Tales of an African woman envisions a strong black woman in an African society. This book focuses on the life hurdles and challenges thrown at a young African lady. It acknowledges the stress black women face related to education, work, finances, marriage, childbearing, family responsibilities, discrimination and trauma. Mercy is an ambitious lady, thriving through her current phase of life. she finds herself in-between intense sorrow, misery and sadness as she was overcome with grief after loosing her mother to the cold hands of death. One year after the demise of her mother, she was faced with the hardest decision to either be married off to a wealthy old politician or take up the responsibility of seeing herself through college. However, all she ever wanted for herself was to reach the peak of her career. The unexpected happened and she found herself falling in love with a stranger, who came from Royal family in a neighbouring community, it shouldn't be heard that a royal family marries into a low class but the love that existed between this two was one of a kind. it was revealed that this union was foreordained. Every one surrounding mercy was a direct opposite of her world. unkind, hateful, unloving and bossed up in wealth. she takes a chance upon her options, and family and friends became unhinged. would this love stand through the test of time, is she ready to face the battle in front of her, when she discovers the secret that need to be left untold.