Author Empi Baryeh's Blog

Hello, readers and lovers of African stories. If you're in Accra, Ghana this week, have I got a treat for you! I and a group of Ghanaian authors (we're calling ourselves 11 Authors (from) Ghana) have a stand at the Ghana International Book Fair , taking place from 30 August - 2 September, 2018 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) . Time is 9am to 7pm daily.  Here are some of the great books you can get.

It's 3 Weeks to release day ! (I'm gearing up for my happy dance) A huge thank you to those who came by the past two weeks to read the excerpts, and especially to all who left me a comment. I hope you enjoy this week's excerpt too. If you missed the first two posts, here are the links: Prologue Chapter 1: part 1 ¸.•´¨ ❥ ¸ . •´¨   BLURB ¸.•´¨ ❥ ¸ . •´ ¨ Esi Afriyie has been in love with Michael Yaw Badu since childhood. When he receives a scholarship to study in America, all hope seems lost ... until he returns to Ghana ten years later. An arranged marriage contracted by their families makes her dreams come true, but does the reality of being Mrs. Michael Badu live up to the fantasy? Michael may have married Esi, but he is in love with someone else—Forest Girl, a mystery woman he encountered just once in the forest. His heart belongs to her, and he doesn't need his beautiful wife awakening his carnal desires. He is even willing to sacrifice ...

The countdown continues: 4 Weeks to release day. Are you getting as excited as I am? You're here, so I'm going to take that as a yes! Thanks to all who left me a comment last week. I hope you enjoy this week's excerpt even more. If you missed last week's post , read it here . Here's the beginning of Chapter one where we meet the hero, Michael Badu. Genre: Multicultural Romance, Africa Length: Full-length novel ¸.•´¨ ❥ ¸ . •´¨   BLURB ¸.•´¨ ❥ ¸ . •´ ¨ Esi Afriyie has been in love with Michael Yaw Badu since childhood. When he receives a scholarship to study in America, all hope seems lost ... until he returns to Ghana ten years later. An arranged marriage contracted by their families makes her dreams come true, but does the reality of being Mrs. Michael Badu live up to the fantasy? Michael may have married Esi, but he is in love with someone else—Forest Girl, a mystery woman he encountered just once in the forest. His hea...

Woohoo! Forest Girl is out on Pre-Order . If you're like me, you want it in your hands already! So here's what I've decided to do. I'll share an excerpt here on my blog every week until the book releases in 19 June! Scroll down for this week's excerpt. ¸. • ´¨ ❥ ¸ . • ´¨ PRE-ORDER NOW ¸.•´¨ ❥ ¸ . •´ ¨   Title: FOREST GIRL Author:  Empi Baryeh Genre: Multicultural Romance, Africa Length: Full length novel ¸. • ´¨ ❥ ¸ . • ´¨  TAGLINE ¸.•´¨ ❥ ¸ . •´ ¨   He fell in love with her at first sight,  but didn't recognize her when he saw her again. ¸. • ´¨ ❥ ¸ . • ´¨  BLURB ¸.•´¨ ❥ ¸ . •´ ¨   Esi Afriyie has been in love with Michael Yaw Badu since childhood. When he receives a scholarship to study in America, all hope seems lost ... until he returns to Ghana ten years later. An arranged marriage contracted by their families makes her dreams come true, but does the reality of being Mrs. Michael Badu live up to the fantasy?...