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Imani's Story

Imani's story unfolds during a meeting between a writer and a young woman who shares her story of love, loss, and rediscovery. A walk down memory lane where secrets are shared and regrets remain high.

Deborah Anomnachi

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THE RESIDENTS OF KOSO STREET

A peek into the life, times, and shenanigans of the residents of Koso Street and their survival, with particular focus on key individuals.

Valuta

The Night I Got Trapped With The Campus King

A quiet campus girl who avoids trouble finds herself trapped with the most dangerous and popular guy on campus after a party night. One mistake leads to secrets, tension, and a connection she never expected.

Grace Tieku

Tortoise became a king

About our childhood tale's of the tortoise , outsmarting the king and marrying the princess.just a short tale to bring back our childhood memories

Favour onyekachi

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THE FORGOTTEN LETTER

A dusty letter hidden inside an old library book was never meant to be found. When Adaeze, a final-year university student, discovers it, she becomes obsessed with finding the mysterious "Daniel" mentioned in it. What starts as simple curiosity soon turns into an emotional journey filled with forgotten promises, hidden truths, unexpected friendships, and a love story that refused to die. Some letters arrive late... But they still change lives.

Okondu Oluchuwu Fredrick

THE FORBIDDEN ROUTE

In the heart of an isolated American forest, three friends—Noah, Aria, and Tyler—stumble upon a hidden route that was never meant to be discovered. What begins as a simple adventure quickly turns into a terrifying journey beyond reality, where paths change without warning, unseen forces watch every move, and every decision carries consequences. As the mysterious world around them begins to learn their fears, predict their choices, and reshape itself to control them, they are forced into a fight for survival unlike anything they have ever imagined. But escaping the forest may not be enough—because some places do not let go so easily. **Forbidden Route** is a gripping adventure thriller filled with mystery, suspense, and unexpected twists that will pull readers into a world where the unknown is always watching.

Jedidiah Chinonso

Small Hero, Big Problem

Mike Ansah is a professional hero - monster hunter, magical problem solver, and self-certified genius. He has killed monsters, broken curses, sent wizards running and once talked his way out of a cannibal giant's dinner plans. He is, by any reasonable measure, the most dangerous person in whatever room he happens to be standing in. However he has one small flaw: he finds most things too easy. So when a mysterious organization begins abducting children across the kingdom using invisible rocs, Mike doesn't just investigate. He disguises himself as a nine-year-old, waits in an empty field, and lets himself get scooped off the ground by a giant bird. He now finds himself trapped in a palace of impossible beauty run by said mysterious organization and surrounded by frightened children. Stuck in the form of a not-too powerless child, our great hero must figure out the vile mysterious plans of the abductors and rescue the kids all without any backup while being surrounded by enemies known and unknown.

Prince Gabriel Kusi

The Runaway Heiress's Unexpected love

"Then don't let them take me." The words were barely a whisper, swallowed by the chaos raging beyond the crumbling wall where they hid. Tiwa Adeyemi didn't survive Lagos's most dangerous market raid just to fall for the man who pulled her out of it — especially not one she insulted the moment they met. She's a billionaire heiress who walked away from her empire — hunted by a 50-million-naira bounty, and desperate to stay free. Tunde is a Mainland bus driver with a guarded past and no business making her problem his own. They shouldn't trust each other. They certainly shouldn't want each other. But forced proximity changes everything. Stolen glances in the dark. Hands that linger too long. A fierce, inconvenient hunger neither of them can outrun. Tiwa, who fled a gold-plated cage, never expected safety to feel like this — rough-edged and real and dangerously close to love. And Tunde, who buried his past beneath years of grinding survival, never planned on someone like her melting his heart. Someone wants her found. Someone wants her silenced. And the truth that binds them may cost everything… Or give them the one thing they never saw coming.

Okafor Jennifer

CHILL GUY

The story explores the life of Jayden as he struggles with identity crisis. His looks apparently do not fit into the beauty standards of the cruel world. He is hated and alienated which makes him hate himself. His trauma starts to heal when he gets money.

ATUHWERA DAPHINE

Heart at war

Heart at War is a romance story about two people who fall in love despite facing conflicts, misunderstandings, and challenges from family, friends, or society. As their feelings grow stronger, they must decide whether their love is worth fighting for. The story explores love, sacrifice, trust, heartbreak, and the courage to follow one's heart.

