"A heartbreakingly romantic tale about true love and inner strength. You will
never forget it."
--Kristen Callihan, New York Times Bestselling Author
LONG SHOT, a deeply emotional, thought-provoking standalone love story from
Kennedy Ryan is available NOW!
“A raw, passionate, sexy, emotional rollercoaster.”
— Ilsa Madden-Mills, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
SYNOPSIS
A FORBIDDEN LOVE SET IN THE EXPLOSIVE WORLD OF THE NBA…
Think you know what it’s like being a baller’s girl?
You don’t.
My fairy tale is upside down.
A happily never after.
I kissed the prince and he turned into a fraud.
I was a fool, and his love – fool’s gold.
Now there’s a new player in the game, August West.
One of the NBA’s brightest stars.
Fine. Forbidden.
He wants me. I want him.
But my past, my fraudulent prince, won’t let me go.
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Excerpt
“Iris?” August’s frown, the concern on his face, in his voice, remind me where I am.
“Baby, you okay?”
I blink down at him dumbly, swallowing my tears, eating my memories whole and
digesting a nightmare from long ago. I nod, my lips a cold, wobbly curve.
“Kiss me,” he whispers, his eyes so tender, so intent.
I remember a magical night under the stars, under a streetlight on the eve of greatness.
A night filled with laughter and confidences, pregnant with promise. And I see him so
clearly, my prince, asking for a kiss.
And I do.
I kiss him like the world might end tonight because I’ll never take this for granted. Not
his kindness, when I’ve known cruelty all too well. Not his tenderness, when I’ve been
handled roughly in the past. Not his love, when I’ve been possessed and owned and
mistreated.
He thaws me with his kiss, my prince, and I melt into him. We’re chest to chest, with
August’s number crushed between us. I take his cock in my hand, aligning our bodies,
and two become one in a carnal slide of flesh. I anchor myself by my elbows hooked
around his neck, and we kiss until I’m dizzy and our breaths tangle in a cloud of bliss.
Under the jersey, his palm spans my back, digging into the naked flesh as our hips lock
and roll and grind. My body clenches around him, and we pray, we curse, we moan, we
mate like our bodies were made for this moment.
Ours is a love that reimagines—that peels back the sky at high noon searching for the
stars, collecting them like shells in a bucket. We bathe in stardust, drink from the Milky
Way, and dance on the moon. We pierce the firmament, peer into infinity, and tread on
time and space. There is no before. There is no after. Now gives birth to forever. This
moment may die, but this love never will. Time is not a line. It’s a circle, and we, August
and Iris, we stand at the center.
“A STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND READ THIS NOW kind of book. Don't hold your
breath, this story will steal it from you." - J. Sterling, New York Times Bestselling Author
My review
* ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review*
Long shot is my first read by this author. And what an intense and angust read. This story has be writen to still stuck on your mind for so long. Because is something else. It's not the classic romance novel with a handsome alpha hero who meet his beautiful soulmate and live their attraction in any way possible. No. Long Shot has a real background. And it makes this story more than great. Because is not focused exclusively on the romantic moments.It tells a story, or a couple of story, imperfect stories, TEAR-JERKER story, dameged stories. You'll see all their vulnerability, all their fears and worries. Because neither August or Iris are perfect. With these characters will see beyond the fantasy. You'll see the real and sometimes unfear life events. And all their effects on these two beautiful characters. Kennedy Ryan is something else, give something different to her readers, not just steamy romance. Long shot is build up emotion by emotion. It catches all the shadows, all the drama, but also always finds a way to keep going, to keep fighting for what they want and for what they are.
August West....well when I read the synopsis, I was sure that this NBA star has nothing special from the others sport heroes I already met. Beauty, talent, arrogant, aware of who he is and of his sex appeal and fame. But I was wrong. So damn wrong. Because August gave me what no one else has ever done. He has a sweet side, but he is monumental because of all his weaknesses.
And Iris? Beautiful,marked by her family discriminated attitude. But unbelievably strong and ambitious. She knows what she wants and is determined to pursue her goal.
Long shot is a gradual reinventing process. It's the proof that the bad moments must be your strength not your ruin.
And you will learn so much from August and Iris story. Because you'll see them both growing, getting stronger and in the end happy.
But Long shot is not just angst, swooning story it gets its sweet and tender romance too. Not from the beginning, because Kennedy's main goal is to tell their story, what made them be who they are now. What make them anxious, tormented, or otherwise what make them smile, feel. But like I said the love has its rule. And here too, nothing is so simple to have. Is not like the usual story line, they met, they like each other, and they decided to be a couple. No no! To live their love story you should wait a bit. Kennedy will make you sigh for it. Cuz it's complicated like their own experience. The chemistry between them is obvious, it's more than physical chemistry, is something more emotional. But they are aware from the very first moment they met, that between them there is something, something powerful, something positive, something that can't be deny, something that will change their lives in the best and unexpected way possible.
August West....well when I read the synopsis, I was sure that this NBA star has nothing special from the others sport heroes I already met. Beauty, talent, arrogant, aware of who he is and of his sex appeal and fame. But I was wrong. So damn wrong. Because August gave me what no one else has ever done. He has a sweet side, but he is monumental because of all his weaknesses.
And Iris? Beautiful,marked by her family discriminated attitude. But unbelievably strong and ambitious. She knows what she wants and is determined to pursue her goal.
Long shot is a gradual reinventing process. It's the proof that the bad moments must be your strength not your ruin.
And you will learn so much from August and Iris story. Because you'll see them both growing, getting stronger and in the end happy.
But Long shot is not just angst, swooning story it gets its sweet and tender romance too. Not from the beginning, because Kennedy's main goal is to tell their story, what made them be who they are now. What make them anxious, tormented, or otherwise what make them smile, feel. But like I said the love has its rule. And here too, nothing is so simple to have. Is not like the usual story line, they met, they like each other, and they decided to be a couple. No no! To live their love story you should wait a bit. Kennedy will make you sigh for it. Cuz it's complicated like their own experience. The chemistry between them is obvious, it's more than physical chemistry, is something more emotional. But they are aware from the very first moment they met, that between them there is something, something powerful, something positive, something that can't be deny, something that will change their lives in the best and unexpected way possible.
Kennedy Ryan is a Southern girl gone Southern California. A Top 100 Amazon Bestseller, Kennedy writes romance about remarkable women who thrive even in tough times, the love they find, and the men who cherish them.
She is a wife to her lifetime lover and mother to an extraordinary son. She has always leveraged her journalism background to write for charity and non-profit organizations, but enjoys writing to raise Autism awareness most. A contributor for Modern Mom Magazine, Kennedy’s writings have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today and many others. The founder and executive director of a foundation serving Atlanta families living with Autism, she has appeared on Headline News, Montel Williams, NPR and other media outlets as an advocate for families living with autism.
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