Wild Whispers – Character Interview

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African Women Writers, character interview, Interracial romance, Stella Eromonsere-Ajanaku, Wild Whispers

I’m very happy to be back my friends. Today I host on my blog a hot romance writer and friend, Stella Eromonsere-Ajanaku of flirtyandfeistyromance.blogspot.co.uk An avid romantic at heart like myself, Stella’s spicy romance books are hot all over. Stella is  celebrating the release of her latest romance, Wild Whispers with a blog tour including sumptuous giveaways. (details below).

Title:                 Wild Whispers, a tender Novella.

Author:             Stella Eromonsere-Ajanaku

Genre:              Romance/Contemporary/Interracial

No of Pages:     106

ISBN:                – 978-1530511259

Release day:      21st April 2016

 

Blurb

Scarred but not broken, beautiful Adaora Dike made a tough choice early in life and she had no regret until she lost everyone and everything without warning. She finds comfort in a quiet home in the woods, deep in Dagor Village. Out there, Adaora discovers nature and animals do not condemn, only people do. One rainy night, a male shadow dashes across her yard, her heart flips over and she faces emotional chaos. While on a field trip in Africa, handsome photographer, Gary Mason gets stranded in the woods. He finds an abandoned shelter occupied by a lonely but lovely woman he cannot not get out of his head. This is one photography shoot he wants to forget, but Adaora has a firm grip on his heart and might change his life forever. Through many Wild Whispers, will Adaora and Gary change each other or will fate intervene to keep them apart?

Now relax  and prepare to meet Ebele Okocha, a young character in Wild Whispers. Be warned she has strong opinions.

In your own words, please introduce yourself to our readers?

Thank you for this opportunity, this is my first interview. I’m Ebele Okocha, a ten-year old primary school student from Dagor Village in Edo North, Nigeria. I live with my parents and six brothers and sisters in a small house in Dagor Village. My friends and family call me a matured child because according to them, I speak older than my age.

Good to meet you, matured Ebele. How do you know a certain woman, called Adaora Dike who is the heroine in a new book, titled Wild Whispers?

You are very funny. Ah, Auntie Adaora is my good friend. She lives in this beautiful, big, green and white bungalow in the woods a small way from our house. I first met her as I searched for my lost coin under the dried leaves near her house. She helped me find my coin and she invited me to her house and gave me homemade biscuit and milk. She is the kindest person I know.

Sounds like you like Adaora a lot. Does everyone in Dagor Village know and like your Auntie Adaora?

Not at all. It hurts me to hear all the horrible things the villagers say about Auntie Adaora. They don’t even know her or speak to her but they judge her from afar. Even my parents come home telling tales about what they have heard others say about Auntie Adaora in the market square. I think some adults are not nice to strangers. It is so sad. But I’m not one to judge people without knowing them. So I made friends with her. Now I know Auntie Adaora and I don’t believe the mean things everyone else says.

Wow! You are one feisty young lady, Ebele. So do your parents approve for you to visit Auntie Adaora?

Shish! Can I trust you to keep a secret? You must not tell my parents about my visits to Auntie Adaora. I want to keep it quiet.

You can trust me to keep my mouth shut. Do you think Auntie Adaora has any special person she cares about?

Not until recently. I think the strange man who she helped likes her a lot. But Auntie Adaora does not know she cares about him yet. But I like him already. Gary is nice. But I will wait and watch her come to like him. Sometimes, I think some adults don’t know what they want until they lose it.

I’m curious, how do you know Gary likes Auntie Adaora?

Oh I saw the way he looked at Auntie Adaora when she was not looking. Hmmm…my eyes see things. When Gary talks about Auntie Adaora, his eyes light up like the bright stars up in the sky. And he surprised her with a lovely gift so soon after they met. Only someone who really likes you brings you gifts.

That is true. Finally, if you got a small amount of money what will you get for yourself, Ebele?

For me? Oh…I will buy lots of sweets, chewing gums, biscuits and pretty shoes. And if I had some left over, I will buy the English textbook I have been telling my parents to buy for me for a long time.

I know African names always have meanings. Do you know the meaning of your name?

I do. Ebele means mercy or kindness and that is what I try to be to everyone God brings my way. Our village needs more kind people. Like people who show mercy to others.

I hope you get all you want in life, Ebele. Thank you for chatting with us. Your Auntie Adaora has a great friend in you.

Oh thank you for having me. I enjoyed our chat.

GIVEAWAY

Wild Whispers blog tour begins on Saturday 23rd April and ends on Thursday May 26th 2016.

Star Prize: One Wild Whispers Bracelet.

Other Prizes: Flirty & Feisty Romance eBooks of your choice (excluding Wild Whispers)

HOW TO WIN

Follow Wild Whispers on its exciting Blog Tour and leave comments on this blog. Lucky winners will be randomly selected.

