Love is Beautiful When in Bloom by Lara T. Kareem aka @NaijaBookBae via Basenji Books, is something I’m very excited to share the cover reveal for! The short story collection is coming in both paperback and ebook formats September 2, 2021.
Love is Beautiful When in Bloom is a buoyant and soft collection of seven short stories that explore what it means when people meet and form a connection that ultimately blossoms into love.
The collection begins with “Full Circle”, a story that expresses the sweetness of requited love to “A Binding Encounter”,where the bittersweet and endearing possibility of love and grief coexist.
Written with compassion, care and love, these light and sweet stories will keep you captivated as you encounter different facets of intimacy, self-discovery, pain, friendship and joy.
For readers looking to soothe their hearts, Love is Beautiful When in Bloom is the book you need to read.
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Praise for Love is Beautiful When in Bloom
“A great selection of love stories. From short ones,to long ones there is a story here for everyone.A nice evening readwith a nice chilled glass of wine and nibbles.” —L.Leigh, author of The Lekki Club and My Grandfather’s Inheritance -The Fox.
“A collection of love stories that feels like relaxation on a Monday morning.” —Oreoluwa Eunice, author of The Romance Notes.
More about Love is Beautiful When in Bloom.
There are seven short stories in this collection and they focus on love. Although they’re not specifically set in Nigeria, they are primarily about Nigerian protagonists.
- In Full Circle, an unhealthy relationship ends and a new one begins accidentally, the story is set in Nigeria.
2.The Kiss That Meant Nothing is an intimate monologue from a lesbian about her unrequited love.
3. A Rose in Bloom is about self-discovery. When a young single mother befriends a slightly older woman, she realizes she is attracted to her.
4. In Can I Still Love You? a young man, hurt and heartbroken, encounters his ex and is motivated to fight for their relationship.
5. A Binding Encounter is a story that deals with friendship, grief and the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy from a one night stand, but with a happy ending.
6. The Five Year Plan is a story about a couple who haven’t defined their relationship and are uncertain about where they currently stand.
7. An uplifting tale with a Christmas theme, Sweet Butterflies centres on a successful woman who falls for her teenage customer’s father. This is also an empowering story as she was harassed and stalked, but dealt with it on her own.
Read more of Lara’s Q&A info on the book HERE.
About the Author
Lara T. Kareem, also known as Naija Book Bae, is a Nigerian writer of sweet love stories. Her first novel, Not Just Another Interlude is published by Love Africa Press. She is a digital marketer, editor and blogger. She is always lost in a story and indulge her love for reading by talking about and sharing beautiful pictures of books she captured online. She lives with her dog, Benz, in the ever-bustling city of Lagos. Find Lara online by visiting linktr.ee/laratkareem
- Pronouns: she/her
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Thank you Lara for reaching out to me to share your beautiful story. The book cover looks amazing!
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Comment below! What do you think of Lara Kareem’s book cover for Love is Beautiful When in Bloom?
Thanks for reading,
The rose of bloom and 5 year plan caught my eye the most. Thank you for this its informative.
You’re welcome! I think those stories are interesting too.