The return of great independent writing! Deena Wingard has taken us into the heart and life of Balynda, a no-nonsense social worker, wife, and mother who’s heart is in everything she does. We’re introduced to the turbulence of marriage after infidelity. Can a man be trusted whole-heartedly after multiple strikes? We are pulled into the mother who manages, family life, career, and social life. There’s the temptation of falling into the arms of an admirer to run away from it all. More than anything there is the Faith that will not let her fail herself or what she has worked so hard for. “Almost” is a page turner from start to finish.