A Love that Hurts

Skylar Phakade is a twenty-eight-year-old fashion designer working at her parents' clothing company in Johannesburg CBD. She has everything her heart desires - supportive parents, a loyal best friend, her dream car, and a thriving career. Yet romantic love remains the one thing she lacks.

When Skylar meets Mduduzi Gumede in a coffee shop one morning, she is immediately drawn to him. He is funny, bright and undeniably good-looking. There is a catch, however: Mduduzi is unemployed.

They soon begin dating, but Skylar realises that in order for her relationship with Mduduzi to work, she has to keep secrets from her parents and best friend. Then she uncovers something even more unsettling - her mother is hiding a deep, long-buried secret that no one else in the family has discovered yet.

This new romance from popular Facebook author Cathrine Phiri explores heartbreak, friendship and forgiveness. Beloved characters Thandaza and Steven from A Love that Heals also feature in this novel.