Best Selling Books by Kennedy Ryan

release date: Mar 05, 2024

“Heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming.” ―EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She’s a domestic goddess who''s never met a party she couldn''t host or a charge she couldn''t lead. The one with all the answers and the perfect vinaigrette for that summer salad. But none of her varied talents can save her when catastrophe strikes, and the life she built with the man who was supposed to be her forever, goes poof in a cloud of betrayal and disillusion. But there is no time to pout or sulk, or even grieve the life she lost. She''s too busy keeping a roof over her daughters'' heads and food on the table. And in the process of saving them all, Soledad rediscovers herself. From the ashes of a life burned to the ground, something bold and new can rise. But then an unlikely man enters the picture—the forbidden one, the one she shouldn''t want but can''t seem to resist. She''s lost it all before and refuses to repeat her mistakes. Can she trust him? Can she trust herself? After all she''s lost . . .and found . . .can she be brave enough to make room for what could be? For fans of Tia Williams and Colleen Hoover comes a deeply moving and personal novel about sacrifice, self-reliance, and finding true happiness from “one of the finest romance writers of our age.” ―Entertainment Weekly

Before I Let Go

release date: Nov 15, 2022

“Real, raw, magnificent—Before I Let Go is the beautiful angst I love to read.” —Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling author A Good Morning America Book Buzz Pick! Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone couldn’t solve or save everything. It couldn’t save their marriage. Yasmen wasn’t prepared for how her life fell apart, but she’s is finally starting to find joy again. She and Josiah have found a new rhythm, co-parenting their two kids and running a thriving business together. Yet like magnets, they’re always drawn back to each other, and now they’re beginning to wonder if they’re truly ready to let go of everything they once had. Soon, one stolen kiss leads to another…and then more. It''s hot. It''s illicit. It''s all good—until old wounds reopen. Is it too late for them to find forever? Or could they even be better, the second time around? Award-winning and bestselling "powerhouse" author Kennedy Ryan is at her absolute best in this compelling, scorching novel about hope and healing, and what it truly means to love for a lifetime (USA Today). Book of the Month Club selection NPR Best Books of 2022 Entertainment Weekly Best Romances of 2022 Washington Post 10 Best Romances of the Year Women''s Health Best Books of the Year Publishers Weekly Best Romance Books of 2022

Reel

release date: Feb 27, 2024

A Broadway actress has a chance at stardom when cast by a major Hollywood director, but the role of her dreams may cost her the love of a lifetime in this epic novel from "one of the finest romance writers of our age." (Entertainment Weekly) For months I stood by, an understudy waiting in the wings, preparing for my time to shine. I never imagined he would watch in the audience that night. Canon Holt. Famous film director. Fascinating. Talented. Fine. Before I could catch my breath, everything changed. I went from backstage Broadway to center stage Hollywood. From being unknown, to my name, Neevah Saint, on everyone''s lips when Canon casts me in a star-studded Harlem Renaissance biopic. But stars shine brightest in the dead of night. Forbidden attraction, scandal and circumstances beyond my control jeopardize my dream. Could this one shot—the role of a lifetime, the love of a lifetime—cost me everything? Entertainment Weekly''s Best Romances of the Year Washington Post''s Best Romances of the Year Barnes & Noble''s Best Indie Books of the Year Audiofile Magazine''s Best Audiobooks of the Year Thriftstore Books'' Best Books of the Year BookBub''s Highest Rated Books of the Year

When You Are Mine

release date: Jun 17, 2014

From the USA Today bestselling author of Reel comes a powerful, "achingly beautiful" (A.L. Jackson) novel of one woman on the brink of making a decision that will change her life forever. Kerris Moreton knows how to make things work. Bounced from foster home to foster home as a kid, she adapted; when opportunity arose, she thrived. Now, about to open her own business and accept a marriage proposal, Kerris is ready to build the life she''s always wanted. The only thing missing? A passionate connection with her would-be fiance, Cam. Kerris wants to believe that sparks are overrated-until Walsh Bennett lights her up like the Fourth of July. As one of the East Coast''s most eligible bachelors, Walsh enjoys financial independence, fulfilling work with his family''s nonprofit, and plenty of female attention. But lately he''s been distracted by the one woman he can''t have. Lovely to look at and even sweeter to know, Kerris is the soul mate Walsh never thought he would find. The problem is, his best friend found her first.

