(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).

"Love isn't enough to make a relationship work, I had to learn that the hard way." Set in the heart of the north, Kano state and the heart of the country, Lagos state. Amirah hails from the typical hausa home and is considered to be the typical perfect daughter. Tied by her sudden marriage to Muhammad, a man whose love she doesn't reciprocate, Amira fears she hasn't been given the chance to live her life as she wills and the list of things she has to do keeps growing. Meeting AbdulRahman, the man whose eyes glints with wickedness and the air around him reeks of danger is the worst thing that can happen at the moment and she finds herself tremendously drawn towards him. Muhammad isn't all innocent and angels as he has his own secrets to maintain and keep hidden. All isn't fair in a marriage of lies, deceit, cheating and psychological trauma... Throw in a secret child and you have all you need to build a marriage that'll end in doom, or not. Join me on this bumpy ride to find out but be ready to have your emotions go haywire on you. Beautiful cover by Iduh Vivian. This book covers sensitive topics like rape, abuse and mental health.

Labeebah Sheriff, known as 'BeebahShe' in the south and simply 'Beebah' in the north is your girl-next-door actress, likes to hide indoors but has enough vanity to see herself grace the screens. When tragedy strikes, Labeebah isn't surprised because to her, what could be more tragic that having an unsupportive partner? So she plunges herself harder into her work and leaves him to his antics. But how does she deal when she ends up in a wheelchair and has only her thoughts for company? What will she do? How will she even let light come back to her life? Misfortunate is Labeebah's fate. ***** The writing is beautiful and flows effortlessly well, I love the main character and this is one book I look forward to reading every chapter of. ****Halima Aliyu; author Flawed Souls****

Love is a strong feeling of affection, idolization, adulation, endearment and adoration. Love is happiness and love is delight. As a young Muslimah, she always imagined her life as a fantasy, believing in the perfect prince charming material falling head over heels for her and living her happily ever after with him. But in life, we don't always get what we want. Falling in love is a great feeling. Being loved in return is even a more greater feeling. But not being loved in return by the one we love is doleful. It hurts when you get betrayed by the one you trusted. It makes you see love as a painful, selfish and abhorred act. Hearts were broken and shattered, but when all hopes were lost, destiny took it's course. Bringing to you the tale of Afreen. A story about Love and Betrayal. A book of lessons, feelings and the journey of love.