Your cart is empty 
What happened to Damilola? Nobody can answer that question the same way. Some say she changed after Wole. Others insist she was always like this — too soft for people who only knew how to take. But when screenshots begin leaking from private chats, old voice notes resurface, and friendships collapse under the weight of secrets, everyone is forced to confront the version of themselves they carefully hid behind glowing screens. A Story for a Price is an epistolary novel told entirely through WhatsApp conversations, deleted messages, voice notes, status updates, and midnight confessions. It follows a tangled group of young people with naïve worldviews trying to navigate love, friendship, heartbreak, and the exhausting performance of adulthood. At the center is Damilola, who keeps loving Wole despite every cruel thing he has done to her. The insults. The lies. The manipulation. The humiliation she pretends not to notice. And while her friends watch in frustration, they are dealing with battles of their own — relentless bullying, perceived betrayals, gossip disguised as concern, and backbiting so vicious it leaves permanent scars. In a world where everyone is always watching, every text becomes dangerous. Every silence becomes suspicious. And every relationship comes with a price. Raw, intimate, funny, and painfully honest, A Story for a Price explores the chaos of modern friendships and the emotional wreckage young people leave behind while trying desperately to be loved.
Oburoh Roli, Esq. is a legal practitioner duly licensed to practice law in Nigeria and an accomplished author with over thirty (30) publications to her name, including nineteen books and eleven articles. Her work—spanning scholarly commentary, prose, and poetry—is featured on her website, oburohroliesq.com, reflecting both intellectual depth and creative range. Born on March 6, 1999, she has, by the age of twenty-seven (27), established herself as a prolific writer and emerging thought leader with a substantial and diverse body of work. Her academic excellence was evident early on; at fifteen (15), she graduated from Presentation National High School, a prestigious Catholic institution known for its rigorous academic standards and highly selective admission process, which includes a competitive entrance examination and structured interview. At sixteen (16), she began her blogging career, marking the start of her public intellectual engagement. By eighteen (18), she had published her first two books, demonstrating both discipline and early consistency in literary and scholarly writing. At twenty-two (22), four of her books were approved by the Ministries of Education in Edo State and Delta State for use in Senior Secondary School One (SS1), underscoring their pedagogical value and academic relevance. At twenty-three (23), her audiobook surpassed one million listens, reflecting a wide audience reach and the successful adaptation of her work into accessible audio formats. At twenty-six (26), she founded The Historical Continuum Initiative, an organization dedicated to promoting structured historical awareness and cultural appreciation among young people. She maintains a strong interest in research and is the author of The Dynamics of Human Trafficking in the Modern World, a critical examination of contemporary socio-legal issues. Her book, Legacy of Struggle: A History of Nigeria, is a comprehensive work of over 180 pages that traces Nigeria's evolution from pre-colonial societies through Western contact, the transatlantic slave trade, colonial administration, nationalist movements, and independence, extending into post-independence governance, including military rule, civil conflict, and democratic development. The work also highlights key historical figures and incorporates a section on Islamic studies, aimed at fostering religious understanding within Nigeria's diverse socio-cultural landscape.
Sneak Preview
