Lust After Harmattan: Wanting Him Will Cost Her Everything

At thirty, Laide Oladele has learned how to survive, without needing anyone too much.

Raised by a fiercely independent single mother, she grew up believing that love is beautiful, but attachment is dangerous.

Now a journalist at one of the country's biggest magazines, Laide finally earns her vertical after years of relentless work.

Professionally fulfilled but emotionally detached, she swears off commitment after yet another breakup that confirms what she already knows: love always demands more than it gives.

Then she meets Chijioke, Dinma's brother, at a baby shower. It's unexpected. Unplanned. Electric.

What begins as one night of uncomplicated desire turns into a carefully negotiated friendship-with-benefits. No promises. No expectations. No future.

Except Chijioke didn't get the memo. As lust deepens into longing and boundaries begin to blur, Laide is forced to confront the very thing she's spent her life avoiding.