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The Smile Between Us Timothy never expected that one smile would change everything. When a cheerful classmate named Joy suddenly calls his name in front of everyone, an unexpected friendship begins. What starts as playful teasing, shared laughter, and late-night conversations slowly grows into something neither of them can ignore. But love is rarely simple. As feelings deepen, hidden insecurities, painful secrets, misunderstandings, jealous rivals, and the pressures of life threaten to pull them apart. Every choice they make will test their trust, challenge their hearts, and force them to decide whether love is enough to survive. Will Timothy and Joy find their way to each other... or will the smile that brought them together become the memory that tears them apart? A slow-burn campus romance filled with humor, emotional twists, unforgettable characters, heartbreak, and the kind of love that changes people forever. Sometimes, the smallest smile begins the greatest love story.

Three years ago, two families stopped speaking. Nobody told Aaliyah why. She only knew that Sulaiman Idris, the boy she once knew, disappeared from her life along with everything else that connected their families. Now he's back. Older. Different. And wearing the same silver ring Aaliyah saw on the night her father told her there was nothing to be afraid of. She knows he's hiding something. What she doesn't know is that Sulaiman has been searching for the truth for three years. And the closer he gets to it, the more dangerous it becomes. Because sometimes the person you love is standing on the opposite side of a secret you were never supposed to discover.

Hadiza Ibrahim has a plan. Build a successful career as an architect. Make her parents proud. Worry about marriage later. But when her parents arrange a meeting with Hassan Basheer Adeleke, a reserved civil engineer who has no interest in marriage himself, her carefully planned future begins to shift. Bound by family expectations and united by faith, two strangers reluctantly step into a marriage neither of them asked for. What begins as obligation slowly grows into respect... friendship... and a love they never expected. Yet marriage is only the beginning. As careers demand sacrifices, families carry expectations, and misunderstandings test even the strongest hearts, Hassan and Hadiza discover that love alone is not enough. A lasting marriage requires patience, trust, sacrifice, and the willingness to choose each other every single day. In a world where many believe marriage ends dreams, they must learn that, with the right foundation, it can become the very thing that helps them build them. A heartfelt Islamic romance about faith, ambition, family, and discovering that the strongest marriages aren't found... they're built.

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**?

What happens when the boss marries his saviour, and his assistant marries the boss's wife's bestie? You get two families, one office, and a whole lot of love. He's the CEO. She's his wife and right hand. He's the assistant. She's his wife and her bestie. 16 years later: 3 teenagers, 1 adorable 5-year-old, and two couples still figuring out work, kids, and dinners together. No war. No drama. Just laughter, growth, and family.

What if love was never the problem... just timing? Seven years ago, Laila Yusuf left high school with a heart full of memories, a friendship she thought would last forever, and feelings she never quite understood. Kwame Agyemang was her best friend. Her person. The boy she never realized she could lose. Then life happened. Seven years later, Laila has built a new life in Canada, far away from the girl she used to be and far away from the boy she once called her best friend. Until one ordinary evening, a familiar voice calls her name. Kwame is back. But they aren't the same people they were seven years ago. Old memories resurface. Old feelings begin to make themselves known. And suddenly, Laila is forced to face a question she thought she'd buried with her high school years: What happens when the person you never got to love properly finds you again? Sometimes, people don't find each other at the wrong time. Sometimes, they find each other twice.

THE REAL REEL A Surrender to Grace Spin-Off Amani Opara doesn't do contracts she can't control. She doesn't do brands she doesn't believe in. And she definitely doesn't do Tayo Adebayo. For three years, she's rejected every brand deal from his company, Pulse Media. She's built her platform on authenticity, and she refuses to let anyone turn her work into something it's not. Tayo, however, isn't used to hearing no. So when he decides to convince Amani that he's nothing like the man she thinks he is, he makes her an offer. Three months. She'll work with Pulse Media on her own terms. She'll date him. And when the three months are over, if she still doesn't trust him-or his company-they walk away. No pressure. No consequences. Clean break. It sounds easy. Until Tayo starts becoming the man Amani never expected him to be. Until Amani starts becoming the woman Tayo can't imagine walking away from. Because somewhere between the fake dates, the real feelings, and all the rules they made for themselves... the lines start getting blurry. "I bite." "I'm counting on it." Some love stories don't follow a script. Some start with stolen cars and CEOs.