Block Shot

release date: Sep 08, 2018

A STANDALONE second chance, enemies-to-lovers romance set in the cutthroat world of sports management. They''re two sharks in a fish tank... JARED If I had a dollar for every time Banner Morales made my heart skip a beat... The heart everyone assumes is frozen over. Her anger is... arousing. Every glare from those fire-spitting eyes, every time she grits her teeth, gets me... well, you know. If I had a dollar for every time she''s put me in my place, I''d be an even richer man. I''m a successful sports agent because I assume "no" means you''ll think about it. I''m sure what you meant to say is "Coming right up." They say even rich men don''t always get what they want, but those men don''t know how to play the game. The trick is to keep them guessing. Take Banner. She assumes she''s winning, but this game? She doesn''t even know how to play. BANNER If I had a dollar for every time Jared Foster broke my heart, I''d have exactly one dollar. One night. One epic fail. One dollar... and I''m out. I''ve moved on. I''ve found success in a field ruled by men. Anything they can do, I have done better. They can keep the field while I call the shots, blocking them when I have to. And Jared has the nerve to think he gets a second chance? Boy, please. Go sit down. Have several seats. I''ll just be over here ignoring the man carved from my fantasies with a lust-tipped chisel. Oh, I didn''t say the struggle wasn''t real. But I''ve got that one dollar, and Jared won''t have me.

Loving You Always

release date: Oct 07, 2014

Secrets emerge and romance sparks in this irresistible suburban romance from the USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan. The man she can never have . . . Kerris Moreton should be the happiest woman in the world: She has a successful business and is about to start the family she''s always wanted. But the man of her dreams-the one whose green eyes see straight into her soul and whose gentle hands make her body hum with pleasure-is not hers. Each secret moment with Walsh Bennett serves to remind Kerris of what she''s missing. And every stolen hour makes it harder to see her future without him. But being with Walsh would betray a sacred promise and upend her perfect life. When tragedy strikes, the razor''s edge between love and loyalty grows sharper than ever. And Kerris must decide where her heart will fall . . . Don''t miss the first installment in The Bennett''s Series...When You Are Mine.

Be Mine Forever

release date: Feb 03, 2015

From the bestselling author of Queen Move, a mysterious artist''s dark past stands in the way of a second chance at love in this sizzling suburban romance. Can a secret crush . . . Jo Walsh has loved Cameron Mitchell for as long as she can remember. Whether front and center in her life or on the periphery, the tall, brooding artist has made his presence seductively and irresistibly known. But whenever they start to get close, Cam pulls away. Jo''s tired of keeping her feelings in a box Cam is afraid to open. If he wants her, he''ll have to prove it. And if he doesn''t, Jo will need to know the real reason why . . . . . . become the love of a lifetime? How do you walk away from your soul mate? Cam wishes he knew. No matter how far he runs from Jo, he can''t resist looking back at the silver eyes that seem to see right through him. But as well as Jo thinks she understands Cam, the dark truth about his past is something she shouldn''t have to handle. Cam''s sure that setting Jo free is the right thing to do. Too bad his heart has other ideas . . .

by: Lex Martin, Kennedy Ryan, Kennedy Fox

The most loved romances, all in one place! Snag one of these beautiful collections and get all the happily ever afters you deserve! These are top-rated books that have dazzled readers again and again. Top Shelf Romance is an exclusive collection of select authors. Keep My Heart is a collection of four best-selling novels including: Reckless by Lex Martin Mr. Big by Nana Malone Travis & Viola Duet by Kennedy Fox Knocking Boots by Willow Winters

All the King's Men eBook Bundle

release date: Nov 28, 2023

From beloved, RITA-award-winning author Kennedy Ryan comes her gripping All the King''s Men duology. The Kingmaker In a world of haves and have-nots, Maxim Cade''s family and their oil empire have it all...and he wants nothing to do with it. At odds with his mogul father, he''s determined to build his own empire, even if it means traveling far from home, painted as the black sheep. Lennix Hunter is the exception to every one of Maxim''s rules. At a protest for the oil pipeline that threatens to mar her ancestral land forever, they meet in a flurry of stars and sparks, and that one moment changes everything. But Maxim''s family is the one stealing from hers, and his father is the man she hates most. He has to lie in order to have her once, and despite the truth, he''ll do anything to keep her. Even though Lennix tries to hate Maxim, too, their hearts are pointed in the same direction. The inexorable pull between them, across miles and years, will not be denied. And neither will Maxim. The Rebel King Though surrender is what Maxim Cade demanded of Lennix Hunter''s body and heart, she had other plans. They were fast-burning fascination and combustible chemistry, the son of an oil baron and the Apache daughter at war with his family, but she trusted him, and he turned out to be a thief who stole her love. Still, if what they had was a lie, why had it felt so real? Now, the man she swore to hate is about to have it all, and he wants Lennix at his side. But when the two of them are forced to face the unthinkable, their rocky foundation is tested, as is the invisible thread that seems to wind their fates together. As they navigate a treacherous political landscape in their quest for justice, Maxim and Lennix soon learn that power is a game, and they are merely the pawns and players. Facing insurmountable odds, will they win the world, or will they lose it all?

