Almost Chosen

Almost: A Dark Valentine

Released: February 10, 2026
Series Number: Book 1
Tropes: Unrequited Love, Second Chance, She picked the wrong guy, Ex’s Best Friend, Love Triangle

I thought I was making the right choice.

He looked like forever—until everything fell apart.

My marriage detonated before it imploded.

He didn’t love me—he just wanted to win. Once his best friend was out of the picture, he got bored. He moved on.

To my sister.

Everyone called it meant to be.

I called it what it was.

Unforgivable.

Now I keep my distance.

Design wedding invitations I’d never send. Pretend Valentine’s Day doesn’t exist.

But then a black envelope shows up with no return address. Just a name I haven’t seen in years.

Nash Grady.

My ex husband’s best friend.

The one who told me he loved me when my ex proposed.

The one I almost chose.

He’s back now—and he hasn’t forgotten a single thing.

This time, I’m the one being chosen.

ALMOST CHOSEN is a dark Valentine’s Day romance novella featuring unrequited love, second chances, she picked the wrong guy, and ex’s best friend. Perfect for readers who crave emotional slow burns, quiet longing, and the kind of love that lingers… even when it was never chosen.

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Seven years. One look. And just like that, I’m rehashing the one choice that screwed everything up when I picked the wrong guy at eighteen.

  • Nash and Eden were always meant to be. But she chose the wrong guy. After a divorce and the realization that her marriage was a sham from the beginning, she finds herself questioning the choice she made.

    This story has heartbreak, love, family, angst and suspense. But I loved every bit of it.
    Crystal Strickland
  • Sara McClaflin does it again! 😩 I don’t know how to focus on anything else when she’s writing things like this 🫠

    ~The Review~
    Eden sweetie you deserve to be loved especially when that love comes from a man like Nash! Nash! Yes get your soulmate! They are utter perfection together and I loved them! Chase and Evangeline can catch ALL THESE HANDS 🥊🥊 truly awful people and I’m glad that Eden is free of them.
    Xena Rodriguez
  • Put’s you through your emotions!

    I loved Eden and Nash, after so many years apart they deserved to find eachother again. Although a short story it draws you in and makes you laugh, cry (both happy and sad tears), and angry along with the characters and the events that unfold. I was so happy for them by the end. Can’t wait to read book 2!
    Jade Pearman