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My earliest memory of a full story was around the age of ten, and it was titled <em>The Treasures of Zombie Island<\/em>, which hilariously, featured no zombies at all,&#8221; she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says writing and publishing a novel has always been a dream of hers. &#8220;One I fully dedicated myself to during lockdown when everything felt bleak and we all needed an escape.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"307273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/goodwood-author-celebrates-bestseller-success-with-new-romance-novel\/shameezpatelbook_52536\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ShameezPatelBook_52536.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ShameezPatelBook_52536\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Shameez Patel&amp;#8217;s new book, Next Level Love, is currently one of the bestsellers at bookstores.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shameez Patel&amp;#8217;s new book, Next Level Love, is currently one of the bestsellers at bookstores.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ShameezPatelBook_52536-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ShameezPatelBook_52536-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Next Level Love\" class=\"wp-image-307273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ShameezPatelBook_52536-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ShameezPatelBook_52536-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ShameezPatelBook_52536-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ShameezPatelBook_52536.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shameez Patel&#8217;s new book, Next Level Love, is currently one of the bestsellers at bookstores.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her new book is currently among the bestsellers at Exclusive Books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked how she feels about this achievement, Patel responded saying: &#8220;I am honored that <em>Next Level Love<\/em> achieved the weekly bestseller status at Exclusive Books Canal Walk. I am so deeply appreciative of every purchase which made that possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Next Level Love<\/em> is an URL to IRL romance where two gamers, who have fallen in love through online chatting, end up unknowingly working together in a civil engineering office where their careers depend on their working relationship. It is for fans of Ali Hazelwood, an Italian romance novelist, and lovers of the Hollywood movie <em>You&#8217;ve Got Mail<\/em>, which features Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patel says her next book is already in the making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The next book is a work-in-progress and while I have given it a title, it is not something I can share just yet. It is in the fun, carefree drafting state.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also shared her advice to aspiring future authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It sounds foolish to say, but my most important advice to aspiring writers is that they need to write. Finish your draft. Do not switch ideas. 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