1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Forty-Two

by: J. Kenner, Kennedy Ryan, Darynda Jones

release date: Dec 19, 2023

From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling authors J. Kenner, Kennedy Ryan, Darynda Jones, and Heather Graham… Four Dark Tales. Four Sensual Stories. Four Page Turners. Charmed By You by J. Kenner Former vigilante-for-hire Simon Barré has one steadfast rule: stay far away from celebrities. Too bad Simon’s first assignment at Stark Security is to protect A-list actress Francesca Muratti. He can’t even turn down the assignment, as that would be violating his second rule—never fail a woman. Now he finds himself up-close-and-personal with a high-maintenance diva whose flash and sass drives him crazy—but whose touch he undeniably craves. The world might believe that Francesca Muratti leads a fairy tale life, but the truth is far darker. For years, she’s kept a horrible secret about her best friend’s death. Now someone is threatening to kill Francesca if she doesn’t reveal all. The Close-Up by Kennedy Ryan I met Nazareth Armstrong when I was eighteen years old. From the beginning, my brother warned me to stay away from him. Told Naz to stay away from me. Our hearts didn’t listen. I shared one magical night under the stars with my brother''s rival, thinking it was the start of a once-in-a-lifetime something. But one awful moment ended it all. Years later when we meet again, we’ve both pursued our dreams, lived a little, found success…but never found love. What began as a tiny flame when we were young now threatens to consume us. I’m more drawn to Naz than ever, but his complicated history with my brother makes whatever this could be…nearly impossible. The Graveside Bar and Grill by Darynda Jones When Donovan St. James’ precocious charge asks him to tail the doctor who keeps their ragtag team patched up, he wants to refuse. Not because the saucy teen is getting too big for her britches, ordering him around like a mob boss, but because the woman stirs feelings in him he would rather not explore. However, when evil threatens the doc’s life, he realizes he has no choice. Sia saved his life once. He will try to return the favor. He just prays he can do it without losing his heart. Descend to Darkness by Heather Graham Angela Hawkins Crow awakens to find herself in total darkness. Despite her years as a Krewe agent, she is first seized with panic, but her life and her training kick in. She knows that she must stay calm and go back in her mind to find out how she got where she is…and where she might be. Meanwhile, an eerie phone call comes in at Krewe headquarters, warning them all that Angela has been kidnapped, describing her ordeal, and lamenting the fact that she can’t be saved. But there is no such thing with the Krewe. In the dark and in the light, the fight is on. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you’ll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

Queen Move (Special Edition)

release date: Jun 10, 2023

From Wall Street Journal, USA Today Bestselling and RITA(R) Award-winning Author Kennedy Ryan, comes a special edition of this captivating second chance romance... The boy who always felt like mine is now the man I can''t have... Dig a little and you''ll find photos of me in the bathtub with Ezra Stern. Get your mind out of the gutter. We were six months old. Pry and one of us might confess we saved our first kiss for each other. The most clumsy, wet, sloppy . . . spectacular thirty seconds of my adolescence. Get into our business and you''ll see two families, closer than blood, torn apart in an instant. Twenty years later, my "awkward duckling" best friend from childhood, the boy no one noticed, is a man no one can ignore. Finer. Fiercer. Smarter. Taken. Tell me it''s wrong. Tell me the boy who always felt like mine is now the man I can''t have. When we find each other again, everything stands in our way--secrets, lies, promises. But we didn''t come this far to give up now. And I know just the move to make if I want to make him mine. *Includes a bonus epilogue.

