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She stole his seat. He stole her heart. Hauwa never expected the annoying Kanuri boy she met at university to become someone so important to her. But between friendship, family, faith, culture and unexpected feelings, their story becomes something neither of them planned. Sometimes, what feels like coincidence is simply Qadr. 🌙❤️

Sometimes, the people you never expected to meet become the ones you can't imagine leaving. What begins as a misfortune brings Ikraam two important people who change her life and help her discover who she truly is. They lead each other on a journey of friendship, feelings, misunderstandings, and the kind of moments you wish you could hold onto forever. Pain that shaped them into greater people, and love that could never be erased from their hearts. But growing up means learning that not everything-or everyone-you love is meant to stay forever.

Between Kano and Forever Safiya Bashir has always known what she wants. At twenty, with her final semester at university coming to an end, she's ready to turn the dream she's carried for years into something real: Studio 24, a creative space in Kano where people can come to make things, celebrate, laugh, and create memories of their own. Her father has given her the space. Now she has to prove she can make it work. With graduation approaching, an opening only weeks away, and everyone around her asking what comes next, Safiya is beginning to realize that knowing what you want isn't the same as knowing how to get there. Then there's Rayan. Once the older boy who spent far too much time getting on her nerves, Rayan is now twenty-three and running the architectural firm his father handed over to him. Architecture was never supposed to be his plan, but somewhere along the way, he discovered he loved it-and built a life around something he never expected to choose. Safiya doesn't know he's the architect behind Studio 24. Not until she walks into the first proper design meeting and finds him waiting for her. What begins as an unexpected reunion becomes a story of unfinished conversations, family chaos, old memories, new dreams, and two people trying to figure out what kind of future they actually want. Because sometimes growing up isn't about choosing between where you came from and where you're going. Sometimes, it's about discovering that home can be part of the future too. Between Kano and Forever is a story about love, family, friendship, ambition, and the beautiful uncertainty of becoming who you're meant to be.

Different lives. Same ocean. Under Water is a powerful story about five young Nigerians trying to survive in a society where dreams are not always enough. Mason graduated with a first-class degree but finds himself struggling to build a life with the skills he learned outside the classroom. Claire, born into wealth and privilege, discovers that money cannot protect her from guilt, grief, or the consequences of her choices. Addison sacrifices her own dreams to keep her family afloat, until she begins to question how much of herself she can afford to lose. Thomas turns to social media in search of success, only to discover how quickly the world can take it away. And Christopher, born into wealth but determined to live life on his own terms, chooses freedom even when it comes at a painful price. Their lives are different, but their struggles are connected by one thing: a society that asks young people to keep swimming while constantly pulling them under. Under Water explores poverty, privilege, family, grief, ambition, unemployment, societal pressure, sacrifice, freedom, and the unequal opportunities that shape our lives. Because sometimes, drowning doesn't mean you are in water. Sometimes, you are simply trying to survive.

One summer. One unexpected friendship. One memory that time could never erase. When Daniel meets Melody during a summer at his grandmother's village, neither of them knows how much that brief season will change their lives. Years pass, paths separate, and childhood becomes a distant memory. But when Daniel returns years later, the past comes rushing back-and some connections are harder to forget than they seem. Sometimes, the people we meet as children become the stories we carry forever.

Some people leave. Some stay. And some become a part of you long after they are gone. Hanifa has spent much of her life learning that love is not always gentle, and that family can be both a refuge and a wound. Then she meets Zayd Al-Mansoori. He is everything she never expected: patient where she is guarded, certain where she is afraid, and somehow capable of making a future feel possible. But love does not erase the past. It only gives you something more precious to lose. Between family expectations, old wounds, and losses that change everything, Hanifa and Zayd will discover that some relationships are not defined by how long they last... but by what they leave behind. What remains of us when everything we thought we knew is gone?

