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by Kennedy Ryan

A shared film project brings an old love back into focus

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A shared film project brings an old love back into focus

More than a decade after their college breakup, screenwriter Verity Hill and musician Wright “Monk” Bellamy are reunited by a film about the Harlem Renaissance. She is writing the script; he is composing the score. Their collaboration puts professional ambitions alongside unresolved hurt, as both weigh what this high-profile project could mean for their careers and whether their shared past can remain in the past. The setup connects a second-chance romance with the creative work of making a biopic, giving the film’s production a central role in Verity and Monk’s reunion.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary second-chance romance.
  • Readers who enjoy stories about screenwriting, music, and filmmaking.
  • Readers drawn to romances involving former college partners reconnecting as adults.

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Second chances and past relationshipsCreative collaborationProfessional ambitionThe Harlem Renaissance on 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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