Beyond the Frame

She’s tired of living in the background of her own life. He’s spent years hiding behind a lens.

Victoria Waina is a senior sales manager at Nairobi’s elegant Savon Hotel, an expert at making other people’s dreams look seamless. However, her own life is far from perfect. After discovering her boyfriend of two years (who also happens to be her boss) is a serial cheater, Victoria is left picking up the sharp pieces of her shattered trust and facing her deepest fear: being completely alone.

Enter Eric Kabuto. A brilliant, nomadic professional photographer, Eric is facing a heartbreak of his own as he prepares to shoot the wedding of his childhood best friend, the girl he’s secretly loved for years. When a literal collision in a hotel hallway throws Victoria right into his path, Eric finds himself utterly captivated by the fierce, curvy, and brilliant woman who refuses to be charmed by him.

Swept into a whirlwind date to the high-society wedding, Victoria and Eric form an unspoken alliance to survive the day. But what starts as a playful distraction soon deepens into an undeniable, slow-burning connection. From salsa-infused dinner dates in the city to quiet moments planting lavender in the sun-warmed dirt of Eric’s home, Eric opens a world where Victoria is finally seen, valued, and safe.

But when the ghosts of past loves and old insecurities resurface, Victoria’s newly built defenses threaten to tear them apart. Can two guarded hearts learn that real love isn’t about capturing a flawless image, but embracing the beautiful, messy truth of a shared life?