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by Kennedy Ryan

A creative partnership with history

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A creative partnership with history

More than a decade after a painful college breakup, screenwriter Verity Hill and musician Wright “Monk” Bellamy reunite on a Harlem Renaissance biopic: she is writing the script, and he is composing the score. The film gives them a shared professional goal, but their collaboration also brings their unresolved past back into view. The setup connects second-chance romance with the making of a film, placing questions of trust, old hurt, and creative ambition alongside the possibility of a renewed relationship.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers of contemporary romance built around former partners reconnecting.
  • For readers interested in stories that bring screenwriting and music into a romantic plot.
  • For readers drawn to creative-project settings and the Harlem Renaissance as a film subject.

Themes

Second-chance romanceEstrangement and reconciliationCreative collaborationScreenwriting and musicHarlem Renaissance film

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Book overview

A scorching second-chance romance between a talented screenwriter and a phenomenal musician from the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Let Go.

"A triumph of art and emotion." --Talia Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author


You never forget your first love. Isn't that what they say? Verity Hill knows this truth intimately. She didn't simply miss Wright "Monk" Bellamy when they parted ways in college. She's haunted by his touch. Every kiss, any lover since--it's a shadow of what they had.

Time heals all wounds. Isn't that what they say? Monk doesn't believe that for a second. He wasn't simply betrayed when he and Verity split. He was devastated, with parts of him left behind in the ruins of all that was destroyed.

More than a decade after their disastrous breakup, Verity and Monk must work together on the set of an epic Harlem Renaissance biopic. With Monk, now a world-class musician, creating the score, and Verity, an award-winning screenwriter, penning the script, there's Oscar buzz before shooting even begins. This once-in-a-lifetime project could catapult them both to new heights, but can they can put the past behind them for the sake of the film ... for the sake of something more?
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