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the connections that matter most. Sixteen-year-old Zenobia spent her childhood living with her paternal grandmother. After she passed away, Zenobia is shipped to Lagos to live with her parents who feel more like strangers, especially her mother, whose coldness is so stinging it makes Zenobia wonder if she’s even wanted at all. So she shuts down. No friends, no attachments, no heartache. But when she decides to escape the chaos of her home, this time to her maternal grandmother’s quiet village in a small island country, Zenobia finds something she didn’t expect: Raluki. Warm, open, and impossible to ignore, Raluki pulls Zenobia into his world of laughter, friendship, and the kind of belonging she’s secretly craved—alongside his friends Nicolas and Anara. Until Zenobia learns the truth—Raluki’s family is known in the village as cursed, and being close to him isn’t just forbidden…it’s risky. Now Zenobia has to decide between guarding her heart like always… or taking the risk and letting Raluki in.

arrested for the murder of his mistress’s boyfriend. Now, she must use her money and influence to prove his innocence — because he truly is innocent. This fast-paced novelette tells the story of deceit, betrayal, and revenge.

night of tragedy changes the course of her existence as passion emerges from the ashes, while she scrambles to recover her flailing business and battered heart. In her desperation, she struggles to navigate the chaos of embers fanned by an Americanized Nigerian demon, Valentine Dozie. Val is many things most women dream of handsome, tall, and wealthy but she quickly finds out he is threatening her sanity…With support from her friends, she struggles to divest herself from Val. What gives? Adult: 18+

unemployed, broke, had rough skin, didn't own decent clothes, struggled with low self-esteem, shouldered eight years’ worth of emotional abuse from her ten year marriage, experienced a friend turned enemy and dwelled in thoughts of a bleak future. When it seemed like the world was caving in, Usoro's unlikely saviour was her ex-husband's driver. She was uncomfortable with the younger man's passion for her, so she held her heart aloft until calamity came to her door.‎ ‎Jacob was smitten with his employer's wife on sight. He hated how his boss treated her and was glad when they divorced. Except she disappeared. Coupled with the case at hand, Jacob frantically searched for Usoro, worrying that he might not see her again. Therefore, when he found her, he pulled out all the stops to remain by her side despite her wariness. However, there's only so much a man can do for a woman unable to recognise love. Meanwhile, the case at hand made a sharp turn into the sinister and Jacob struggled to love, serve and protect.

scarred by the battle between the light of God and the forces tied to his bloodline. Searching for the father he never knew, he finds himself caught in the middle of a fierce spiritual warfare. But amid the chaos, fate leads him to a woman who may either heal him—or completely destroy him. Adeola never imagines she could love again. Widowed and grieving, her heart is a closed book—until a chance encounter with a quiet, mysterious, heavy-set man who saves her from an accident awakens emotions she thought were buried forever. Torn between her family’s expectations, church scandals, and the forces fighting for Kingsley’s soul, Adeola faces a Will she risk it all for a love that feels like it is meant to be, or walk away to protect her self?

prince. Marry for freedom. Her future under the iron fist of her cruel stepmother is bleak. She vows to find freedom, even if it means risking it all. At the annual Beere Ball she meets Prince Adekunle and sparks fly. So does she. The princess flees leaving her torn gele in her wake... Duty is calling and the prince must answer soon. Pick a bride, rule the empire. Only trouble is, he cannot forget the princess from the ball; desire is a dangerous thing in The Oyo Empire. The Oba’s Daughter is the first book in Anjola Awe’s swoon worthy Nigerian historical romance series. It’s a lush Cinderella retelling filled with Nollywood drama, earnest yearning, African royalty, and forbidden love. What more could you possibly want?

of her father, Yeni turns to Cosmic Cupid, the world’s most advanced DNA-matching app, for distraction. One impulsive upgrade to its elite Level promises her a soulmate… or something dangerously close. Sede, a devoted single father and bakery owner, trusts algorithms even less until Yeni walks into his shop and ignites a spark that feels real. When the algorithm dares to tangle their fates and Cosmic Cupid unveils a stunning 98% match, they must confront the one truth no technology can predict: the pull of a heart choosing for itself, and vulnerabilities that make real love messy… and irresistible.

specialty: driving each other absolutely insane. Habiba builds walls with an architect's discipline. Badr lives to tear hers down, insisting her fiery presence is essential for the office ecosystem to function. Their carefully managed rivalry—one neither of them would ever dare call friendship—shatters when Habiba’s family attempts to force her into a disastrous marriage. One look at her fear was all it took for Badr to make a reckless, unforgettable choice. He marries her first. Suddenly, two rivals who never planned beyond their next argument are husband and wife. Thrown into a marriage built on panic, loyalty, and badly timed heroism, they must navigate the fallout of what they’ve done. As their lives intertwine, the distance they relied on begins to feel far less secure. And if rivalry was the only thing keeping them from crossing lines they were never meant to test, what happens when even that is gone?

hands at a Lagos ballroom, she walks away from a relationship that was never truly hers. Free for the first time, all she wants is to disappear into the night with her best friend and a bottle of wine. But a chance encounter—and a ruined dress—brings someone into her orbit who refuses to stay a stranger. Now, as she pieces together the life she actually wants, Nike must decide if she's ready to let someone new see her at her messiest. Because sometimes, the end of one story is just the beginning of another.

feelings are off-limits and off the table. Right now, she’s focused on getting the bag, levelling up, and becoming the best version of herself that she can be. Because after everything, trusting her decisions when it comes to men is a luxury, she can no longer permit herself. But life, of course, has other plans. Enter Odetona Olutosin, a man as dangerously captivating as he is composed. Calm, patient, always perfectly in control… and far too flawless to be real. To Nahima, that’s a very dangerous red flag. He’s definitely hiding something, and she’s determined not to get too close to find out what it is. The problem is that she keeps colliding into him, literally and figuratively.