Some stories begin with a spark,theirs began with a simple, passing glance that neither of them thought twice about. Inaya is an ambitious event planner with dreams that stretch far beyond the celebrations she coordinates. Focused entirely on shaping her future, romance is the absolute last thing on her mind. A trip to a family wedding in Lagos introduces her to a stranger she shares a brief moment with, fully expecting to leave behind once the celebrations are over. Yet when fate stubbornly brings their paths together once more, what was originally nothing more than a fleeting encounter slowly evolves into a connection neither of them can brush aside. With cultural traditions, heavy family expectations, and quiet prayers guiding their steps, they must decide whether to hold on to fear or surrender to the One who has already authored their path.

Behind the golden walls of the royal palace lies a love no one expected. Khalil is the eldest son of a powerful Hausa royal family, destined to inherit his father's throne and responsibilities. His future seems already decided when his father arranges his marriage to Joda, the beautiful daughter of a neighboring royal family. But Khalil's heart has other plans. Yasmeen is only a maid in the palace-a humble, respectful young woman who has never dreamed of royalty. She knows her place and has no intention of crossing the boundaries between a servant and a prince. Until Khalil begins seeing her differently. When Joda discovers that the prince she believes belongs to her has fallen for a maid, jealousy turns into something darker. She is determined to make Yasmeen regret ever entering the palace. Between family expectations, royal traditions, jealousy, betrayal, and a love that challenges everything they believe in, Khalil must make the hardest choice of his life: The crown... or the woman who owns his heart? Sometimes, the greatest love story begins where no one expects it.

*ummulkhayr* - A Nigerian teen story about family, resilience, and learning that "no" is a full sentence.

They say "opposites attract" but is that the case for them? Ameerah Adebayo and Khalid Usman Bayero from two different worlds She is a quiet shy girl with social anxiety, she never had friends growing up, always alone, always fidgeting, always a constant overthinker never putting her mind at ease. He is a reserved guy, never spoke loudly, always observant especially with her, always knew what to say, always knew how engage with businessmen, always a rational thinker. What would happen if a constant overthinker and a rational think meet?

Sienna Sterling is a 21-year-old florist and painter living in Los Angeles. She's an optimistic, slightly overthinking girl who believes in God, fate, butterflies, and the idea that asking the right questions can bring people closer. So when her best friend Prudencia gets married, Sienna reluctantly agrees to spend the week celebrating with her in Nigeria before everyone heads to South Africa for the wedding. That's where she meets David Bryant. David is twenty-five, the COO of one of America's largest investment banks, and pretty much the opposite of Sienna when it comes to how he sees the world. He's emotional where she's analytical, and while Sienna is fascinated by psychology and personality, David doesn't think everything needs a scientific explanation. He believes some things are meant to be felt, not studied. They weren't supposed to become anything. They were just two people who happened to meet at a wedding. But somewhere between Nigeria, South Africa, late-night conversations, arguments, laughter, and getting to know each other a little too well, Sienna starts wondering if maybe a week really can be enough time to fall for someone. Because how do you explain falling in love with someone you've known for only seven days? Somehow.

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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?

"When a troubled teenager, struggling to cope with a difficult home life due to a challenging relative, turns to bullying her classmates as a misguided outlet for her emotions. But everything changes with the arrival of Kelvin, a charming and confident newcomer who defies traditional stereotypes. As their paths intersect, an unexpected connection forms, sparking a journey of self-discovery, growth, and the power of unlikely attractions."

