Hearts Scars & Quiet Storms

<p>Four first-in-series. Four different kinds of chaos. One author who refuses to write safe boring stories.</p><p><strong>The Billionaire's Accidental Vows: Hearts on Fire</strong><br>One viral charity wedding one silk ribbon and suddenly broke freelance writer <strong>Lena Mokoena</strong> is <em>technically</em> married to billionaire tech heir <strong>Damian Blackwood</strong>. The plan is simple: thirty days of fake smiles hand-holding for the cameras and absolutely no real feelings. Between Auntie Rose livestreaming the drama and Grandma dropping grenade-level one-liners the line between pretend and oh no I actually like this man starts to burn. </p><p><strong>The Velvet Scars: Kisses That Cut</strong><br>Runaway coffee. Ruined designer shirt. One dangerous kiss in Rome. Fashion intern <strong>Isabella Cruz</strong> never meant to fall for venture capitalist <strong>Ethan Blackwell</strong> whose jawline and secrets are equally sharp. Their chemistry is instant and electric-but every kiss carries another lie another wound. This slow-burn high-angst romance asks: what do you do when the person who makes you feel most alive is also the one tearing you apart? </p><p><strong>Rivers That Refuse To Flow: The Echoes Beneath the Still Waters</strong><br>In a valley ruled by rivers that demand blood and gods that eat devotion <strong>Leko</strong> is done obeying. When the water hisses <em>Feed us</em> he dares to say no-refusing to offer his mother or fierce fire-hearted <strong>Sefa</strong> to the current. As silence falls over the land and a stranger whispers the names of hungry gods Leko must choose: surrender his people's voices... or fight the rivers themselves. An African-inspired mythic fantasy about faith rebellion and the cost of saying <em>no</em> to old gods. </p><p><strong>The Choir of the Voiceless: Songs Beneath the Sand</strong><br>In a desert city where the poor are expected to suffer quietly while empires are built on their backs a hidden choir is still singing-whispering forbidden names griefs and hopes beneath the sand. When one stubborn voice refuses to be silenced and another learns to listen to the wounds no one sees the ground itself begins to remember. This lyrical magical tale is for readers who love their fantasy with poetry in its bones.</p><p>Together these four book ones form a powerful starter collection-from laugh-out-loud billionaire rom-com to decadent messy romance to soul-deep African-flavoured fantasy.</p><p>If you love <strong>big feelings sharp humor family drama and stories that actually </strong><em><strong>hurt</strong></em><strong> a little (in a good way)</strong> this collection is your invitation into Mbiganyi Malidza's universe of hearts scars rivers and restless ghosts of the voiceless.</p>