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Score

Kennedy Ryan (2026-05-19)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages307 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

HeartbreakBetrayalEmotional Abuse

Positive tags

healing arcHigh Angstredemption arcSecond ChanceSwoony

Tropes

Career-Driven HeroineCelebrity RomanceContemporaryEnemies to LoversForced ProximityHigh AngstRedemption ArcSecond ChanceSlow BurnTortured HeroWorkplace

Themes

Art and PassionBlack ExcellenceForgivenessHealing from TraumaLove vs CareerSecond ChancesTrust and Betrayal

Synopsis

A scorching second-chance romance between a talented screenwriter and a phenomenal musician from the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Let Go. "A triumph of art and emotion." —Talia Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author You never forget your first love. Isn't that what they say? Verity Hill knows this truth intimately. She didn't simply miss Wright "Monk" Bellamy when they parted ways in college. She's haunted by his touch. Every kiss, any lover since—it's a shadow of what they had. Time heals all wounds. Isn't that what they say? Monk doesn't believe that for a second. He wasn't simply betrayed when he and Verity split. He was devastated, with parts of him left behind in the ruins of all that was destroyed. More than a decade after their disastrous breakup, Verity and Monk must work together on the set of an epic Harlem Renaissance biopic. With Monk, now a world-class musician, creating the score, and Verity, an award-winning screenwriter, penning the script, there's Oscar buzz before shooting even begins. This once-in-a-lifetime project could catapult them both to new heights, but can they can put the past behind them for the sake of the film … for the sake of something more?

Tags

Hollywood RomanceEntertainment Industry