14 stories
The Widow | La Viuda
A widow finds unexpected love when she finally lets someone into her grief
The Halal Caterer | متعهدة الطعام الحلال
She caters every Muslim event in Toronto. He's the widower who hires her for his daughter's wedding—and keeps finding reasons to meet again.
The Kabul Dreams | أحلام كابل
An Afghan refugee in Germany. A volunteer who helps her settle. Between language lessons and asylum paperwork, they find an impossible love.
The Muslimah App | تطبيق المسلمة
She swiped right on a halal dating app. He turned out to be nothing like his profile—older, shyer, more broken. And exactly what she needed.
The Refugee Lawyer | محامية اللاجئين
She fights for refugees' rights. He's the case that haunts her—the Iraqi translator she couldn't save. Years later, they meet again.
The Syrian Refugee | اللاجئة السورية
A German volunteer at a refugee camp. A Syrian widow who's lost everything. In a sea of tents, they find each other.
Bradford Nights
Ayesha, a newly divorced doctor, returns to Bradford to escape London's memories. She doesn't expect to reconnect with Faisal, her childhood crush who's now a reformed bad boy running his father's textile business.
Mehndi Nights
Sana runs the most sought-after mehndi business in East London. When she's hired for billionaire Tariq's sister's wedding, she never expects the groom's brother to be her ex-fiancé—or for old flames to reignite.
The Accountant's Affair
Divorced accountant Nadia handles the finances for family businesses across Birmingham. When widower Rashid's shop needs saving, their spreadsheets become surprisingly romantic.
The Final Chapter
At her father's funeral, Aliya meets Rashid—her father's best friend's son—for the first time since childhood. Their shared grief becomes something neither expected: a new beginning.
The Fish Fry Widow
Every Friday, the community gathers at Mama Ruth's Fish Fry. When her late husband's best friend starts showing up to help, she learns to fry more than catfish.
The Librarian's Late Return
Miss Evelyn has run the Westside Branch Library for thirty years. When a patron returns a book twenty years overdue along with an apology, she discovers some stories have happy endings.
The Mosque Meeting
Newly divorced Samira starts volunteering at her mosque's women's committee. She doesn't expect to find Khalid—the committee treasurer—equally wounded and equally ready to heal.
The Gym Reunion
She runs into her ex-boyfriend at the gym—ten years after they broke up, both of them transformed. He's no longer the skinny boy from sixth form. She's no longer the shy girl who let him go. The steam room remembers everything.