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Oyinkansola Ogunyinka Edem

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❤️ God | Content marketer & freelance writer by ☀️, Christian romance author by 🌑 | @onkowebooks @theloveboxplug
PREORDER Where the Lotus Grows ⬇️📚

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OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL 📚🎉

Recently discovering she’s adopted, 22-year old Karen Adebayo sets out from the US to find her biological parents in Nigeria.

The search appears futile till she crosses paths with the dashing but troubled lawyer, Taiwo Gbolahan, who’s just lost his entire family (including his twin) in a freak plane crash.

Between making peace with the chance of never finding her birth family and deciding whether to stay back in Lagos or return “home”, Karen finds herself falling into an extra-complicated love web.

WHERE THE LOTUS GROWS (edition 2) is coming to Amazon and bookstores in Q4 2026. DM or visit oyinkansolaogunyinka.co/books to preorder your copy.

#OnkoweBooks #nigerianauthor #africanfiction #christianromancenovels #bookstagramnigeria by @thegraceola

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4 days ago

Proud of myself for losing over 10kg in 6 months. 🥹🥰 Shoutout to @postpartumfitmamaa & @i_prudiee for their guidance and support!

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postpartum fitness | weight loss by @thegraceola

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WHERE THE LOTUS GROWS, by Oyinkansola A. (The Grace Ola) - A Book Trailer!

What comes next when life deals unexpected blows? From a great life in America to a simple hospital in Nigeria, Karen Adebayo wears the pain of her past, till she finds love with hotshot lawyer, Taiwo Gbolahan. However, her newfound happiness is threatened by the untold tragedy that his family’s death has caused. Prepare to be deeply moved by this carefully crafted literary masterpiece.

Available now from oyinkansolaogunyinka.co/where-the-lotus-grows, and at leading bookshops + ebook stores across Nigeria. Ps: You can DM me directly to purchase a signed copy.

And uh, please like, share, comment and buy so I can quit my 9-5 doings ASAP, it’s trying to unalive me. Okay bye! 🫠😂❤️

Ps: Please ignore the old link at the end of the video. New link is oyinkansolaogunyinka.co/where-the-lotus-grows or bit.ly/WTLGbook

Directors and Editor: @__impressions
V/O artistes: @oduwolebayo @toluwapops

#WhereTheLotusGrows #thegraceola #booktrailer #AfricanLiterature #nigerianbooks #mentalhealth #christianfiction #christianromance #bookstagramnigeria by @thegraceola

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3 years ago

A lil break in transmission to bless your TL with these jpengs. We’ll return to regular book promo settings tomorrow. 🙈😉😎

T-shirt: @brandstack.africa
📸: @magech_ by @thegraceola

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6 days ago

I should have just named this book one thing after another fr. 😂😭

Ps: Voting is still ongoing to decide the new cover design for the reprint. Go to my last post/reel to vote! 🗳️ 😉

#wherethelotusgrows #bookstagramnigeria #nigerianauthors #africanbooks #christianromance by @thegraceola

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8 days ago

Y’all! So at the last minute I decided to do a new cover design for the reprint🙈

Which do we prefer? A or B? by @thegraceola

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9 days ago

It is what it is. 😂🙈

#wherethelotusgrows #bookstagram #nigerianbooks #fictionlover #africanliterature by @thegraceola

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9 days ago

One day till the sale begins.

In case you haven't heard, on the 6th and 7th of October, over 30 African Christian fiction books will be going on sale.

You'll find ebooks as low as $0.99.

If you have ever wanted to read books with African peoples and cultures, here's your chance.

@peculiarpraisebooks
@unwankwor
@solamac.author
@borntowritewell
@sinmisolao
@momentswithopebello
@opeyemiakintunde
@indiebooksnaija
@noelle_ngwafor
@thegraceola
@feyi_aina
@ufuomaee
@simi_stories
@makingmondaymild_booknfictions
@chinazaagomauthor
@kikekups_author

Add the reminder now so you don't forget and miss out on this!

#africanchristianfiction
#amazonprimebigdealdays
#christianfiction
#booksale by @thegraceola

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14 days ago

WE DID IT!!! 🥹🔥 100 preorder copies of my book, sold in 30 days.

A month ago I set this crazy, scary goal with no massive following and no 1,000-person waitlist. Just the belief that this story, Where the Lotus Grows, deserved its next 100 readers. Z

I even added an “if it flops… well 💔” to prepare my heart. 😅 But yunnnooooooo, IT DIDN’T FLOP! 🌚 We are actually set to exceed the goal already.

But none of this happened in one viral moment. Some days were good, and some days I asked who sent me to start this campaign in the first place. Lollll.

So when copy #100 (allegedly🙃) came in yesterday, I ran straight into @jescilriichard’s DMs to scream/cry via text, because whew, I was almost ready to give up.

And my people in the UK, the Netherlands, Ghana, Canada… wow 🤯 A story I started writing in secondary school is now in hands (and hearts) across continents. 18-year-old Oyin would be so proud. 🥹

To our 100+ readers (you know yourselves), many of whom know me for SEO and content marketing and still took a chance on my fiction, and to everyone who shared, reposted, or cheered me on: thank you sooo much. You made a scary goal real. 💙🫂

And to those who stuck around just to see if I’d pull it off… well, we did. 😌

*insert one high-pitched scream for the roaddd!!!*

Okay, now we move!

PS: Preorders are still open and I literally just asked my printer to increase our print run 🤭. Link in bio (bit.ly/WTLG/book).

#christianromance #bookstagram #authorofinstagram #bookrecs by @thegraceola

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14 days ago

Update on my 100 preorders in 30 days goal ending today: 94 sold, 6 left, less than 2 hours to go. 🥹😭

Whew!!! See, I’m on my Ekiti woman kneels, please let’s get this campaign over (and maybe even beyond) the finish line before 12 midnight.

I believe in us, ejoooooooo ejoooooo mehn. Thank yew all soooooo mush in advance.

Honestly speaking, the book is sweet, I go lie for you? 😂🤲

God bless gan. And even if you aren’t buying or sponsoring a giveaway, you can like, share, comment, and alladat. Yunno the vibes. 🙏🧎‍♀️🥹💕

Ps: Thank you @shopbawsty for the gorjus gorjus dress. 😉

Okay byeeeeee!!!
#wherethelotusgrows #christianromance #nigerianbookstagram #christiancreatives #africanfiction by @thegraceola

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15 days ago

Christian fiction ≠ just Christian romance💕

There are stories about faith, spiritual warfare, fantasy, adventure, suspense, purpose, identity, redemption, and so much more...

So, if you’ve been sleeping on Christian fictions because you think it’s all romance, this is your sign to reconsider🤭

Here are some Christian fiction books you should read or add to your TBR before the year ends🤍✨

Which of these recs is going straight to your TBR??📚❤️

#christianfictionbooks #christianfictionreaders #christianfantasybook #biblicalretelling #faithbasedstories taken in Abuja, Nigeria by @thegraceola

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So a little birdie told me you didn't know which Christian fiction books to get during the African Christian Fiction: Big Deal Reads Sale.

Well, if you love these tropes and books with these vibes, then you know which Christian fiction books to get during the sale.

Don't forget the sale is on October 6-7, 2026.

You don't want to miss it!

#africanchristianfiction
#amazonprimebigdealdays
#christianfiction
#booksale by @thegraceola

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