Author Empi Baryeh's Blog

I'm thrilled to announce my upcoming book, His Inherited Princess , book 2 of a multi-author romance series, the Royal House of Saene, from   Love Africa Press.  The first installment of the series features three feisty African princesses and their journeys to love. Coming soon! His Defiant Princess (#1) by Nana Prah His Inherited Princess (#2) by Empi Baryeh His Captive Princess (#3) by Kiru Taye Come back in a few weeks for our cover reveal party! Love Africa Press , a publisher that celebrates all things African in romantic fiction. I'm particularly excited about this series being available on online platforms that are accessible to readers living in Africa. LAP is currently accepting submissions for: romantic fiction, women's fiction, urban fantasy and thrillers. Make sure to follow the LAP submission guidelines . Connect with Love Africa Press: WEBSITE  | LAP ARC Club | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | NEWSLETTER mP

It's confirmed! I am scheduled to be at the Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra, taking place from Friday 19th - Sunday 21st October, 2018.  Join me on Saturday, 20 October, 2018,  from 4 - 5 p.m. for readings from Forest Girl  and a discussion on the romance genre in Ghana. Copies of Chancing Faith will also be available. Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra is a literary arts festival put together by the Writers Project of Ghana and Goethe-Institut Ghana . The festival was created to bring together writers and lovers of literature to enjoy readings, create networks, and foster friendships and collaborations between writers and the public. Follow Writers Project of Ghana: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram mP

Hi folks! Happy Halloween month. We're back with our 3-for-1 review, so a fter you're done here, d on't forget to check out reviews from  Prah  and  Constantine .   We went to the wild west :-) and found Mail Order Bride: Mail Order Mayor by Ashley Walter .  Here's the blurb: Some mail-order brides have secrets... sometimes, so do their husbands.  Cadence Fairbanks was supposed to be a mail-order bride, until things went wrong.   She’d left her old life behind her and tried to start over, but the man she was supposed to marry is back.  He wants a second chance.  Cadence doesn't know if she loves him anymore.  Or does she?  Austin Wilkes has to prove himself to her.  But he’s got his own secrets, and he's still mourning for his first wife and child.  She's not sure she can trust him, but he's not sure he can trust her.  When the women of Angel's Reach start to go missing, Cadence vows to hunt down their kidnapper.  Austin promi

Hi folks! It's been a while since I posted. I've been hiding in my editing cave polishing a story for submission. I am happy to announce that I've submitted and ready to embark on the next hero and heroine's journey. Today, though, I'm here to mention  the Caine Prize for African Writing , a registered charity whose aim is to bring African writing to a wider audience using our annual literary award. In addition to administering the Prize, the charity also works to connect readers with African writers through a series of public events, as well as helping emerging writers in Africa to enter the world of mainstream publishing through the annual Caine Prize writers’ workshop which takes place in a different African country each year. The deadline to enter the 2019 Prize is 31st January 2019. From what I gather, the prize is only for published, short stories (3000 - 10000 words) and can ony be submitted by a publisher. There are extensive guidelines for ent