Mariya...... In the depths of obscurity, a story unfolds. A tale of a girl who exists in the shadows, unseen and unheard. Her name is Mariya, a whisper in the wind, a faint echo in the silence. As I weave this narrative, I invite you to step into Mariya's world, a realm of perpetual twilight, where the lines between visibility and invisibility blur. At home, she's a ghostly presence, hovering on the periphery of her family's lives. Her parents, lost in their own worlds, barely acknowledge her existence. Her siblings, wrapped in their own cocoons, ignore her with practiced ease. In the halls of learning, Mariya haunts the shadows, unseen and unnoticed. Teachers glance over her, classmates brush past her, and friends... well, she has none. She's the quiet one, the invisible one, the one who disappears into the crowd. But what if I told you that Mariya's invisibility is more than just a feeling? What if I revealed that she's discovered a secret, a power that lets her fade into the shadows, to become one with the darkness? And what if I hinted that Mariya's not just invisible, but also waiting... waiting for the day when she'll be seen, heard, and understood? Waiting for the day when she'll emerge from the shadows and shine? That day is coming. And when it does, everything will change. Join me on this journey into the world of Mariya, where the invisible becomes visible, and the shadows come alive. Highest ranks : #9 Islamic love story #4 Hausa novels #9 arewa

They were only supposed to be acting, it should all have been pretense, so how dare she fall in love. Falling in love wasn't part of the agreement, but she wasn't really put in a position to go against her heart, not with the way his eyes looked at her as if he could see through her like glass, definitely not with the way his touch set her body ablaze. he could never be her's even though she was already his, and she was ready to let go and forget about him forever but fate had other things in store for both of them *** A few more years and he would be a free man right, no more of this bondage called marriage? but why didn't the thought make him happy anymore. Why was he always thinking of that Godamn woman he pretends to be married to, why did her smile make him weak?

____•____ In Nigeria, it's known to everybody that each and every family has it own tradition. DAGGASH also has its, which differs from any other families of the Shuwa Arabs in that country Being a member of the 'DAGGASH' was everything she hates in life, she regretted being brought to such a family that goes under the will and control of a selfish old lady 'AYYA' She doesn't understand why must everything has to go just as Ayya commands?!! Can't they just live a happy life with no Ayya and her problems!! Is that a lot to ask for?! It's a rule laid by Ayya , a rule that has been going on ever so long, which makes things more complicated. She can't believe that Ayya is the one to tell her what to dream of and what not to! Her mates are down their in their graves and she's here trying to take control over their own lives. The rule says "NO ONE IS EVER ALLOWED TO MARRY A SPOUSE OUT OF THE BOUNDARY OF THE DAGGASH" and what annoys her more is that Ayya is to match spouses. That's not the only rule Ayya laid, there are many more others , she felt disturbed. Suffocated. Prisoned. Weak. She wondered how her parents were able to go through all this, now that. She couldn't live her normal life. Why must Ayya take her family's happiness for her own self satisfaction?!! Is she this heartless?!!! If not for the sake of mama and baba, she'll have never stayed in such a disaster with Ayya torturing her life and all other members of the family. ____•____

"You are a nightmare dressed like a daydream Mohammed,I wish you never existed in my life,if only marriage wasn't a compulsion" She had her perfect match but hell no! She was stuck with Muhammad who would do anything to make her his forever...😈 What could have made Zainab to be so cold hearted,stubborn and pessimistic?? .... Read on and add to your reading list to find out👍

Amal never meant to fall for the wrong brother. She never meant for heartbreak to push her into the arms of the only man who truly saw her - the only man who understood the pieces of her everyone else overlooked. Aarif wasn't supposed to look at her that way. Not when she once belonged to his brother. Not when loving her meant tearing his family apart. But he looked anyway. He fell anyway. He loved her anyway. And now he's willing to risk everything - family, reputation, pride - for the girl the world believes is perfect... the girl only he knows is quietly breaking. In a world where loyalty is tested, secrets refuse to stay buried, and love comes with consequences, Amal must decide whether healing means walking away from the past... or risking everything for a future she never saw coming. Because sometimes the greatest betrayal... is falling in love with the one person you were never meant to choose.

He was silence that felt like storm. she was chaos that looked like ease. Hafsah Aliyu Yusuf is the girl everyone calls sunshine-always smiling, always helping, always carrying more than she lets on. Between her parents' crumbling marriage, her mum and brother's hatred for her, and the expectations of being the "good daughter," she's learned how to keep herself together. Books, poetry, and pretty abayas are her escape. Khalid Aminu Dikko is stillness in motion. A mechanical engineering postgrad with a matte black Ducati, unreadable eyes, and a silence that unnerves everyone around him. He doesn't talk much. He doesn't need to. Everyone either fears him, envies him, or wants him. They meet at a car show-her running a poetry booth, him passing through like smoke. No introductions. No explanations. Just a single zine passed between them and a tension that lingers long after. She falls first curious, soft, and unshaken by his silence. He falls harder-quietly, fiercely, and without warning. But when silence meets softness, what's left unsaid could be everything. A slow-burn, halal romance full of emotional tension, unanswered questions, and the kind of love that grows in the quiet.

Fatima Zarah Modibbo moves to a quiet neighborhood in Kano after a personal tragedy forces her to leave Lagos behind. Reserved but warm-hearted, she hopes to focus on healing, faith, and her law job until her peaceful world is disrupted by the cries of a little girl and the heartbreaking mysterious man next door. Muhammad Idris, a 30-year-old single father and widower, juggles his demanding architecture job and raising his precocious 4-year-old daughter, Ameerah and 8 months old daughter, Asiya. Scarred by love and duty, Idris has no time for distractions especially not for the new neighbor who keeps showing up. But proximity sparks something deeper. As the walls between them thin, both Zarah and Idris must confront their pasts, their faith, and what it truly means to be home-together. From the bustling streets of Kano, to unexpected turns in Abuja, and a reunion in Lagos, this is a story of second chances, silent longing, parenting, and the love that blooms quietly when you least expect it.

He's her brother's best friend. She's the girl he's waited for all his life. But love doesn't always wait for the right time...and sometimes life doesn't wait at all. . . . . . NOTE: NOT A HALAL LOVE STORY. Yes they're muslims tho. Enjoy 💕

By twenty-two, Zainab Bello had perfected the art of disliking men without apology. Not quietly. Not politely. Loudly, deliberately, and with enough reasons to justify it. Men talked too much when they knew too little. They took space like it was owed to them. They listened only when it suited them. And if there was one thing Zainab was certain of, it was this: any room that required her to shrink for a man was not a room she intended to stay in. So when the white Benz scratched her car and sped off without an apology that morning, she didn't see an accident. She saw proof. NOT A HALAL LOVE STORY!!!

Amani and Aliyu are strangers brought together by a modern arranged marriage in Abuja. Polite, awkward, and full of secrets, their journey is one of faith, tension, and the slow discovery of love - a story of hearts learning to stay, inshaAllah." 🌙 Blurb: Amani never believed love could bloom from silence - until a polite salaam turned into a forever she didn't expect. Married through family arrangement, she and Aliyu share the same roof, but not the same rhythm. He's quiet, disciplined, and distant - the kind of man who hides his heart behind calm words and deep faith. She's gentle, hopeful, and full of questions her heart can't silence. As they learn to navigate love, faith, and unspoken feelings, their hearts begin to speak a language only Allah can translate - one written between salaam and forever. 💍 A story of love that grows slowly, beautifully, and with purpose.