Coming Of Age Stories

59 Stories
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Umshayeli wami-my taxi driver
Umshayeli wami-my taxi driver
Asiphe_maMsomi
Reads 12.3K 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 2K 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 1.5K 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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Ngamkhetha zikhona zonke
Ngamkhetha zikhona zonke
Chwanelebhinca
Reads 1.3K 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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Their Maid
Their Maid
Destroo😊❤️
Reads 1.3K 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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UTHANDO OLUDLULA IMINGCELE
UTHANDO OLUDLULA IMINGCELE
Angela Mhlakaza
Reads 1.2K Parts 27
Love has no boundaries
romance coming-of-age Relationship
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Spin of Love
Spin of Love
Angela Mhlakaza
Reads 1.2K Parts 106
He knows the streets. She knows her dreams. They were never supposed to meet ,let alone fall in love. In a world where money comes before feelings, will love survive… or destroy them both?
slow-burn romance ComingofAge +1 more
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When the River Chose a Queen
When the River Chose a Queen
Nikilitha
Reads 1.1K 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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Chains of Lobola
Chains of Lobola
TINOTENDAA
Reads 957 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 834 Parts 86
Maybe not so sweet.
adventure mystery coming-of-age +1 more
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The second wife
The second wife
TINOTENDAA
Reads 721 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...
grief coming-of-age drama +6 more
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The Gumbi wife
The Gumbi wife
Star24590
Reads 719 Parts 9
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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FINALLY MINE
FINALLY MINE
Peaches
Reads 683 Parts 60
Heartbreak, passion and a secret that changes everything. Who will she trust? Who will she love? FINALLY MINE is the answer.
romance coming-of-age Relationship
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THE ROYAL BRIDE :ANELE NKOSI
THE ROYAL BRIDE :ANELE NKOSI
Z.A.N12
Reads 640 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,...
adventure found-family royalty +3 more
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The girl he never saw
The girl he never saw
brendathandeka919gmail.com
Reads 593 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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UTHANDO OLUNZIMA
UTHANDO OLUNZIMA
LJGREENS
Reads 575 Parts 9
coming-of-age romance queer +1 more
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ZANELE UNWANTED GIRL
ZANELE UNWANTED GIRL
Z.A.N12
Reads 573 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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CHOCOLATE & VANILLA
CHOCOLATE & VANILLA
Juliet M.
Reads 570 Parts 40
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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The Rebel_1
The Rebel_1
NonjabuloNsuntsha
Reads 495 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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Intombi Yase Makhaya
Intombi Yase Makhaya
Pshabalala1998
Reads 486 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