"Stop eye fucking me. I am not King," he mutters through clenched teeth, venom dripping with every word. * * * Pauline is a confident young lady who thinks she has everything she needs-a good job, a house of her own, a car and a man willing to do anything to have her. She's in love with herself, so much that she doesn't want the constraints that comes with being committed to a man. Paul is the epitome of handsome, a perfect description of a Melanin King with sun kissed skin. But beneath all this beauty is a heart broken man who is learning to love and trust again. Determined to get out of his shell and ghosts from the past, he relocates to another city. He has always wanted to do one thing and that is, cook. With a chance at a new life in a new city, he starts his journey as a Cook. A very hot Cook who is as edible as the meals he prepares. One Friday Evening, Pauline steps into his world but he pays her no mind. Once bitten, twice shy, so he knows now to keep his distance from women, especially ones who know how beautiful they are. Pauline has been many things but ignored isn't one of them. When in a wicked twist of fate, she finds the drool worthy waiter now working for her as a chef, she knows fate is giving her a chance to sort out her messy feelings. [Weekend Series: Book 1] Formerly know as One Friday Evening * * * * * Started: 14/01/2019 Finished: 22/11/2019 Word Count: 165,000- 165,500. Cover: Yours Sincerely. --- Do not use any written material, character likeness from this story without express or written permission from the author. If you're found doing so, you will be reported and presented a DMCA. Legal and appropriate actions will be taken.

|The Shodeindes: 1| Synopsis: When life gives you lemons, you make lemonades out of it. Well, in the case of Abieyuwa Gift Omozuwa it was not like that. Life has not always been easy for her and when the lemons came her way, she still could not make lemonades out of it. So she had to resort to working with the peels and whatever was left of the fruit. Until..... "He is a special guest, please treat him properly and do whatever he asks of you. Their likes can wreck this business at the snap of a finger." Ayodeji Olujimi Shodeinde walks into the spa and into her life and that one chance at heaven might just be a step away, or not. HIGHEST RANKING #1: NIGERIAN 18/09/21

Harlow Spencer is not just Grayson's little sister. After years of dealing with her overprotective brother, Harlow is finally free to live the life she wants once he leaves for college. Or so she thinks. Enter Corey Michaels, her brother's best friend. She's afraid he's going to be Grayson 2.0, but the more time she spends with him, the more he surprises her. Corey isn't as overbearing as her brother and she decides to use that to her advantage by enlisting his help to find her a boyfriend. Harlow believes the perfect life she wants starts with having the perfect boyfriend, but maybe what she really needs is standing right in front of her.

[watty's longlist 2018] Elisa Robinson has only one thing on her Summer to-do list: Go to Jamaica with her best friend. But after an ignorant tweet sent in the heat of the moment, her parents threaten to make her get a job so she could see life through a different set of eyes. Elisa was against the idea until she realized it was kind of perfect. If she stayed home, she could keep an eye on Adam, her boyfriend. She knew they were drifting a part and leaving the country might not improve things. So instead of sunbathing on an island, Elisa was scooping ice cream for rowdy kids. The only thing keeping her sane was her co-worker, Julian. He was the polar opposite of Adam and served as the perfect distraction from her failing relationship. An innocent friendship soon turns to something more as Elisa spends more and more time with Julian. Is it just a rebound or is she really falling for him?

In the attempt to fight for her rights as a woman, an African rural teen born to a misogynistic people is suddenly thrown into a world of evil that she must overcome if she wants to escape with her life. * * * Elorm Nutsugah wants the best things life has to offer, but being eighteen years old with no education whatsoever, the future looks bleak. When she is accused of immoralities she didn't commit, she is forced to clear her name by marrying the Prince of her village who promises her the world and more. But everything is not what it seems, and by doing so, she ends up not just fighting for a good life, but for her life and the lives of everyone she loves. #1 in stopslutshaming [september 20, 2020] #1 in blackpride [may 14, 2020] disclaimer: i do not own any of the images present on and in the book.

