A WORK OF FICTION. Tales Of The Heart could come in different forms. My story might be different from yours, her story may be similar to yours, our stories could be the same as yours... Meet Hafsah Amaani, a bubbly and cheerful girl with an overactive spirit that might fit into ten people. She's all smiles at new people and sticks out in a crowd. Clumsiness might not be her best trait but it's one of the reasons why she sticks out in the crowd. SHE IS A DAYDREAMER.. With several ambitions lining one after the other in her head, she has a heart perfect for entertainment and a strong passion for love. AS A HOPELESS ROMANTIC.. Love found her. ... Meet Aysha Imaan, a composed, passionate, strict follower of rules with a strong sense of leadership and commitment. She's a very much more reserved version of Amaani who has her own moments of spontaneity once in a long while. SHE'S A PEOPLE PERSON.. Who garners respect, helps those in need and vows to use all she has to offer for those who don't. DESPITE SHYING AWAY FROM LOVE AND ALL IT ENTAILS.. She found it a few feet away.

The story follows 24-year-old umar Faruq, who has just proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Balkis. Their future is shattered when Faruq's uncle and aunt die in a sudden accident, leaving behind their 7-year-old daughter,Noor khadija. Faruq discovered months prior that his uncle-a man of traditional and rigid beliefs-had legally "betrothed" khadija him to ensure she would never leave the family's protection. Now, faruq is not just khadija's guardian; in the eyes of their traditional community and his uncle's will, he is her future husband.

He married her... but he never chose her. For five years, Inaya Abdullah loved Ameer Muhammad Siddique in silence. The way she designed her buildings - with precision, with patience... with the quiet belief that what she built would last. She never told him. A man like Ameer wasn't someone you confessed to. You admired him from a distance. You made du'a. You waited. Until one day... his parents chose her for him Because Ameer didn't come to her with love. He came with duty. His past left him guarded. Untouchable. The kind of man who could say "I do"... and still feel nothing. Now Inaya is bound to him by nikkah, building skylines by day, and returning each night to a husband who keeps her at arm's length... like she is something he doesn't trust himself to want. She is one of the most sought-after architects in northern Nigeria. She has built structures meant to stand for centuries. But Ameer is not something she can design. He is a wall. And the question growing heavier in her heart isn't whether she can make him love her... It's whether she will still recognize herself when she finally stops trying. A slow-burn story of quiet love, emotional distance, and the painful truth that sometimes... Being chosen matters more than being loved.

> I came to him broken, Fifty minutes a week was supposed to fix me and not make me fall, or so I thought. He's the man paid to piece my mind back together, but when he looks at me, I don't feel like a patient but I feel seen. Fifty minutes felt like a decade at first, until they started feeling like 5 minutes. What happens when I become obsessed with someone who sees me as a mere patient?.....

Zarah is twenty, but her body is a battlefield. She's a master of the brave smile the one she wears so the people she loves don't have to see her breaking. After a lifetime of fighting Sickle Cell, the arrival of Leukemia feels like a final, cruel betrayal. She has spent her youth tracing the patterns on cold hospital sheets, enduring the unendurable, while her fading pulse threatens to quiet for good. Dr. Zayn knows exactly what it means to hold a life in his hands. A single father who prides himself on his clinical composure, Zayn is used to the sterile distance of the ward. But the girl in Room 402 undoes him. He doesn't just see a diagnosis; he sees a fierce, remarkable spirit he is desperate to anchor to this world. Between the hum of monitors and his own daughter's whispered bedtime stories, Zayn finds himself falling for a woman whose every breath is a victory. In the quietest corners of the hospital, something unexpected blooms. It's a love built on gentle jokes, whispered confessions, and hands held tight against the approaching dark. But medicine has its limits, and as surgeries fail and hope grows thin, Zayn is forced to face the ultimate question: How do you save someone who has already accepted the end? Zayn and Zarah is a raw, emotional journey through the wreckage of illness toward a light neither of them saw coming. It's a story of courage, the strength of a father's heart, and a love that refuses to let go, even when the monitors scream.

Some meetings are not random... they are written long before hearts understand them. Nadra never thought much about what life had planned beyond her quiet routine. She had her peace, her goals, and a life that felt steady enough. Until families crossed paths. Until Nazeer became part of her world. At first, it was nothing. Just presence, polite words, familiar gatherings. But some connections do not stay simple. Some begin softly... then slowly change everything. She thought she could keep her heart untouched. He made her believe it was safe to feel. But not every closeness is what it seems when you look back. Because sometimes... what feels like love is only the first step into something you didn't agree to feel. And once it starts shifting, it doesn't ask for permission. So the question is... when you realise that something has changed, will you still recognise yourself in it? One day. Three rankings. 🥇 Abuja 🥈 Arewastories 🥉 Arewaromance }24/4/26 🥂

Fatima never imagined her life would change overnight. One moment, she was a university student with dreams, laughter, and freedom... The next, she was told she was already married. To a man she barely remembers. A man who didn't choose her either. Muhammad Hassan is everything she is not-calm, distant, and controlled. While Fatima is expressive, emotional, and full of life. Two strangers. One unexpected marriage. Will they learn to understand each other... or remain trapped in a love written in silence?

Dive into the story of Azra Mahmud sardauna and Ayman Jamal, two souls brought together by fate. Azra Mahmud sardauna, daughter to a Nigerian father and arabian mother, never in her life imagined she would get married at such a young age. Ayman Jamal,son to Nigerian parents, returned from the UAE after completing his master's degree and bumps into the beautiful Azra, he grabs the golden opportunity because,who wouldn't?

Book one of the "𝗨𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱" series 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗽𝘁 Then she asked, "Where are we going, Yusuf?" I corrected her gently. "Yaya Yusuf." She looked puzzled. "Huh?" "I mean... you should address me as Yaya Yusuf. It shows respect in our Hausa tradition." She blinked, then nodded slowly. "Okayyy. Yaya Yusuf. Where are we going?" I smiled a little. "We're going to a boutique. Or would you prefer we go to a café? It's your call." She thought for a moment, looking out the window again. Then she said, "I'd like to go to the biggest library in Kaduna...Kashim Ibrahim Library." I glanced at her, surprised. "A library? Seriously, Aisha? You want us to go to a libra..." "Yaya Aisha." she said cutting me off. Now it was my turn to look confused. She smiled...small, but mischievous. "I mean... you should address me as Yaya Aisha. Respect is reciprocal, you know."

A powerful billionaire lives a life of control, routine, and emotional distance. In the same mansion, a quiet maid works tirelessly to support her struggling family. They live under the same roof... ...but exist in completely different worlds. He never notices her. She never expects to be seen. Until one day... everything changes.