Nura Inks

“How long can a secret stay buried before the ground begins to crack?”

Seventeen-year-old Rofiat has her whole life mapped out: crush her final exams, wear the iconic white coat, and become a medical doctor. But behind her brilliant academic record and her family’s high standing lies a hidden burden her mother has kept secret for two years.

Just as her dreams feel within arm’s reach, her traditional father drops a bombshell—he is marrying her off to a young businessman to protect her virtue and honor.

Suddenly thrust into the world of early marriage and motherhood, Rofiat refuses to let her ambitions die. Fighting her way into medical school at Zaria University, she embarks on an exhausting double life:

🩺 By day: Navigating grueling anatomy labs, high-stakes hospital rounds, and intense exams.

👶 By night: Pacing a lonely hostel room, aching for the toddler daughter she had to leave back home.

Just when Rofiat finally learns to balance the weight of her stethoscope and her heart, a devastating betrayal threatens to tear her marriage and family apart completely.

Dreaming Against Destiny is an emotional, faith-filled journey about a young African woman walking the tightrope between traditional expectations and modern ambition. Will Rofiat succumb to the heavy storms of betrayal, or will her unwavering faith transform every trial into the ultimate victory?

Amira was always expected to shine, but failing her SS2 NECO exam shatters her confidence and leaves her facing a wall of judgment. In the school hallways, warm friendships fade into cold silence and cruel whispers. At home, her parents demand she abandon her love for literature to pursue law, treating her creative passions as an unacceptable risk.

Divided between family expectations, societal pressure, and her own self-doubt, Amira retreats to the library and her journal. Guided by a supportive teacher who sees her potential, she begins the grueling preparation for her WAEC rewrite.

This novel explores the emotional weight of academic failure, the pain of conditional friendships, and the determination required to reclaim one's voice when no one else believes in your path.