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28 Oct 2023

A Baby Romance Novelist is Born

by Ryley Kennedy | posted in: Writing Rants | 0

Updated 10/29/2023 – I found Ryley’s Goodreads account and updated my notes below. Today is my first day calling myself Ryley Kennedy – Romance Novelist. I’m not sure how I’m going to start out – my brain is feeling a … Read More

28 Apr 2018

Random Writing Rant #2 – From Twitch to Tingle

by Ryley Kennedy | posted in: Writing Rants | 0

I’m still reading the same book that inspired Random Writing Rant #1 (and no, at this point I’m not going to tell you which one it is although if you read my Goodreads reviews, you might be able to figure … Read More

25 Apr 2018

Random Writing Rant #1 – The Hero’s Nostrils Did What?!

by Ryley Kennedy | posted in: Writing Rants | 0

Ok, so I am the first to admit that I’m not a super technical writer yet. But there are certain things I read which make me stop in my tracks and put a book down, unable to read another word … Read More

Ryley's bookshelf: read

Lover In the Rough
really liked it
Lover In the Rough
by Elizabeth Lowell
I have been a fan of Elizabeth Lowell for over 30 years. She is one of the authors that made me fall in love with romance novels when I first started reading them and I still enjoy going back and rereading them on occasion. Lover in the ...
tagged: contemporary-romance
Club Dead
liked it
Club Dead
by Charlaine Harris
While I enjoyed this installment in the Sookie Stackhouse series, it was a slower read than the first two books in the series. I also thought that Bill's betrayal didn't make much sense and the end of the woman who caused it all was a li...
tagged: paranormal-romance
Angel Falls
really liked it
Angel Falls
by Babette de Jongh
A beautifully written story. I loved all of the characters and how the author captured life in a small Southern town. I can't wait for more books by Babette de Jongh!
tagged: contemporary-romance
Living Dead in Dallas
really liked it
Living Dead in Dallas
by Charlaine Harris
I enjoyed the second book in this series almost as much as the first one. A great follow-up and I liked how Charlaine Harris expanded Sookie's understanding of the supernatural world and the creatures that inhabit it. I get the sense tha...
tagged: paranormal-romance
Dead Until Dark
really liked it
Dead Until Dark
by Charlaine Harris
I feel like I'm a little late to the party but I'm sure glad I finally took a chance on this series. I really enjoyed Sookie as a character - she was funny, kick ass and her story was a lot of fun. A read this while I was camping - the p...
tagged: paranormal-romance

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