Love and the Lawless Anthology

Introducing the antiheroes of the Love Africa Press collections:
Dauntless and indomitable, brutal and lethal, these dark heroes take no prisoners in their quests for retribution. And when love shines a light into their lives, they will protect their beloveds no matter the costs.

Featured Stories

PURPLE AND WHITE by Emem Bassey
Rono is a vigilante mafia prince with a dangerous plan to avenge his father’s death.
Suto is a genius medical doctor not afraid to get her hands dirty to pay off her father’s debt.
A marriage of convenience between these two could solve their problems. But what happens when love complicates matters and betrayal rears its ugly head?


JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT by Onyeoma Izunna
Obinna joins the Black Brothers, a gang of street criminals, to avenge his parents' death. But strength alone does not give the lion its prey. To get the perpetrator, he must uncover a dirty family secret that started these killings in the first place— one that will make him question all he has believed and challenge his very motives. Can he stand the stack realities of his findings?


THE MESSENGER by Julie Onoh
Innocent Odion has never fully understood the meaning of the word ‘’Upside-Down’’ until her simple life takes a dark tumble into the gangster underworld.
Now her innocence is wielded as a dangerous weapon in a world of masterful cunning.
In a dangerous race against time, the hunted becomes the hunter. She must fight for her family and for love.


TEMENOS by Obinna Obioma
A bloodthirsty assassin on the loose, a website that cannot be hacked, and double locks on every door.
DSS Agent Lisa's primary objective is to find the vigilante behind the ritualistic murders. But her quest to unmask the evasive enemy might cost her everything including the love of her life.


HONOUR by Kiru Taye
A selfless act costs Kane everything and earned him a prison sentence. A power show gains him freedom and entry into the Kungiya underworld. Family, loyalty and honour are all within his grasp.
Until he meets Sahara, the daughter of his boss, who brings laughter and light into his grim world and she’s totally off limits. A forbidden desire could cost him everything again, including his life.