Africa Stories

A pacifist with a war god trapped in her bones must decide between stirring her demons or watching her allies and enemies unite against her. ***** When Queen Nomvula finds herself threatened by a reckless prince, she's cornered into navigating a battle that will devastate the region, and her clan, should it escalate. Worse, someone knows about her deadly secret, and where its bloody trail eventually ends. Staying ahead of her enemies means risking her land, her values, and even her children, all while keeping the war god inside her from takings matters into its own hands.

Three knocks. A voice from a dead friend. A countdown ticking down from 11:47 PM. When Dami receives a mysterious call from his deceased roommate, he thinks it's a cruel prank. But as thick black marker bleeds onto his door and the shadows in his room begin to move, he realizes the truth is far worse. He has ten minutes to figure out who is standing beside him-and what really happened on the eighteenth.

When the bride disappears hours before her wedding, Summayah is forced to marry the stranger she was never meant to meet. Sent from Nigeria to India as his new wife, she expects a marriage built on deception and nothing more. But as secrets surface, boundaries blur, and a man she never chose begins to steal her heart, Summayah must decide whether their marriage was a cruel twist of fate or something Allah had planned all along. Author's Note I actually wrote this story back in 2021, when I was around 18/19, and coming back to it now at 23 is... an experience. There are definitely parts that make me cringe, but I also think there's something here that's too good to leave sitting in my drafts forever. So, I'm going to do my best to polish it, improve the writing, and hopefully give the story the version it deserves. Please be kind to 18-year-old me. She was trying. 😂 I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I've enjoyed bringing it back to life. ❤️

They were never supposed to fall in love. Bonnie has learned to keep her head down, work hard, and accept the life she has been given. James, on the other hand, has grown up surrounded by wealth, expectations, and a future that has already been planned for him. Then they meet. At first, their encounters seem accidental. But somehow, they keep crossing paths-always when no one is watching, always behind closed doors where they can forget about the differences between them. And slowly, something neither of them expected begins to grow. James finds himself falling for the one woman he was never supposed to want. Bonnie tries to convince herself that loving him is a mistake she cannot afford to make. But James's family has other plans. His mother has already chosen the woman she believes belongs beside her son. When she discovers Bonnie, she doesn't simply see a cleaner who has fallen for her wealthy son. She sees a young woman who could be walking into the same kind of humiliation she once experienced herself. But sometimes walking away from the person you love feels easier than watching them lose everything because of you. As family expectations, secrets, jealousy, and old wounds begin to collide, Bonnie and James must decide whether their love is strong enough to survive a world determined to keep them apart. Because falling in love was the easy part. Choosing each other may cost them everything.

Traded by a drunken father for a single pouch of coins, Anuwa refuses to bow to Chief Ikenga, the ruthless merchant who owns her debt. Expected to break, her fierce defiance instead shatters his cold armor, sparking a dangerous passion that threatens to burn Ubada's corrupt empire to ash.

"Being disillusioned is realizing that the boy you changed your religion for did not love his god as much as you thought...and he'll never love you either." A writer is not only characterized by their bestselling novel. A writer is somebody who dreams with their eyes open, that creates entire worlds with a pen and paper (or these days, a keyboard). But most of the time, writers are just storytellers. And I have got a couple stories to share with you. This anthology depicts how I have grown as a writer and I hope it inspires you to never give up, to never think your writing is "bad" and to just keep telling your story. You may read this book in any order- skip some stories or poems or whatever. In the end I just hope you enjoy.

Greedy lake mermaids stole the rainwater, and Katrien's only way home from the ancient Kingdom of Mapungubwe was to unseal it. Will she unseal the water and bring Mapungubwe to ruin, or will she join the ancient kingdom?

My version of Tarzan and his related characters in this universe, with them having incredible adventures, would continue to the next generation of the story.

One childhood wish. Two lives forever intertwined. ​Seven-year-old Park Jeong-min lives in the high-pressure shadow of Busan, while across the world, Kimya survives the rising violence of war in Congo DRC. Through a pen-pal exchange involving a pair of sneakers and a wax bracelet, the two form a unique bond and share a secret: they periodically swap bodies. As the years pass, they navigate each other's worldsㅡone a sanctuary of safety but suffocating expectations, the other breathtaking but scarred by relentless violence. At fifteen, a spiritual intervention severs their psychic link, trapping one in isolation, the other in constant peril. Years later, still haunted by Kimya's fate, Jeong-min becomes a doctor and volunteers in the DRC, risking his life to find her. Meanwhile, Kimya, now alone in a foreign country, battles unfamiliar customs as she searches for him in Korea. ​No longer children dreaming of escape, they are survivors seeking the only person who truly knows their souls.

The beginnings of a world war, a bandit invasion, an arena in the sky. Follow the tragedy of the carefree Enkerai in this coming of age tale that will change a continent forever. Part of The Ark Regenesis Saga (Arksong, Aster's Peace, Chronicles of The Novus Aevum, The Skylark Club).

