The Close-Up - Kennedy Ryan

 

What began as a tiny flame when we were young now threatens to consume us.

 

The Close-Up, an all-new riveting and emotional Hollywood Renaissance/HOOPS novella from New York Times bestselling author Kennedy Ryan and 1,001 Dark Nights is available now!

 

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.

 

But Naz accepts impossible as a dare.

 

Through his clever maneuvering and dogged determination, I find myself on a yacht with him and his friends cruising through the Mediterranean. It’s a whirlwind set ablaze. Away from reality, surrendering to the tender heat of his touch, I forget that everything could burn.

 

*This is the love story of Takira, who first appears in Reel, book 1 of the Hollywood Renaissance series. Characters from the HOOPS series also make appearances, but you do not have to read any of those books to enjoy this one.

 

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The Close Up is a novella featuring characters from the Hoops series and Hollywood Renaissance.

Takira and Naz shared a brief encounter as teens, but it left a lasting impression.  When fate intervenes and this pair reconnect over a decade later their connection and chemistry is just as palpable, if not more so.   

Takira is a confident, strong heroine who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to go after it and Naz is a sweet, attentive, and caring hero.

The connection between Naz and Takira is incredibly hot and steamy, but it’s their emotional connection that enthralled me.

Kennedy Ryan is an amazing storyteller, and her ability to infuse emotion, angst and steam into a novella is amazing.   I look forward to discovering what she will write next.