Coming Of Age Stories

52 Stories
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Umshayeli wami-my taxi driver
Umshayeli wami-my taxi driver
Asiphe_maMsomi
Reads 9.8K Parts 49
A village girl came to study but ended up dating a taxi driver.
betrayal romance thriller +8 more
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His Mister: His First True Love
His Mister: His First True Love
Miracle A.N
Reads 1.8K Parts 34
a queer love story For love? anything and everything I would do. Thando meets Sandile on the first day of his dream college. Upon realising he's roomed with him, he later falls for him while Sandile on the other hand treats him and sees him as a younger brother. Follow the uphills the two young men go through in their quest for self-realization and love.
ROMANCE LGBTQIA+ BOY'SLOVE +5 more
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Behind Her Stolen Smile
Behind Her Stolen Smile
SindiswaNyawo
Reads 1.3K Parts 105
Tragedy struck early , leaving her an orphan and alone . Forced into a new life , a dark future loomed . Assaulted and facing unwanted marriage , hope seemed lost . Her very smile became a mask, hiding unspeakable pain. But in her darkest hour , an unexpected savior appears, ready to reclaim her stolen smile.
coming-of-age betrayal romance +2 more
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Their Maid
Their Maid
Destroo😊❤️
Reads 937 Parts 20
Ashley was just their Maid and she ended up being being the most wanted between the brothers
adventure coming-of-age betrayal +1 more
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Chains of Lobola
Chains of Lobola
TINOTENDAA
Reads 767 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...
coming-of-age AfricanLiterature ComingofAge
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Uthando lukaGuluva
Uthando lukaGuluva
Lona
Reads 651 Parts 86
Maybe not so sweet.
adventure mystery coming-of-age +1 more
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The Gumbi wife
The Gumbi wife
Star24590
Reads 615 Parts 7
Its about a 23 year old that gets married into a family that is into violence she was the first wife in the family after the brothers parents died
betrayal coming-of-age romance +2 more
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The girl he never saw
The girl he never saw
brendathandeka919gmail.com
Reads 532 Parts 22
“Akhule Khumalo, a quiet law student, has spent years loving a boy who never saw her. When he chooses her confident neighbor in a grand, public moment, her world shatters—but in the silence of her heartbreak, someone else finally notices her. Caught between the love she chased and the love that truly sees her, Akhule must decide: keep hiding… or choose herself.”
romance coming-of-age Romance
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When the River Chose a Queen
When the River Chose a Queen
Nikilitha
Reads 508 Parts 28
When the River Chose a Queen is a moving story about a young woman from KwaMhlabuyalingana who carries a degree, poverty, and responsibility on her shoulders. Living alone with her mother, judged by her village and weighed down by hardship, Bayede learns to survive a life that gives her nothing easily. In a world where tradition, silence, and struggle shape destiny,...
slow-burn romance coming-of-age +2 more
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Ngamkhetha zikhona zonke
Ngamkhetha zikhona zonke
Chwanelebhinca
Reads 503 Parts 16
Simamukele had choices safe love, simple love, the kind everyone expected. But she chose him. Khethwelwe'thina older, complicated, and everything she was warned about. What starts as a quiet connection soon becomes something deeper... something harder to hide. In a world where love has rules, Simamukele is about to learn that some choices don't just change your heart...
romance coming-of-age adventure +4 more
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Intombi Yase Makhaya
Intombi Yase Makhaya
Pshabalala1998
Reads 442 Parts 15
In a small village.I live with my parents who adopted me and raised me with love.Now I have one wish to just visit a city place just to admire it. Sikhathele abantu belokhu besibiza ngo farm juliya.I also want to know a city life or even feel it if that is possible silly me.But I will never rest until I get to visit the city one day.
romance coming-of-age Drama
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CHOCOLATE & VANILLA
CHOCOLATE & VANILLA
Jabulile
Reads 429 Parts 39
At seventeen, Nkanyiso’s world is shattered. His mother is gone, his father denied him for years, until her last wish changes everything. From the quiet shores of the Western Cape to the bustling streets of Johannesburg, Nkanyiso is thrust into a life he never chose, with a man who once refused to be his father. In a journey carved by grief, unexpected love, and the...
romance drama coming-of-age +6 more
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ZANELE UNWANTED GIRL
ZANELE UNWANTED GIRL
Z.A.N 12
Reads 379 Parts 49
ZANELE: UNWANTED GIRL Zanele Nkosi is a feared sixteen-year-old girl from Katlehong known for fighting anyone who disrespects her or her family. After dangerous enemies send hitmen after her, she moves to Durban hoping for a fresh start. But at Durban Heights Secondary School, her violent past follows her while she struggles to control her anger, protect her family,...
found-family thriller mystery +4 more
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BOUND BY DESIRE
BOUND BY DESIRE
Authorlee
Reads 361 Parts 43
This story, Bound by Desire, is a dark rural romance–tragedy that explores power, betrayal, trauma, culture, and consequences. At its core, it is not a love story, but a story about how desire, alcohol, patriarchy, and silence destroy lives.What happens when culture protects abusers?
family coming-of-age hope +5 more
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Taken By the Mafia, Stolen back By Love
Taken By the Mafia, Stolen back By Love
SindiswaNyawo
Reads 357 Parts 13
A girl raised in poverty and pain learns to survive a cruel home, finding comfort only in her twin sister and grandmother. While struggling through school and first love with a gentle older boy who secretly carries wounds of his own, hidden family bloodlines, betrayal, and dangerous power begin moving beneath them. Years later, the same girl will be pulled into a...
coming-of-age betrayal dark-romance +3 more
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The Rebel_1
The Rebel_1
NonjabuloNsuntsha
Reads 337 Parts 57
THE REBEL: Book 1 - An outspoken girl returns home to changes only to fall in love with a stranger that will twist her life in a blink... Two crumbling worlds meet, two lovers hold on when it hurts. Will the forbidden love affair win against their families? - Join me in the humor, family secrets, broken bonds and test against fait and time. - WELCOME TO MVEVANE
slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance +4 more
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INFINITE LOVE
INFINITE LOVE
Angela Mhlakaza
Reads 302 Parts 24
After years in prison, Dumisani Ngwenya is granted parole and sent to work at Katlehong High School under Corrections Community Service to rebuild his life. There, he meets Busisiwe Sengwayo, a matric learner haunted by childhood trauma and disturbed by her stepfather’s behavior. As their worlds collide, an unexpected bond forms between two broken souls searching for...
romance coming-of-age Romance
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The second wife
The second wife
TINOTENDAA
Reads 273 Parts 11
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...
grief coming-of-age drama +6 more
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FORTUNE WHEELS ROTATE
FORTUNE WHEELS ROTATE
KoketsoLaka
Reads 260 Parts 6
My brother's burden,even his gay life.
coming-of-age plot-twist adventure +3 more
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The Life Of Mrs. Mbatha
The Life Of Mrs. Mbatha
KuhleNgunezi
Reads 229 Parts 13
Sandiswa Mbatha who goes by MaKhanyile to almost everyone who knows her, is a woman that had a tough time growing up but now she is living the life that most females want to have. The life of Mrs. Mbatha. The cars, the money, the fame... Everyone wants a piece of the high and powerful life of the Mbatha family. Sandiswa is always looking happy in public that everyone...
coming-of-age romance found-family +12 more