Obikai's Heart

By Ophelia S. Lewis

Love makes one both angel and a warrior. It should be free; never possessive, never controlled. However, falling in love takes courage. We are born to love and with all the necessary courage to walk the path to it, no matter the roughness. Quonah's love affair with Obikai was doomed from the start because of tradition. Expecting the power of lov

• Language: English
• Publisher: Village Tales Publishing
• Release date: Feb 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781945408656

Ophelia S. Lewis

As publisher at Village Tales Publishing, Ophelia S. Lewis has been working with seasoned, as well as aspiring writers for over seventeen years providing publishing opportunities. Her extensive background in self-publishing has given her a broad base from which to approach the publishing industry. Lewis has written books in several genres; including children's books, fiction, non-fiction, gamebook, reference, educational workbook, and poetry. Lewis is a member of the Liberia Literary Society organization, which supports educational opportunities, girls' education and preserves Liberia/Liberian literary works. She especially enjoys mentoring young African/Liberian writers in bringing their work into print.

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Obikai’s Heart

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The Life Chronicles Series

Ophelia S. Lewis

Village Tales Publishing

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Copyright © 2021 Ophelia S. Lewis

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.

Obikai’s Heart by Ophelia S. Lewis

ISBN 9781945408656

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Love makes one both angel and a warrior. It should be free; never possessive, never controlled. However, falling in love takes courage. We are born to love and with all the necessary courage to walk the path to it, no matter the roughness. Quonah’s love affair with Obikai was doomed from the start because of tradition. Expecting the power of love to bring hope, their steps toward love caused pain. Can the power of love heal?

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Nine years had flown by since I was last in my village. When I left Morweh Village, I had no plan of returning there; I was coming home because my mother had sent for me. The painful incident that led to my hasty departure lingers in my heart as though it all happened yesterday. Being the first son of a respectable elder, I was destined to become a part of the male dominance according to our tradition. I was to follow my father’s example in becoming an elder and marrying as many wives as I choose to. Those were my father’s wishes; I had my own. I broke our tradition, and in doing so, placed