In a world divided by war, five great nations have spent generations drowning in hatred, betrayal, and bloodshed. Awlama, the legendary Child of Thunder, was separated from her family as a child and raised by a mysterious warrior who taught her to master her extraordinary powers. When she returns home after ten years, she discovers that the peace her people long for is on the brink of collapse. As ancient Rings of unimaginable power resurface, kingdoms march to war, friendships are shattered by betrayal, and old secrets change the fate of nations. Along the way, Awlama reunites with her long-lost twin sister, Agyivye, forcing both of them to choose between revenge and a future built on peace. Meanwhile, a gifted prince named Akologi descends into darkness in his desperate search for recognition, setting in motion events that could destroy the world. With breathtaking battles, ancient prophecies, powerful warriors, magical abilities, and unforgettable twists, Chronicles of Awlama is an epic African fantasy about family, sacrifice, destiny, and the courage to break the endless cycle of hatred. When the fate of the Five Great Nations hangs in the balance, can two sisters become the peace the world has been waiting for? Power will divide them. Destiny will unite them.

Plagued by mysterious dark visions, an African painted dog princess is banished from her home. As she journeys to find where she truly belongs in her world, sheltering wherever the road takes her, scraping for meals and forming a pack of her own out of the most unlikely places, she finds that things are not always black and white when it comes to virtue and sacrifice. Revised edition--originally published in 2021. Co-writer: Ren Beta reading: Fable, Ryn, Tek, Ryder. *Content warning: contains animal injury, death, violence, ableism, strong language and mature themes.*

"You haven't known me much!" "Saif is there anything to know about you that's so important? If you left it to me I've known you good enough!" "Ilhan I like you for Allah's sake. And I don't know if you can see that. But even when one likes another for Allah's sake that doesn't mean forcing the other to accept every single thing about the other person. If I've got some things you don't like it's okay to tell me you ain't interested. It won't be right of me to be selfish and want you to accept me fully if you actually hate some things about me." "Saif who are you? You are scaring me out. You kept on saying things about you being a different person. Isn't this who you are?"

<< You are too soft to be an Alpha. You are sensible, too much sensible. You will be a victim of the succession rite >>. The Golden band 🪈... Gold fur, black skin, dark pupil, and a line of gold in their eyes. Best at tracking, overwhelming strength... The nightmare of those '' bloodsuckers ''. The strongest pack of United West Africa 🌍. They are said to be of divine blood 🩸... But the ancient power of the Stars have gone dry... Facing a constellation that appears out of the blue, in the sky, they are to go down the old path to have a chance to win the war. But the one the ancient god chose is not the favorite for the succession ahead, being the most fragile one among his brothers that are aiming for the throne...

Moses grew up on the streets of Lilongwe with nothing but his fists. One night, a gang breaks into his home and takes his little sister Aisha. The police won't help. Nobody cares about a street boy. Now Moses must use everything the streets taught him to get her back. But his enemy is not just a gang - it's one of the most powerful men in the city. Every fight brings him closer to a painful truth: the person who betrayed him is the one he trusted the most. Can one street boy beat a whole city? An African Action Thriller from Malawi. #action #revenge #africa #malawi #fight #thriller #streetfighter #wattpadoriginal

Forever Was Not Enough Amanda never imagined that marrying her childhood best friend would one day break her heart. When Bryan's dying mother asks for one final wish-to see her son settled down-he turns to the one person he trusts most: Amanda. Their marriage begins as a promise between best friends, a convenient arrangement built on loyalty, friendship, and years of shared memories. But some secrets refuse to stay buried. As Amanda slowly discovers that her feelings for Bryan have grown into something deeper, she begins to dream of the future they could build together. A real marriage. A real family. A real love. Then the truth shatters everything. Caught between the wife he chose and the woman he couldn't let go of, Bryan's hidden past threatens to destroy the fragile happiness Amanda has finally found. Betrayal, heartbreak, and devastating loss force Amanda to make the hardest decision of her life: fight for the man she loves or walk away to save herself. In a story filled with friendship, sacrifice, grief, motherhood, and second chances, Forever Was Not Enough explores the painful truth that love alone is not always enough-and sometimes losing everything is the only way to find yourself. Will Amanda and Bryan find their way back to each other, or are some wounds too deep to heal? A deeply emotional contemporary romance about love, betrayal, forgiveness, and the strength it takes to begin again.

Kezha only wanted to see Thailand. She never imagined that one decision would lead her somewhere she never expected to be. Arawaat. A kingdom filled with royalty, secrets, complicated relationships, and people who aren't always who they seem. And somehow, Kezha finds herself right in the middle of it all. She just doesn't know why yet. 👀

it is a story about givers and takers.

Striking. Heart-wrenching. Melancholic. He was torn away from his family. Sent to live with a private owner. Far from his brothers, alongside a leopard, Amani is a prisoner. While many would have stopped dwelling on the past, the savanna continues to occupy his thoughts. He keeps seeing his sisters again. His brother. His mother. Playing in the tall grass. When a tragic event restores his freedom, the young lion has a great journey ahead of him. For them. For his savanna. His quest has begun. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The devastation wrought by humans on wildlife is immeasurable and catastrophic. I hope this short story will help you better understand this. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Original language of the book: French Translation by @L0g0Z0g0.

Awarding Ghanaian Stories.... ★★★★★ ☆★★★★ ☆☆★★★ ☆☆☆★★ ☆☆☆☆★ ★ Open ★ Judging* ★ Closed