OkadaBooks For The Weekend
By After a day of fun this weekend, there’s nothing like relaxing in a new world of love, romance, intrigue, adventure and much more.
The least of these selected books, having being carefully selected, rolls with a 4 star rating. Meaning, you’re in for the ride of your life. Check them out below
CHASING FACADES by Elizabeth Adeolu
There is only one detective agency in Sonowea State, Nigeria. And Tayo Dabi is its rising star, one who loves her job and knows in her heart, she is good at it. Well, until her confidence is tested.
This test comes as an investigation into the murder of a very wealthy contractor, a job that brings her in contact with a beautiful grieving widow and afterward, a series of intriguing moments with the handsome brother of the victim.
Even then, Tayo is not distracted from the scent of the killers; neither is she giving up on catching them.
This novel isn’t the typical fast paced crime novel you read, but it is very realistic, engaging, filled with romance, love, trust, rage, intrigue, and betrayal
Read it here.
PRUDE (Unromantic #3) – Adult Only (18+) By Emem Bassey
Months have passed, and events are taking unexpected turns. Rose isn’t totally sure she knows what is happening, as she discovered, the Drug Kingpin suddenly fancies her, totally oblivious of the fact, she is an undercover agent.
More events lead to others, she had to lie and cover it up by marrying a husband. But even then, she comes face to face again with the Kingpin, and this time, she can’t deny the chemistry that exists between them. This time, she would ensure he doesn’t have a say, as she is hell bent on shattering his prudish ways.
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CHANGING MARIA by Samson Akpaka
Having finished a very exciting adventures in Italy and France, Ozoigbondu is now heading up to the Scandinavia Subcontinent, where another adventure is going to rock you off your feet.
Scandinavia is made up of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Finland. Residents of Scandinavia boast that it is the best place to live in the World. Why? They say life is not as fast as it is in Western Europe. Sweden and Finland have the two largest areas in terms of lands. Sweden and Norway are side by side from South to North while Denmark is at the base of the two countries. Iceland is a little far in the North West while Finland is a combination Of Fins, Swedish Minority and Russians. The four largest cities are Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki.
Sit back and enjoy as Ozoigbondu travels from one place to another trying to make the World a better place.
Changing Maria is the story of an ex prostitute who is now in love with the man who rescued her from the streets. Will this new found love sail?
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Being a student teacher from Lagos, Abbey Ilori is posted to Abagboro Community High School; a secondary school in a remote village far from his home and all he is used to. This posting is part of the requirements for his University degree in Post-primary Education.
Now amidst frustrations, Abbey does his possible best to teach English to local children who speak nothing but their dialect. Like that isn’t bad enough, he has to endure the discomfort of living in a village.
It can’t be too bad though, as he meets Toro, also a student teacher, but from another state. The duo develops a close bond, and life is more bearable. That is, until the arrival of four corps members for the NYSC programme. Then there’s also the young student who Abbey becomes obsessed with, giving us a beautiful tale of forbidden love, jealousy, survival of the fittest and the mad race against evil men
Read it here
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