Sometimes you want a love story that makes you laugh on the way there. These eight romantic comedies bring wrongful arrests, office wars, royal proposals and at least one ruined dress.
Books marked 18+ are for adult readers.
The Wrong Arrest: Mainland Fire | Island Ice by Om'oba Olubola (18+)
A wrongful arrest throws Ayoola into the path of billionaire Tokunbo Makinde. She agrees to a deal: she pretends to be his girlfriend, and he helps her fix the mess he made. Lagos has a way of complicating simple things.

THE WRONG ARREST: Mainland Fire| Island Ice
by Om'oba Olubola
Ayoola Esther Olaniyi don see am all—Lagos no dey carry last. But when a wrongful arrest throws…
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her into billionaire Tokunbo Makinde's path, she strikes a deal that could change everything: pretend to be his girlfriend, and he'll help her fix the mess he created. It should be simple. Smile for the cameras, collect the favor, and walk away. But Lagos has a way of complicating simple things—and so does falling for the man you're only pretending to love. As the lines between real and fake blur, an old case tied to Ayoola's father resurfaces—one that could unravel more than just their arrangement. Mainland fire meets island ice, and neither of them will walk away unchanged.
Show lessFull Circle by Lara T. Kareem
At a Lagos ballroom, Nike walks away from a relationship that was never truly hers. All she wants is to disappear into the night with her best friend and a bottle of wine. A chance encounter and a ruined dress change the plan.

Full Circle
by Lara T. Kareem
She planned the perfect exit. She didn't plan on him. When Nike takes matters into her own…
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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.
Show lessEspresso Shot of Charm by G. M. Asmau
Habiba and Badr are a brilliant pair of architects with one shared talent: driving each other up the wall. Their careful rivalry breaks when Habiba's family steps in. One of our Reading Desk readers gave it five stars. Read her review.

Espresso Shot of Charm
by G. M. Asmau
Habiba Muktar and Badr El-Idrissi are a brilliant architectural “power duo” with one shared…
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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?
Show lessLove and Brushstrokes by Nana Prah (18+)
A guarded therapist and a charismatic painter meet through a run of embarrassing encounters. Then come viral fame, a fake relationship and a past that will not stay quiet. From the Artists of Ghana series.

Love and Brushstrokes
by Nana Prah
A guarded therapist and a charismatic painter collide in a whirlwind of embarrassing encounters…
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and irresistible chemistry. Together, they must navigate viral fame, emotional risks, and a haunting past that threatens their chance at love. Will they be brave enough to let go of their fears and discover a romance that’s anything but temporary? ✨ Opposites attract 🎨 Artist/muse romance 💕 Fake relationship 📱 Viral fame 💍 Wedding setting 🌍 Ghana-set contemporary romance
Show lessAgainst the Run of Play by Kiru Taye (18+)
Asher is a footballer and a reformed bad boy, and he is not having his best season. He gets away to blow off steam and meets Vivi, who has no interest at all in football or footballers. The Viva City FC series.

Against the Run of Play
by Kiru Taye
Soccer player and reformed bad boy, Asher is not having his best season. A spate of poor form…
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and injuries has left him sitting on the bench for crucial games while his team fights for a promotion spot into the league's top division. Frustrated, he falls back on some old habits and gets away to blow off steam, where he meets the vivacious Vivi. She has zero interest in soccer or footballers. Yet, two days with her and his world seems to right itself. She is everything he didn't know he needed in a woman. He wants to spend more time with her. Yet when he finds out her full identity, she becomes the last woman anyone seems to want for him.
Show lessA Little Bit of Love's Magic by Bambo Deen (18+)
Noura does not believe in love charms. Then one turns her ordered life upside down, and the first person she meets is Bewaji, an artist who has just come home. The two women have to decide what their connection really is.

A Little Bit of Love's Magic
by Bambo Deen
A sceptical love charm turns Noura’s carefully ordered life upside down when the first person…
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she encounters is Bewaji—a captivating artist newly returned home. As family expectations and unexpected attraction collide, the two women must decide whether their unlikely connection is magic, fate, or something even more powerful.
Show lessMagic at Midnight by Aminat Sanni-Kamal (18+)
Fali has always seen Prince Ademola as a brother. He is her best friend's sibling, and she grew up watching his silly antics. So she is surprised when he turns up at her door with a marriage proposal. From the Kingdom of Idia series.

Magic at Midnight
by Aminat Sanni-Kamal
Fali has always seen Ademola, the first son of King Essien, second in line to the throne of…
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Idia and high chief of Kezran as a brother, owing largely to the fact that he is her best friend’s brother, and she grew up seeing all his silly and childish antics. So, it comes as a surprise to her when he shows up at her doorstep with a marriage proposal. Ademola is tired of being pushed around by his father. He has no interest in ruling Idia; thankfully, Leah is there to fulfil that duty. But he most definitely will not prove his usefulness to the crown by getting into an arranged marriage. There is only one solution to the problem: marriage to the woman he has been in love with since he was a child.
Show lessLove Like Morning Dew by Aminat Sanni-Kamal (18+)
Ifedayo commands the royal guards in the modern African Kingdom of Idia. The Festival of Love is coming, and it reminds her of the accident that took her parents and left a scar on her face. Then she finds herself drawn to someone she did not expect.

Love Like Morning Dew
by Aminat Sanni-Kamal
Ifedayo is the commander of the royal guards in the modern African Kingdom of Idia. She is…
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strong, beautiful, athletic, and charismatic. With the Idia Valentine Ball, also known as the Festival of Love, around the corner, she is reminded of the horrible car accident that killed both of her parents and left a permanent scar on her face. It comes as a surprise to her to find herself attracted to Iseul, a former member of the Korean special forces and the King's nephew. He is precisely the type of man she hates – beautiful, innocent-looking and sweet. Will Ifedayo take a leap of faith and embrace a calm, soothing, and healing love like morning dew, or will she keep herself shrouded in the comfort zone of her insecurities?
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