"Nimi, a frustrated church girl, encounters her biggest temptation yet when she lands herself in the arms of Lagos' most eligible bachelor..." Nimi is tired of being a 'good girl', so she decides to take a risk for once in her life. Yet, she never expected that a late-night adventure would land her in the arms of Lagos' most influential bachelor. Rich enough to be on EFCC's wanted list, and too hot to handle, Isren would be the undoing of every moral she had learned in Sunday school. With her misconceived faith on the line and promiscuous desires in mind, there was no surviving this man. Only God could save her now. Ranking #1 Nigerian 17/02/2022 #1 Christian Fiction 11/04/2022 Nb: I am currently editing the first draft, hence it won't be the best quality of writing, so thanks for your understanding if you proceed with reading it🤍. Also, share with a friend who might appreciate another Nigerian read!

[COMPLETE] Time is a funny thing; the past, the future; it's all mixed up. Adam Coker lives and works in New York, and he's on a short vacation to visit his family in Ibadan after 9 years of being away from them, after the traumatic death of his twin brother, Sam. Simi is a Nigerian bred, independent and upcoming singer in Abuja. Her music brings her to Ibadan for a music festival at the same time as Adam where they walk into each other. After her performance she chooses to stay for a short break in Ibadan and Ada, her manager slash friend sets her up to live with her childhood friend, Tiara. It's a shock when she finds out Tiara who later becomes her friend is Adam's sister and they have to live together in the same house for some days, across from each other. Different events, characters and secrets unfold, the past is revisited, undeniable sparks fly around between Simi and Adam, bodies meet, hearts dance, blah blah... the rest is history ... ...well, until reality sets and it's time to return to their separate ways, worlds apart.

*** Why are you still here Mr Wellington?" I asked as I clutched my bathrobe to cover my body well. I don't want the scenario of my bathrobe falling off. "You've not answered me, who's that guy?" He asked "You mean Darlington?" "Da... What?" He raised his brows "You heard me, I work for you Mr Wellington, as your PA, you have no right to ask me about my private life, who I hang out with or talk to isn't your business! I don't poke my nose in your affairs so don't poke your nose in mine!" I shot at him in anger. "Listen you have every right to be mad at me and I don't blame you, I just need you to listen to me" he said firmly "Whatever you say won't change anything Mr Wellington" "Great! I'm sick and tired of trying to reason with you, I'm not interested in explaining myself anymore, but I want you to know one thing, strong relationships are built on the foundation of trust, relationships without trust or forgiveness are bound to fail, just like ours" he said and stormed out I slumped on my bed and different thoughts ran through my mind. His statement echoed in my head "strong relationships are built on the foundation of trust, relationships without trust or forgiveness are bound to fail, just like ours" *** Read and enjoy DEPTH OF PAIN #51- adc... out of 292 stories (december 1st 2018)

France, 1937. It only takes a single snowstorm for Lina Fontaine's family to fall apart. When an accident in the snow kills her brother and renders her speechless, Lina and her family move to Marseilles, France in order to escape the painful memories. Disillusioned and disgusted with her new reality, Lina yearns to hide away from the world. Yet when her father abandons them and threatens to take her beloved sister with him, Lina realizes she can no longer ignore her own struggles. It is only when Lina meets Luka Fuhrmann, a German-Jewish pianist with a mysterious past, that she begins to have hope again. At the same bookstore she encounters him, she receives a book with a letter tucked between the pages, written by a father pleading for help to find his missing daughter. When she learns there is a monetary reward, Lina realizes this may be the key to saving her own family. Yet as Lina becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl and spends more and more time with Luka, she finds her frequent absences may only be destroying her crumbling family further. And when Lina's plan ends up endangering her sister as well as Luka, Lina is forced to decipher what is most important: her family, the boy she loves, or her own desires.

A story of love between two hearts, struggling to blossom and a family trying to find Christ through all their struggles and dark times. With every of the Hart family member going through one thing or another, read on the joyful and life changing story of how each family member will see Christ in a whole different light even though they've all been born into the Christian lifestyle as individuals growing up. Hebrews 13:5- "Never will I leave you; Never will I forsake you" A CHRISTIAN LOVE NOVEL ~~~ 24/04/2022 - 1st place in black and white love ❤️ 9/04/2024 - 1st place in Nigerian and African writer ❤️ E-mail: helen.igbosoroeze@gmail.com