Playing For Keeps(Book 1 In The Keeps Universe)
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A secret engagement.
A million-dollar dowry.
A fearless hijabi journalist.
And the world's most desired Muslim footballer.
Amal Yunusa Matawalle never trusted men like Haider Umar Maidutse.
To the world, he was football's golden boy - scoring impossible goals, making sujood beneath stadium lights, and carrying the image of the perfect Muslim celebrity. But Amal saw something different beneath the polished interviews and viral charity clips.
PR.
Manufactured perfection.
Secrets wrapped in expensive smiles.
As an investigative journalist feared across political and football circles alike, Amal built her career exposing carefully hidden truths - and Haider was no exception.
But while Amal spent years trying to uncover the man behind the headlines...
Haider had already fallen for her.
Long before she looked his way, he admired her fire, her intelligence, and the fearless honesty that made powerful men uncomfortable. To him, Amal wasn't just another woman in the crowd.
She was peace.
As their worlds collide between Barcelona, Madrid, Geneva, and Northern Nigeria, Amal slowly begins to discover the truth about the man she swore she would never love. Not the football icon worshipped by millions, but the believer who prays when the cameras are gone... the son carrying grief behind fame... the man trying to survive a world determined to consume him.
And somewhere between luxury dinners, whispered late-night calls, media scandals, and a love neither of them dares to name...
The line between suspicion and devotion begins to blur.
From old-money glamour to Northern Nigerian royalty...
From football stadiums to private family compounds...
From designer heels to quiet tahajjud nights...
This is not just a romance.
It's a scandal.
A legacy.
A modern fairytale wrapped in silk, secrets, and surrender.
And when the entire world begins watching their love story unfold...
Walking away is no longer an option.
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