Heir by Deceit: The Omu’s Hidden Daughter

Twenty years ago, Olawale and his wife locked their daughter Keke in an iron wardrobe, leaving her behind for a 'better life.' Now, as their son’s wedding approaches, a dreaded prophecy and Keke’s ghostly voice return to haunt their family. When the past knocks on their door—begging to be let in—no secret can stay buried, and no parent escapes the debt of blood.

Born to royalty but chained like an animal, Wuraola’s mother—the Oba’s blind daughter—suffers daily humiliation in Fulani captivity, her cries lost to the harmattan wind. As war and betrayal tear their family apart, even blood ties can’t guarantee rescue. With only her stubborn love and a forbidden night-vision secret, young Wuraola must risk everything to find her mother before the enemy’s final act of cruelty claims them both.

In the Okoye mansion, every golden smile hides a sharpened knife. Eldest Sister is forced into the Governor’s palace, but Second Sister burns with envy, her dreams crushed for a marriage of convenience. In a world where love is a weapon and daughters are pawns, betrayal and ambition threaten to tear the family apart—because in this house, only the cunning survive.

Morayo gave Okafor her heart, but in public, he denies both her and their daughter, leaving them nameless in a mansion built on secrets. Humiliated before all Lagos, Morayo must choose: stay in the shadows or fight for her child’s place in a family that never wanted them. When the Okafor heir threatens to erase them forever, will a mother’s courage break the chains of shame?

Ogechi sells herself to traffickers to save her starving family, but fate throws her into a world of secrets, loyalty, and betrayal. Just as she finds peace as a maid, a government raid shatters everything, forcing her to protect her master’s lost daughter and face the mysterious Okafor heir. With only her courage and a sacred message, Ogechi must risk it all—because in Makurdi, one wrong step can cost you your life… or your soul.

I betrayed Musa for money, broke his heart, and hid the child we made—now, six years later, I’m begging at his wedding while our sick son fights for his life. His new fiancée wants me ruined, and my shame is public, but Musa still doesn’t know he’s a father. If the truth bursts out under the Ibadan sky, whose heart will break first—his, or mine?

When hunger drives a feared spirit-cat into the Okafor family's desperate ritual, he’s bound to protect a dying girl whose soul is being stolen by ancient forces. As secrets unravel, every move pits him against dark magic, betrayal, and the threat of losing the only family he’s ever known. If he fails, the Okafors will lose more than a child—an entire legacy hangs in the balance.

Each time I die in the Oba’s palace, I wake again—one hour before my murder. Uncle Bala’s sweet words hide a deadly plot, and Queen Mama wants me gone for refusing to marry her daughter. If I don’t choose Amina, I’ll keep dying for a secret I never understood—unless I fight back before my next breath runs out.

Morayo, a desperate survivor fleeing famine, finds herself tangled in the Okoye family's grief after their only son dies. When she claims his legacy to escape hunger, she becomes the unwitting mother of twins the whole town believes are heirs. But as secrets, suspicion, and the real father threaten to expose her, Morayo must decide if survival is worth the price of love and truth.

Ijeoma, always the overlooked daughter, finds herself married to Crown Prince Tobi only because her wild sister Amara disappears. Forced to wear the crown on borrowed time, Ijeoma must navigate palace betrayals, cruel family bargains, and the ache of loving a man who never wanted her. As rivals circle and secrets threaten her place, Ijeoma risks everything to claim the power and happiness no one thought she deserved.

Amina, the nameless daughter, has lived in the shadows—secretly carried each night to Oga Presido’s bed, never allowed a title or a place. When her hope for love is shattered, she’s forced into a humiliating marriage as junior wife to the very son of the man who owns her shame. Now, her secret threatens to explode, and every step she takes could destroy her family, her pride, and the only chance she has at freedom.

After being exposed as a fake heiress and thrown out by her own family, sharp-tongued Ifeoma is kidnapped by her ex’s powerful uncle, the infamous Obinna. Trapped in his luxury mansion, she’s forced to confront old secrets, forbidden attraction, and a plot that could destroy them both. With her pride, freedom, and heart at stake, Ifeoma must outwit Lagos society and the villain boss before she loses everything.