An almost-blind mother pawns her daughter off to save her. A grieving son must bury his Muslim father in twenty-four hours in the thick of winter. A doctor battles to save her partner from himself. Desperation makes a young businesswoman seek out a spiritual experience. Domi(natrix) wants to give life to her sexual kinks in her repressive household. The weight of the word "slave" is put to the test during a first date in conservative Idaho. Two men kidnap a White man to fight the infiltration of oil companies in Southern Nigeria. A boy escapes his bipolar mother. A young girl tries to spell out the strange words her parents fight with.
These stories are an excavation of what it means to be at the labyrinthine crossroads of desire, ambition, and tradition. The author explores the indelible erasure of personhood and fitting into all the hard places in a bubble where injustice reigns. As such, she fillets the flesh as these characters try to exercise autonomy in their worlds and swim against the uncontrollable tides that mold their lives. The characters are forced out of their stasis, and the collection contemplates whether they ultimately succeed or fail.

It has always been Mira, Ma and Ashu. The three of them-as they sing Simon & Garfunkel in Ma's sun-yellow car, watch TV on the sofa and holiday on the mango farm-are bound firmly together. Yet, beneath this tale of proximity, lurks another story-that of a family in hot water.
Nine-year-old Mira, fourteen-year-old Ashu and Ma harbour secrets. All of them confront questions that have no neat answers. Where is Ma's husband, for instance? Who does Ashu pine for? Why is Mira on the alert?
One long, hot summer, the secrets come tumbling out. And the world Ma, Mira and Ashu have cobbled together threatens to give way.
An achingly beautiful novel, Hot Water traces the ways in which the love we feel for one another can both make and wreck us.

The Longe siblings are really botching their parents' American Dream.

Sola Longe, eldest daughter, estranged from the family, is secretly back home in Chicago for the first time in a decade. She's a newly single and recently disgraced influencer trying to quietly put her life back together again. The other three Longe siblings aren't doing much better.

Anjola is in love with her best friend, who just got engaged to someone else; Karen, a college junior and the baby of the family, is grappling with her sexuality and self-image; and Ola, the golden child with a baby of his own on the way, is questioning his marriage and how to raise a Black son in America.

Sola's unexpected return sets them on a crash course towards each other, and when the four siblings find themselves together again at their Nigerian immigrant parents' Thanksgiving table, a decade's worth of secrets and a lifetime of resentments explode to the fore.

A captivating, sexy romance that explores the limits of love at first sight...

Afro-Brazilian filmmaker Ren is recovering from a romantic betrayal. Kayla is a Black British artist and journalist keen to make her mark. Thrown together during a string of interviews in New York for Ren's latest film, they're struck by an irresistible attraction. The two surrender to one night of searing honesty and passion, which leaves them with more questions than answers about the future. With secrets lurking between them, letting their romance continue could upend the separate lives Ren and Kayla have so carefully built. But can they really risk losing their miraculous connection?

From city lights to island sunsets, the romance stories in this box-set make an adventure of the pursuit of love. With unexpected passion, cultural journeys and the comedy of modern dating, each story offers sharp insight, heartfelt emotion, and unforgettable characters. The perfect set for anyone ready to turn the page and open their heart.

If I Don't Have You by Sareeta Domingo
When a sultry interview sparks an intense connection between a journalist and a mysterious filmmaker, they must decide if this spark will ever become a flame.


Love Again by Rasheda Ashanti Malcolm
When 30-something year old Honey gets tired of her matchmaking mother, she enlists the help of a (not-so) fake boyfriend. The problem is that this time her mama's choice just might be what Honey is looking for...


Symona's Still Single by Lisa Bent
Thirty-seven year old Symona is swiping, dating, and soul-searching through London, trying to make sense of love, friendship, and finding peace in her own company.


From Pasta to Pigfoot by Frances Mensah Williams
Smart, sassy Londoner, Faye, stumbles into romance while on a trip to Ghana to figure her life out. A rom-com that gives new meaning to "home is where the heart is".


Bad Love by Maame Blue
For Londoner Ekuah, love in her twenties seems to be impossible to figure out. In this reflective and compelling novel, Ekuah revisits her tangled past with an unforgettable first love, and what it taught her about choosing herself.