In 2019, Ryan became the first African American author to win the romance industry’s prestigious RITA Award, which has since been renamed the Vivian honoring Vivian Stephens, founder of Romance Writers of America.
“As an avid romance reader who grew up often not seeing myself adequately reflected in the books I loved, it’s a privilege to write stories of women from marginalized communities getting the happily ever afters they deserve.” “Seeing these stories of powerful, dynamic, fully-realized characters of color translated from book to screen is a dream come true,” Ryan said. The series follows three couples whose day jobs include professional basketball, fashion design and sports representation. The “Hoops” series, which includes “Hook Shot,” “Block Shot” and “Long Shot,” are a series of romance novels set in world of the NBA.
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