JUST BECAUSE I WANTED MORE

She Gave Everything to Everyone— Until She Had Nothing Left for Herself.

Just Because I Wanted More is a powerful, unflinching novel about one woman's journey from silent suffering to radical self-reclamation. Amara Okonkwo spent seven years folding herself into shapes that pleased everyone else—until the morning she stood at her kitchen sink, hands pruning in cold dishwater, and realized she could no longer recognize the woman in the mirror.

This is not a story about a perfect woman making a perfect escape. This is a story about the messy, terrifying, beautiful process of choosing yourself when every voice around you says you should stay small. It's about the earthquake that builds beneath years of swallowed words and deferred dreams. It's about the courage it takes to want more—and the strength to go get it.

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WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER INSIDE

• The invisible weight of a life built on other people's expectations—and how to set it down

• Why 'choosing yourself' isn't selfishness, but survival

• The Japanese art of kintsugi—repairing broken things with gold—and how your cracks can become your most beautiful features

• The terrifying freedom of walking away from everything familiar to find who you really are

• A love story that doesn't require a man—found family, self-love, and the courage to be whole on your own terms

• Proof that it's never too late to rewrite your story, reclaim your power, and become the woman you were always meant to be

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

If you've ever smiled through tears, swallowed your dreams to keep the peace, or looked in the mirror and wondered where you went—this book was written for you. If you're standing at a crossroads, terrified of choosing the path that leads to your own heart—let Amara walk beside you. If you've been told that wanting more makes you greedy, ungrateful, or selfish—this book will remind you that your desires are sacred, your dreams are valid, and your life belongs to you.

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 "A raw, redemptive masterpiece that will crack your heart open and fill the cracks with gold."

 "Every woman who has ever dimmed her own light needs to read this book. It will set you on fire—in the best way."

 "Andrea Ukaigwe writes with the precision of a surgeon and the soul of a poet. This story will stay with you long after the last page."