Favour Oghenekome

MALAIKA | 18+

Eliav has always suspected that his wife, Benita, loved his half-brother Omari more than she ever loved him. When Benita loses her memories after a kidnapping, that suspicion becomes impossible to ignore. Though she remembers no one, Omari is the only person capable of drawing out pieces of the woman she used to be. As old insecurities resurface, Eliav must also hunt down a traitor hidden within MALAIKA, the powerful criminal syndicate he leads. With an estranged brother working against them from the shadows and tensions threatening to tear the organisation apart, Eliav finds himself fighting battles on every front. The question haunting him most, however, isn't who betrayed him. It's whether Benita ever truly chose him at all.

Osasu Nwanne

Whispers of the Heir

In a world of power and legacy, she was never meant to be his.........

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DESTINY: An African Tale

Ogalanya is a name and it's as good as being referred to as riches in a particular region in a far away landscape in Africa. This happens to be the birth name given to a boy in a remote part of that region. He suffered scarcity growing up. He saw himself in abject poverty, but he struggled, managed and moved on as life detected for him. One fateful day, Ogalanya was found guilty for committing an abominable atrocity in his community. He was found convicted, and sentenced to BANISHMENT, by the OKE MMOR (high priest) of the village. Leaving his parents, Ichie Ndubuisi Ogadinma and Mrs. Adaku Ogadinma, his siblings, Nnenne, Nnenna and Nkechi, behind. OGALANYA WAS BANISHED FROM HIS COMMUNITY NOT TO RETURN BACK AGAIN! A man by name Mr. Akuchie Igwe came to his rescue. Mr. Akuchie happened to be on vacation to the village to visit his relatives and friends when everything happened, and he decided to step in. When he was going back to the city he decided to take Ogalanya along. Would taking Ogalanya to the city make or mar him? Find out in this intriguing book; DESTINY: An African Tale.

Olisa'Ndozi F.

The Spider's Lies That Broke the World

A small brown spider named Udo lives in the rafters of the chief's hut, ignored and unseen. Her web is beautiful, catching moonlight like silver thread, but Udo craves more than admiration, she craves power. So she begins to whisper. To the chief, she whispers the healer cursed his son. To the healer, she whispers the chief plans to banish him. To the firstborn son, she whispers his brother has been sent to kill him. To the brother, she whispers his father loves the firstborn more. Each whisper sounds like concern, but each is a lie. Within one moon, the village collapses into suspicion and fear. Families refuse to eat together. Neighbors who shared yams for thirty years stop speaking. The firstborn son flees into the forest. The brother sharpens his knife to hunt him. Udo sits in her web and smiles as the world breaks around her. The spirits of the river, forest, and sky summon her. She admits she wanted to be seen, to be unforgettable. They curse her: she will weave in corners forever, and every web will remind humans of the spider who broke the world with her tongue. Her power to lie is taken. She can only speak truth now, but the truth is too heavy. The world remains cracked. Families still do not speak. Hearts still do not open. The story is a haunting lesson about how one small lie, believed by one small village, can shatter generations. The spider is still watching. Still waiting. Still hoping you will believe just one small whisper.

Nathaniel Ethe

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Trapped

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Shalom 2 weeks ago

Wow I enjoyed it ❤️

Whispers of the Heir

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Jane 2 weeks ago

I love the story so much 😍😍

Whispers of the Heir

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Anne 3 weeks ago

Great job

THE EMPTY THRONE

by Anne

Uchechukwu Eze 3 months ago

Beautiful

Trapped

by Justprattsoma

Tor Tever 7 months ago

A great work of art

Unpredictable

by Weirdo 💙💙

Tor Tever 7 months ago

A great work of art

Unpredictable

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Tor Tever 7 months ago

A great work of art

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A great work of art

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A great work of art

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A great work of art

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The Woman Who Stole Fire from Gods

The night the fire died, the world fell into endless darkness. The gods, jealous of human warmth and love, took back every flame, cooking fires, torches, lamps, even the spark of fireflies. In the village of Umuoha, a potter named Adaeze refuses to watch her daughter freeze. With nothing but determination, she walks into the forbidden darkness toward the sacred mountain where the gods hide their stolen fire. At the foot of the mountain, she meets the python guardian and trades her voice to pass. At the middle, she meets the leopard guardian and trades her hands. At the top, she meets the eagle guardian and offers her life. But the eagle reveals the terrible truth: the gods do not want her voice, her hands, or her life. They want her daughter the one who still believes the world is kind, the one who has not yet learned to fear the dark. Adaeze weeps, and her tears fall on the cold stone. Where they fall, small golden flames appear. The eagle tells her she has given more than the gods asked, she has given her tears, and her tears have made fire from stone. She takes the flames home. Her daughter lives. The world is bright again. But every night, Adaeze looks at the mountain and wonders how long before the cold gods return for another bargain. The story is a haunting lesson about sacrifice, a mother's love, and the terrifying price of challenging forces greater than yourself.

