Playing Dumb

"I don't think it's a coincidence." Those words were not an opinion rather a point measured with assurance. She didn't look at our differences but focused on what's our strength. She began playing with a purpose and I was just her card by mistake. But everything she did make me who I am today and so are the others. That mysterious girl can be sometimes unreasonable but all I could do was to trust the process.

That moment when you are being stood up by your lover on your special day. When you are standing at the altar feigning smile at the one you ought not to marry..the one that fills the space of your beloved.. "Do you take .......to be your lawfully wedded wife" the priest asked. It was not meant to be her nevertheless for reputation, he obliged.. "Yes...I do" ### Clarissa is left with no other option than to fill the space of her run away cousin. Little did she know she was playing a game of fate and reality. Story turning, secrets unraveling, she finds out a truth, a truth that gets her to fall deeply in love with her story but at another end, the mistake of another causes her trouble.

Cover by teefabulous How do you survive life in Nigeria when you are poor? A young lady in the university where almost everyone are of higher status than she is tries to live with a whole lot of trouble left and right due to her societal status. A young rich lady in her father's University who feels proud and thinks highly of herself finds herself, is she really who she thinks she is? A young rich famous guy in university being put in a situation where his family doesn't support his decisions, he goes through a whole lot of family troubles but then how will it all work out? Will his family accept his love or leave him to himself While we just young dumb and broke, we still gat love to keep. This book is of a Nigerian setting, Parents are allowed to hit their children, it's called discipline.

A new school term had just begun and everyone felt positive vibes. They were all excited to be back, including the B-5, they were so happy to see each other again. It was a calm night just a day after they had resumed. Everyone was in their various hostels talking, catching up and playing games. Kambili Okeke excused herself and went out of the room. They all shared a common room as perks for being friends with the governor's daughter. They talked amongst themselves as they waited for her to come back. Few moments later, they heard a high-pitched cry. Everyone rushed out of their rooms to see what was going on. Behold, there on the floor was kambili okeke covered in her blood. Everyone gasped at the horrible sight. What happened to her was still a puzzle to be solved but the school never remained the same again.

“How could you still follow me around when I’ve already left you? I already threw you away like garbage!” But actually, he was like a shadow that she wanted to get rid of. She had her own reasons besides her revenge on men. “Yes, I even asked myself that same question. Why am I doing this? You killed me when you left me. My heart died that day. And now, it’s like I’m a dead man walking!” his heartfelt confession. “But it’s curious because I feel that I love you even more, Alodia…” ~~~ Alodia comes home just to find out her twin sister Alyanna committed suicide. She finds out the reason behind it and decides to avenge her death by hurting and shaming men—until she meets a Romanian Gypsy. She is now confused about her feelings for him while she keeps reminding herself that she's only playing a game with him…

Marcus Thorne wears several masks in his life—playing retired pirate, Captain Hawk, is his favorite, but if his secret is discovered, he could die. Captivated by his enemy’s daughter, Marcus kidnaps her, but in return, she captures his heart…until he discovers Isabelle is one of Napoleon’s spies with the power to endanger his life and the lives of his friends. After her release, Isabelle can’t stop thinking about her masked abductor and how he’d stolen her heart before ridding her of his presence. Betrothed to a man who strangely reminds her of the man whose kisses set her ablaze, she marries him, only to discover he’s not who he seemed to be as he is withholding secrets. But then…so is she.

Sixteen-year-old Jian Adams is a romantic, and she and her friends spend a lot of time talking about love. “Truth or Dare” is considered a “practice for boldness” and the ideal boyfriend is one of the gorgeous members of BTS or anyone of the talented and mysterious guys of Four Strummers. But Jian knows that if she is patient, the real “love” is bound to happen somehow, sooner than she expects. Not now…maybe later? Jian loves music too. She dreams of singing in a band. She plays the guitar well and has been doing so since she was ten. What she loves to do is play the drums. She will find a way to do that too. Jian’s first sighting of Badger and his band playing is at the shopping mall near her school. When they meet, she is timid and anxious. Badger is handsome, funny, charming and in his twenties. Jian tells Badger that she is nineteen. She is assuming that he will not be interested in her if she honestly gave her real age. Jian is eager for her “love”. She never expects that Badger is into her too.

A mysterious girl, known to be heartlessly cold, with a gun in her hand. Two criminals on the tip of her gun point, shivering and begging her for mercy, who used to be proud of their tremendous power. A secretive guy who fell in love with that girl and trusted her blindly, without knowing who she was. A child in the middle of the chaos to be protected and kept away from the fire of revenge. And a shadow secretly controlling the whole game and playing with their lives. The pawn are chosen and the war has begun. They're all trappen in this maze of secrets and revenge, holding each other at gunpoints. The maze gets more twisted with each step they take and the only thing that can get them out of there... is Death.

Riley Bianchi was coming back to the US for her best friend's wedding after being dragged back to Italy by her mafia don father. Michael Whitaker couldn't wait for Riley's arrival for the wedding. After being away from Riley for a few months, his mind and heart had started playing games with his feelings for her. He wanted to set things straight between them. To know if she will stay back in the US and pursue a relationship with him or not, read the story.

KEEGAN FROST is your ordinary nerd, who loves to spend most of his spare time in play in playing online games since he just graduated from high school and ready to head towards his college life. For him, he would give more of his attention and stay in the two-dimensional world of his life, rather than being into the three-dimensional one. On the other hand, ZAYNE BLACK is not your normal guy. He is known for being the Prince of their kingdom called The Forsaken Kingdom. It is his daily responsibility to study and absorb everything that he needs to know about their bloodline and culture—more importantly, to learn about how he will successfully adapt on the throne and embrace the role of being a King once his father’s reign is to an end. In addition, he should master the art of alluring women while they are on their deep dreams at night. However, there’s this one thing that he cannot deny about his identity—he’s not into women. However, there’s this one thing that he cannot deny about his identity—he’s not into women. What does Keegan will feel when an incubus pays a visit on his dreams at night and kept on making his life miserable? Moreover, how he will react if this incubus is determined to not just meet him on his dreams, but rather, even in the real life?