Thecatfishandme Stories

Snippets of a love story. Prequel to the Catfish & Me.

A crush on the popular boy at school sounds tough enough... Gorgeous, charming, and captain of Maxwell High's soccer team, Valentino Rosas is every girl's dream. And Inaya Muhammad, despite being head-over-heels in love with him, knows she can't do much about her feelings---as a Muslim, she can't have a relationship. So when Inaya's life as Maxwell High's next valedictorian completely changes, it isn't because of an arranged marriage; she doesn't take off her hijab, become internet famous, or anything like that. No---it all starts with a harmless catfishing scheme in the video game CrusadEon Online. Playing under her friend's profile, Inaya thinks she's snagged Valentino without breaking any rules. But with the unraveling of her family's secrets and uncovering Valentino's, Inaya's life offline starts to blur with her online persona. Can Inaya confess the truth about the redheaded warrior Valentino plays alongside before it's too late? Or is she doomed to lose his heart---and her own? YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE MUSLIM TO RELATE TO THIS BOOK!

A second chance with your crush should be the best thing ever.... Sequel to THE CATFISH & ME. Intelligent, elegant, and salutatorian of her graduating high school class, Inaya Muhammad has her eyes set on two things: a certain Salvadoran she plays CrusadEon Online with and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. But when Valentino starts becoming distant, Inaya knows there's not much she can do about it--after all, she can't have a relationship before marriage. So when her worldview completely shifts, it isn't because she gets dumped; she doesn't get a boyfriend, go partying, or anything like that. No, it all starts when what was supposed to be a regular freshman year in college starts acting up. With changes to her family dynamic and a new girl who could take Valentino away from her, will Inaya be able to create her own happily ever after? Or is she fated to move on from Valentino-in-game and in real life? [DRAFT-UNEDITED]