Historias de Ghana

At 20, Selah Smith feels like a failure. Her mates are glowing, working, buying iPhones. She's just an undergraduate at Legon, still asking her parents for handout money, still trying to become a doctor AND a lawyer while everyone laughs. Until LLB. Until Balme Library. Until Elorm - the senior who buys her pink FanYogo with two straws and stamps her file APPROVED. But can she really have both - Ambition and Love? For every 20-year-old girl who ever whispered, "I have done nothing" and then wrote "I AM NOT FINISHED."

> "In Bantama, Kumasi, a house grows one floor every night at 2:13 AM. Yussif thought it was his grandmother's house. Now he realizes - he IS the house. 12 chapters. Season 2 ongoing. Season 1 eBook out soon."

When Rachel Ama Mensah, a 20-year-old transfer student from Ghana, wins a one-year exchange program to one of South Korea's top universities, she promises herself to focus on her studies and experience a new culture. Everything changes when she accidentally meets kang Seo-Jun, an aspiring K-pop idol whose group is just beginning to rise to fame. Despite living completely different lives, the two keep crossing paths. As Seo-Jun popularity grows, so do the challenges. Dating scandals, jealous fans, strict company rules, cultural differences, and the pressure of fame threaten to pull them apart. Can love survive when the whole world is watching?

*ALWAYS YOU* _By Believa Lewis (Rhoda)_ *Dedication* To every girl who still keeps a blue bead in her pocket. To every boy who pretends not to care but remembers everything. And to Mrs. Cynthia - for the detention that started it all. *Author's Note* I started writing this story when I was in SHS. I thought it was just about a boy and a girl and a mango tree. But it's actually about me. It's about first love, second chances, and how the people who are meant to be yours will always find you - in the lab, under a tree, in university, anywhere. Div and Rhode are not just characters. They are us. They are everyone who ever loved someone since childhood and was too shy to say it. Thank you for reading my first book. There will be many more. With love, *Believa Lewis* _Age 16, SHS Final Year, Future KNUST Student_

Beauty and Derek met in high school and fell deeply in love, believing nothing could ever come between them. But life had other plans, and circumstances tore them apart before their story could truly begin. Ten years later, they meet again, only to realize that time changes people... and love is never simple. As old feelings return and new problems arise, they must decide if what they once had is worth fighting for. ♡'･ᴗ･'♡ Warning: You might get attached... just saying Romance • Young Adult • Drama Cover made by Yours Truly ✨

Awarding Ghanaian Stories.... ★★★★★ ☆★★★★ ☆☆★★★ ☆☆☆★★ ☆☆☆☆★ ★ Open ★ Judging* ★ Closed

In a world that is old and in the cross road of the slave trade, a girl and her spirits try to find their way home after escaping from the slave castle.

"A child who listens to the elders does not walk into a trap. You are the First Seed, but even a seed needs the shade of an old tree to grow straight." To the world, Yaw was just another cry in the humid air of Ghana's Ashanti Region. But to his family, he was the First Seed, the bearer of a thousand unfulfilled dreams. Born into a home rich in love but shadowed by biting poverty, Yaw's life becomes a fierce battle for survival, dignity, and purpose. From the bustling, chaotic streets of Madina hawking sachet water under a blistering sun, to hanging off the sides of roaring trotros as a mate, Yaw learns the hard way that pride is a luxury you swallow when you have a family to lift up. Guided by the fierce sacrifice of his mother, his "Woman King" and the timeless ancestral wisdom of his grandmother, he fights to pave a path toward a better future. But just as the light begins to break and his dreams of becoming an educator take root, an unannounced shadow threatens to wash everything away. The Shadows of Life is a raw, deeply moving Ghanaian memoir of resilience, the crushing weight of being the firstborn, and the unbreakable bonds of family. It is a powerful reminder that no matter how deep the darkness, a seed's only job is to grow.

She left Ghana chasing a dream. She never imagined she would find love along the way. Jennifer Wilson has been given the opportunity of a lifetime-a scholarship to study at a university in Europe. For the first time, her dreams seem within reach. Then she meets him. Charming. Mysterious. Irresistible. She falls in love without knowing the truth he is hiding. When he takes Jennifer to his family home, what should have been a simple visit becomes a nightmare. Trapped among dark secrets, ancient practices, torment, and terrifying forces, Jennifer must fight to survive. Because in this family, love comes with a price. And Jennifer is about to discover that some secrets are better left buried. Not all nightmares end when you wake up

I was reading an anonymous confession on WhatsApp when I saw myself at 7 years old. A light-yellow house. A mango tree in the compound. My mom braiding hair on the veranda. One Saturday, my cousin showed me a secret game. A game we all kept quiet about. That game followed me for years. Through school. Through moves. Through teenage years. No one knew. TW: childhood trauma / abuse This is a short fiction for the girl who wrote that confession, and for every girl like me who grew up too fast and is trying to find her way back. You're not dirty. You're not broken. You're not alone. A debut short story by GYEM WRITES.

