❝on the dead homies.❞ a book comprised of black excellence and the defiance of blackness throughout history. pages telling the truth of unspoken and ignored issues of the black community while covering every inch of black history and the future of black people. every day is black history month in Hood Politics. - heaven ✧

When Smanga decides to leave Johannesburg and return home to Pietermaritzburg, his friends gather for one final night - a farewell that turns into a confessional. Four men. Four stories. One room filled with whiskey, laughter, and buried truths. As the hours unfold, what begins as a casual send-off transforms into a reckoning - with money, love, masculinity, and the ghosts of their pasts. The Boys Are Fine is a modern South African narrative about brotherhood, success, and the silence that men mistake for strength. It's heartfelt, funny, and painfully honest - a reminder that "fine" doesn't always mean okay.

Why am I here? What is my purpose? What is the meaning of life? Why am I alive? It seems that since the dawn of time we have been asking ourselves this very question. Kings and philosophers have puzzled and theorized, and paupers and plebeians toil under the sun wondering if there's more to life. Even today we seem to be frantically running here or there trying to get the latest scoop, wondering if someone has finally figured it out. People look high and low, and they try a number of things only to still feel unhappy and dissatisfied. In my own life, the only thing that has made me truly happy and given me peace for my soul is God. He has been the chief help in combating my anxiety and depression. For me, God has been the foundation that I've placed my life around and have built my identity. I write about how I've found purpose, peace and how you can too! Jesus loves you and has an amazing plan for your life! Buckle up, and let's read about the purpose of your life and how to find real peace!

THE MOUNTAIN IS YOU By: Brianna Wiest This is a book about self-sabotage. Why we do it, when we do it, and how to stop doing it-for good. Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile. But by extracting crucial insight from our most damaging habits, building emotional intelligence by better understanding our brains and bodies, releasing past experiences at a cellular level, and learning to act as our highest potential future selves, we can step out of our own way and into our potential. For centuries, the mountain has been used as a metaphor for the big challenges we face, especially ones that seem impossible to overcome. To scale our mountains, we actually have to do the deep internal work of excavating trauma, building resilience, and adjusting how we show up for the climb. In the end, it is not the mountain we master, but ourselves.

(After High Series # 1) Saffron Rose Borromeo appears to have it all-top grades, family connections, and a guaranteed future in law. But appearances can be deceiving. Maximiliano Jose Delgado is her academic equal and complete opposite. Brilliant, intense, and fiercely independent, he seems to see right through her polished facade-and he clearly doesn't like what he sees. From their first day at the SCA- College of Law, they're locked in a rivalry that goes beyond textbooks and test scores. It's personal. It's consuming. And neither understands why the other brings out such strong reactions. But when good intentions collide with wounded pride, their carefully constructed worlds begin to crumble. Some secrets destroy trust. Some lies are meant to help. And sometimes, the person you're trying to save is the last person who wants your rescue.

Some identities are worn like armor. Hers is built to kill. Reyna Cross is a ghost-moving through cities under false names, exposing corrupt power with the stroke of a pen... and eliminating it with the pull of a trigger. To the world, she's an ambitious freelance journalist. In truth, she's a high-priced assassin with a vendetta buried deep in her past. When a new target emerges-a powerful government official tied to secrets no one should know-Reyna's job becomes more than just another kill. It's personal. To complete the hit, she needs the help of Weston "Wes" Bennett, a brilliant CIA tech specialist who thinks she's working to bring truth to light-not snuff it out. But the closer Wes gets to uncovering who Reyna really is, the more dangerous the mission becomes-for both of them. Loyalties will shift. Blood will spill. And when the contract is signed in crimson, there's no turning back.

{A Nigerian Themed Novel} Has your clingy ex-boyfriend ever tried to win you back? And during that period, did your heart beat for his friend? Phew. Glad I'm not the only one. ~~~ Oh, Lagos Boys tells the story of Jessica Nnadi who is forcefully sent out of her house to make room for her best friend's cousin. As if that wasn't enough problem, her ex-boyfriend finds her and tries to win her back. It also tells about Ada Obi. Ada is a simple girl, she falls in love and she fights for that love but it's kind of hard when her love wants to be secretive. Will the girls be able to solve their issues? Let's find out. ❄️

A Nigerian story about teenagers from different backgrounds trying to survive the remaining years of secondary school. A touching story, A story everyone can relate to

Breaking the ice. Chapters are posted every friday❤.

Months after civilization falls, Brian, Shauna, and Gavin travel together to safety. Across the wasteland, Brian finds something that makes him question Shauna. Maybe the Eaters are her fault. Maybe the end of the world was her fault. Maybe she's leading them to their doom.