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Meanwhile, I've published my speculative short stories compilation. Find it here...
https://akinjideakintayo.com/books/insatiable-lover/

Book cover below:

The day Otedola bought Ferrari for his girls, Tijani's car broke down on the way for the tenth time. Tears clouded his eyes as he wished he was the girls or had been born to a rich man.
Just then, a lady was strolling down the road.
'You seems to need a hand?'
Tijani threw her a cold glance and didn't bother registering the fact that she was wearing her nightie.
'Olodo, I need a car. Not a hand...'
The lady's face turned red and she tried to open her mouth to talk but stopped. Instead, she raised her hands and motioned downward as she exhaled. Tijani became curious.
'Are... Hope you fine sha?' Tijani withdrew and glanced at his car.
He scanned for things he would need to hold along in case he had to run for his life. It wasn't news that mad people now roamed the street, but it will be news if he allowed her teeth sink in his skin.
'Ferrari'.
'Done...!'
Tijani spun. 'I was right! I was right!'
With that, he withdrew to his car, ensuring the lady wasn't following. The moment he was within the car, he locked the door. The lady was shocked. Slowly, she bent sideways, frowned, and advanced towards the car.
'What's wrong with you', her muffled voice called.
Tijani clasped his hands, and jiggled it at her, smiling forcefully.
'I'm fine', he shouted and waved. 'You can go'.
After several knocks and frantic attempts to open the door, the lady shrugged and walked off. Tijani stretched, not minding the pain of twisting within the car. 'Wow! Mad people everywhere!'
Quickly, he got down and picked a stone. He hit his car battery, touched different things, and prayed to God, but nothing worked. Having no other option, he locked the car, and await a bike. A short while later, a tinted Ferrari drove by. Though mesmerized, he didn't even bother hailing the driver.
This is Nigeria. Men and women only give women a lift. So, he looked elsewhere until the car parked in front of him. The side door opened, and the lady he called mad was in the backseat.
'Olodo, where did you say you were going?'


https://akinjideakintayo.com/2020/09/21/olodo/

Wizzyonyxphoenix:
Please i have a problem, im finding it difficult to convert my story. Can anyone please help me with a step by step guide?

Hi, just google search convert doc to epub.

enirock:
Thanks for this dear. Divepen1, I would love to know why I was banned from this section, so that I don't repeat same mistake. Thanks.

Antispambot did.... Something in your post might have triggered it.

Do avoid mentioning names the way you're doing...

Until there's an irrefutable proof that he has scammed anyone here, let's refrain from tearing people down on assumptions.

oluwadabira222:
Have read 2 out of the 10 divepen1 can u create 10 best Nigerian romance story

It's here:

https://www.nairaland.com/6031872/writertain-top-10-nigerian-romance

haiti007:
Sir, do you have any of those books, I'll like to read.

No. I don't...

haiti007:
Damn!! I haven't read any of this

You should. You won't regret it.

illicit:
Divepen1

can we start a short story contest plssss

We need sponsors. That's one of the reasons Im building the brand name.
So, that when it comes out it's worth it.

1. My Sister the Serial Killer: Nigerian writer Oyinkan Braithwaite burst onto the crime fiction scene with this debut novel, a lively exploration of the ineffable ties between siblings, mixed with practical advice, such as “I bet you didn’t know that bleach masks the smell of blood.”
 
While Korede busily covers up her sister Ayoola’s murders, she must repress her feelings for the next man whom Ayoola has set her sights on. While these at times highly amusing antics occur within the cultural context for women in Nigerian society, the rivalries Korede faces are universal.
 
Shortlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction 2019
Nominated for Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Novel and
Nominated for the 2019 booker prize
Winner of the LA times book prize for mystery/thriller

2. Graceland by Chris Abani:  Graceland is a dazzling debut by a then singular new talent - Chris Abani in 2005

The sprawling, swampy, cacophonous city of Lagos, Nigeria, provides the backdrop to the story of Elvis, a teenage Elvis impersonator hoping to make his way out of the ghetto. Broke, beset by floods, and beatings by his alcoholic father, and with no job opportunities in sight, Elvis is tempted by a life of crime. Thus begins his odyssey into the dangerous underworld of Lagos, guided by his friend Redemption and accompanied by a restless hybrid of voices including The King of Beggars, Sunday, Innocent and Comfort. Ultimately, young Elvis, drenched in reggae and jazz, and besotted with American film heroes and images, must find his way to a GraceLand of his own.

