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Emem Bassey

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Emem Bassey loves romance in all its forms. She writes what she terms a hybrid romance - love stories with bits and pieces of other genres. All her stories carry plus size heroines and she staunchly believes the world is filled with tragedy, so she writes to entertain and lighten hearts.
Emem lives at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and is basically a ghost to her neighbors.

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	LOOSENED (The Duct Series) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Romance in Nigeria

Being a romance author in Nigeria can be a bit daunting, especially, for people who care about what other people say. My country is judgy, the people can be as mean as they are accommodating; I know this is applicable all over the world, but there is a special set of people who just enjoy criticizing the romance genre.

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LOVE'S FUTURITY (LOVE SERIES)

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