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?

𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆... 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓. In the northern nation of Mawtari, bloodline is everything. And love? Merely a weakness waiting to be exploited. Nazara Amana Mansoor has spent her entire life fighting to be seen as more than the 'half-breed' daughter with foreign eyes. Despite her wealth, beauty, and brilliance as a cardiologist, society never lets her forget that she does not truly belong. Zayd Fuad Zarumi, the future Caliph of Dauriyya, lives beneath a crown that feels more like chains than honor. Cold, calculated, and constantly underestimated, he survives palace politics by pretending to be exactly what everyone wants him to be obedient. When Nazara proposes a marriage of convenience to escape the labels suffocating her, Zayd accepts for reasons entirely his own, power, alliances, and access to the influence of her wealthy father. No love. No attachment. No complications Just a contract between two people trying to survive a nation slowly tearing itself apart. But somewhere between royal expectations, whispered betrayals, political conspiracies, dangerous festivals, and a growing war between North and South Mawtari... the rules begin to blur. And when feelings start growing where resentment once lived, both Nazara and Zayd are forced to ask themselves one terrifying question. What happens when the person meant to be your greatest advantage... becomes your greatest weakness?

After losing the love of her life, Safeeya's world falls apart overnight. Left widowed at a young age and carrying Abdallah's unborn child, she struggles to survive the pain of grief while holding tightly to the memories of the man she once dreamed of forever with. With the support of her loving mother and siblings, Safeeya escapes the pressure of remarriage and chooses instead to focus on rebuilding her life and pursuing her medical career. Behind her quiet strength, however, is a heart still haunted by loss. But fate has other plans. An unexpected encounter brings Muhammad Zaid into her life-a calm and understanding man who slowly becomes her confidant, her comfort, and the light she never thought she would find again. As old wounds begin to heal and new feelings awaken, Safeeya is faced with the question she fears the most: Can she love again?

She had spent years building a life for herself, steady and carefully controlled. As an architecture student in Birmingham, she understood how to create structures that could withstand pressure. What she never learned was how to protect herself from the things that couldn't be planned. He lived in London, successful, disciplined, and emotionally guarded. He trusted logic more than feelings and certainty more than vulnerability. Keeping people at a distance had always felt safer than letting them close enough to matter. They had known each other since childhood, though never in any meaningful way. For her, he had always been someone she noticed from afar, someone she cared about without expecting anything in return. For him, she was simply a familiar face from a distant past. Then grief changed everything. A loss neither of them was prepared for forced their lives together and left them trapped in a marriage neither had chosen. What should have been a beginning instead felt like an aftermath, built on obligation, expectations, and the weight of everything they had lost. Now they are two strangers sharing a life they never asked for. Between them is silence, unresolved emotions, and a history that feels both too distant and too close. They carry their grief differently, but it follows them into every conversation and every moment. At its heart, this is a story about two people learning how to exist beside one another when neither wants to be vulnerable. About the loneliness of loving someone who doesn't know it, and the fear of caring for someone when it feels too late. Most of all, it asks whether something born from heartbreak and obligation can grow into something genuine, or whether some foundations are too fractured to ever truly hold.

Aisha Saleh's life is turned upside down when her charming cousin, Amir Abdullahi manages to steal her heart. But their relationship is put to the test when shocking revelations emerge, threatening to upend everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, family, and herself. Will their love prevail despite the lies, betrayal, and secrets? Or will they tear them apart?

{Completed} Copyright © 2024 Something that happens to us can sway our way of thinking and involuntarily cause us to develop some sort of barrier or coping mechanism that, for better or worse, may change who we are and our perception of things, but sometimes all it takes is a single thing or person to alter that notion. After losing his father to cancer, Ridwan's life became difficult when his mother remarried a man who mistreated him and his brother. When his mother refused to intervene, Ridwan stood up to his stepfather, only to be kicked out. Forced to care for his brother, Ridwan focused solely on success and revenge, aiming to bring his stepfather down. But his brother still believed in redemption, and it wasn't until Farhana entered his life that Ridwan began to soften. Through her love and patience, he learns that becoming a better man is possible-not for revenge, but for the future he could share with her. This work "The Frosted Heart" published under this account is an original story written by me, larh_writes. No part of my book may be copied, reposted, translated, or adapted without my explicit written permission. Support originality. Respect the writer. Copyright © 2024 All rights reserved

Copyright© 2022. All rights reserved. October 10th. She once believed it was the finest day of the year. How innocent she was. Now, burdened by countless harrowing memories, she longs to rewrite them. That day continued to haunt her for many years. No, forgiveness is not an option. She vows to avenge her child's murder, rising in power to dismantle the aristocratic family guarding dark secrets within their pristine mansion walls. No longer naive or ignorant, this woman breathes vengeance. Her eyes conceal a thirst for retribution and bloodshed. She's set on dethroning those modern pharaohs. The flicker of life dims in the presence of her pain and sorrow. Eyes filled with anguish, shrouded in raw pain from her trials and tribulations, she's now ready to fight for the one thing everyone warned her against-justice against the government itself.

Alisha Kabir has loved only one man since she was twelve years old. But life had other plans. After her family's painful downfall from wealth to survival, she rebuilds herself in Abuja, chasing a career in cybersecurity while nursing a heart shattered by betrayal. She swears never to fall in love again. Then fate brings back Ibrahim Bello her childhood friend, now one of Abuja's most respected doctors. He doesn't recognize the little girl who once followed him everywhere. She never stopped loving him. Just when they begin to find each other again, an old family feud stands between them. Their parents, once inseparable friends, now refuse to let their children marry because of a betrayal that destroyed two families years ago. With another man already chosen as her husband, Alisha makes one reckless decision. She tells a lie. A lie so big it forces Ibrahim into a marriage he never wanted. A lie that saves her dream... ...but may destroy the only man she has ever loved.

As the Crown Princess of Kano, Maryam Ahmad Abdallah has spent her entire life carrying a crown she isn't allowed to wear. To the kingdom, she's a princess. To the council, she's a disappointment. To her father, she's his hope. With an arranged marriage to the arrogant heir of a billionaire dynasty threatening to seal her fate, Maryam escapes the palace whenever she can, hiding behind the name Amal to experience the life she's destined to protect. Then she meets Amar. A man with no title, no wealth, and no reason to bow before her. He challenges her, believes in her, and reminds her that a ruler's worth isn't measured by birth alone, but by courage. As love blossoms, the kingdom descends into a battle for the throne. Secrets unravel, loyalties are tested, and one revelation will change everything. Because Amar isn't who he claims to be. And neither is the future everyone planned for Princess Maryam.

A quiet, years-long longing between a medical graduate and her distant cousin-a stubborn army officer who chose duty over a family empire. Set against the backdrop of Nigeria's military world, this is a story of hidden feelings, sacrifice, and loving a man whose life is built on discipline and danger.