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“Powerful, gripping, unflinchingly honest and sensuously gorgeous writing.”
-- Kristan Higgins, New York Times Bestselling Author
The Kingmaker, the first book in the addicting All The King’s Men Duet, from RITA ® Award-winning author Kennedy Ryan,
is available now!
SERIES: All the King's Men Duet #1 AUTHOR: Kennedy Ryan
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
RELEASE DATE: October 28th, 2019
Power. Passion. Betrayal.
RITA® Award-winning author Kennedy Ryan delivers the epic first installment of the All the King’s Men Duet.
Raised to rule, bred to lead and weaned on a diet of ruthless ambition. In a world of haves and have nots, my family has it all, and I want nothing to do with it.
My path takes me far from home and paints me as the black sheep. At odds with my father, I’m determined to build my own empire. I have rules, but Lennix Hunter is the exception to every one of them. From the moment we meet, something sparks between us. But my family stole from hers and my father is the man she hates most. I lied to have her, and would do anything to keep her. Though she tries to hate me, too, the inexorable pull between us will not be denied.
And neither will I.
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⭐️ 5+ "Inspiring and Moving" Stars ⭐️
Every time Kennedy Ryan announces a new book, I’m so thrilled. She as a talent to create unique, moving, transcendent stories and The Kingmaker embodies these qualities! She writes about an actual society topic with impact, but she also gives life and voice to her brilliant protagonists, Lennix and Maxim, in a way that got to me profoundly. Her utterly beautiful prose only enhances all the sentiments to a superior level! This book is exceptional!!!
Lennix is a very inspiring heroine driven by her heritage to fight for the rights of her community. She has an influential voice for her cause making her truly remarkable and a fierce leader. Maxim is also a great activist. He doesn’t fight the same battles, but want to make the world a better place too. I love how he’s so dedicated to keep the planet healthy. As much as he’s sweet and irresistible, he’s also passionate and resilient.
Maxim is just so swoon-worthy and his relationship with Nix had my heart fluttering from their palpable and easy connection! Through the years, their few encounters are bursting with a once in a lifetime vibe. The passion and heartache between them is so affecting! This couple has truly a formidable chemistry and love story that survives distance and time!
I don’t have enough words to convey my love for this book. It’s not only Nix and Maxim’s effortless relationship that gave me all the feels. As individuals, they’re both so ambitious and their engagement in their battles is stimulating. I was so engrossed in their fights and enraptured in their exceptional connection! Every shared scene starting from the moment they meet is delicious and had my senses in a frenzy!
I don’t know what to tell you more about this book! Seriously, I can’t find enough words to express my love of Ryan’s words. With each new novel, she astonishes me wholly with the way the emotions are flowing through the pages and the way her characters steal my heart and soul. Do yourself a favor and grab The Kingmaker! This is a top favorite read for me in 2019! Now I just don’t know what to expect for the next novel, The Rebel King, but I can’t wait to get my greedy hands on the conclusion of this epic story!!!
** ARC received in exchange for an honest review **
“What do you want?”
The look he pours over me is hot oil, burning me even through serviceable layers of cotton. His heated perusal caresses my face, sluices over my breasts and hips, and then pools at my feet.
“Oh, that you won’t ever get again,” I say, my voice a soft, certain promise. “I don’t screw liars. I’m particular that way.”
“Never say never,” he drawls, tilting up my chin with his finger.
“Nev–”
He crushes the word between our mouths. It falls apart in the scorching, sweet tangle of lips and teeth. With one hand, he digs his fingers into my hair. The other splays across my lower back, his grip on me almost convulsive, urging me up and closer. I’m in stasis. I’m completely startled by the kiss, unable to respond. I send a desperate message to my brain.
Move. Pull back. Push him away.
But the urgent glide of his hand down my spine to cup my ass melts my thoughts to liquid and they swim in my head. I can’t pull back, and all hope of resistance dissolves when he presses his thumb to my chin, prying me open. He stalks my tongue, hunts down a response, licking and sucking and groaning and growling. His hands tighten on me until I strain up to seek him, yanking his hair, pulling him even closer.
“Dammit, Nix,” he mutters between kisses. His hand wanders down my neck and across my shoulder, and cups my breast, twisting the nipple through flimsy barriers of cotton and lace. He shoves up my skirt, pulling my legs wider, and pushes my panties aside, his fingers invading me. My body remembers this mad craving that claws out of my bones—that wants out. That wants him. Under his rough touch, my body blooms and my hips rock.
“That’s it,” he says, taking my earlobe between his lips.
My head falls back and I moan. It’s so damn good. His touch awakens me. His hands, his kisses bring me to life. It feels like I’m taking my first deep breath since we were last together, and it fills my lungs, seeps into my pores.
“I missed you,” he says, sucking my lips and kissing the corners, quick, hungry. “I’m sorry. Baby, I—”
“Stop talking.” I reach between us to loosen his belt, catching his zipper and dragging it down, dragging him out. “Shut up.”
KENNEDY RYAN
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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