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"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫..." 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐭 He was the only thing holding her together, preventing her from falling apart. He was the only thing that made sense, the closest thing she had left to her sanity. And then, in the blink of an eye, tables were spun and her whole world came crashing down, right before her eyes. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤, austere and nearly emotionless. Withdrawn from her old school, she saw that as an opportunity to shy away from her demons, a chance to forge another path, leaving behind the bitter memories she desperately wanted an escape from. Battling with depression, struggling with the aftermath of a messy breakup and changing schools didn't come easy for Kira. But then, trouble stepping in, in the form of the grey-eyed boy that was the polar opposite of everything she stood for was the least of her expectations. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐎𝐥𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐝𝐞, your daily dose of sunshine with a golden smile, coupled with a heart of gold. He had trained himself to be prepared for whatever it is that life threw in his way, but he certainly didn't expect to cross paths with the Snow Queen he couldn't stay away from, after one encounter. She piqued his curiosity. He irks her. A girl who has worn a mask all her life, torn between who she was and what she had become and a guy who waltzed into her life in the form of redemption, with just one aim in mind. To tear down her walls. Will this blossom into something more intense? With this burning attraction that tossed them into an abyss of deceits, betrayals, broken friendships and the most unlikely alliances. One word. 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐎𝐒!

Giwa Falade is the ruthless Queen Bee of Castron High. Known for her sassy, bold, no-nonsense attitude and awfully feared, absolutely dreaded by the entire student population, for this very reason. Giwa loves what she does, instilling fear in people, and she obsesses over this fear, feeds on it like it is her food and water. Coupled with a bad past and an overwhelming struggle going on within herself, Giwa's decision to protect herself creates her messed up obsession and craving for fear. However, all may not always be exactly what it seems on the outside. When 'hard girl' Giwa falls in love, it seems surreal. She starts to connect with people she wouldn't see eye to eye with, and a forming bond between her and the school hunk unravels the mystery behind her twisted mindset. However, this also brings in a truck load of unwanted drama, hidden secrets, deep betrayal, and worse, more flawed teenagers who keep making even worse decisions, and intertwining into her story, causing the so awaited final year of High School to turn from bliss to a never ending nightmare. Even worst, Giwa Falade, Miss Queen Bee, pulls herself right into it. All in all, these teenagers are in for an experience of a lifetime. And what happens when everything becomes a drastic, dead end for Giwa, filled with tears, regrets, broken friendships, relationships, losses, and the painful, unattainable wish to take back the hands of time? What happens to the lives of the other flawed teenagers, like Giwa, who unfortunately get mixed up in her mess and pay for the consequences of their own actions? 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐍𝐄 (1) 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 "𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔" 𝒐𝒏 26/5/2020. 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 "𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔" 𝒐𝒏 29/12/2020 #507 in Teen Fiction

Jadeshola Badmus is not your regular female lead. She's outspoken, Brilliant, Sassy, beautiful, intelligent, and is the president of the Literary and debate team. What's more, she comes from a very wealthy family and is the head girl of her school, Lakeview High, one of the most prestigious schools in the country. The only bad luck for her comes in the form of the golden star boy of the school, Uthman Gbadamosi, her arch-rival in debating, the school's head boy, football team captain, and the crush of many girls in school except Jade of course. The two are thrown together after a brief encounter and they found themselves developing feelings for each other amidst family breakdown, friend's betrayal, failed tests, and missed opportunities. This book follows the lives of the finalists at Lakeview High as they maneuver their way to become better adults in the seemingly ugly world.

We're all broken, all beautifully Imperfect. They say these would be the best days of our lives but does that mean it could be the worst too? For a typical Nigerian teenager, secondary school days, especially the senior years are supposed to be the best, endless fun, happy memories, hangouts, friendship, and even first loves but for Kunmi, a girl who suffers extreme low self-esteem due to body shaming, she just wants to remain unseen for the rest of her secondary school days. A friendship with the queen bee of her school leads her to another group of teenagers, especially Adam, the pretty boy with the golden smile and for the first time, she felt she could truly belong somewhere but then, all is not what it seems with the group of teenagers as some of them have even bigger demons and secrets, secrets that'd mar them forever. Follow these teenagers on their journey to self-love, self-discovery amidst secondary school drama, setups, makeups, and well, brain-busting twists.

A Nigerian Teen-Fiction. Zaria Coker had every reason to be called perfect; Straight As, awesome friends, and a face that can make anyone bend to her will. Joel Bamidele, with only one year left to graduate high school, didn't expect that a rock from space would crash into his carefully planned life in form of a human. However, no one is perfect. We're all one step up from the beasts that plagues us and one step down from the angels that should save us. Will their love be their perfection, or will this fatal crash leave only casualties? Read on to find out! (Disclaimer: None of the pictures I used are mine. Credit to the real owners.)

Tiana Dakoba isn't who everyone thought she was. To everyone, the mere sight of her oozed confidence and pride. She was the "It" girl. But no one knew the battle raging inside her. Tyler Adebiyi-Williams has always been one to mask his true emotions, using his art as an escape from what he was really feeling inside. Two Teenagers from Two Different Worlds. One is a broken Angel, the other a fallen Soldier. Clashes of emotions and feelings either of them thought they would never feel. All in just one highschool year. Will they be able to help each other heal? Especially when Shadows and Monsters from the past begin to show up. **** (Disclaimer: None of the pictures I used are mine. Credit to the real owners.)

Aisha thought she had her whole life mapped perfectly but things weren't going as planned...and yes, in the worst way possible. She needed an escape... Things seemed to start taking shape when she got employed as an attorney in the most prestigious Law firm in the country. She was doing what she loved best. That was her escape. But she got more than she bargained for, moving into a zone she wasn't sure she would come out of alive... ...and she prayed so desperately for an Angel to come to her rescue. (Disclaimer: None of the pictures I used are mine. Credit to the real owners.)

Jamal Inioluwa Bamidele has known pain all his life. Diagnosed of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, due to a child hood accident that he barely got out of, Jamal suffered from Incessant Nightmares and Panic Attacks while growing up. His life was one big Hurricane, a deadly Hurricane he wasn't sure he would get out of. Until She came... ...and for once He felt Peace ****** On the outside, Mateo Seyifunmi Craig was the most out going, care free and jovial person anyone could ever meet but on the inside, he was just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. ...and he needed someone to diffuse that bomb so desperately. **** They say the Eye of the Storm is the calmest part of the Storm. Was that what they needed? A safe haven? A LightHouse? (Disclaimer:None of the pictures that would be used in this book are mine. Credit to the real owners)

(Sequel to Eye of the Storm) "𝑭𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈." __𝑱𝒐𝒚𝒄𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒓__ Things had begun to go well for Jamal, especially after a rocky year. With a family that loved him to bits and friends that had his back all day, any day, not to mention a girlfriend that couldn't be anymore perfect, things couldn't be any better... Until a shadow from his past makes an appearance and things began to take a dramatic turn. ____________________________________________ Khalil has never really cared what people thought or said about him, except his family. What he didn't expect was for the family he held in high esteem to paint him as the villain. Why? He had absolutely no idea. Will he live up to their expectations by being the villain? Only one way to find out! (Disclaimer:None of the pictures that would be used in this book are mine. Credit to the real owners)