Naledi His Love is the third of the Hlomu Series Books. The Story is pure fiction, but some of the places mentioned do exist. The Zulu brothers, however, are a fiction of the author’s imagination, but you are welcome to turn any man into one.


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Read the Hlomu Book series in order.

Book 1. Hlomu the Wife The first book in the series follows a young woman named Mahlomu who meets Mqhele Zulu and they fall in love. Even though aspects of Mqhele’s personality and past make her uncomfortable, Hlomu is happy. Their love is strong and they stand by each other through good and bad. But Mqhele and his seven brothers have a dark and tumultuous past that involves a dead warlord father, mob justice, and lots of unaccounted-for money. Book 2. Zandile the Resolute Book two of the blockbuster series continues the story of the eight Zulu brothers. Rich, handsome, powerful, dangerous and one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in Johannesburg, Zandile is the wife of the first brother Nkosana. Their love story is like a South African township Romeo and Juliet – their families hate each other but their love is so strong, it endures all the hatred, the deaths and even prison time. Book 3. His Love Naledi, like Hlomu and Zandile, comes to understand that loving one of the Zulu brothers (in her case it’s Qhawe that makes the earth move) means loving all of his dark and tumultuous past and as much as she will enjoy the trappings that come with being the wife of one of those rich, handsome, powerful and dangerous men, she must also live with the inherent danger that remains. Book 4. Iqunga With the fourth story in the series, the author switched things up a bit. A meeting with a man who tells them they need to rid themselves of an ancestral curse leads the Zulu brothers on a journey of uncovering their lineage. The storyline takes place in two parts and alternates between present and past events, with the past events not only repeating themselves, but also revealing why the Zulu Brothers are the way they are. This of course, is not without the drama that constantly surrounds these men! Book 5. Mess Perhaps the most gut-wrenching book in the series, Mess follows Lahliwe and Mqoqi as they try to make their relationship work despite the damage done to them. Stuck between the expectations that come with being a Zulu brother and who he really wants to be, Mqoqi Zulu is the most misunderstood of the “wolf pack”. This is a heartbreaking read about family, love, and mental health. Keep the tissues handy!