Book One: Sudden Dawn

Omotola longs for a different future from the other girls in her community. Beautiful and gifted but impoverished, she knows education can prevent her from a disastrous arranged marriage. Her father is cruel and violent, and he eagerly awaits the day when he can sell her to a man for a decent bride price.

When Omotola meets the handsome and aristocratic Akin, the young heir to an empire, the two unlikely companions fall in love. But as her school days come to an end and an arranged marriage seems likely, Omotola must find the strength to disobey her father and challenge the societal expectations of 1940s Nigeria.

Despite their different worlds and the machinations of their fathers, Omotola and Akin strive to find a way to be together. Will defying the odds bring them true love? And can education provide a gateway for a new way of life—one where Omotola’s ambition is appreciated and not punished?

Book Two: Fascinating Temptations

Omatola’s life changed when she tricked her brother into taking her to the exclusive, all-boys Lion Club. There, she met Akin, the club’s president—blue blood to the core and son of the wealthiest man in West Africa.

Soon, Omotola is caught up in the enchanting world of luxury and aristocracy she is marrying into and eager to explore the intoxicating feelings Akin awakens in her. Akin, while infatuated with his bride-to-be, is determined to stay true to their cultural expectations and finish their studies before marrying.

However, no one supports their love for each other except Kola—Omotola’s brother and Akin’s best friend—and Omotola’s alcoholic father, who sees their union as a way to increase his own status. Omotola’s mother wants her to finish her education, and Akin’s father and sister despise her because of her upbringing.

As societal expectations, jealousy, temptation, and cultural biases threaten to tear them apart, can their love be enough?

A poignant coming-of-age story of first love and the price of breaking the bonds of society to pursue one’s dreams, Fascinating Temptations is book two of the
Lost Tradition series.