Nuanced, lyrical, and pitch perfect, Abani has created a remarkable story of a son and his father, and an examination of postcolonial Nigeria where the trappings of American culture reign supreme.

-2005 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and Hurston-Wright
- Legacy Award, Silver Medalist for the California Book Award,
-A finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and Commonwealth Writers Prize

3. I Do Not Come to You By Chance By Adaobi Tricia Nwadubusi: Kingsley Okpara is thrust into a world of internet fraud after his graduation due to years of joblessness and the need for money.
- Won the 2010  Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Africa)
- Won Betty Trask First Book award
- The Washington Post's Top Books of 2009

4. Easy Motion by Leye Adenle: A 2016 Nigeria Noir, published by Cassava Republic Press and written by Nigerian writer Leye Adenle
Easy Motion Tourist a thriller that serves up Lagos in its heat and that became the perfect introduction to the world of Naija Noir. The book, which has since been translated into French and Spanish and won Le Prix Marianne at the Salon du Polar du Pau in 2016, was praised by Publishers Weekly (“This relentlessly paced tale of people at cross-purposes and uncertain loyalties provides a searing look at how power corrupts”), The Guardian (“Fast and furious, told from a kaleidoscope of different points of view. . . a rollercoaster ride through a world of extremes”), and The Crime Review (“Gritty, gripping, and hard to put down. . . with a narrative structure that feels fresh. . . a welcome twist on the contemporary thriller”)
No achievements so far but received a lot of praises and amazing reviews
A 3.8 rating on goodreads and 4.67 on okodabooks

5. Carnivorous City by Toni Kan: This one is a love letter to Lagos and she’s the kind of city more likely to headbutt you in the mouth than to kiss you.
The book is about Abel Dike, a small-town teacher with a suitably boring life in the countryside. When he gets called to the city to look for his missing younger brother. Soni’s no darling, a criminal who’s done some crazy things, and this book gives you no one to root for. There are no good guys or bad guys, we don’t yet have the vocabulary for this new kind of morality. Running parallel to the missing persons investigation is an investigation into the soul of Lagos itself. If you like literary crime a bit gonzo, it’s all in The Carnivorous City.
There are no good guys or bad guys, we don’t yet have the vocabulary for this new kind of morality. Running parallel to the missing persons investigation is an investigation into the soul of Lagos itself. If you like literary crime a bit gonzo, it’s all in The Carnivorous City.

6. When Trouble Sleeps by Leye Adenle: When Trouble Sleeps is a thrilling plunge—with a complex, intriguing female character in This is about Amaka—into a world of sex workers, greed, political intrigue, blackmail and murder, moving at a relentless pace full of twists. The courageous, determined Amaka continues her one-woman-crusade—begun in Easy Motion Tourist—to protect sex workers and other vulnerable women while seeking out ways to bring justice to abusers and corrupt politicians.

Coming less than a year before Nigeria’s 2019 general election, When Trouble Sleeps offers a foretaste of the drama, intrigue and corruption that often characterize Nigeria’s elections since the country returned to democratic rule in 1999.

7. Making Wolf by Tade Thompson: This novel was first published by the speculative fiction publisher Rosarium and marketed as sci-fi. Tade Thompson is a rising star in that genre and Making Wolf picked up the Golden Tentacle for a Debut Novel at the 2015 Kitschies . But, the thrust of the novel leans so heavily on crime that it joins a host of quality crossover books like China Mieville’s The City and The City or Richard K Morgan’s Altered Carbon. In the novel, Weston Kogi is a security guard in London, but when he goes back home he tells people he’s a detective with Scotland Yard – as you do. White lies tend to have extreme consequences in Nigerian noir, and so Weston finds himself hired to investigate the murder of local hero Papa Busi. Failure isn’t an option, especially in the middle of a civil war with rival armed factions who all have a stake in the outcome of the investigation. The body count in this novel makes Tarantino seem like a choir boy. If you love your eggs hard-boiled, this book is just for you.

8[b]. A New Man by Femi Ademiluyi[/b]: It tells the story of Ayo Badejo, who gets posted to a corrupt community in a corrupt nation to render his services as produce inspector. He was determined to change the world but the world changed him. Winner of 1994 ANA Award. Yet, its main action came late.

