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Kiru Taye

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As a lover of romance novels, Kiru wanted to read stories about Africans falling in love. When she couldn’t find those books, she decided to write the stories she wanted to read.

Kiru writes sensual stories featuring African characters whether on the continent or in the Diaspora. When she's not writing you can find her either immersed in a good book or catching up with friends and family. She currently lives in the South of England with her husband and three children.

Kiru is a founding member of Romance Writers of West Africa. In 2011, her debut romance novella, His Treasure, won the Book of the Year at the Love Romances Café Awards. She is the 2015 Romance Writer of the Year at the Nigerian Writers Awards and 2017 Author of the Year at the ...more

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	Keeping Secrets (The Essien Series, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 747 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Scandal (The Essien Trilogy, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Valentine (Challenge, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bound To Fate (Bound, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Protector (Men of Valor, #3.5) 3.54 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riding Rebel (The Essien Trilogy, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kola (The Essien Trilogy Book 4) 4.70 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	His Treasure (Men of Valor, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Engaged (Challenge, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freddie Entangled (The Essien Trilogy Book 6) 4.42 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Welcome to November, lovelies and butterflies. Can you believe it? The year is almost over. How time flies. ✨ Before the year draws to a close, here are a few things to consider.

November is the National Novel Writing Month. ✍The idea is to write a novel in one month. I haven’t participated in a few years but I’m doing it this year. Who is with me?

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The Essien Series (7 books)
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Men of Valor (4 books)
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Yadili series (7 books)
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Love In The Bar

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Alex (Camille Verhœven, #2)

by Pierre Lemaitre

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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
― Plato

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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
― Charles W. Eliot

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“There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth.”
― Doris May Lessing, Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949

tags: fiction, on-fiction, storytelling, truth, truth-telling

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“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.”
― Gustave Flaubert

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“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach”
― Elizabeth Barrett Browning

tags: love, sonnet

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Jul 28, 2012 08:28PM

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Thank you for being my friend.

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message 6: by Savannah

May 03, 2012 09:10AM

Kiru, thank you for the friendship.
Stay naughty,
Savannah

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message 5: by Kiru

Jan 18, 2012 04:01AM

Georges wrote: "...Hi Kiru!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy new year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your friendship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Thank you, Georges. Same to you. :)

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message 4: by Kiru

Sep 01, 2011 02:58AM

Jodie wrote: "Thanks for the invite. Look forward to chatting!"

Hi Jodie, it's great to connect.

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message 3: by Harlequin Books

Aug 22, 2011 10:31AM