The Close-Up
A Hollywood Renaissance Novella (1001 Dark Nights)
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Narrated by:
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Marissa Hampton
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Winston James
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By:
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Kennedy Ryan
About this listen
Set in the dynamic worlds of professional basketball and entertainment, two of Kennedy Ryan’s most critically-acclaimed series—HOOPs and Hollywood Renaissance—collide in this tale of forbidden romance.
I met Nazareth Armstrong when I was eighteen years old. From the beginning, my brother warned me to stay away from him. Told Naz to stay away from me.
Our hearts didn’t listen.
I shared one magical night under the stars with my brother's rival, thinking it was the start of a once-in-a-lifetime something. But one awful moment ended it all.
Years later when we meet again, we’ve both pursued our dreams, lived a little, found success…but never found love. What began as a tiny flame when we were young now threatens to consume us. I’m more drawn to Naz than ever, but his complicated history with my brother makes whatever this could be…nearly impossible.
But Naz accepts impossible as a dare.
Through his clever maneuvering and dogged determination, I find myself on a yacht with him and his friends cruising through the Mediterranean. It’s a whirlwind set ablaze. Away from reality, surrendering to the tender heat of his touch, I forget that everything could burn.
*This is the love story of Takira, who first appears in Reel, book 1 of the Hollywood Renaissance series. Characters from the HOOPS series also make appearances, but you do not have to read any of those books to enjoy this one.
**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
©2022 Kennedy Ryan (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Foreword © 2014 by M. J. RoseListeners also enjoyed...
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Mixed martial arts fighter Reid Andrews’s chance to reclaim his title as light-heavyweight champ is shattered when he’s injured only months before the rematch. To make sure he’s healed in time, his trainer sends him to recuperate under a professional’s care - Reid’s best friend’s little sister, all grown up....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story but bad narrator!!!!
- By Anonymous User on 04-20-13
By: Gina L. Maxwell
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The Charlotte Chronicles
- By: Jen Frederick
- Narrated by: Jennifer Mack, Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
Charlotte and Nathan were supposed to be forever. They grew up together. Their families were intertwined. Charlotte was Nathan's first love. Nathan was Charlotte's first everything. Until they weren't. How do you hold on to the person you know in your heart you are supposed to be with when everything and everyone in the universe is telling you it's over? How many times does a heart break? When is enough enough? How long is forever?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love the story line!
- By Anonymous User on 08-13-15
By: Jen Frederick
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No Dress Required
- Love Required, Book 1
- By: Cari Quinn
- Narrated by: Mackenzie Harte
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story2 out of 5 stars 1
After years of ho-hum dating, Noelle Gregory is tired of fooling around. There's only ever been one guy for her—Jake Conroy, her best friend's older brother. Now that Jake's back in town, she's headed to his sister's New Year's Eve party to make her move. Purse full of condoms? Check. Sparkly dress guaranteed to show Jake the sexy woman she's become? Check. Carjacker that makes off with both two hours before the party? Check.
By: Cari Quinn
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Breakaway
- By: A. M. Johnson
- Narrated by: Tracy Marks, Aaron Shedlock
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
As Tampa Bay's star center, Mark Carmelo's life was hockey, and after a bitter and public break up, all he wanted to do was focus on the game. Until he saw her - the one that got away, the one he thought he'd never see again. For 13 years, Stevie West drowned in her lackluster life. Recently divorced from her “roommate” with passionless benefits, she was ready to start over on her own. Until she ran into him. The same man she'd met one year ago. The temptation that had finally given her the courage to find herself again.
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4 out of 5 stars
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✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫
- By Anonymous User on 04-03-18
By: A. M. Johnson
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Breaking a Legend
- Kavanagh Legends Series, Book 1
- By: Sarah Robinson
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4 out of 5 stars 64
As one of the big names at his family's gym, Legends, MMA star Rory Kavanagh is used to being in the spotlight - until a gruesome leg injury knocks him out of the cage. Rory is left feeling sidelined in more ways than one, battling the inner demons that come with losing the one shot at his dreams. Then Clare walks into his life and gives him a new dream: winning her heart. There aren't many new faces in Woodlawn these days, but this tough, beautiful stranger makes Rory want to get his life back into fighting shape.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love MMA stories
- By Anonymous User on 08-01-17
By: Sarah Robinson
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Frigid
- By: Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Narrated by: Marisa Vitali, Rock Engle
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 267
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 248
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Story4 out of 5 stars 245
For 21-year-old Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn't anything new. They'd been best friends ever since he pushed her down on the playground and she made him eat a mud pie. Somewhere over the years, she fell for him and fell hard. The big problem with that? Kyler puts the man in man-whore. He's never stayed with a girl longer than a few nights, and with it being their last year in college, Syd doesn't want to risk their friendship by declaring her love.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I ALWAYS 1 click....
- By Anonymous User on 01-18-18
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Ditched
- By: RC Boldt
- Narrated by: Rock Engle, Jennifer Mack
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 109
Ivy Hayes: Dating can be a rocky journey. Once the new shine wears off, you may end up with a case of buyer’s remorse. That’s where I come in. I set the backdrop and coach you through the breakup. Don't want overblown drama, hard feelings, or a drink tossed in your face? Then I'm your fairy godmother, child. Becket Jones: As an NFL quarterback, endorsement ads and the media pandering after me are all part of the game. Ivy Hayes is the first woman who doesn't care about my money and the notoriety that goes along with it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Becket Jones is simply the best and it was amazing to hear his voice along with Ivy.
