"You either fall in or out of love." _______🥀________ Nineteen-year-old Afnan had gotten on the wrong side of the track, which had landed her in more trouble than not. She spent her days drinking, hanging out with a best friend-who may or may not care more about the weather than her-and fuming at the world. So when her parents arranged her marriage, she was determined to escape, even if it meant failing to fall in love with the gorgeous Salim, whom she couldn't seem to stop thinking about.

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A modern day illustration of the Proverbs 31 woman.

Taylor and Harry are the cutest couple. A match made in heaven. Even through long distances and media attention, they still somehow find a way to make the near year long relationship work. She loves him more and more everyday, every hour, every minute. But a twisting turn of events leaves insecure Ms. Swift unsure of her not so far future.

Join me as I tell you the story of the timid and naive Safaa.. And how her moderate life took a turn within a blink of an eye...

Same religion, different ethnicity! This story practically revolves around the relationship between two culturally different persons, and the challenges they faced in getting the approval of their parents in their inter-tribal marriage. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Manal Usman is 21 years old and has just finished her NYSC program. She's the daughter of Usman Maidoki, the district head of Unguwan Doki. Her father is widely known for his tribalism and prejudice, thus no one in their family is allowed to marry someone outside their ethnicity, Hausa. Idris Abdulmalik is a 28-year-old Pharmacist working with one of the public hospitals in Kano. His mother is Igala from Kogi State and his father is Nupe from Niger State. They have been living in Kano for nearly two decades now... •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This is outrightly not a true life story but a product of my own imagination. Hence, any resemblance to an actual event is a mere coincidence. However, you should know that the locales are a combination of reality and whims. Read more by adding this book to your library. Thank you. Dedicated to Haulat S. Adamu (Rest In Peace)

~~~~~~ When two ends meet, does that mark it the end? Or the beginning of another roller coaster? ~~~~~~ There's a hausa saying "kowa ya bar gida, gida ya barshi." In the case of two sisters, could that proverb be the best description to their situation? • • Zubaida Musa, a teenage girl, whose tender teenage hood was snatched away from her by the cruelties of this world is yet again faced by many other challenges, and leaving her home was the biggest of them. And her sister Ruqayyah, who was a survivor of a toxic marital relationship. Could surviving it alone mark the end of the bitter memories? Or they haunt her from time to time. © Halimatu Abdulrazak