{"id":8250,"date":"2025-11-09T17:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testenv.sbcchosting.com\/rk\/?page_id=8250"},"modified":"2025-11-09T17:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:20:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id8250_544ba7-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8250_544ba7-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8250_544ba7-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1366px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id8250_544ba7-4f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8250_544ba7-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id8250_544ba7-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id8250_544ba7-4f alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column8250_1d4274-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8250_1d4274-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8250_1d4274-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8250_1d4274-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8250_1d4274-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8250_1d4274-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8250_1d4274-14{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8250_1d4274-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8250_1d4274-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8250_1d4274-14\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_3167b0-c9\">Hello there! My name is Ryley Kennedy and I am the secret alter-ego of a very serious and hard-working entrepreneur. This website is for playing, exploring and laughing. I like to describe myself as California Kwerky. Being a fan of the romance industry is my super power and I like to express myself in shades of bright pinks, purples, reds and lime greens. If you can find it in the little girl aisle of Target, then you know I\u2019m probably going to love it. I eat a lot kale salads, have too many Apple devices and plan on voting for Rainbow Bright in every election from now until the day I die.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_0cbf72-59\">My biggest inspiration is Brittney Spears circa 1993. I love dancing around to anything by Beyonce, Myley Cyrus makes me smile and I\u2019m in love with almost every actor with the first name Chris (Evans, Pine, Pratt, Hemsworth \u2013 you get the idea!) I think I want to be Buffy the Vampire Slayer when I grow up. And I constantly wonder why puffy pens every went out of style?!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_91dcb4-88\">Here are a few of my favorite things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reading romance novels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talking about romance novels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meeting authors (all authors but especially romance writers!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glamping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watching cooking shows (way too many of these)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reading cook books (and then telling my husband what to cook for me)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collecting sparkly things (tiaras, pens, rocks, journals, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07\"]{margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_bb9c2c-07\">My favorite movies: Miss Congeniality, Beauty &amp; the Beast (1994 Disney animated version), Legally Blond, Clueless, Hidden Figures and all of the Toy Story movies.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_0f48d4-de\">My favorite animals: unicorns or any small fluffy creature with big eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_e5927b-b5\">My motto: Fun. Fierce. Feminine.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_8c4db4-17\">I\u2019m silly and fun and plan on becoming a mermaid or Tinkerbell in my next life, although I\u2019m not really sure which one yet.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8250_312fc8-d7\">You can find me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest and I look forward to getting to know you. Thanks for stopping by!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8250_e062b8-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8250_e062b8-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8250_e062b8-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8250_e062b8-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8250_e062b8-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8250_e062b8-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8250_e062b8-c4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8250_e062b8-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8250_e062b8-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8250_e062b8-c4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8250_4310ed-a5 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8250_4310ed-a5 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-port34\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditating-unicorn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-8251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditating-unicorn.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditating-unicorn-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditating-unicorn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditating-unicorn-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ryleykennedy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditating-unicorn-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! 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