Hilwa Haroun, a spirited girl from a small town in Nigeria, relocates to the bustling city of Abuja, hoping for a fresh start and new opportunities. However, adapting to her new life proves to be a challenging journey filled with unexpected twists. As she navigates the fast-paced lifestyle and the complexities of a blended family with contrasting personalities, Hilwa struggles to find her place in a world that feels foreign. Just when she begins to settle in, a shocking revelation turns her life upside down, presenting her with a challenge she never anticipated. Faced with emotional turmoil, Hilwa must confront her fears. Will she be able to embrace the changes and accept this unexpected turn of events with an open heart, or will it push her further away from the life she longs to build? Join Hilwa on this exhilarating and poignant journey as she learns to balance love, family, and self-discovery in a city that promises both excitement and uncertainty. It's a bumpy, emotional and an exciting ride. BETWEEN TWO WORLDS. H I L W A. ~ H E L WA.

THIS BOOK IS NOW A PREVIEW Surrayya doesn't do complications. Life is sweet when you keep things simple- bake, paint, watch F1, and avoid emotional entanglements. Feelings? Too messy. Love? Too risky. She'd rather stick to what she can control: her dreams, her business, and her ever-growing collection of car facts no one asks for. Hafiz likes life structured. Numbers make sense. Investments have predictable outcomes. He has always believed that with enough discipline, life can be controlled. But lately, he's starting to realize- some things aren't meant to follow a formula, proving that even the best-laid plans can crash and burn. Their paths weren't supposed to cross. And yet, somehow, they crashed into each other-in the most unexpected place. She's all spontaneity; he's all logic. She runs from feelings; he's learning to confront them. Neither of them is looking for love, but love? It might just be looking for them. Because sometimes, the best things in life happen when you're not paying attention.

Zulaiha never planned to fall in love not like this. After watching her mother endure pain in a marriage that slowly broke her, she made herself a promise: never get trapped in a relationship where she would be just another option. So when Muhammad enters her life, she refuses to be moved by his wealth, his status, or even his charm. He is royalty, respected, and surrounded by women who would do anything to be in her place. But instead of chasing them, he chooses her. At first, Zulaiha keeps her distance, testing him, questioning his intentions, and fighting every emotion growing inside her. But Muhammad is patient. He doesn't rush her, doesn't pressure her he simply stays. Consistent. Intentional. Unshaken. As their connection deepens, Zulaiha finds herself caught between fear and desire, between her mother's painful past and the possibility of a different future. But love doesn't come without challenges. Family drama, harsh judgment, misunderstandings, and hidden insecurities threaten to pull her away from the one man who seems determined to do things the right way. And just when she starts to believe in him... life reminds her that love is never simple. A story of healing, trust, and a love that tries to do things halal but is tested by pain, pressure, and the fear of repeating history. Will Zulaiha trust Muhammad enough to let him stay? Or will fear make her walk away from the one man who chose her completely?

In a world filled with materialistic women, Asma'u Galadima is always at the front. When she asks, she gets. She could have whatever she wants... whoever she wants. Yet her heart yearns for the one man it shouldn't. - "Asma'u-" "I did not give you permission to use my name." He blinked, as though waking from somewhere far away. "Almond." He swallowed "...you have almond eyes." The words escaped before he could catch them and the colour from her face drained-fast "What?" "You..." He swallowed again, unable to look anywhere else, almost as though he was in a trance. "You have almond eyes." For the first time since the argument had begun, she said nothing. She was left utterly speechless. "They're..." His brows drew together as though he were trying to understand his own thoughts. "Captivating." The silence that followed was heavier than every argument they'd exchanged that afternoon. -- Copyright © 2026 Mu'azu Aisha Zubairu -- #1: Kano-on 22nd September, 2026.

Fatima is in her third year of architecture school, and life has never felt better: stellar grades, loyal friends, and Jamal, a boyfriend who loves her the way rain loves soil, quietly and completely. Isah has mastered the art of restraint, putting principles above all else and never once blurring the line between professional and personal, until grief collides with proximity and a girl lands in front of his car, striking a place in his chest he thought had long since healed. The timing is wrong, the wounds are fresh, and some kinds of love ask to be chosen twice. Puddles is a story about the love that finds you, and the love you were already keeping.

A scandal shakes the palace to its core, leaving only one solution-to marry off the princess before the kingdom falls into disgrace. Amir never wanted a wife, especially not Safiya. Safiya never imagined marrying the man who looks at her with nothing but contempt. Once inseparable childhood friends, they are now strangers bound by duty. Trapped in a marriage neither of them chose, every day becomes a battle of pride, buried feelings, and painful secrets. Sometimes, the line between love and hate is thinner than either of them ever realized.

Rain remembers everything. Every whispered prayer. Every slammed door. Every almost-love and every wound hidden beneath soft smiles. For Ilham, rain has never just been rain. It is comfort. Memory. A language only her heart seems to understand. In the middle of a loud, loving family filled with teasing sisters, late-night conversations, wedding chaos, and unspoken emotions, she moves through life carrying feelings she cannot always explain, and truths she is terrified to admit. Because some kinds of love arrive gently. And some arrive like a storm. Surrounded by people who love fiercely and imperfectly, Ilham finds herself caught between loyalty, guilt, longing, and the aching need to be understood. Then there is Aayan. The one person who sees through every version of her. Calm where she is restless. Certain where she is afraid. What begins as quiet comfort slowly turns into something far more dangerous, a connection so deep it threatens the careful balance of their lives and the relationships around them. As emotions intensify and buried feelings rise to the surface, Ilham must confront the question she has spent so long avoiding: What happens when the person who feels like home is the very person you are not supposed to love? Set against rainy Abuja nights, intimate family moments, sisterhood, faith, heartbreak, and healing, this story is a deeply emotional journey about love in all its complicated forms, the kind that breaks you, remakes you, and teaches you that sometimes the heart chooses for itself.

A story of faith, destiny, patience and a love written long before two hearts meet.

Some disasters come with warnings. Others arrive with a smile, "I love you," and a promise of forever. In Northern Nigeria, where culture and religion are deeply intertwined, marriage shapes the lives of women sometimes for better, other time for worse. Arewa Men and Other Natural Disasters is a collection of short stories exploring love, marriage, womanhood and the chaos they sometimes leave behind. From charming suitors who become strangers after the wedding to men whose audacity knows no limits, these stories unravel impossible expectations, meddling families, fragile egos, heartbreak and the quiet resilience of Arewa women. Disclaimer: This isn't a declaration that all Arewa men or marriages are disasters. It's an honest, witty and deeply human exploration of the chaos, contradictions, and unexpected humor that often accompany love and marriage in the North.

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?