A FEATURED STORY IN HISTORICAL FICTION HIGHEST RANKING #7 in HISTORICAL FICTION --- Ellie had been undercover for most of her life. She had been a pickpocket for as far as she can remember, under the guise of Elliot. Any memory before the age of ten was blank in her head, with no recollection of how she had ended up under the charge of a gang of street rats as a child. Her life was meant to be mundane, as long as she remained under her secret identity. Until she tried to steal from the wrong pockets that is. --- Fabian Rothesay, the new Duke of Avondale, had spent the last 2 years rebuilding the coffers of his father, in order to ensure that the Avondale estate was not about to crumble around their feet. Taking over his father's spot as the Duke had not been an easy task, but in his doing so for the past 2 years, he has raised as one of the most eligible bachelors of the ton. What the ton doesn't know is that Fabian is biting to return to his previous life. What people believed to be a holiday around the continent, was actually Fabian's cover as he worked as an Agent of the Crown. His new status as a Duke however, did not make him want to step down as an Agent just yet, especially with a recent case that specifically embroils a series of planned heists within the ton. --- As the two are thrown together in a series of circumstances that was mostly chance, sometimes fate, and with a dash of secrecy, how would the turmoil change their lives?

"Didn't you just ask me to be your girlfriend?" I asked. He flashed a smile and replied, "Yes, I did!" "Then, what are you doing with that paper and pen?" I pointed at it and cocked a brow. "I'm preparing a contract for you to sign. I'm a businessman. I like to have written agreements," he said and continued to write words on the paper. "That's bizarre!" "You said you want to help me destroy my arranged Marriage. I want you to sign so that when you meet my crazy family, you won't be able to easily abandon me," he smirked. "Your family can't be that bad!" His shoulders shook as he let out barks of laughter. "Meet them first!" "So what's the time duration of our relationship?" "We will date for two months. You said you want to spice your life with fun. I will help you with that" "This relationship will be easy. No feelings attached. It will be easy for me to break up with you," I mused and rubbed my chin. "So will you sign?" "Yep!" ×××××××××× Anita Tosin is a medical graduate who decides to date a businessman to spice her life with some fun. A handsome businessman and a energetic doctor in a relationship where both perform their roles of a boyfriend and girlfriend in their lives. Later, Anita asks, "What have I signed myself into?" She asks this question when different emotions entangle in their relationship. What does a racing heart significant? Anita becomes apprehensive when as a doctor she couldn't explain the reason behind her throbbing heart. Read to join her in her strange but unique story. Updated: 23rd December, 2020 Finished:

Evelyn's day couldn't get any worse, until a local news anchor drops dead in her café. If that weren't bad enough the police suspect her former drug dealing cousin as the culprit, and Evie's not someone who just sits by while her family's in trouble. Putting on her sleuth hat she's in a race to find the true killer; not an easy task considering the deceased was a total ass to just about everyone he knew. Was it his neglected wife, sick of the constant verbal abuse? His pretty assistant, tired of being sexually harassed on a daily basis? Or was it his brother, jealous of the success he could never find himself? Hell, maybe it's that strange new guy that's only a quarter-step from being a bum. If Evie thought today was a hot mess, she's in for ride of her life. Evie Harper Mysteries: Book 1

[COMPLETED] Spurred by her desperation and an eagerness to be released from the shackles of poverty, Ada finds herself joining a sugar daddy site with hopes to make some money to be able to take care of her mother and sister. There, she meets Richard Bamidele, the married CEO of St. Ives Enterprises, a multi billion naira company. Richard helps Ada out of her deep financial debts and what started out as a mutualistic relationship soon turns into love. In comes Damilare Coker. Right from their first meeting, Damilare and Ada have had a jarring connection but due to her loyalty to Richard, she ignores it, opting instead to avoid him. But Damilare eagerly pursues Ada regardless and soon she can no longer deny their irresistible attraction to each other. She then finds herself in a dilemma. Remain with the one man who helped her out and gave her a chance when no one else would but with whom she will never have a real relationship, or be with the man who was made for her and who just might be her one shot at true love? ~*~ A Nigerian Themed Book Highest Ranking: #50 in married out of 5.4k stories. #24 in SugarDaddy out of 1.7k stories.

