Kendall Ryan (novelist)

Kendall Ryan (born August 15, 1981) is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling American novelist.[1][2] She has written more than two dozen novels, including the self-published bestsellers Resisting Her, Hard to Love, The Impact of You,[3] Hitched, Screwed, The Fix Up, Filthy Beautiful Lies and The Room Mate.[4] Her books are described as "beautiful, electrifying love stories that can make even the most pessimistic person believe in happily ever afters."[5] She writes romance, new adult and romantic comedies, and her books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Her traditionally published books include the bestselling Love By Design series with Simon & Schuster.[6]

Kendall Ryan
BornAugust 1981 (age 39)
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Nationality American
Genresromance, new-adult

Bibliography
  • Unravel Me (2012)
  • Make Me Yours (2012)
  • Hard to Love (2013)[7]
  • Resisting Her (2013)[8][9]
  • The Impact of You (2013)[10][11][12]
  • Working It (2013)[13][14]
  • Filthy Beautiful Love (2014)[15]
  • Reckless Love[16]
  • The Room Mate (2017)
  • Dirty Little Secret (2017)
  • Baby Daddy (2018)

Biography

Ryan was born on August 15, 1981 in South Carolina. She has lived in South Carolina, Idaho, Guam, Michigan, California, Illinois, Minnesota and Texas. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in business, emphasis on Marketing.

Ryan signed with a literary agent in 2011 and was on submission to sell her first novel when she saw the rising success of indie authors on Amazon's new self-publishing platform, and decided to try self-publishing rather than accept a traditional publishing deal. In 2012 she left her job in corporate America to pursue writing full-time.[17] Since that time, she has been featured on the New York Times and USA Today bestsellers lists more than three dozen times.

In 2015 Filthy Beautiful Lies was featured in Newsweek magazine as "The Next Fifty Shades" and her novel, The Gentleman Mentor[18] was named as a GoodReads Best New Romance. Ryan's new series, When I Break was featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine.[19]

Ryan has a passion for humanitarian work, particularity with disadvantaged children, and orphans. Adoption is a theme often explored in her books.[20] In 2017, she signed on for a publishing contract with the Waterhouse Press,[21] as well as Radish Fiction.[22] She lives in Texas with her husband and two sons.[23]

References
  1. "Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  2. "Best Sellers: E-Book Fiction: Sunday, February 03rd 2013". New York Times.
  3. "The Impact of You". USA Today.
  4. "WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS". WTOP. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  5. Pannenberg, Sarah. "Books to Read if You Like Kendall Ryan | NewInBooksNewInBooks". www.newinbooks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  6. "Kendall Ryan". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  7. "Book Review: Hard to Love by Kendall Ryan | The Bookish Brunette". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  8. "Interview with Kendall Ryan, author of Resisting Her - Indie Author Land". Indie Author Land. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  9. "E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - May 5, 2013 - The New York Times". Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  10. "Abbi Glines Rockets To Top of Self-Published Bestsellers List". www.mediabistro.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  11. "Interview with THE IMPACT OF YOU Author Kendall Ryan". The Contemporary Romance Cafe. 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  12. The Impact of You. IndieReader.
  13. Book Review: Working It by Kendall Ryan | girl+book love
  14. "Review: Working It by Kendall Ryan (18+)". www.goodchoicereading.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  15. " Smashwords Self-Published Bestseller List, October 2014". Publisher's Weekly, Dec 05, 2014
  16. "Wall Street Journal best sellers" (listed as #8). Winnipeg Free Press, March 26, 2015.
  17. "Kendall Ryan: Turning A Little Hobby Into A Bestselling Career - Interviewing Authors with Tim Knox, Author, Talk Radio Host, Serial Entrepreneur, Small Business Expert". Interviewing Authors with Tim Knox, Author, Talk Radio Host, Serial Entrepreneur, Small Business Expert. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  18. "The Gentleman Mentor (Lessons with the Dom, #1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  19. "Wattpad on Cosmo: When a Male Sex Addict Falls in Love With His Counselor". Cosmopolitan. 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  20. "Interview with THE IMPACT OF YOU Author Kendall Ryan". The Contemporary Romance Cafe. 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  21. "Waterhouse Press | The Untraditional Publisher". www.waterhousepress.com. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  22. "Radish". Radish. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  23. "You are being redirected..." www.kendallryanbooks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
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