Playing For Keeps(Book 1 In The Keeps Universe)

A secret engagement.
A million-dollar dowry.
A fearless hijabi journalist.
The world's most desirable Muslim footballer.

Amal Yunusa Matawalle never liked Haider Umar Maidutse. To her, he was just another overhyped footballer, crafted for PR, flashing sujood for the cameras, and hiding behind scandals the media could never get enough of. She wanted nothing to do with him.

But Haider had already fallen. Long before Amal gave him the time of day, he saw her brilliance, her fire, and her fearless honesty...and he knew she was the one.

As their paths collide across Europe and Nigeria, Amal slowly begins to see the man beneath the fame: not the footballer the world drools over, but the believer who kneels when the cameras are gone, the son, the lover, the fighter for something purer than the tabloids could ever print.

From rooftop dinners in Barcelona to diamond-studded nights in Kano...

From whispered phone calls to viral scandals...

From hijabs to heartbreak, this love story drips with gold, secrets, and glamour.

This isn't just a romance.
It's a headline.
It's a legacy.
It's a fairytale written in designer heels and designer deen.