The Close-Up: A Hollywood Renaissance Novella (1001 Dark Nights) (Unabridged)
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $21.99
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Publisher Description
Set in the dynamic worlds of professional basketball and entertainment, two of Kennedy Ryan’s most critically-acclaimed series—HOOPs and Hollywood Renaissance—collide in this tale of forbidden romance.
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.
**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.**
Customer Reviews
Intoxicating Journey!
The Close-Up (Hollywood Renaissance #1.5) by Kennedy Ryan.
Let me tell you… Could. Not. Put. It. Down!!! Her writing is sublime, and I could see it all like a movie as I read this story. LOVED. IT!!! Such an intoxicating journey of a connection that is incredibly sexual and intimate. Full of desire, joy, heat, romance and passion. Descriptives that are tantalizing. Captivating. Intoxicating. You know when you can’t put a book down but you have to, then you don’t want to pick it back up again because you don’t want it to end. That! I hope you all love The Close-Up as much as I did.
The chemistry between Naz and Takira Is profound, a soulmate deep connection. If you read Reel, then you will remember Takira was Navaeh’s best friend and a makeup artist. Takira and Naz met twelve years ago in high school. But although they had a immediate soulmate deep connection, something happens that ruins their seemingly future together. Until fate steps in and causes Takira to literally fall into Naz’s arms once again But will they be willing to put everything on the line for love?
“The attraction simmering between us… that is worth exploring. This isn’t about then. It’s about now. Preparation meeting opportunity.”
Total escapism! The kisses, the sizzling encounters between these two left me hugely anticipating their encounters together. Their combustible connection had me holding my breath, and my heart pounding through my chest. Every romance reader needs this in their lives!
Received an early copy and this is my honest review.