kennedy ryan

In the Mood for Love: 7 Romance Listen-Alikes

February is the month to celebrate love and romance, so go big with these new romantic listens. To double your listening enjoyment, each new audiobook has been paired with another favorite listen with a similar theme or setting. Get cozy and turn up the volume!

Caitlin AugustaMarch 9, 2023

Fiction Miscellany Romance

AuthorBuzz: Forbidden Romance on a Mediterranean Cruise

The Close Up: A Hollywood Renaissance Novella by Kennedy Ryan (1001 Dark Nights Press) Dear Reader, The glamor of Hollywood meets the exhilaration of the NBA in this forbidden love, second chance romance. It’s all shaken and stirred into a cool, refreshing drink on a blisteringly hot day. Takira, make-up artist to…

AuthorBuzzDecember 12, 2022

Fiction Romance

Second-Chance Romance Celebrates Southern Black Culture and Cuisine

When I saw the cover for Kennedy Ryan’s newest novel Before I Let Go (Forever), I thought two things: first, I wondered if she was expanding into women’s fiction, and second, that it had been a long time since I’d been to a party (more on that later). But above…

Y. M. NelsonNovember 17, 2022

Fiction

AuthorBuzz: a Dragon King, a Smitten Queen and an Uncouth Child

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on to learn more about three great reads from AuthorBuzz! Dear Reader, I’m delighted to share the newest Dark King book – Dragon Lost – with you. Join me on an emotional journey as the heroine, Annita, discovers that a prophecy about her meeting…

AuthorBuzzMay 25, 2020

Miscellany

What’s Pulsing in the Book World This Week

BookTrib wants to keep you in the loop! Here’s what has been pulsing through the book world this week: Just What Isolation Ordered: Eight Brick-Sized Books to Knock Out Your Pandemic-Induced Boredom — The Cut Anne Tyler’s Quirky Protagonist Keeps Taking the Same Romantic Tumbles in The Redhead by the Side of…

BookTribApril 10, 2020

Fiction Miscellany Romance

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Makeup Artist and Basketball Star’s Forbidden Romance

Sorry, this promotion is over. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz!

AuthorBuzzAugust 15, 2022

Audiobooks Author Spotlight Fiction Romance

AudioFile Spotlight: Interview with Romance Author Kennedy Ryan

Bestselling author and RITA Award-winning romance writer Kennedy Ryan shares the story of her new audiobook, Reel (Scribechick Media, LLC) the first in the Hollywood Renaissance series. Ryan worked with Lyric Audio to produce this historically inspired Black romance as an homage to the Black artists and entertainers whose stories…

Caitlin AugustaJune 30, 2021

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles Romance

For the Love of Romance: RITA Award Winners on Audio

Whenever AudioFile highlights audiobooks on their blog, it goes without saying that someone is pretty excited to share them. Whether it’s the reviewer, the editors, the public at large, or yours truly, somebody’s usually jumping up and down in the background with happy feelings about the audio experience they’ve just…

AudioFileOctober 3, 2019

Audiobooks Listicles Miscellany

AudioFile Editors Pick the Best June Audiobooks

Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks just for BookTrib’s readers. This month, listeners will confront racial barriers alongside a renowned mathematician, hop on the NYC subway with a joyful queer rom-com, float through space with an amnesiac, uncover secrets in the antebellum South and more.…

AudioFileJune 28, 2021

Audiobooks Listicles Romance

7 Romance Audiobooks Featuring Meddling Relatives

From Romeo and Juliet (not a romance, btw — no happy ending!) all the way to today, it seems no family can resist getting involved in their relations’ love lives. Check out these seven romance audiobooks where, for better or worse, family gets involved. This story appears through BookTrib’s partnership with…

Caitlin AugustaApril 26, 2021

Fiction Listicles Romance

7 Recent and Upcoming Romances by Black Authors You Should Check Out

About an hour after I was asked to put together a list of Black romance authors with recent and upcoming releases, I had about 20 names on the list. It took a couple of days to narrow them down. Ultimately, I chose the following selections because I have personal respect…

Y. M. NelsonFebruary 12, 2021

Listicles Romance

A Bouquet of Books: Spring’s Most Anticipated Romances

As we brace ourselves to social distance for an uncertain length of time, couldn’t we all use something positive to look forward to in the nearer term? And what could be more uplifting than a good romance? BookTrib has invited romance novelist Adriana Herrera to give us her picks of…

Adriana HerreraApril 8, 2020