(Formerly known as: Kauna) After losing her sister, Miriam is stuck to face the real world all alone as an orphan. She lives with her mute grandmother in kaduna, far away from everyone in her past life. With the loss of an immediate family, could there be anything left for Miriam to depend on? Kauna is a supposedly homeless little girl known as 'maiya', a witch, because of a rumor spread several years ago. She is a rejection to everyone around her, expect her mother. One stormy evening, Kauna and her mother were sitting opposite Miriam's house when Miriam lets them stay over till the rain was over. Little did she know her kindness to these supposedly homeless people was going to lead to something unexpectedly different. (UNEDITED) Highest ranking: #1 in SerialKilling (28 June 2018) #1 in Kaduna (23 June 2018) #1 in NigerianStories (23 September 2018) #4 in Nigeria (30 August 2019) #3 in Africa (19 October 2018) #422 in Love (8 July 2018) #195 in MYSTERY (19 October 2018) - Winner for Best Plot Twist Book in Nigeria Readers' Choice Award 2020 (@NGwattNG). Featured on @AmbassadorsNG 's Mystery/Thriller Reading List. Third runner up for General Fiction category in The African Writers Award 2018 (round 2) (@Africanliterature).

**** Everyone knew who ruled Bellrich University. Kelvin Robinson-wealthy, brilliant, and untouchable-was the king of Nigeria's most prestigious private university. His influence stretched far beyond the campus walls, and nothing ever disrupted his carefully controlled world. Until Darasimi walked in. A twenty-two-year-old single mother with a dark past and a promising future, Dara arrives at Bellrich on a scholarship, determined to focus on her studies. But on her very first day, she makes the worst mistake possible-she challenges Kelvin Robinson. In an instant, she becomes public enemy number one. An academic rivalry quickly spirals into something neither of them expected. Kelvin hates Dara. Dara hates Kelvin. Or so they think. But as their battles escalate, secrets from the past begin to unravel, pulling Dara into a world of power, privilege, and hidden dangers she never anticipated. With old and new enemies closing in, Dara must navigate a university built on wealth and influence-where the price of survival is far greater than she ever imagined. Will she conform, fight back, or risk everything to carve out her own place in a world that was never meant for her? **** The first book in the Bellrich Academy series. The series is still ongoing. THE BELLRICH PARIAH. (Completed). THE BELLRICH VOW. (Completed). A FRIEND TO REMEMBER. (Ongoing.) **** This book is under major EDITING. if you have read it before then just know there are major changes. Enjoy. ****

Nobuhle a woman who has been an outcast in her family and lied to about her real father, has to find her roots in order to save her father's kingdom and bare the next king, Indoni Yamanzi and Mavungama of the Ngonyama Kingdom. Things take a turn when she gets divorced by her husband of 5 years, and her world crumbles down, but she tries her best to be strong and move on with life. How will her life be now? Will they do well with co-parenting their 3 year old girl? Will he be able to handle it when she finds another person? Will her life change for the better, or will that person also leave her with scars? Join Nobuhle in her quest of finding happiness and her roots. #NOT EDITED #1 SouthAfricanWriter on 18/06/2023 #1 Unnatural on 23/06/2023 #4 surreal on 20/07/2023 #3 mexican-american on 09/08/2023 #10 Zulu on 06/08/2023 #19 Africa on 03/06/2024 #2 Painfulmemories on 09/08/2023 #5 Southafrica on 21/08/2023

Khumo is a young vibrant girl from a village called Metsing, in the North West. Khumo has aspirations to one day become a well known designer. Unfortunately life has no manual. It never goes in the direction one hopes it should. Khumo just wants to be a well known designer. She wants to escape life at the village. Her mother and 15 year old sister, have not made life easy for her. She tries all her best to look out for her sister but she reaches a point where she has had enough! The more Khumo ignores her baby sister, the more she rebels. She tries to cut her baby sister and mother out of her life but that's not who she is. What she didn't know is that her life was already planned out for her. She does not yet know that the hot, handsome big shot, hotel owner is about to turn her life around. Or maybe turn it upside down! People always assume that you're happy. What they don't know is that behind closed doors, demons are unleashed! True colors are being shown.

"You know you are not getting any younger. You need to settle down for God's sake. Your sisters are all tied down to their men but yet here you are without a man. All these money you are making is of no use if you haven't settled down. Will you marry your work? I want grand children. Arinze is a good man and from a good family. His mom is our group president in church and..." Being forced to see marriage as an obligation both by her parents and culture, Kaima struggles with being single and being allowed to choose her own life partner as she nearly gets married to the wrong person. ------------------------------------------------ Photo credit: Etsy

Born and raised in the land of her forefathers, Azanda swore that she won't ever relocate to the city. But will that change as she meets new people?