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Reel

by Kennedy Ryan · Hollywood Renaissance #1

2021 · 434 pages

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About this book

When understudy Neevah Saint finally gets her moment on stage, she catches the eye of the one person who can change everything—visionary director Canon Holt—and suddenly her Broadway dreams transform into a full-blown Hollywood awakening. Cast in a prestigious Harlem Renaissance biopic, Neevah finds herself thrust into the spotlight alongside Canon, whose brilliance as an artist is matched only by the undeniable pull between them. But as their connection deepens, the stakes climb higher: a forbidden attraction, industry scandals, and circumstances spiraling beyond her control all threaten to derail the opportunity of a lifetime. In this intoxicating tale of ambition, passion, and the price of stardom, Neevah must figure out if she can have it all—or if chasing both the role and the man of her dreams will cost her everything.

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