Best-selling writer Reese Ryan joins Julie to talk about her successful writing career, which began with the 2013 publication of her first book, Making the First Move. They discuss Ryan’s recent nomination for the Vivian Award in the Contemporary Romance Short area as well as her experiences writing and publishing romance. They also deep dive into three of her novels: Making the First Move, Second Chance on Cypress Lane, and Waking up Married. Reese Ryan is the author of over twenty novels. She is the past president of her local Romance Writers of America chapter and the 2018 Donna Hill Breakout Author. Creator and Producer of the Black Romance Podcast: Julie E Moody-Freeman Sound Design: Juelle Daley; a_caju_creative Artwork: Kyle Gabb; Marciano_arts Website: https://www.reeseryan.com/ Making the First Move: https://www.amazon.com/Making-First-Move-Boys-Gone-ebook/dp/B00CC68FMU/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Making+the+first+move&qid=1621271266&s=digital-text&sr=1-2 Engaging the Enemy: https://www.amazon.com/Engaging-Enemy-Bourbon-Brothers-Book-ebook/dp/B07JKYX4L7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BJEEUKKS3SMW&dchild=1&keywords=engaging+the+enemy+by+reese+ryan&qid=1621271705&s=digital-text&sprefix=engaging+the+enemy+%2Cdigital-text%2C192&sr=1-1 Second Chance on Cypress Lane: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085C72M17/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=reeseryanwrites-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B085C72M17&linkId=c5dc71d0d1d148c83a9b52b8afbcceed Waking up Married: https://www.amazon.com/Waking-Up-Married-friends-Brothers-ebook/dp/B08GM6X989/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Waking+up+married&qid=1621271216&s=digital-text&sr=1-1