Abeera Sani never wanted marriage. At twenty, she has dreams bigger than the little tailoring shop her mother runs and a future she's determined to build herself. Then her father brings home a marriage proposal. Amaan Ibrahim doesn't want the marriage either. He's busy trying to turn his father's struggling construction business into something more. They agree on one thing: they don't want each other. But their families are hiding a secret. A secret that began when Abeera and Amaan were children. And maybe the marriage they never wanted... was the one thing that was always meant to happen.

Fifteen-year-old Ife is a pastor's daughter in the small town of Iperu - watched, admired, and expected to be perfect. When a chance meeting in the rain-soaked market throws her into the path of Mofe, a boy who fixes phones and carries loads to survive, something in her quiet, careful life begins to shift. But loving Mofe means facing a world that keeps pulling them apart. Her father wants stability and sees danger in a boy with nothing to offer but hard work and pride. Then Tobi arrives - rich, respectful, everything a parent could want - and Ife finds herself caught between the boy who makes her feel safe and the one who makes her feel alive. As gossip spreads through their small town, as pride and poverty test Mofe's heart, and as a life-changing trip to Lagos opens new doors and new fears, Ife and Mofe must decide what love is really worth - and whether it can survive everything working to tear it apart. A story about first love, family expectation, class, and the courage to choose someone even when the future feels uncertain.

BETWEEN HEARTBEATS Some people enter your life by chance. Others become the reason your heart beats differently. Nadiya Sani never expected a spilled cup of coffee to introduce her to the most irritating man she'd ever met. Rayyan Abdullahi never expected the outspoken woman who ruined his morning to become someone he couldn't stop thinking about. They meet far away from the hospital-two complete strangers with completely different personalities. She is warm, stubborn, outspoken, and impossible to intimidate. He is calm, reserved, disciplined, and frustratingly confident. Their first meeting ends in an argument. Their second meeting is even worse. Then Nadiya walks into the hospital for her shift and discovers that the man she's been trying to forget is Dr. Rayyan Abdullahi-the doctor she'll be working with. What begins with arguments, teasing, and mutual annoyance slowly turns into friendship. Friendship becomes stolen glances, quiet conversations, unexpected protectiveness, and feelings neither of them is ready to name. But falling in love is easy compared to everything that comes after. Between demanding careers, family expectations, misunderstandings, faith, and the fear of giving their hearts to someone else, Nadiya and Rayyan must discover whether love is strong enough to survive everything standing between them. Because sometimes, the person who gets on your nerves the most becomes the person your heart chooses forever. A sweet, emotional, slightly flirty Northern Nigerian romance about two stubborn hearts, one unexpected love, and everything that happens between the heartbeats. ❤️

AMARA **** WELCOME TO THE SECOND BOOK IN THE MY HEART SERIES **** Some hearts love quietly. Some people carry pain so gently that nobody notices they're hurting too. Amara has always been lovely, caring, and understanding to everyone around her... but no one truly understands her own struggles. After everything she witnessed because of her father, she promised herself she would never trust a man. Then she met him. No matter how hard she tried to push him away, he remained patient, gentle, and impossible to ignore. Before she realized it, he had found a place in the one place she had sworn no man ever would. And when he was gone... He was still stuck in her heart.

Rihanna is a very wonderful soul. she's fun to be with. she's always conscious about things that happens around her. Being herself in a world that is constantly trying to make her something else, is her greatest accomplishment so far. And one of the lessons she grew up with, was to always stay true to herself, and to never let what people say or do to her distract her from reaching her goals. Rihanna is a beautiful, and intelligent young lady who graduated from the university. She loves her family very much. She has two befriends, with different personalities who can be a pain in the neck sometimes, but loves her dearly. Rihanna's life story would be describe as "A rollercoaster" there's a lot to learn, unlearn, relearn, and become from this story. Most importantly, there's a particular secret that Rihanna isn't ready to reveal to the world. Rihanna's love life????? So, if you really want to know more about this wonderful story, why don't you hurry up and read 'DIARY OF AN INTROVERT'