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You are here: Home / Release Day / CANDIDLY YOURS—Layla & Quincy’s story—is now available!

CANDIDLY YOURS—Layla & Quincy’s story—is now available!

May 2, 2020 by ReeseRyan

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Candidly Yours (Carnivale Chronicles) by Reese Ryan is now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.

I hope that you and yours are safe and well during these uncertain times. While necessary, social distancing can be isolating. So be sure to stay in touch with friends, loved ones, fellow readers, and authors who’d love to hear from you. And look for glimmers of light and joy despite all of the sobering news. Today, I’m doing my part to bring you a happy distraction.

I’m thrilled to finally bring you CANDIDLY YOURS, my contribution to the multi-author Carnivale Chronicles series. The common factor in all thirteen stories is the fictional Chi-Flavor Caribbean Carnivale in Chicago, but each story is a standalone.

CANDIDLY YOURS is set in my fictional town of Pleasure Cove, North Carolina. (Look for cameos by familiar characters!) But we’ll travel with Layla and Quincy to various Caribbean carnival celebrations. I enjoyed learning about Caribbean carnival culture and customs in places like Trinidad & Tobago, the Bahamas, and Jamaica.

I hope you’ll enjoy the journey, too!

Read an excerpt of the story here. Waiting for a signed paperback copy of the book? Pre-order here. Then stay tuned for an announcement as soon as they are available.

Download your copy of CANDIDLY YOURS on Amazon now or read the story as part of your Kindle Unlimited subscription.

Here’s what CANDIDLY YOURS is about:

He’s not looking for anything serious. She doesn’t do flings. But neither of them can deny the sizzling attraction between them. 

Layla St. John has the talent, creativity, and drive to start her own clothing line. What the big-hearted entrepreneur lacks is the capital. So when a celebrity photographer offers to connect her with investors if she’ll let him feature her in his photography series about Caribbean carnival culture, it’s a deal she can’t refuse. But Layla can’t help being attracted to the brilliant artist. Too bad he’s her little brother’s former best friend and way too young for her.
 
Quincy Johnston has spent the past ten years making a name for himself as a photographer and avoiding complicated relationships. But when an impromptu trip to his small hometown, Pleasure Cove, leads to a chance encounter with the woman he’s been crushing on since he was a kid, Quincy gets a taste of the deep connections he’s been missing.
 
Can Layla and Quincy move past their relationship fears and take a chance on turning their short-term, secret fling into a shot at forever?

Download your copy of CANDIDLY YOURS here or read it in Kindle Unlimited. Then scroll down to check out some of the other Carnivale Chronicles titles.

Be sure to drop me an email to let me know if you’ve ever attended a Caribbean carnival or if it’s one of the things on your bucket list. I’d love to hear about it. And I’d love to hear what you think of Layla and Quincy’s story.

Got a question for me about the content of this newsletter or one of my books or series? Respond to this newsletter with your question/comment and I might even answer via a FB live post.

Happy reading!

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About ReeseRyan

Writes sexy, contemporary romance featuring a kaleidoscope of characters. Tortures unsuspecting heroines with family and career drama; reformed bad boys; revealed secrets; and the occasional identity crisis. Avid reader. Music junkie. NBA fan. Advocate of musicals. Pro-smile. Anti-BS. Deal with it.

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