African Stories
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Bloody Zulu Men
Reads 19K
Parts 88
"You're my hero, Superwoman," he said, his voice rough like gravel - like he wasn't used to saying anything soft. I smiled, his gaze steady as I tied the last strip of the bandage around his shoulder. "How come my superpowers don't work on you and me?" I asked, quietly, like it wasn't already eating me alive. He didn't flinch. "Maybe they don't work on people who...
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Mkhuseli: The Second Husband
Reads 10K
Parts 31
This novel is about a woman named Sanele who is forced to rebuild her life after the death of her husband, only to be drawn into a second marriage with his brother, Mkhuseli, under family and cultural expectations. As painful secrets about her late husband begin to surface, she must confront betrayal, grief, and the truth of the life she thought she knew. At its...
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IZulu Lami
Reads 7.9K
Parts 52
Gcaba brothers series
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The Gangster who loved me
Reads 6.2K
Parts 35
A 27 year old business woman meets the love of her life but behind that perfect face of his lies a secret that could break them. Will their love for each other win?
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The vow
Reads 5.9K
Parts 21
If you want to cry, read this book. She married a chronically ill guy. They learn how to love and re-write their love story. It's a sweet romance story.
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With love, Sibane
Reads 5.7K
Parts 96
Love had a way of coming at you unannounced, imagine having your car stranded on the road, and when you pray asking for for help, He sends you a man? But what can we say , God knows best.🤷‍♀️ See how a Zulu man and a stubborn independent Swati girl try to navigate this life thing together. ⚠️Contains mature themes and language.
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Umfazi kaBafo
Reads 5.1K
Parts 39
Zwelithu had to marry his brother's wife Thandeka after his brother's dead
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THE MAGEBA ROYAL HEIRS: NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS
Reads 3K
Parts 26
In the heart of Sandton, five brothers move like ghosts in tailored suits. To the public, they are the Mageba Royal Heirs—educated and untouchable. But behind the closed doors of their private estates, they are the architects of a shadow empire that stretches from diamond mines drug dealing illegal mines to international weapon manufacturing.They are princes by...
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Tears of a royal blood
Reads 1.8K
Parts 47
Things turn upside down for the Zondo royal family when old secrets are awakened and they are tormented by a power hungry ancestor; their fate as the royal family is left hanging.
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Umakoti Wenkabi
Reads 1.6K
Parts 17
*I was lobola’d with blood, not cows.* Dad died leaving R1.8M debt. His will: marry his hitman, *Mjita, 39*, or lose everything. I’m *Nandi, 22*, UKZN med student. I took an oath to _do no harm_. Now I’m married to harm. He won’t touch me _“ngenhlonipho kababa”_ — out of respect for my dad. But he’ll take bullets for me. And pray “ntombazane yami”_ in his sleep....
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It’s Always Dark Before Dawn
Reads 1.3K
Parts 54
He reached for my hand, steady and warm, and pulled me close. Breath hitched — chest to chest. His cologne — fresh, warm, expensive — hit next, followed by his minty breath brushing my cheek. His mouth was close. Too close. One wrong move, and we’d forget where we were. “You’re mad at me,” he said, voice low, teasing, a curl of a smile tugging at the corner of his...
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The Arranged Marriage
Reads 1.2K
Parts 22
What happens when a girl has to sacrifice her dreams to get into an arranged marriage with her father's best friend's son as his father's death wish
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Chains of Lobola
Reads 959
Parts 66
Nomvula was only seventeen when her future was decided for her. After lobola is paid, she is forced into a marriage she never wanted sent away from the only home she has ever known to live with the powerful Mthembu family on the outskirts of Johannesburg. What was meant to be a union of families quickly becomes a silent prison. Behind closed doors, tradition becomes...
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Uthando lukaGuluva
Reads 838
Parts 86
Maybe not so sweet.
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FAMILY SECRETS
Reads 767
Parts 29
Lyrics to Qongqothwa The groom's side of the family sang their hearts out as they welcomed the new bride to her new home, KWA XHOSA. (LYRICS TO THE SONG QONGQOTHWA, WHICH WAS SANG WITH SO MUCH WARMTH ) "Igqirha lendlela nguqongqothwane (The doctor of the road is the knocking beetle) Kuthwa nguqongqothwane (It is said to be the knocking beetle) Igqirha lendlela...
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The second wife
Reads 730
Parts 14
The Quiet Fire follows the life of Precious Ndlovu, a thoughtful and strong willed young South African woman whose future is unexpectedly shaped by tradition when she is chosen to become the second wife of Siyabonga Mkhize, a respected Xhosa man. What begins as an arranged union quickly unfolds into a deeply personal journey of identity, resilience, and emotional...
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In Sickness and in love
Reads 730
Parts 51
He fall in love with his Doctor. She fall for her crush's brother.
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THE ROYAL BRIDE :ANELE NKOSI
Reads 658
Parts 31
Anele Nkosi is a poor 20-year-old girl living with her grandmother in the small village of Gnggng. Life changes unexpectedly when Prince Lethumusa Zulu, the handsome and powerful heir to the Zulu throne, notices her during the royal Reed Dance ceremony. Chosen among many women to be considered as the future queen, Anele is suddenly pulled into a world of royalty,...
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A child of the village
Reads 629
Parts 14
Born and raised in rural KwaZulu-Natal, Nqobani grows up in a community where opportunities are limited and dreams rarely go beyond survival. Like many young people around him, his future seems destined to follow a familiar path — leaving school early, searching for work, and struggling to make ends meet. But his journey takes a different turn. Facing poverty, peer...
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Age is just a number
Reads 496
Parts 111
"Love doesn't care about age. Just give us a chance."