Author Empi Baryeh's Blog

Suitors & Sweethearts limited-edition box set. I've been sitting on this news for a while. I'm thrilled to (finally) reveal the cover of a very special collaboration I've been working on with 5 other fabulous authors. Ta-daa! OUT FEBRUARY 7, 2023 This limited-edition box set introduces 6 exciting and heart-warming book series by African authors. Prepare for enthralling stories of passion, love, and African joy! Journey from Lagos, Nigeria to Accra, Ghana, from Curepipe, Mauritius to Las Vegas, USA, and meet swoon-worthy book baes. The happy ending is guaranteed! Pre-order your copy for only 99 cents! The price goes to $3.99 after release. Tropes: second chance romance, forbidden love, one-night stand, rockstar romance, and billionaires.  Add to Goodreads TBR PREORDER YOUR COPY NOW AMAZON | APPLEBOOKS | BARNES&NOBLE | KOBO PAPERBACK: LOVE AFRICA PRESS BLURBS

It's my birthday! Which makes it the perfect day to share my brand new cover and an exclusive excerpt. I can't wait for you to read this story .  DINNER AND A KISS BY EMPI BARYEH Cover designer: Sweet ‘N Spicy Designs  Stand-Alone:  Yes Series:  Men of Distinction, Book 2 Genre:   Contemporary Romance Tropes : Billionaire, Celebrity/Commoner *  A marriage is anything but convenient for a billionaire bachelor and a single mum wanting more... Fashion reporter, Abrafi Sarpong must get to Tamale to cover an international pageant, her career depends on it. And her son is depending on her. When a mishap with her flight reservation lands her on the private jet of a handsome billionaire, her life takes an unexpected turn. She isn’t looking for love; but Adonis Aggrey-Finn makes her an offer her heart can’t refuse… even if her head tells her she should. Business mogul, Adonis Aggrey-Finn has wealth, power and political aspirations… which don’t include tarnishing his...

ONE NIGHT EXPECTATIONS BY LAQUETTE An impulsive one-night stand has unexpected consequences in the latest Devereaux Inc. novel by LaQuette.   For these Brooklyn power players,     one night holds surprises to last a lifetime.   When her grandfather meddles in the billion-dollar development deal she’s closing for the family company, Amara Devereaux-Rodriguez feels betrayed…and rebellious. A chance encounter with Lennox Carlisle is just the kind of trouble she’s looking for. But their night together soon becomes a threat to Amara’s aspirations because the mayoral contender has the power to quash the Devereaux deal. And now Amara’s pregnant with his child. Can she quench the fire for Lennox that could send their lifelong ambitions up in flames?   AVAILABLE ON AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | APPLE | KOBO | GOOGLE | BOOKSHOP   ADD ON GOODREADS   EXCERPT Lennox put the beer down on a nearby end table and stared at the woman sitting...

  Blurb: A long time ago, I helped her. Little tips about what to wear, how to leave a man wanting more, ways to be sexy without being too obvious. The guy she’d wanted was wrong for her, though. Still, she’d wanted him anyway and ended up with a broken heart. But she wasn’t the only one, because even after I’d made my own intentions known, she walked away. Now, she’s back in town. Still beautiful, still intelligent, still funny, and ready to start over after a bad breakup from someone who never deserved her in the first place. Want to know when I fell for one of my best friends? I can’t even tell you. Somewhere between eating Superman ice cream in her mom’s backyard and punching the first boy to ever make her cry. Want to know how I got friend-zoned? She’d have to tell you. My services—Wingman for Hire—help women drive the men they want crazy. Yet, I couldn’t seem to get her to notice me that way. Want to know what I decided to do about it? The absolute right thing at the wrong ti...