When his girlfriend throws him out during the pandemic, Bambi has to go to his Uncle’s house in lock-down Lagos. He arrives during a blackout, and is surprised to find his Aunty Bidemi sitting in a candlelit room with another woman. They both claim to be the mother of the baby boy, fast asleep in his crib.

This collection is set primarily within Nigeria, and the stories here cover varied social themes including spousal abuse, religious dogma, love, bravery, betrayal and vengeance.

Most people look for happiness in the wrong places. They think happiness is dependent on material wealth or it’s something that’s about to come in the future. The mind is clouded with so many anxious thoughts and negative emotions. It’s almost impossible to appreciate the beauty of the present moment and the little things that make life wonderful. By harnessing the power of the Now, you can actually find true happiness that can transcend all the external things of the world.

More Than A Miracle is Chinwe Ezeanya’s account of her son Dike’s life from conception to his first twenty-two months of life when he returned home after having a liver transplant. This is a story of trials and triumphs, faith, hope and love. Chinwe Ezeanya tells how she held on to faith as she encountered numerous revelations, confirmations and miracles whilst she struggled against all odds to save her only son.

The Spider?s Web is the story of two abused Nigerian women, Nnenna and Ejiro, who form a deep bond, their suffering creating a strong solidarity.

Femi, a university student has been killed by overzealous men of the Oodua People?s Congress in the little town of Ago-Iwoye, sending a cloud of fear and uncertainty over it. But it is the retaliatory violence which begins as a ?peaceful protest? that turns the town into a war zone, leaving the king dethroned, his palace in flames and innocent students at the mercy of enraged indigenes.

Mma has just buried her mother, and now she is alone.

She has been left everything.

But she’s also inherited her mother’s bad name.

A bold, brash woman, the only thing her mother refused to discuss was her past. Why did she flee her family and bring her daughter to a new town when she was a baby? What was she escaping from?

Abandoned now, Mma has no knowledge of her father or her family – but she is desperate to find out.

Night Dancer is a powerful and moving novel about the relationship between mothers and daughters, about the bonds of family, about knowing when to fulfil your duty, and when you must be brave enough not to.