.

Into the men she chose.

Into the patterns she mistook for love.

Through trials and tribulations, heartbreak and awakening, this is a story about generational weight - and the moment a woman realizes that while she may have been born into the storm, she does not have to live there forever.

Life may begin weathered.

But it is ultimately your decision to stay in the rain... or go inside.

Raw, honest, and emotionally unflinching, this book explores responsibility, resilience, and the quiet power of choosing differently.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GQLW9WY2
• ISBN13: 9798250108980
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"