Nathaniel Ethe

A Woman, A Mischief

A Woman, A Mischief At fifty-six, Eniola is everything her family once prayed for. Respected businesswoman. Church leader. Provider. Survivor. The first person in generations to escape the quiet poverty that swallowed both sides of her family. But inside the silence of her success lives a question she has spent decades avoiding: What did it cost her to become this woman? Born into a crowded polygamous household in southwestern Nigeria, Eniola grows up brilliant, disciplined, and dangerously hopeful. While beauty opens doors around her, poverty keeps shutting them. Denied university despite extraordinary academic promise, she leaves home young and enters Life carrying faith, ambition, and an unspoken terror of becoming trapped like the women before her. As years pass, Eniola builds a life through ruthless discipline and moral restraint, refusing the shortcuts many around her accept for survival. Her rise appears miraculous. Yet beneath her success, strange prophecies, fractured memories, emotional isolation, and buried grief begin gathering like shadows. Then old memories begin returning. A hospital corridor. A missing truth. A decision nobody fully understands. And a sentence she once tried to forget: “You cannot keep both.” Moving across decades, secrets, church culture, family wounds, and the fragile line between spiritual destiny and inherited trauma, A Woman, A Mischief is a nonlinear literary mystery about motherhood, sacrifice, survival, and the silent ways people disappear inside the lives they fought to build.

Precious OJ

Why Leopards Hate Goats in Silence

Long ago, when all animals spoke the same language, the leopard and the goat were true friends not neighbors, not acquaintances, but brothers of the forest. They ate together, walked together, and protected each other's children. When the leopard's wife fell deathly ill, the only cure was the heart of a goat. Torn between saving his wife and betraying his friend, the leopard instead asked the goat to guard his cubs while he searched for a fake herb. The goat promised to protect them with his life. But when the goat's own hungry children came crying for him, he abandoned the leopard's cubs and ran home. In his absence, the cubs wandered into the forest alone and died. The leopard returned to find his den empty, then discovered the goat standing over the body of his youngest cub, weeping excuses. The leopard did not roar. He did not snarl. He simply stared and in that silence, a curse was born. His wife died of grief that same night. The leopard swore an oath to the moon: from that day forward, he would never warn his enemy, never announce his rage, never make a sound before he strikes. That is why leopards hunt in silence and hate goats without a word. Not because goats are prey, but because a goat once called himself a friend, made a sacred promise, and broke it for his own family. The leopard never forgot. The leopard never forgave. And the leopard will never, ever roar again.

Nathaniel Ethe

The Boy Who Opened the Forbidden Door

In the village of Nimo, ten-year-old Obinna hears something impossible every night, three slow, heavy knocks coming from beneath his grandmother's hut. His grandmother warns him never to lift the goat skin covering the hidden trapdoor. She warns him never to touch the iron ring. She warns him never to answer the knocks. But curiosity burns stronger than fear. One night, Obinna climbs down the ladder beneath the hut and discovers a stone door carved with ancient symbols and the warning: "OPEN AND LOSE." Behind the door sits a grey-skinned man with familiar eyes, his grandfather, who disappeared decades ago without explanation. The grandfather reveals the terrible truth: the door was opened a thousand years ago by the first curious boy, and since then, one boy from each generation must sit in the underground chamber while the previous prisoner goes free. Obinna's grandfather takes his place in the world above. Obinna becomes the new prisoner, his skin turning grey, his body frozen on the stone stool, his eyes closing for fifty years. He can hear the village above. He can hear his family live and die. But he cannot move or speak. He can only knock. Three knocks. Slow. Heavy. Waiting for the next curious child to set him free and trap themselves forever. The story is a haunting warning about curiosity, disobedience, and the cruel inheritance of family secrets. The door is never empty. The curse only changes faces.