- By Anonymous User on 01-31-19
By: RC Boldt
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Game for Marriage
- By: Karen Erickson
- Narrated by: Deanna Hurst
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
Struggling artist Sheridan Harper never imagined she'd spend a sizzling night with Jared Quinn, the smoking-hot star quarterback of her local professional football team, the San Jose Hawks. And she's even more shocked when Jared's publicist offers her a proposition: a fake marriage to keep Jared out of the gossip mags. Being that close to Jared would be too tempting, so to protect her heart, she insists on secretly including a clause forbidding sex between them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Steamy!
- By Anonymous User on 05-19-15
By: Karen Erickson
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One Shot
- By: BJ Harvey
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Joe Arden
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 333
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 315
I think for sure it must've been a dream because there's no way a guy could look like that, touch me like that, and be so in tune with me on every known level and disappear, leaving me with nothing but a good story to tell my friends. When he walks into my bar three months later, everything I thought I knew and what we'd had disappears in the blink of an eye and the blinding light of the three-carat diamond on his fiancee's hand.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite BJ Harvey *SPOILERS*
- By Anonymous User on 05-29-18
By: BJ Harvey
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Fair Game
- The Rules, Book 1
- By: Monica Murphy
- Narrated by: Seraphine Valentine, Jack DuPont
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 412
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 377
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Story4 out of 5 stars 379
It's bad enough Jade Frost's boyfriend dragged her to a boring poker game. It's even worse that he actually threw her into the betting pot during an intense round - and lost. Talk about the perfect excuse for Jade to make him her ex-boyfriend. Now she supposedly belongs to the ultrarich, extremely gorgeous Shep Prescott. He could have anything he wants, yet he seems to be in hot pursuit of her. No matter how rude, how snarky, how impossible she acts, it doesn't stop him.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Don't do it!!
- By Anonymous User on 03-29-16
By: Monica Murphy
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Trust the Focus
- In Focus, Book 1
- By: Megan Erickson
- Narrated by: Marc Bachmann
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 239
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 226
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 227
With his college graduation gown expertly pitched into the trash, Justin Akron is ready for the road trip he planned with his best friend, Landry, and ready for one last summer of escape from his mother's controlling grip. Climbing into the Winnebago his father left him, they set out across America in search of the sites his father had captured through the lens of his Nikon.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Trust The Focus
- By Anonymous User on 02-21-18
By: Megan Erickson
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Behind His Lens
- By: R.S. Grey
- Narrated by: Susannah Jones, Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 430
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 396
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Story4 out of 5 stars 396
Twenty-three year old model Charley Whitlock built a quiet life for herself after disaster struck four years ago. She hides beneath her beautiful mask, never revealing her true self to the world... until she comes face-to-face with her new photographer - sexy, possessive Jude Anderson. It's clear from the first time she meets him that she's playing by his rules. He says jump, she asks how high. He tells her to unzip her cream Dior gown; she knows she has to comply.
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4 out of 5 stars
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THEY TRY TO OVERCOME THEIR PASTS FOR EACH OTHER
- By Anonymous User on 03-31-15
By: R.S. Grey
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Disorderly Conduct
- The Academy
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrated by: Samantha Cook, Alexander Cendese
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 99
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 87
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Story4 out of 5 stars 87
Police academy cadet Charlie Burns can't believe his luck when the gorgeous blonde he meets in a bar murmurs those magic words: "Nothing serious, 'kay?" Mind-blowing, no-strings sex with Ever Carmichael - it's the holy grail of hookups for a guy who's too busy following in his law enforcement family's footsteps to think about getting serious. Charlie's all about casual...that is until Ever calls it quits, and his world tilts on its axis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hot and steamy!
- By mandy on 09-23-17
By: Tessa Bailey
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Dare to Resist
- A Wedding Dare Novella Prequel
- By: Laura Kaye
- Narrated by: Carrie Piper
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 170
Kady Dresco and Colton Brooks click on a level that defies logic. There are only two problems. One, he's her older brother's irritating best friend, and two, they're bidding on the same military security services contract. When the competition heats up, Colton is torn between wanting to strangle Kady (and her annoying brilliance) and kissing her into submission. Which is a bad idea for a million reasons, because Kady's submission is exactly what he craves.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Colton and Kady will blow your mind!
- By Laura McMillin on 10-24-15
By: Laura Kaye
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The Last Guy
- By: Ilsa Madden-Mills, Tia Louise
- Narrated by: Brooke Hayden, Patrick Garrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 564
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 534
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 532
The first rule of office romance is don't do it - especially if your dream is to hold the anchor spot on the nightly news and your boss is trying to get you fired. But one look at Cade Hill, the sexy new sports director, and uptight reporter Rebecca Fieldstone is daydreaming about other things. Sex in his office...Sex in the on-set kitchen...Sex in the supply closet.... She can't stop thinking about the former NFL quarterback and how perfect he'd look between her sheets - except he's an arrogant jerk with a huge...ego.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Rom-Com to Remember!!
- By Anonymous User on 02-08-18
By: Ilsa Madden-Mills, and others
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Hollywood Prince
- By: Kim Karr
- Narrated by: Ellie McClendon, J. F. Harding
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4 out of 5 stars 63
Brooklyn James should know better. Born into Hollywood royalty, the brooding prince has a reputation as being a player. A manwhore. A womanizer. Adoring fans are his thing. His best friend's little sister is not. Even thinking about her the way he is isn't cool. Not cool at all. And yet every time she pouts those sexy lips at him, she turns him inside out. Makes him harder than he's ever been. Drives him to the brink of insanity.
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1 out of 5 stars
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waste of time
- By Anonymous User on 10-18-19
By: Kim Karr
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