Amazon.com – eBook

Amazon.co.uk – eBook

Smashwords – eBook

Amazon.com – Paperback

Createspace – Paperback

AUTHOR BIO

Stella Eromonsere-Ajanaku is a fun-loving mother of two teenagers, married to her gorgeous husband and best friend who indulges her romantic habits. Writing contemporary and historical romance novels is an exciting adventure for her. Out of curiosity and belief that love conquers all, she has written several Interracial & Multicultural Romance Novels.

In 2010, Stella created Flirty & Feisty Romance Novels, a collection of toe-curling, intriguing, and skin-tingling romance with compelling characters who have heart and soul and jump off the pages of the book. All her stories are dotted with twists and turns and are set in fascinating Africa, enticing Europe & enchanting America.

To experience and enjoy an intense emotional ride, pick up a copy of any of her novels: Loitering Shadows, Beyond the Lady, The Gardener’s Ice Maiden, Sparkling Dawn, Husband to Rent, Stolen Valentine Kiss (Holiday Series #1), Kiss My Lips (Holiday Series #2), Forbidden Dance, Stolen Valentine Kiss & Kiss My Lips (Holiday Series 2~ Books ~ in ~ 1), Tempting Desire, Seduced Hearts, Red Velvet Rose and Wild Whispers. Stella’s first historical/suspense/mystery romance, Royal Cowries (Cowries Series #1) will give you an insight into a different Africa.

A luxury home by the seaside is on Stella’s wish list. In her spare time, she loves to swim on her back like a starfish, watch TV, go to the movies with her family and read romance novels.

Review: Chancing Faith by Empi Baryeh

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Empi Baryeh, Interracial romance

Title: Chancing Faith
Author: Empi Baryeh
Binding: Paperback
Genre: contemporary (Interracial) Romance
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 2012

Publishers: Black Opal books Publication

Reasons for Reading: From my TBR. (An autographed copy I must add :-))

Naaki Tabika wanted to prove to herself, that as a Ghanaian young woman poised on the doorstep of a successful career with a fine advertising company Media Image Advertising (MIA), she was much more than wife and mother material. She had broken up with Gyamfi precisely because she did not want to be tied down to a man who would submerge her identity and dreams of making it in the competitive advertising world. And she  certainly had no room for another man in her life so when Thane Alexsander, the American Ad Executive came striding into her life, she was confused big time. She found it difficult admitting her hopeless attraction for him. Could she dare mix business with pleasure? More importantly could she trust him and her heart?

‘Thane Alexsander didn’t date co-workers either until business took him to Ghana and he met Naaki. Now he was at risk of breaking all the rules. Could he stop this headlong fall until it’s too late?’ (Blurb)

Chancing Faith is Empi Baryeh’s second romance to come out of Ghana but this time it is an interracial romance between two career-driven professionals who must find a common ground to able to give their blossoming love a chance.

I must say that there is nothing racial about this novel, not at all. Both Thane and Naaki were very comfortable in their being different, and of different races, if you get what I mean. If there was any difference, it was more cultural than racial. The   main cultural divergence in the novel concentrated on business issues related to the advertising field, with the unpleasant potential threat of an American company taking over an African one by forcing their policies and values on the employees, without due cognizance to the culture of the local employees.

What I love about Chancing Faith is the background information on the business of advertising in my own country which I never knew much about.  The novel was well written and very well researched, with interesting believable and well-developed characters. Thane and Naaki’s romance was conducted amidst lots of fun and with much decorum and respect for each other’s views and cultures. That is not to say there were no hot moments; there were quite a number of them, though the couple did not jump into bed on their first meeting. (I must admit I was expecting something like that after reading her first novel, Most Eligible Bachelor) I guess, Thane had to put a lot of restrain on his feelings though the telltale signs of his attraction for Naaki gave him away most of the time.

The language was simple, interspersed with the local dialect giving the novel that ‘Ghanaian feeling of our own special kind of English’. (the author explained the foreign words   in italics) and the writing very well-edited.

In my review of her first novel, Most Eligible Bachelor, I did say that Empi is one Ghanaian lady we should watch out for. She is carving a niche for herself as a  hot contemporary romance writer with fast-paced plots and hot upwardly mobile Ghanaian characters who know what they want and go all out for it. Yes, we can have it all, education, fine jobs and wonderful partners. 🙂

This is a fine novel and I recommend it to all who love romance and would want to know more about Ghana and her wonderful people and culture.

about empi

Empi Baryeh has been writing since the age of thirteen after stumbling upon a YA story her older sister had started. The story fascinated her so much that, when she discovered it was unfinished, she knew the task of completing it rested firmly on her shoulders. And somehow the ideas and the words for the rest of the story began to pour into her mind. She’s been writing ever since.It wasn’t until another thirteen years later, however, that the romantic in her geared her toward romance. She now focuses on heart-warming multicultural romance with enough passion to enthrall readers who want a little sizzle with their romance. She lives in her native country, Ghana, which provides the exotic setting for most of her novels.

Chancing Faith can be bought from Amazon (Kindle and Paperback) and Black Opal Books Publications.