Two marriages. Two betrayals. One woman who has had enough. At twenty, Dr. Balaraba Adams was a rising star in her clinicals, brilliant and full of hope. At thirty-two, she is a world-class trauma surgeon who can fix a shattered heart on the operating table-but cannot mend her own. Her first husband, Faisal, was a fellow doctor whose professional jealousy turned their home into a cage. Her second, Ibrahim, traded her for the "perfect" second-wife life and stole her twins in a bitter divorce. Now, Balaraba is a warrior in a white coat, fighting "career wahala," family drama, and a desperate courtroom battle for custody. She has sworn off men forever. But Rayyan Saif has been waiting in the shadows for twelve years. He saw her as a student and lost his chance. He saw her pregnant and walked away to respect her vows. Now, he finds her broken but defiant in a courtroom-and he isn't letting go again. Rayyan doesn't just want her heart; he wants to help her burn down the world that tried to break her. But can a woman who has been failed by every man she's ever loved trust the one who has been silently loving her from afar? A long, emotional slow-burn about resilience, high-stakes medical drama, and the man who finally stayed.

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.

LOVE FROM AFAR

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.

A coincidental car accident brought two souls meant for each other together at the time they never expected. Zayba Isah Bature, a sister to Hibba Isah Bature married the love of her life, Fuad Ali Abdurrahman the best human earth have ever accommodated, was she too stupid to let another woman of blood relations share the same roof with her husband? Or did the devil write that particular chapter In her life? Or was it a twist of fate? Well heaven broke loose when she found Her crowned best husband in the world on their matrimonial bed with another woman. All Cinderella stories ended happily ever after, well let's just say Zaybah's only got worse. #1 🥇 in #naija 12th may 2022 #5 🥇 in #naijastories 18th May 2022 #2 🥇 in #hausa 22nd May 2022 #14 🥇 in #fears 12th June 2022 #2 🥇 in #nigerianstories 11th September 2022 #7🥇 in #fears 20th November 2023 #9 🥇 in #hausastories 26th February 2023

Ilham has loved Jameel for as long as she can remember. From childhood laughter to silent prayers, her heart has always chosen him-no matter how many times the world told her to let go. But Jameel... Jameel has never looked at her the same way. To him, she's just family. Just someone who has always been there. Or at least... that's what he tells himself. Because the more he tries to ignore it, the harder it becomes to deny- something about Ilham is changing everything he thought he knew. In a world of family expectations, hidden feelings, and unspoken love... will Ilham finally be chosen? Or will she remain... the girl he never wanted?

What if you get married into a wealthy family... and suddenly you're living under one roof with your mother-in-law, your sister-in-law, and people who already have their own rules? Ayeesharrh didn't expect it to feel like this. The silence. The tension. The way nobody says anything... but everything is understood. Zayyad is not the kind of man you read easily. He speaks less. Feels less. Shows nothing. And now she's in his world. A world that doesn't adjust for her.

Maryam Nazeef Danbatta is the crown jewel of the Danbatta legacy. Surrounded by five overprotective brothers and a father whose name commands the very soil of Kano, her life is a beautiful, velvet-lined cage. At twenty, her world is defined by lecture halls, family traditions at her grandmother's estate, and the silent understanding that she is "too delicate" for the world outside. She is safe. She is loved. She is invisible to danger. Then there is Khalil. Cold, brilliant, and devastatingly powerful, Khalil is the son of a political dynasty and the only man the Danbatta lions truly respect. He has been a fixture in Maryam's life for years...a silent, arrogant shadow who barely acknowledges her existence. To Maryam, he is the "Ice King," a man too high on his own pedestal to notice a girl like her. But behind Khalil's chilling indifference lies a calculation years in the making. He hasn't been ignoring her; he's been waiting. Waiting for her to grow up. Waiting for the right move. Waiting to dismantle the very walls her brothers built to keep him out. In a world where reputation is everything and family is law, can a quiet obsession turn into a "halal" happily ever after? Or will the secrets Khalil carries burn down the fortress Maryam calls home?

A marriage neither wanted. A hatred neither understands. Two strangers tied by a past that stains everything between them. He never wanted a wife. Especially not her. Cold, distant, and poisoned by assumptions, Amaan enters the forced marriage with one intention- to keep his distance and keep his resentment alive. Asmaira enters with something far heavier- guilt. Not to protect him. Not to save him. But because she knows the truth of what happened... and she cannot bear to confess it. They have never met. But the moment they do, the air turns sharp- full of tension, unspoken accusations, and the kind of hate that feels too much like longing. He despises her for a sin she never committed. She punishes herself for a sin she never confessed. And marriage turns into a battleground where silence is a weapon... and closeness is a threat. In this house, love is impossible. Trust is deadly. But hatred? Hatred is the only thing keeping them alive.

When a stubborn, short-tempered Yoruba girl crosses paths with a cold, dangerous CEO, sparks don't fly... they burn. Inaya Adenike Adams never backs down. Not for anyone. Especially not for Jamal Smith, the ruthless billionaire who ruined her day... and unknowingly became her boss. He's control. She's chaos. He wants obedience. She gives him defiance. But somewhere between power struggles, late nights, and stolen moments... hate begins to feel dangerously close to something else. And Jamal? He doesn't just want control anymore. He wants her.