Let You Love Me - Prequel

release date: Jun 17, 2020

Tout sépare Bristol, étudiante de l’Ivy League, et Grip, rappeur et musicien sorti du ghetto. Tout, sauf une complicité instantanée et un désir foudroyant... En allant retrouver son frère jumeau à Los Angeles après des années de séparation, Bristol ne s’attendait pas à faire la rencontre la plus bouleversante de sa vie. Grip. Le meilleur ami de son frère. Un musicien de hip hop sexy en diable, qui écrit des chansons poignantes sur la vie des quartiers. Aussi pauvre qu’elle est riche. Aussi talentueux qu’elle se trouve banale. Et apparemment, aussi désespérément attiré par elle qu’elle l’est par lui... Sauf que si Bristol veut renouer un semblant de relation avec son frère, elle doit résister coûte que coûte à la tentation que représente Grip, pendant sa semaine à L.A. Ce qui serait plus simple si le beau rappeur ne passait pas chaque jour en sa compagnie... Découvrez le prequel de Let You Love Me, aux origines de la relation sulfureuse entre Grip et Bristol. A propos de l’autrice : Journaliste de profession, Kennedy Ryan a toujours pris soin de consacrer son écriture à de belles causes. Elle est particulièrement engagée dans l’accompagnement des autistes, au point d’avoir créé une fondation dédiée à Atlanta, tout en publiant sur eux de nombreux articles. Quand elle n’écrit pas pour la presse ou les ONG, elle imagine des histoires modernes et addictives, dans lesquelles les héroïnes prennent en main leur destinée. Let You Love Me est son premier livre publié chez &H.

My Soul to Keep

release date: Nov 11, 2015

It seems the things worth keeping are often the hardest to hold... KAI I had two things in life that mattered. My mother and my music. Mama was taken from me too soon, and now music is all I have left. It''s the thing that''s pushed me right out of backwoods Georgia into Los Angeles, where the line between fantasy and reality shimmers and blurs. I''m finally making my way, making my mark. I can''t afford to fall for one of music''s brightest stars. Not now. Music is all I have left, and I''m holding on tight with both hands. I won''t let go, not even for Rhyson Gray. RHYSON I had one thing in my life that mattered - music. The only constant, it''s taken me to heights most people only dream about; a gift dropped in my lap at birth. I thought it was enough. I thought it was everything until I met Kai. Now she''s all I think about, like a song I can''t get out of my head. If I have to chase her, if I have to give up everything - I will. And once she''s mine, I won''t let go.

Hoops Holiday

release date: Dec 17, 2018

A journalist and star NBA basketball player have a history on and off the court, but when the timing is finally right they must overcome their difficulties to find out if they can actually be together.

Flow, the Grip Prequel

release date: Mar 02, 2017

In 8 years, Marlon James will be one of the brightest rising stars in the music industry. Bristol Gray will be his tough, no-nonsense manager. But when they first meet, she''s a college student finding her way in the world, and he''s an artist determined to make his way in it. From completely different worlds, all the things that should separate them only draw them closer.

Promise Me Forever

by: Top Shelf Romance, Kate Stewart, A. Zavarelli

release date: May 15, 2020

Drive by Kate Stewart Ghost by A Zavarelli The Stolen Dust by BB Reid Flow & Grip by Kennedy Ryan u2063 Top Shelf Romance represents the best of the best in romance. There are no cliffhangers. These are simply must-read novels for readers looking for the best in happily ever afters.

The Grip Trilogy

release date: Sep 29, 2020

The Grip Trilogy charts the course of rising star Marlon "Grip" James and his manager Bristol Gray. From the beginning, attraction ignites between the struggling musician and his best friend''s ambitious sister. It starts with a kiss at the top of a Ferris Wheel when they''re young, combusts into a tumultuous love affair, and matures into an epic love that defies each odd and defeats every obstacle. Discover why Buzzfeed selected Grip to its list of books that will change the way you see the world.3 Books2 Decades (Nearly!)1 Love of a lifetime--This enhanced box set includes Flow, Grip and Still - all 3 books of the groundbreaking Grip trilogy.--PLUS "All", the Grip short story previously published in the Cocktales charity anthology---PLUS two BRAND NEW "where are they now" chapters.

Down to My Soul

release date: Mar 18, 2016

Rhyson. She doesn''t wear my ring. We never stood before a preacher. The only vows echanged were between our bodies; between our souls. Kai. I''ve seem promises broken. But things were different for Rhys and me, until he lied and I walked away. Only there''s a chain between our hearts that I can''t break. Even if I forgive him, a shadow from my past hangs over us; over this love that reaches all the way down to my soul.

