Love Thrives

Love Thrives is a 3-in-1 Young Adult offering by debut author Charity Khoza. It is a concoction of themes touching on romance, friendship, loyalty, betrayal, family dynamics and culture. Love ThrivesHuffing and puffing, I reach the other side and glance over my shoulder for the first time since the scary man began pursuing me. He is standing on the other side of the street, puffing away on a cigarette.
The necklaces around his neck, and the gold rings on every finger, gleam in the sun. He waves at me, grinning, revealing a pair of gold teeth. His dark complexion seems even dark and menacing in the scorching sun. Whoever thought that this heavily tattooed gangster will end up becoming the love of my life?Ubaba AkangifuniHe denied paternity long before I was born, and my mother was cast out as the poverty-stricken girl who wanted to get ahead in life by trapping a boy from a well-heeled family.
Fast-forward 23 years, Nelson Mhlongo is a wealthy businessman suffering the wrath of his ancestors for denying the spawn of his loins. He gets into an accident and desperately needs a kidney donor. I am the only match, and he is quickly running out of time.Qaphela AbanganiThree childhood friends journey into impromptu adulthood when they leave Mpumalanga to enrol at the South East College in Phalaborwa, Limpopo.
Their friendship gets tested when Bonisiwe continues to excel academically, and as a cherry on top, dates the most dashing boy in the neighbourhood. Envy and betrayal ensues, pitting friends against each other.