Nathaniel Ethe

The Tortoise Who Outwitted Spirits… and Paid

Mbeku the tortoise is old, clever, and tired of being small. Ignoring his wife's warning, he sneaks into the sacred grove at midnight and steals twelve glowing spirit yams from the forbidden garden of the faceless spirits. He feeds his family the yams, and they grow powerful, faster, stronger, feared by all. Mbeku becomes the self-proclaimed king of the forest. But his shadow begins to change. It grows larger, moves on its own, and develops glowing blue eyes. The spirits come to him in a dream and reveal the truth: every yam he ate was a promise, a signature, a doorway. His shadow is no longer his own. It is a passage for the spirits to enter the world. Mbeku loses his shadow, then his power, then his freedom. At midnight, twelve spirits pour out of his returned shadow and place a terrible curse upon him. He must carry his own house on his back forever crawling from village to village, unable to rest, unable to put the weight down. The story is a haunting lesson about pride, deception, and the difference between cleverness and wisdom. The spirits never lose. They only wait. And every choice plants a seed that must one day be harvested.

Nathaniel Ethe

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The Albino Child Who Dreamed Color

In a quiet village in Edo where red earth spreads, a girl is born without pigment, her pale skin and bright eyes marking her as an omen. To her neighbors, she is a witch, a curse; to her mother, she is Isoken “Satified with what God gives.” Isoken learns early that her difference is a burden as she grows up beneath the weight of whispers and superstition. While other children dance freely under the sun, she learns to dream far from it. She dreams of a future where difference is not feared but celebrated, a sanctuary for all those the world refuses to see: the blind, the deaf, the scarred, and the forgotten, a place where they can all belong. But dreams are dangerous in a place ruled by fear. Each step she takes toward her vision draws new rejection. Each small act of courage tests how far she is willing to go. Will Isoken’s light survive in a world determined to dim it? Or will her voice be the one to awaken others who, like her, were told they didn’t belong? The Albino Child Who Dreamed Color is a haunting and hopeful story of courage, belonging, and the power

Stephenie Abiegbe

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Escape from 'Okimmiri'.

It started as a wish, then grew to a desire, transitioned to a dream, and finally actions were taken with opportunities aligned, blooming a very-so-beauitiful future. Ikemgba, now called Joseph built silent dreams on becoming a 'white-coat man', as his friend, Maduba termed Medical practitioners. And being the first born and son, an ancestral line that told that he was one of the last descendants of Okimmiri, knew that such a dream is impossible. Also considering, they were embedded with the healing power of bending blood to their will. With his father on death's bed, the boy subconsciously wished him gone. When the old man finally took his breath, kicking the bucket, the boy took to his heels leaving on a promise of periodic letter visit from him to his siblings. A missionary scholarship program in display, he took the grand opportunity and was discipled under Rev'd Felix Eddington. But as time ticked and ocean tide rose, home called, echoing at every corner of the earth. He could escape Ezenuka Village Community, but not the blood that runs in his veins. Left no choice, he answered, fulfilling a prophecy that stood after the beginning of time. A price was to be paid, blood was to be shed, how would Ikemgba keep his dreams afloat when the gods were calling?

Ifeanyi Felix

CHOICES THAT BUILD NOT BREAK

In Choices That Build, Not Break, Doc-Cally shares a moving true reflection drawn from an ordinary day that revealed extraordinary lessons about life, love, and mistakes. A simple visit to the salon becomes a mirror of society’s silent struggles, where emotions often overpower wisdom and innocence suffers quietly. Through the story of a young mother and her neglected child, Doc-Cally exposes the painful realities behind rushed choices and misplaced desires. She reminds readers that life doesn’t shatter all at once, it cracks slowly, one compromise at a time. With heartfelt honesty, she urges youths to think, pray, and choose wisely before acting on fleeting emotions. Choices That Build, Not Break is a timeless reminder that every decision we make is either building our peace or breaking our future.

