The Devil Lied

Sometimes the secrets of the past are too painful to remain hidden in the shadows.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Bettina Jaja spent years of her life obeying a man everyone both revered and feared, a man she called her husband-a man of God who gave her a comfortable life by all external accounts. Why, then, was she so unhappy?Mummy Jaja, as their congregation called her, knew she had failed as a mother for many reasons... but could she stop the generational curses caused by her years of silence from being passed on? Can she save her children from suffering her fate?Adam, her oldest, riddled by years of drug use and mental illness, was being hidden away from society. Chloe, Daddy's shadow growing up, was detached from her children and seemed bent on living a life of debauchery. Ben, her baby, was lost without her guidance, stumbling through his schooling. And Calli...Calli was mirroring Bettina's own tragic life, a life that had been decided for her.Fearing it is too late, Bettina takes a stand against her tyrannical husband, the man who nobody dared disobey without fear of retaliation, in the hopes of finally putting an end to thePouring her heart out in her uncensored life story, she delivers her true self to her children. But will they read it? Doing so means defying Daddy. Doing so means being damned.In this often heart-wrenching look into the life of one mother yearning for freedom and for her children's happiness, you'll find out just what a mother is willing to sacrifice for the sake of her children.Discover the indomitable power of a mother's love, even when it is suppressed and demonized.

He had been unable to take his eyes off the maid of honour, who also happened to be the twin of the bride. And she noticed.Emmanuelle and Pamelle Ukpabi are twin sisters who are as different temperamentally as they are alike physically.Pamelle got herself nicknamed pepper just because she is hot like the small Italian pepper. But when she meets the gentle parish pastor of Unchanging Faith International Church, Obasse Edim, both are faced with the greatest character challenge they had ever encountered.Obasse, who was the groom's local pastor, had been asked to preach the sermon at Akim Duke's wedding to Emmanuelle Ukpabi, in Emmanuelle and Pamelle's local church. Fighting his attraction to her was not the only battle he had on his hands. Pamelle's character and faith opposed Obasse's.Could love get a chance?

In The Days After that Night, three Ijaw women collide to shape the future of renowned energy engineer, Dinipre "Dini" Brisibe. His wife, who couldn't give him a child, his mother, who believed she knew best, and the other woman he wished away.Can a man like Dini consider polygamy? A deacon without guile, married to a perfect woman, Tonbra, with a perfect family life? Yet, Dini finds himself in love with a woman, Oyinemi, he wasn't married to.The night Ebisine Francis George died a string of events that will shape the lives of his widow, Tonbra, and everyone she comes in contact with was set in motion.Mama lived all of her life for her children. After the death of her husband, she continued to hold a strong bond in the family. Now her first son, Dini, marries against her wishes, and Mama will stop at nothing to make sure he gets his due.Oyinemi just wanted to do the right thing and show gratitude for the benefits she otherwise may not have gotten, but a demand on her womanhood will drive her morals to an extreme. Can she willingly compromise her conscience?The days after that night are full of conflict, deception, betrayal, loyalty, high suspense, and emotional tension.

Fiction fans with hearty appetites for suspenseful, thought-provoking romance novels will likely find what they are looking for in this novel based on the author's dream. Scent of Water is a riveting tale of love, choices, and fate, spun through the odyssey of one extraordinary woman.Paediatrician Esam Bassey thought she had everything she ever wanted in life - a thriving career, a house of her own, and a children's ministry that provides her with a sense of purpose and meaning. All of that changed one day when a prisoner named Mike Dabi appears in a disturbing dream. With her once staid existence transformed into a realm of mystery and uncertainty, the timid, lonely paediatrician Esam sets out to discover its meaning - and ends up finding love in the unlikeliest place.Described as a novel that "confirms the writer's prowess in suspense and compelling story-telling skills," Scent of Water is a compelling account of two wounded hearts trying to find their way through hate and adversity to a fulfilment of their destiny. Will God's guidance pull them through the obstacles they face? The answer rests deep in the heart of this masterful offering from one of the most promising novelists in the genre.

When her lifetime crush walks into her office and her life, Nene falls for him again. But he thinks she killed his brother. Ten years ago, eighteen-year-old Kunle Iwaneye was found dead in the bedroom he shared with his only sibling and brother, Seyi, a celebrity in the entertainment industry. Kunle had swallowed enough rat poison to kill ten people. His parents, family and friends blamed the tragedy on beautiful seventeen-year-old Nene who everyone knew Kunle had a major crush on.Nene, a rejected girl became an outcast in a society already hostile to her. Determined, she stayed in town and struggled to make a living.Then one day Seyi Iwaneye, walks into her office to do business. The chemistry between the two is instant, but what relationship could possibly be feasible? Seyi, a TV personality, though not at home at the time of his brother's suicide, despised Nene as much as everyone else, yet he can't help but realize the same force that pulled Kunle now pulled him too, and if he isn't careful, he will soon follow his brother's steps to forever land.

Johnny Holt Jr comes home to Kentucky for the summer to find his father, JJ has made alliances with a notorious slave owner, Spanish-born Edmond Maguerro to turn Holt Lands into a million-dollar plantation. Johnny is indifferent, much as he hates the idea because of his liberal views about slavery, but doesn't involve himself until he meets Elisa, one of his father's new slaves. Johnny is smitten and convinced Elisa belongs with him in New York, where he is a law student at a prestigious college, or in any other world where the society is color-blind. And he goes all out to remove her from slavery and into that world. Set in the 1800s American slave era, I loved a slave follows the story of two lovers as they make their way through circumstances beyond their control to escape their reality and live in a world best imagined.

Three teenagers defy all odds to survive against evil menIn Under a Red Delta Sun, three teenagers fight for survival under the least likely circumstances in a world ruled by evil men. There is fifteen-year-old Asabi Ajayi, who is so close to getting away from her abusive stepfather, her best friend and ally, Temly Cole, who suddenly goes missing without a trace, and Fela Peter, whose Christian family treats like an outsider.Alone and afraid, the three must make a daring journey to freedom.Meet the three brave, scarred, and unstoppable teens in this unforgettable family drama.

Twenty years is a long time in a man's life but for Otto and Roan, it could have been like yesterday!Otto Alexander rose from a troubled childhood to build a business empire. For Roan Joseph, she got past a teenage trauma to become a self-made, confident and career-driven woman. The day they met, twenty years' achievements got a new meaning and a new definition. Putting their challenges and achievements aside, they plunge into a love affair both never knew they had a capacity for, embracing a newfound love for God and for one another with zest.But this new life must come at a cost because both have secrets that threaten to destroy their fragile balance - demons from Otto's past are unrelenting, and Roan must come to face the reality of who she really is.Frail flesh is a tale of love, fate, determination, resilience, fruits of repentance and forgiveness.Can they truly maintain courage, even in the face of the ultimate betrayal of their frail flesh?