Long Shot - Special Edition

release date: Apr 22, 2022

A FORBIDDEN LOVE SET IN THE EXPLOSIVE WORLD OF THE NBA...Think you know what it''s like being a baller''s girl?You don''t.My fairy tale is upside down.A happily never after.I kissed the prince and he turned into a fraud.I was a fool, and his love - fool''s gold.Now there''s a new player in the game, August West.One of the NBA''s brightest stars.Fine. Forbidden.He wants me. I want him.But my past, my fraudulent prince, just won''t let me go*Contains SA in the context of intimate partner abuse not involving the hero. Read reviews for guidance.

Hook Shot - Special Edition

release date: Apr 22, 2022

Block Shot - Special Edition

release date: Apr 22, 2022

They''re two sharks in a fish tank...JAREDIf I had a dollar for every time Banner Morales made my heart skip a beat...The heart everyone assumes is frozen over.Her anger is... arousing.Every glare from those fire-spitting eyes, every time she grits her teeth, gets me... well, you know.If I had a dollar for every time she''s put me in my place, I''d be an even richer man.I''m a successful sports agent because I assume "no" means you''ll think about it.I''m sure what you meant to say is "Coming right up."They say even rich men don''t always get what they want, but those men don''t know how to play the game. The trick is to keep them guessing.Take Banner. She assumes she''s winning, but this game?She doesn''t even know how to play.BANNERIf I had a dollar for every time Jared Foster broke my heart, I''d have exactly one dollar.One night. One epic fail. One dollar... and I''m out.I''ve moved on.I''ve found success in a field ruled by men.Anything they can do, I have done better.They can keep the field while I call the shots, blocking them when I have to.And Jared has the nerve to think he gets a second chance?Boy, please. Go sit down. Have several seats.I''ll just be over here ignoring the man carved from my fantasies with a lust-tipped chisel.Oh, I didn''t say the struggle wasn''t real.But I''ve got that one dollar, and Jared won''t have me.

Still

release date: Sep 19, 2017

Grip Trilogy Reading Order: Flow, Grip #1, Grip, Grip #2Still, Grip #3 **STILL is the conclusion of Grip & Bristol''s emotional journey. You must read FLOW, the prequel, and GRIP, book 1 before beginning STILL**I''ll be there. Through thick and thin.Ride or die.You can count on me.The promises people make. The vows we take. Assumptions of the heart.Emotion tells us how we feel, but life...life has a way of plunging us in boiling water, burning away our illusions, testing our faith, trying our convictions. Love floating is a butterfly, but love tested is an anchor.For Grip and Bristol, love started at the top of the world on a Ferris wheel under the starsBut when that love is tested, will they fly or fall?

Refrain

release date: Aug 16, 2016

People dream of a love that runs deep. So deep it feels like it''s always been with you, just waiting for the person who''ll own your heart and soul forever. So few ever find it, but for Rhyson Gray and Kai Pearson, happily ever after was only the beginning... One of the biggest rock stars in the world and one of the brightest rising stars make a life together. Sometimes it''s glamour-filled days and blissed out nights, but it''s mostly staying true in the too-bright glare of the spotlight. It''s long stretches where the road is lonely and the work is hard. It''s living in a love that''s the safest place you know even while danger lurks at your door. Book 3 of The Soul series is an emotionally-charged epic conclusion that had to be told and should not be missed for fans of this series and this couple!

The Bookish Box Anthology Volume 1

by: Karina Halle, Amalie Howard, Anita Kelly

release date: Dec 09, 2022

12 never before read short stories from your favorite romance authors! A mix of contemporary, paranormal, fantasy, historical, and *spicy* adult romance stories! Some of the short stories within this anthology are also part of our author''s existing stories/worlds that we know and love!

Queen Move

release date: Jan 01, 2021

HOOPS Shorts

by: Kennedy RyaN

release date: Jun 23, 2022

Team Player 2

by: Ella Fox, Teagan Hunter, Ilsa Madden-Mills

release date: Sep 26, 2019

Muscular football players. Passionate tennis pros. Sexy soccer stars. All sorts of alpha hotties, on the field and off.Have no fear! The team is back again, and this time...it''s thicker. You''ll get your sports romance fix with brand-new stories from eleven bestselling authors.Need one last summer fix? Dive into this anthology.*This anthology contains original, never-before-seen stories from Ella Fox, Mandi Beck, Teagan Hunter, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Sara Ney, Rochelle Paige, Meghan Quinn, Charleigh Rose, Kennedy Ryan, Emma Scott, and Kate Stewart.We still aren''t responsible for melted devices.

Can't Get Enough

release date: May 13, 2025