A Novel
Some people arrive in your life like a question. Some arrive like the answer.
18+ For adult readers. Contains mature themes and sensual scenes.
The Story
A Cape Town love story about second chances, the courage to be seen, and the people worth waiting for.
She has three children, a brand-new divorce and an ex-husband with a lawyer. He has one son, a promise he made himself, and no intention of ever loving anyone halfway again.
When Shafieka sends a late-night message to a stranger, she isn’t looking for love. When Dominic answers, he isn’t expecting to find it. Then comes one unforgettable night on a Cape Town quay, a black dress, a borrowed jacket and a kiss that changes everything.
Their chemistry is instant. Their love is real. But with watchful aunties, a disapproving mother and an ex-husband ready to use any secret against her, Shafieka can only give Dominic stolen hours. And Dominic is beginning to need more than borrowed time.
From rain-soaked beach cottages to sunrise over the Franschhoek valley, Forbidden Love is a sensual, emotionally honest romance about what we owe the people we love, and what we owe ourselves. Inspired by a true story.
I’m not interested in somebody with both hands free. I’m interested in you.Dominic, Chapter Eight
The Characters
Mother of three · Practice manager
Witty, proud and fiercely protective of her children, she spent eighteen years being looked through. Ten months out of her marriage, she is still learning that she is allowed to want things, and terrified of what wanting might cost her.
“I didn’t expect nice.”
Designer · Father of one
A big, gentle man who makes things beautiful for a living. After a marriage where he was present without ever being truly there, he made himself one promise: never again would a woman be lonely beside him.
“If it’s you, it’s enough.”
The Setting
A black dress, a saxophone and a first kiss on a cold quay.
A storm, a fireplace and a cottage at the end of a sandy track.
Four days, a sunrise balloon and the truth told under the stars.
The harbour wall where two people finally say what they need.
Read the Opening
The most honest hour of the week. Nobody lies at 11:47 on a Tuesday.
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ShafiekaYour profile says you make things beautiful for a living. That’s either very romantic or very arrogant. I’m trying to decide which.
DominicCan it be both? I’m romantic about the work and arrogant about the deadlines.
ShafiekaHonest. I’ll allow it.
DominicYou’re up late.
ShafiekaI’m always up late. It’s the only time the house belongs to me.
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18+ For adult readers. Contains mature themes and sensual scenes.
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Adult readers aged 18 and older. Forbidden Love contains mature themes and sensual romantic scenes.