QUEEN ELIZA: Born From Loss, Destined for a Legacy Before Elizabeth was born, her family had already buried three sons. Then she arrived. A dark, beautiful girl born into a home filled with grief, hope, tradition, and expectations, Elizabeth became more than just her father's first daughter. To him, she was Queen Eliza-a symbol that life could still rise after loss. Growing up in a fast-changing town in Southern Nigeria, Elizabeth learns the meaning of family, love, sacrifice, culture, and survival. But beneath the laughter, celebrations, and beauty of her childhood lies a family history that will slowly reveal secrets, struggles, and decisions capable of changing everything. As Elizabeth grows, she must discover who she truly is beyond the name her father gave her and the legacy she was born into. Because sometimes, the child born after loss is not born to replace what was lost... Sometimes, they are born to create a legacy of their own. Queen Eliza is a powerful journey through family, tradition, pain, hope, and the making of a woman whose story was destined to be remembered. ❤️DEDICATION To my grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth - the woman whose name, strength, and legacy inspired this story. This is more than a novel; it is a little piece of the love and admiration I have for you. May your legacy continue to live on through every page. With love and gratitude, Your grandchild. ❤️

Everyone knew Maya Adebayo as the girl who betrayed her family. Five years ago, one terrible night destroyed everything. Her mother died. Millions disappeared from her father's company. Her family turned against her. The man she loved walked away. And Maya was blamed for all of it. With nowhere else to go, she left home carrying nothing but a broken heart and a reputation she couldn't escape. Five years later, Maya receives a mysterious letter. YOU WERE NEVER THE VILLAIN. Then comes a second message: YOUR FATHER IS DYING. COME HOME. Maya returns to the mansion she swore never to see again, expecting rejection-but instead, she discovers that her dying father has been desperately trying to reveal a secret. A secret connected to the night her mother died. A secret her sister Sophia has spent five years hiding. And a secret that could explain why the entire family turned against Maya. But there is something Maya doesn't know. Someone has been watching her since the day she returned. Someone who will do anything to keep the truth buried. And then there's Daniel Cole-the boy who once promised to love her forever, only to disappear when she needed him most. Why did Daniel really leave? Why did Maya's father allow his own daughter to take the blame? What is Sophia hiding? And who killed Maya's mother? Sometimes, the person everyone hates is not the villain. Sometimes... She is the only person who knows the truth.

Aliyah thought she knew what heartbreak felt like. She was wrong. When life begins falling apart around her, the last person she expects to become important is Zaid-the boy who seems to carry secrets of his own. What starts as something neither of them planned slowly becomes impossible to ignore. But getting close to someone doesn't mean you're ready for everything that comes with them. There are secrets. There are choices. There are moments they wish they could take back. And before Aliyah and Zaid ever became us... They had to survive everything that tried to keep them apart.

EMPERSS ØF THÉ DARK NETWORK Everyone knows the rich but nobody knows the dangerous. Zikora Cole is a billionaire CEO with a secret the world was never meant to discover. To the public, he is untouchable ,powerful, brilliant, and impossibly wealthy. But beneath the luxury, Zikora controls something far more dangerous: a hidden network operating in the shadows, fighting the trafficking empire that powerful people have spent years protecting. Then Olamma Jacob walks into his world. A brilliant software engineer, fluent in Mandarin and Spanish, Olamma has built a quiet life for herself and her child after the man she loved a Banker walked away and left her to pick up the pieces. She wants nothing to do with powerful men, secrets, or dangerous organizations. Unfortunately, Zikora has already noticed her. When Olamma unknowingly uncovers information connected to the Dark Network, she becomes a target. And Zikora makes a decision that changes everything: He will protect her even if protecting her means destroying everyone who comes after her. But the closer Olammaw gets to Zikora, the more she realizes that the man protecting her may be the most dangerous person of all. Secrets will surface. Enemies will come hunting. Trust will become a weapon. And love? Love might be the one thing powerful enough to destroy them both. In a world ruled by money, blood, betrayal, and secrets... Who will become the true Empress of the Dark Network?

​"Why did you bury me, Mama?" ​A three-day-old baby speaks in the dark after midnight. A dead relative knocks on the bedroom door. And a mother's terrified secret begins to unravel. ​When Amara's newborn whispers words no child should know, she realizes her compound holds secrets darker than she ever imagined. What happens when the past comes back claiming your child isn't yours? ​A 22-chapter supernatural thriller by Eminence Aiboni. 🕯️✨

She fell in love with a prophet. Then a woman was murdered. Demi became the prime suspect. Now she must fight to prove her innocence while holding on to the faith that once made her believe her love story was written by God. But what if the greatest storm of her life is leading her somewhere she never expected? IN LOVE WITH MY PROPHET Where love looks like murder.