9. A Conspiracy of Ravens by Othuke Ominiabohs: In the Niger Delta creeks of Southern Nigeria, nine expatriates are being held hostage by militants fighting for control over the resources from their land. ... Together, they must race against time to save not just the hostages but a nation on the brink of a bloody Civil War.

10: A Conspiracy of Ravens by C.M Okonkwo: The detectives believe that someone is out for those involved in the closed-door mystery, so they try to stay ahead of the game. However, after a body is found behind a locked door, the whole game is entirely changed.

https://wiki.writertainpublishers.com/2020/08/05/top-10-nigerian-crime-thriller-fiction-novels/


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Nigerian romance novels have taken a beautiful new turn. Find below our top ten Nigerian Romance books. 

1. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives: This is a scandalous, gripping tale of sexual politics and family strife in modern-day Nigeria.
- Longlisted for the 2011 Orange Prize
- Won the 2011 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award and won two awards.
- Translated into seven languages, published in Italian as Prudenti Come Serpenti

2. The spider’s daughter by Chibundu Onuzo-: Abike, 17-year-old spoiled brat, child of the Spider King- a mysterious, wealthy Lagosian, spots a handsome hawker, Runner G, selling ice cream on the street.And a love tale began.

This title is the winner of a Betty Trask Award
- Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize
- Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize
- Longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize

3. Nothing Comes Close – Tolulope Popoola: This is an intriguing romantic suspense tale about love, life, friendships and relationships.
The Author has won 3 awards from Nigerian Writers Awards.

4. A Love Rekindled- Efe Sagay's transfer from the United States to the branch of a prestigious hotel chain in the Nigerian capital brings her back to her ex, Kevwe Mukoro and an emotion she thought was dead.

5. Thread of Gold beads by Nike Campbell Fatoki: The well-kept secret thought to have been dead and buried resurrects with the flash of a thread of gold beads. Amelia must fight for her life and what is left of her soul.

6. In Dependence by Sarah Ladipo: This is Tayo and Vanessa’s story of a brave but bittersweet love affair. It is the story of two people struggling to find themselves and each other - a story of passion and idealism, courage and betrayal, and the universal desire to fall, madly, deeply, in love. Sarah Ladipos

7. His Treasure- Kiru Taye: Daku is forced to marry Obinna against her will. Her heart is with the prince, and she refuses Obinna in all ways. She has won Nigerian Writers Award

8.Melodies of Love by Amaka Azie: After her teenage romance with now-famous music star, Aristar, ended in a disastrous heartbreak twelve years ago, Adaora finds herself thrust back into his life when her financial firm is employed to organise Aristar’s finances. She has a fortress built around her heart and finds it hard to trust.
9. The Mrs Club- Ekene Onu: Smart, sexy and successful; These three Nigerian American girls have everything going for them, but still wanted more.
10: The Officer’s Bride by Lara Daniels: It’s the nineties, and a violent dictator rules Nigeria with an iron fist. Nafisah knows firsthand the chaos that results from this type of rule, so when she meets Eddy, an aide to the current leader, and a top member of the Nigerian intelligence service, she believes her situation just went from bad to worse. But Eddy completely contradicts her expectations, and she finds herself falling for him, only to discover that he carries a secret that could about topple the nation.
https://wiki.writertainpublishers.com/2020/08/03/top-10-romance-nigerian-novels/



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SolaRaphael:
Nice one

Thanks a lot

pabon:
Very nice and attractive. What's FICaTION, though?

Thanks....
Fication is the name of a mumu mistake that will be corrected before final production.

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pabon:
Carol sang with joyous enthusiasm as she did the dishes, until a melancholic voice joined her. It was midnight and she lived alone.

Chino!!

tunjilomo:
©2020 by Olatunji Yusuf.

“She is dead, she is dead,” he mumbled to himself, eyes locked on the still cooling body.
Still staring, the corpse lost all skin and muscles, and a raspy voice whispered, “I always was.”

Don't leave me!!!!

illicit:
"It's been two long dark, scary, terrible years, please let me go, I swear I have forgiven you.... "
Rali wailed on as her captor bolts the door from outside.

Illicit iyaf done it again ..

sabbiboi:
Let's do this pls . I can't wait

Yesoo