Author Empi Baryeh's Blog

Life is beautiful especially when you're in love. Dive into these hand-picked contemporary romance novellas and fall in love this Valentine's Day. Featured stories The Curse of Valentine by Glory Abah She will be loved by Zee Monodee When Love Happens by Rosemary Okafor Until Morning by Mukami Ngari Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of the book, and this review is given voluntarily MY REVIEW

BE MY VALENTINE, VOLUME TWO A LOVE AFRICA PRESS COLLECTION Life is beautiful especially when you're in love. Dive into these hand-picked contemporary romance novellas and fall in love this Valentine's Day. Featured stories: The Curse of Valentine by Glory Abah She will be loved by Zee Monodee When Love Happens by Rosemary Okafor Until Morning by Mukami Ngari

"Eight out of ten women believe that the first kiss will tell them everything that they need to know about the relationship.” ~ Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Hitch [2005]) One of the things I look forward to when I start a romance novel is the first kiss. I love LOVE them. Today, I'm sharing one of my favourite scenes in a movie that talks about first kisses. If you haven't already guessed, it's Hitch (2005). And on that note, I'd like to share the first kiss from my novella, Mr Hot Mocha Perfection, which is one of 5 great love stories in the Be My Valentine anthology. I think my hero nailed. Won't you say? Here's some background. My hero, Adinkra, asks the heroine, Ama, out on Valentine's day. To alleviate any nervousness because he doesn't want her to feel pressured, he tells her i f they have a good time, then it can be a date. If not, then it will be just an outing. This scene happens after said date when he drops her off at he...

Happy Saturday and welcome to #LoveNotes. I'm sharing another snippet from Mr Hot Mocha Perfection, which is featured in the Be My Valentine Anthology from Love Africa Press. This snippet continues from last week's excerpt. My hero, Adinkra, decides to invite himself to my heroine's table for lunch. Smooth moves. 😊 Happy reading! Mr Hot Mocha Perfection © Empi Baryeh 2019 She was doing a crossword puzzle in the magazine, Adinkra noted upon reaching the table. It appeared she hadn’t noticed his presence. “Hi,” he said. She raised her head and met his gaze. He didn’t miss the sharp intake of breath as recognition poured into her brown eyes. Even without the benefit of touch, awareness sizzled between them, and once again, he had to close his mind to the intimate images forming in his head. She offered a tentative smile. “Hello, Prof—uh…Adinkra.” God, his name sounded so good on her lips, he had to force himself not to think about all the things he could ...

It's Friday and you know what that means.  It's #LAPLoveNotes day! I'm sharing a new snippet from  Mr Hot Mocha Perfection , my novella in the  Be My Valentine Anthology  from Love Africa Press.  In this snippet, my hero and heroine have their third encounter in one day. Is it a case of fate acting in one's favour or cupid being up to no good? 😊 Happy reading! Mr Hot Mocha Perfection © Empi Baryeh 2019 He paused to enjoy the simple pleasure of watching her. She sat alone, reading a magazine. Just like in class, he could only see her sleeveless, buttoned-up top that didn’t show any cleavage but hugged her breasts in a most enticing manner. His gaze lingered there. He shouldn’t be looking at her like that; like he wanted to slowly unfasten each one of those square buttons and release her breasts to his caress. He shouldn’t want to discover how she’d respond to his touch, or the sounds she’d make if he teased her nipples with his tongue. The ti...

Happy Friday! it's #LoveNotes day again, and I'm sharing another snippet  Mr Hot Mocha Perfection , which is featured in the Be My Valentine Anthology from Love Africa Press. In this snippet, my heroine has her second encounter of the day with my hero and discovers who he is! 😊 Happy reading! Mr Hot Mocha Perfection © Empi Baryeh 2019 Ama’s eyes widened, and her heartbeat faltered as olive-green eyes held her captive. This was Professor Adinkra Kusi-Andoh? She blinked, expecting to discover she’d imagined Mr. Hot Mocha Perfection, and that the new professor of ‘Greek in the Twenty-First Century’ was instead some old coot nearing retirement. He smiled, and her breath caught. An odd yearning unfurled in her abdomen, invoking the same sensation of need that had compelled her to follow him earlier—one that had left her inexplicably giddy and hopeful. Of what, exactly, she didn’t know, but her mind had dreamt up many heart-fluttering scenarios of their second meeti...

Happy Friday! What's up for the weekend? I hope your answer includes reading. If so, let me introduce you to Love Notes from Love Africa Press. This is going to be a weekly meme where writers share six lines/sentences from a Work in Progress or published story. For my first Love Notes, I'm sharing the opening scene from my recently released novella, Mr Hot Mocha Perfection , which is featured in the Be My Valentine Anthology from Love Africa Press. In this snippet, we discover how my story got its title 😊 Enjoy! Mr Hot Mocha Perfection © Empi Baryeh 2019 It wasn’t the colour of the man’s eyes that had compelled her to ditch a late breakfast—and possibly her next lecture—in favour of stalking him. No. It was something else entirely; something she couldn’t put her finger on. Something she needed to experience again, which explained why she was hiding behind a bookshelf watching him. His skin was rich mocha perfection—he was tall, compared to her five-five fr...

Happy Valentine's Day (and Happy National Chocolate Day to Ghanaians )! On Monday, I posted about our  Hot New Release, Be My Valentine anthology from  Love Africa Press featuring 5 ah-mazing African love stories from 5 talented authors (myself included). Featured Stories: Unexpected Love by Amaka Azie Bitter Sweet Symphony by Fiona Khan Golden Valentine by Nana Prah Boot Camp Seduction by Sable Rose Mr Hot Mocha Perfection by Empi Baryeh Since today is Valentine's Day, I'm sharing an excerpt from my story. Here's some background: My hero, Adinkra, asks my heroine, Ama, to see a play on Valentine's Day, telling her if she had a good time, it would be a date, but if she didn't then it would be classified as just an outing. In this scene, they've just returned from the play. Find out if Adinkra gets a kiss or not. Enjoy!

Be My Valentine - A Love Africa Press Collection (Volume One) Life is beautiful especially when you're in love. Dive into these five hand-picked contemporary romance novellas and fall in love this Valentine's Day. Featured Stories: Unexpected Love by Amaka Azie Bitter Sweet Symphony by Fiona Khan Golden Valentine by Nana Prah Boot Camp Seduction by Sable Rose Mr Hot Mocha Perfection by Empi Baryeh Add to Goodreads Available On: Love Africa Press | Okadabooks | Smashwords | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Amazon FR BLURBS & TEASERS

Happy Wednesday! I'm thrilled to reveal the cover of my next book. It's my first ever novella titled MR HOT MOCHA PERFECTION (previously promoted as A Valentine Affair ), which will be part of the Be My Valentine romance anthology from Love Africa Press. There's double reason to celebrate, because this is also my first time of being published in an anthology. And here is the cover! BE MY VALENTINE A LOVE AFRICA PRESS COLLECTION VOLUME ONE Genre: Contemporary Romance Release date: February 11, 2019 Life is beautiful especially when you're in love. Dive into these five hand-picked contemporary romance novellas and fall in love this Valentine's Day. Featured stories: Unexpected Love by Amaka Azie Bitter Sweet Symphony by Fiona Khan Golden Valentine by Nana Prah Boot Camp Seduction by Sable Rose Mr Hot Mocha Perfection by Empi Baryeh BLURBS