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Odeluwa

Odeluwa

Sophia was supposed to be on a flight back to Lagos, but fate had other plans for her. Her NYSC posting letter sends her to Neku, a village so obscure that even her platoon officer has never heard of it. Yet when she finally arrives, tucked between rolling green hills beneath a purple-orange sky, the people are waiting for her. They are almost too happy to see her, claiming she was the first Corper they ever received. Neku is beautiful, but fear lives there. Beyond its hills, neighbouring villages are being emptied one after another by armed invaders. Homes have burned, farms have been abandoned, and families sleep with bags packed beside their beds. Death tolls was too much yet the media publicise it falsely. And somehow, Sophia's arrival has given the people of Neku hope. It begins with a priest touching the strange birthmark on her wrist and whispering a name she has never heard before. ODELUWA. From since that encounter, strange things started happening to her, haunting her. And despite her dead mother warnings to leave the village, she couldn't. And while the horrors of Neku persisted, she met the man whom she'll fall in love with, but was destined to destroy her. With him, she dug deeper Sophia digs into Neku's past, discovered lies she's been told. And one day, when the armed men have come to spill blood on the land, Sophia would suffer the worst just to liberate the people of Neku. But the most emotional part is the part where Odeluwa leaves.

Queenet Ani Queenet Ani
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Bewitched

Bewitched

Maria Benson is just a 200-level university student trying to live a normal life, until she suddenly inherits the magical powers of her great grandmother. At first, Maria sees her new abilities as nothing more than fun. But when the spirit of her great grandmother, Sarah, appears to her, Maria discovers that her powers came from a dark deal made decades ago. Sarah wanted power. She got it. But every deal with the supernatural has a price. Now an ancient demon named Calius has come to collect what he believes belongs to him. Maria must learn to control powers she never asked for while uncovering the truth about her family’s past. But the more she learns about Sarah’s deal, the more she realizes something terrifying: She may not have inherited Sarah’s powers. She may have inherited her debt.

The Reaper The Reaper
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The Woman Behind The Door

The Woman Behind The Door

Sixteen-year-old Amara has always believed she knows her family. She lives a comfortable life with her wealthy parents in Lagos, surrounded by everything a girl her age could want. But for as long as she can remember, Amara has been haunted by the same nightmare: a terrified woman crying in a dark room while her father drags her behind a locked door. Everyone tells Amara it's nothing more than a childhood nightmare. Then, one ordinary afternoon, Amara discovers a hidden door inside her father's wardrobe. Behind it is a room that should not exist. And inside that room is a woman who has been imprisoned for years. A woman Amara has never met. A woman whose face she has seen countless times in her dreams. The woman's name is Lydia, and she claims she was once the family's maid. She also claims that Amara's entire childhood is built on a lie. As Amara secretly returns to the room, Lydia slowly reveals a horrifying story of abuse, betrayal and captivity. She tells Amara that Victor, the man Amara has called her father all her life, destroyed her life and took away something she could never replace. Her child. The more Amara investigates, the more pieces of her childhood begin to fall apart. Old memories suddenly make sense. Questions she never thought to ask become impossible to ignore. And the people she trusted most begin behaving like strangers. But Lydia's story is only the beginning. Amara soon discovers that her family has been hiding more than one secret. Victor's respectable image conceals a dangerous criminal world, while Esther—the woman Amara has always called her mother—may know far more about Lydia's imprisonment than she admits. As Amara gets closer to the truth, she realizes that exposing her parents could destroy the life she has always known. But keeping silent could leave Lydia trapped forever. And when the people responsible realize that Amara knows too much, she becomes their biggest threat. Because the woman behind the door isn't the only secret her family has buried. And the truth about who Amara really is could change everything.

Favour's pen Favour's pen
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CARNIMUS: TROC

CARNIMUS: TROC

SUMMARY: ||The Rise Of Carnimus: TROC|| Quick heads-up on Xorev. Xorev: A mixture my father, Elias Civorison, made. To bring the dead back. But the moon and water demand balance. The cost: Zero peace. Misery. Static regret. You feed on human hearts. Burning. Uncontrollable. You watch everyone you love die. You live. Forever. • Most times, you’re the reason they die. Eternity of loneliness. Unforgettable pain. Will you risk it? My father did. AND NOW I’M THE ROC. The first of them. He turned me into a Carnimus. With one dose. Not to live. To avenge his death. To protect my mother. I did the opposite. I tore her heart from her chest with my own hands. And I didn't stop there. Half of Texol City was left heartless. I wasn’t myself. I was transforming. When my eyes turned brown again, the dead outnumbered the living. So I ran. For more than a century. Hiding from the world. Hiding from me. Everything changed the day I went back. With flowers. To the cemetery. To her grave. To see my mom one last time. Felt her bones turning to sand. Before I could flee, I saw her. A girl with my mother’s exact face. The same face from the photo I’ve carried for 100 years. "What the—" I had to know her. Not for answers. For the chance to feel close to my mom again. So I followed her. Into a high school. Into her life. Burying what I am. Until I got tangled with her brother. Believe me, everything changed. "I'm a carnimus. You are human. We have no path."

Ndineze Jecinta Ndineze Jecinta
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