Kennedy and her writings have been featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly , Oprah Magazine, TIME and many others. Ryan is the author of several contemporary novels including, The Kingmaker, Queen Moveand the historic Audie-award winner Reel. I am a sucker for high-stakes, once-in-a-lifetime soulmate love–and Before I Let Go hits every spot!

Now they are managing to find their footing again, running a successful restaurant, co-parenting their sensitive, intellectually gifted son Kassim and their ambitious, confident daughter, Deja. Rather than taking refuge in each other, as “Team Wade” had done for nearly two decades, they divorced. A gaping hole has been torn into your existence, and everyone around you just walks right past it like it’s not even there.Before I Let Go is a beautifully told story full of hope, sorrow, and healing, a true testament to the power of love, family, community, and soul food.

The co-founder of LIFT 4 Autism , an annual charitable book auction, she has appeared on Headline News , The Montel Williams Show , NPR and other media outlets as an advocate for ASD families. I don’t read a lot of romance, so I haven’t read anything by Kennedy Ryan, but she’s written a lot of books.which is under an overall deal with UCP — is also executive producing alongside Debra Martin Chase via her Martin Chase Productions.

She perfectly captured the complicated emotions of Yasmen and Josiah as they tried to leave the love of their lives behind. I used to be all about romance until I got tired of the tropes and became fed up with smut over substance. I think it’s sort of conventional wisdom that a couple facing grief and loss can either be driven together by their sorrow or driven apart. Kennedy Ryan captures so many topics in this book from grief, loss, community, and friendship to learning how to forgive yourself, speak your truth, and ask for what you want.BookPage is a recommendation guide for readers, highlighting the best new books across all genres as chosen by our editors. Yasmen and Josiah are divorced, raised their two children Deja (13) and Kassim (10), run their successful soul fusion restaurant Grits together and take each day as it comes. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone couldn’t solve or save everything. So many real emotions and you couldn’t help but root for the characters to find their ways to healing ❤️‍? A beautifully honest portrayal of love in its many forms, and the most raw, poignant, and romantic journey of healing I've read in a long time.