Mary-Cynthia Kosisochukwu Udemba

The Crownless Jewel

In the ancient Yoruba city of Ile-Ife, a time of spiritual and ecological decline unfolds as sacred traditions are abandoned in favour of foreign trade and modernisation. Adegoke, the gifted but overlooked son of a minor court artisan, feels the weight of this disconnection deeply—especially as the once-vibrant Osun River sickens and the people forget their covenant with the Orisha. After a mysterious voice from the river reveals a shattered beaded crown—a symbol of the sacred pact between the Oba and Oshun, goddess of rivers—Adegoke discovers he is the “unwilling heir” destined to restore balance. Guided by cryptic wisdom from the reclusive Babalawo Baba Ologun and accompanied by his sharp-witted friend Ifeoma, daughter of the royal drummer, Adegoke embarks on a quest to recover the three fragments of the crown before the next full moon. Their journey takes them through the enchanted Iron Forest, where truth must be spoken to outwit the trickster spirit Àjẹ́, and into the heart of political betrayal when they confront Prince Adetola—the Oba’s brother—who has hidden the final fragment within a royal scepter while promoting destructive “progress” that poisons the land. Through sacrifice, sincerity, and song, Adegoke and Ifeoma summon a sacred white crocodile, fulfil Adetola’s impossible challenge, and awaken his buried conscience. In an act of communal healing, the prince joins them in reuniting the crown—not through force or ritual alone, but through renewed commitment to memory, reciprocity, and reverence for the land. When Oshun herself rises from the river, she crowns not a king, but Adegoke—the “crownless” boy who dared to care. The restored covenant flows not from gold or power, but from daily acts of respect, storytelling, and stewardship. In the end, Adegoke becomes known as “the Listener,” teaching future generations that true legacy lives not in objects, but in choices made with clean hands and open hearts.

Olumide Benjamin

THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME

Amaka’s marriage was supposed to be a haven, but behind closed doors, she faced control, cruelty, and fear. Determined to reclaim her life, she fights for her voice, her dreams, and her daughter’s future. This House Is Not a Home is a powerful story of resilience, courage, and the strength it takes to break free.

Mirabel Ujunwa

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One Night-Stand With The Stranger

One night. One secret. One billionaire boss who remembers everything. Five years ago, a heartbroken dare led Halen into the arms of a devastating stranger. The morning after, he vanished, leaving only a memory—and a life-changing secret she’s raised alone. Now, the struggling single mom finally lands her dream job. But her new CEO is Nathan Harrington: the same man whose whiskey-colored eyes still haunt her dreams. He’s richer, more powerful, and more determined than ever. And when he discovers the son he never knew he had, Nathan isn’t asking for a second chance. He’s demanding a future. But between boardroom battles, a vicious media circus, and his own ruthless family, claiming his family might cost them everything they’ve just found.

Ayoola Olamide

The Depths of Jealous Tides

Beneath the shimmering waters of the Lee Ocean Kingdom, beauty and peace hide a painful past—one shaped by jealousy, betrayal, and a friendship that was broken forever. Years ago, Samantha’s envy led her to betray her closest friend, Vienna, in a desperate attempt to claim the love of a noble merman named Ben. Her plan failed, and she was banished, leaving behind a kingdom scarred by her actions. Though time passed and peace returned, the truth of that betrayal was never fully forgotten. Fifteen years later, Vienna and Ben now rule the kingdom and raise their twin daughters, Vivi and Vino—two girls who share the same face but possess very different hearts. Curious and adventurous, they are drawn to a forbidden valley their mother has warned them never to enter. Beyond that boundary, they encounter Samuel and Sam, mysterious twin brothers from a world their parents have kept hidden. Despite warnings on both sides, a secret bond begins to grow between them—one built on curiosity, connection, and the first stirrings of love. As the four meet in secret, emotions deepen and questions begin to rise. Why are their families divided? What truth lies behind the forbidden valley? And what does the past have to do with their unexpected connection? Unaware that their lives are tied to an old betrayal, Vivi and Vino move closer to a truth that could change everything they know about their family, their kingdom, and themselves. The Depths of Jealous Tides is a captivating underwater fantasy of love, secrets, and destiny—where the past refuses to stay buried, and every choice sends ripples through the future.

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Between Duty And Desire 💕

She built walls to protect her future. He showed up to break them—without forcing, without rushing… just staying. In a world where love feels like a distraction, Amara must choose between the life she planned and the feelings she never saw coming.

Favour Unyime

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A Woman, A Mischief

Precious OJ

Shadows of the Kano Crescent

Behind the gilded gates of the elite Crescent, the truth is the most dangerous currency. In a city defined by its towering ambitions and ancient whispers, the Kano Crescent stands as a beacon of power. But for those who live within its curve, the shadows are lengthening. When a long-buried family secret begins to surface, it threatens to shatter the carefully polished reputations of the city’s most influential dynasty. At the heart of the storm is a protagonist caught between two worlds: the duty they owe to their heritage and a forbidden attraction to the one person who could expose everything. As the line between ally and enemy blurs, they must navigate a maze of high-society deception and urban noir. In the Crescent, everyone has something to hide—and some are willing to kill to keep their secrets hidden in plain sight.

