6 stories
The Landlord's Lesson
Teaching assistant Maryam can barely afford her flat's rising rent. When her handsome landlord Hamza learns why, he offers an arrangement neither expected to enjoy so much.
The Landlord's Leverage
Constance owns the brownstone where Marcus rents. When he falls behind on rent and offers to work it off, the arrangement becomes more personal than either expected.
The Lease Agreement
When Imran's building gets new ownership, his new landlady Anisa arrives demanding assessments. Their class tension becomes something much more personal.
The Property Manager
She manages his apartment building in Cedar-Riverside—a thick divorced Somali woman who knows everyone's business. When he reports a maintenance issue late one night, she comes to inspect personally. The repair takes all night.
The Landlord's Daughter
He rents a bedsit from a Somali family in Lewisham. Their daughter is off-limits—too young when he moved in, too protected by her father's watchful eye. But she's twenty-three now, and she keeps showing up when her parents aren't home.
Deni la Nyumba
Rent is three months late. The landlord is in Dubai. His thick wife comes to collect—but she doesn't want money. She wants payment in flesh. Monthly. Until the debt is cleared.