Boakyewaa Glover

This intriguing blend of science fiction and black magic will leave readers spellbound as they follow the adventures of a nineteen-year-old-girl with powers beyond our imaginations.Short Description (2,000 characters, including spaces)Who, or what, is Tendai? The answer may surprise-and horrify-you. From the author of Circles and The Justice comes a breathtaking new tale showing exactly what happens when magic, love, and science are unchecked by any moral bounds. Boakyewaa Glover's Tendai is sure to leave readers spellbound.Tendai appears to the outside world to be an ordinary eighteen-year-old girl. Yes, her birth was an unusual one. And yes, every year on her birthday a raging storm grips her entire town. But despite these odd occurrences Tendai has attempted to live a normal life complete with the drama of a boyfriend, school, and family.However, as Tendai's nineteenth birthday approaches, strange things begin to happen. Her psychic abilities, always a vaguely strange presence in Tendai's life, radically amplify, leaving the confused teenager afraid of her growing powers. As she begins to question who she really is and where these strange-and terrifying-powers come from, Tendai soon learns the horrifying truth behind her very existence.Dr. Rosen was a retired geneticist from NASA and his lifelong ambition was to create the perfect human being. He'd done it before, he'd created his one true hybrid and all he wanted to do was replicate his genius creation. So Rosen moved to Ghana - a country he regarded as a peaceful, private haven - and started the Hybrid Africa Project, what he hoped would be his great legacy of all time. Nana Nimako loved his son dearly, but he didn't like his daughter-in-law and wasn't surprised when the first child she bore turned out to be a slow, bumbling boy afraid of his own shadow. When his daughter-in-law became pregnant the second time, he knew he had to do something. Since praying to God hadn't worked the first time, Nimako resorted to something else - something ancient and darker, his last hope for the perfect grandchild. Science and nature - a unique and deadly combination. This is a story of mystery and intrigue, of loyalty and betrayal, of power and mayhem, love and passion, and a battle to understand and to survive. This is the story of Tendai.

For his entire life, former Chief Justice Joseph Annan has his eyes on his country's top prize: the presidency of Ghana. And this time, he will stop at nothing to ensure the title is his alone. But can he stop his world from falling apart in the process? The Justice: God. Country. Family. is Boakyewaa Glover's searing political thriller that follows a career politician in his last gasp for the highest honor, as friends, foes, and family are embroiled is his relentless, no-holds-barred play for power. It's a gripping contemporary look at Ghana culture that is sure to enthrall political enthusiasts, as well as fans of romantic fiction and mystery thrillers. After four years in semi-retirement, the esteemed justice has put in his bid to be the next president of Ghana. Beloved throughout the country, Annan is widely celebrated as a principled, strong leader, who is intensely dedicated to his country. However, the long-adored icon harbors secrets that begin to surface soon after his bid. At his side is his razor-sharp Chief of Staff Caleb Osei, whose commitment to the cause is unflappable, and the most powerful advocate of all, his best friend and former President Samuel Yara. However, his challenges are just as formidable. His wife Adubea is emotionally unhinged after finding her twin sister murdered, and his daughter Abby has become entangled in a scandalous affair that could upend his campaign. And, there are past deeds involving the justice himself that have never been fully explained.As the stakes rise ever higher, the justice finds his carefully woven public persona unraveling before his own eyes. With a high-octane pace and page-turning intrigue, this rare view of the forces at play in contemporary Ghana will leave readers hungry to piece together the fragments of deception. It's riveting reading packed with spellbinding action, steamy romance, and a sizable dose of drama, Ghana-style.

Feelings can be treacherously illogical and relationships inexplicable . . . From the day Rabbie falls in love with her first boyfriend, it seems that anything can happen, any friend can turn on another, any event can be triggered by something apparently meaningless. But as Rabbie, the endearing, self-confessed 'cheater-holic' finds, it is almost impossible to stop going round in circles with those she dates . . . and living in a close-knit community doesn't help. Though Rabbie's world eventually expands beyond her home and boarding school in Ghana as she travels to the U.K. and America, there are parts of her past that she cannot let go of, people who matter too much. The mind may move on, as she finds independence in adulthood, aspires to and reaches goals in her career, and finds the strength to deal with what life throws at her-even life-threatening crises-but the heart does not. These are the Circles of Rabbie's life-sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes comical, and familiar to so many of us.