Ihsan Ali Bashir

When The Drums Fell Silent

When a group of American cultural researchers arrives in a quiet Nigerian village to study its ancient artifacts, they expect history, not heartbreak. What they don’t expect is a forbidden love—between a village princess bound by tradition and a foreigner destined to leave. In a land where ancestry is sacred and duty outweighs desire, love becomes a rebellion… and goodbye becomes the hardest promise to keep.

Favoured Adanna Onwuama

The Crownless Jewel

Olumide Benjamin

Big Dreams

Hunger...poverty... underdevelopment... Words that are always associated with Africa, have we ever wondered why that is the case? Why are we associated with such words when there's a lot more to us; our history and heritage, our cultures and our languages. We can't ignore the fact that we indeed have our own vices, but why should the vices be glorified when there are a plethora of beautiful things about us? "Don't you think you'll bore the class with this?" Chinaemerem asked as she turned the pages of my paper. "You think so?" I asked, "Yeah, I'm bored already and you're just midway your first page. No offense Ify, but could you make it more interesting?. Maybe add some personal experience to brighten it up. If you have no personal experience you can always ask someone around" Chinaemerem suggested "that's a brilliant idea, thank you so much Emerem. I think I'll do that instead" I won't bore you with a lecture on how we could be better as a people. I mean, if we could solve hunger and poverty it would not exist but nobody knows how to, not even the greatest minds. So why spend the little time we have glorifying our impediments, when we can revere our cultures and experiences? My name is Ifeanyichukwu Adeduni Agu, I am an igbo girl from Nigeria, a country in West Africa. And this is one of my experiences. "Now this is perfect, continue" she said sitting back.

Agomoh Amarachukwu Sophia

THE UNBROKEN PATH

In the quiet village of Umueze, where faith and tradition intertwine, Nkem Okeke is born into a deeply religious family whose devotion to God runs as thick as the red soil beneath their feet. But beneath their harmony lies a wound — the family’s longing for a son in a culture that measures legacy by lineage. From childhood, Nkem’s curiosity and courage set her apart. While her father preaches purity and restraint, she dreams of independence and purpose beyond the confines of tradition. When she earns admission to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nkem steps into a new world — one that challenges her upbringing and forces her to redefine what faith, womanhood, and freedom truly mean. Her journey is one of strength tested by rejection, of conviction shaken by love, and of a daughter’s quest to reconcile faith with individuality. When her defiance leads to her father’s fury and eventual disownment, Nkem must walk an unbroken path of forgiveness, resilience, and redemption. Set against the lush backdrop of Igbo culture, The Unbroken Path is a moving tale of courage, self-discovery, and the power of staying true to one’s values in a world that demands conformity. It celebrates womanhood, questions rigid traditions, and reminds us that true faith is not in appearance — but in love, compassion, and purpose.

Opara Success Chidinma

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Trauma Code: A Happy Ending or Not

Life doesn't always go as planned, Or Does it? Follow Ron on her journey to discover Life and it's dealings.

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THE SCARRED SCRIBBLER

Mary-Cynthia Udemba, a resilient medical student and writer, navigates betrayal, pressure, and self-doubt while chasing a dream to transform healthcare in Africa. In a world that tries to silence her, she finds her voice through writing inspiring others to rise above their scars. Dreams of a Scarred Scribbler is a story of hope, purpose, and the power of resilience.

Mary-Cynthia Kosisochukwu Udemba

Stay On Line

When you receive a phone call at work that threatens your life; when the slightest deviation from the caller's instructions spells doom for every other member of your family, what do you do? What do you do when evil personified decides that you are its most important target? It happened to me!

Dike Ekejiuba

MALAIKA | 18+

Osasu Nwanne

CHOICES THAT BUILD NOT BREAK

Mary-Cynthia Kosisochukwu Udemba

Nemesis

The story follows Aisha, whose father, Samuel, is wrongfully convicted. Traumatized by corrupt police and societal betrayal, she abandons her innocence, transforms herself, and eventually teams up with Jemima—a survivor in her own right—to exact justice. After years in hiding, deception, and moral compromise, the two women decide that the legal system will never deliver. They must become the instrument of vengeance. Using secrets, infiltration, betrayal, and even help from Samuel’s prison contacts, they build a plan to take down the retired policemen who ruined their lives—one by one.

Farouk Sadeeq

INTENSE LOVE IN SECRET

This is a mystery driven and yet romantic journey of a lady named Elara.... In a quest to satisfy her curiosity, she unfolds many secrets and falls deeply in love. Read to know more...

Opara Success Chidinma

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