THE QUEEN Everyone fears the Queen. She rules from the shadows, surrounded by fighters who would do anything for her. Nobody enters her world and walks away unchanged. Then there is Sewa-a young girl who loses everything and is taken into the very world she should have feared. At first, Sewa is nothing special. She is underestimated. Mocked. Forced to watch from the sidelines while others fight. But while everyone is busy calling her weak, Sewa is learning. Watching. Waiting. And becoming something nobody expected. Then there's Ada-a skilled fighter with her own reasons for joining the Queen's organization. She has no intention of letting some newcomer take her place. Ada and Sewa become rivals. Then something happens that neither of them expects. They become a team. And together, they begin to succeed at the missions that even the Queen's best fighters couldn't handle. But the Queen has secrets of her own. A strange connection between the girls. A mysterious mark. An old prediction. And a truth that could destroy everything she has built. Because the Queen made one mistake. She underestimated the girls she thought she controlled. And when the two girls finally discover who they really are, the most powerful woman in the city may realize too late... the people she trained to protect her may be the ones destined to bring her down. THE QUEEN 👑 Power builds empires. Secrets destroy them.

Nora arrives at university excited for a fresh start. New friends, new experiences, and maybe even love. But as she gets caught up in friendships, distractions, relationships, and choices she never expected to make, Nora slowly loses sight of who she is. Sometimes, finding yourself means becoming someone you never thought you would be. Before I Became Her is a story about love, friendship, mistakes, growth, and becoming.

Serein Nawal has spent years building the life she dreamed of-one stitch, one sketch, and one quiet victory at a time. Love was never part of the plan. Not until an unexpected delivery mistake introduced her to someone she never imagined she'd meet. Rayyan is the kind of man who believes actions matter more than words. Calm, dependable, and content with the life he's built, he isn't searching for a love story either. What begins as a brief encounter slowly becomes something neither of them can ignore. As careers demand more, families offer different expectations, and life refuses to follow carefully made plans, Nawal and Rayyan must learn that the strongest relationships aren't built on perfect moments-they're built on patience, trust, and choosing each other every single day. A heartfelt slow-burn romance about faith, growth, quiet moments, and discovering that sometimes the greatest blessings arrive when you least expect them.

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UniverCity in a verse City! [Will update previews here | Ebook version will be out soon]

What would you do if you discovered that you had been married since you were twelve? Not to a stranger. Not to some wealthy man your family chose for you. But to your own cousin-the quiet, handsome imam you've been teasing since the day you met him again. Maryama has no idea. She grew up in Abuja, far away from the strict Islamic household her father left behind. Parties, friends, expensive clothes and a life of her own have shaped the woman she has become. Abba grew up differently. He is Malam's son, a respected Islamic teacher, imam and tafsir scholar-the man everyone expects to become his father's successor. Calm, disciplined and painfully handsome, he has spent years carrying a secret Maryama doesn't even remember. When Maryama and her mother return to the family to meet her sick grandmother , she meets Abba for the first time as an adult. She thinks he's too serious. He thinks she's too shameless. She teases him about his body. He hates the way she dresses. They argue. They annoy each other. And somehow, Abba finds himself smiling whenever she speaks. But Maryama doesn't know the truth. She doesn't know that before her father died, he and Malam made a decision that would bind their children together. She doesn't know that the man she's calling **"Malam's Abba"** isn't simply her cousin. **He's her husband.** And when she finally finds out... Will she accept the marriage she never knew existed? Or will the life she built for herself-and the man she has secretly begun to see differently-make it impossible to become **Abban Malam's wife**?

Deneh was only ten when she found the earring. Her parents had warned her never to go near the stream alone. They said there were things in those waters that children were never meant to see. But Deneh didn't listen. One afternoon, she found a beautiful earring lying beside the riverbank. She took it home. That was her first mistake. Soon, Deneh began behaving strangely. She heard voices nobody else could hear. She spoke about a woman beneath the water. And then her father realized something terrifying: The woman wasn't haunting Deneh. She had been waiting for her.

"One touch in the dark. One kiss that changed everything on Olateju Street." For years, Shola and Amanda lived under an unwritten rule: we are just friends. He was the rugged, quiet tailor with hands built for perfection and eyes that watched her every move. She was the disciplined, well-brought-up neighborhood girl-sheltered, pristine, and guarded by a strict family. But some fires cannot be put out by rules, fear, or hiding behind the word "friendship." When Amanda steps into Shola's workshop on a quiet afternoon to pick up her father's agbada, years of unspoken desire, stolen glances, and dangerous chemistry finally explode... changing their lives forever.