I am called Bekoe. Kofi Bekoe, meaning "a child who came to fight." After my retirement as a war hero, I am encountered with a strange fix. To restore the powers of my country from vicious invisible hands. Amidst drama, fear, loyalty, contentions and things I do not understand as a civilian, there's one thing I know; That between the lines, democracy may only be a delusion.

When Kwame, a witty Ghanaian parasitologist with a competitive streak, earns a coveted spot at the prestigious Khaline Center, he expects groundbreaking science- not the magnetic pull of a rival turned... something else. Chike, a quiet, brilliant Nigerian molecular biologist, is as guarded as he is curious. With a mind full of questions and a heart full of fears, he's spent years building walls no one dares to scale-until Kwame. Set against the backdrop of West Africa's top research institutes, international conferences, and the quiet hum of late-night phone calls, this is a story of ambition, scientific obsession, and the terrifying, beautiful vulnerability of love. As experiments evolve and tensions mount, so do unspoken feelings. But with cultural expectations, career paths, and emotional baggage in the way, the real question isn't whether they're compatible-it's whether they'll be brave enough to choose each other. Will their connection survive the microscope of life? Or will they become just another unresolved hypothesis?

Kuukua and Chris had been married through a ceremony arranged by their families, though she was in love with someone else. She would have loved to end up with Kwame, but she knew she couldn't bring shame upon her family. But after finding out that Kwame was cheating on her, she lashed out by agreeing to the union, and she tried to quickly adjusted to her new life to get over Kwame. She soon realized Chris was not a bad partner and they soon got used to being with each other, without much friction. It was soon required of them to bear children and it became a battle. Most of the pressure was on Kuukua and it was quite difficult to cope. She knew a baby will bring peace to her home and also peace to her soul.

Lyliana Caper is a native Ghana citizen. Everyone in the outside world thinks Ghana's only problem is Poverty and Starvation, but in reality there is another huge problem. The Sex Ring that young girls are forced to be a part of. Lyliana's parents did the best they could to keep her and her siblings out of the view of the Ring, but they die when Lyliana's only 12, she and her twin brother must take care of their 5 younger siblings. Her parents died on her 12 birthday, and she was discovered and added to the Ring on her birthday, so she really hates her birthday. Ever night at 7:00pm she must report to "work" to get "ready," and is sold to the highest bidder each night. But what happens when one Louis Tomlinson of One Direction buys her on her 18 birthday??

Short stories of African Akan tales shared at homes, towns and villages by families and friends in the evenings as an entertainment as well as lessons in Ghana West Africa.

Ally Jefferson was a girl obviously .She was just like any other teenager, she wanted to blend in and pass highschool but then things got complicated when she meets Kojo Adjei a foreign exchange student from Africa. With his cheeky smiles, adorable accent and insanely good looks, how could she stay away? But danger hides behind smiles. Kojo Adjei, the boy from Africa but what people don't know is that he has secrets and with secrets comes consequences. He is an overly sweet, chivalric gentleman with a big heart but he has his moments. Join me on this amazing journey with strange languages, funny moments and strange gesture's, dark theme, woman empowerment and more. ❤❤❤Hugs & Oreos ❤❤❤

ɴᴏᴛᴇ: Tʜɪs Sᴛᴏʀʏ ɪs Fɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏsᴇʟʏ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ Eᴠᴇɴᴛs. 21st century, Asante Empire, alternative universe "𝑶𝒏𝒆'𝒔 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 ,𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒎𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔" In an alternative Ghana, Thema Boamah, a beautiful young woman, is chosen from birth to fulfil her rightful duties. She is noble, young, and sincere and even mentioned the nation's future chieftainess by the Elders of the chiefdom. Forced to hide her pain and suffering and be a respectable chieftainess, that will be the mother of the Chiefdom. Therefore, her life drastically changes after an unfortunate event that forever changes her life and what is expected of her. Ayanne Mensah, a journalist, embarks on writing a story about Ghana, her homeland. However, she has no access to her roots. While visiting Ghana, she meets an old lady. Thus, leading her to cross over to an adventure she never imagined. Will Ayanne be able to fulfil her duties and overcome their fears? Or will they refuse to accept her unbearable Destiny? ~𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒 𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚜

This is not a true-story. It is a story on how I expect life to be with me. Being an introvert and having to face a new environment with enormous number of people, that is, students. My school, Ghanata Senior High School, Dodowa is the setting of the story. I am a boy of 17, a sophomore in the 2 Science 4 class. Real work for the real people. Enjoy ! Regards, Harrison Kanor