Queen Move

From Wall Street Journal, USA Today Bestselling and RITA® Award-winning Author Kennedy Ryan, comes a captivating second chance romance like only she can deliver...
The boy who always felt like mine is now the man I can't have…
Dig a little and you'll find photos of me in the bathtub with Ezra Stern.
Get your mind out of the gutter. We were six months old.
Pry and one of us might confess we saved our first kiss for each other. The most clumsy, wet, sloppy . . . spectacular thirty seconds of my adolescence.
Get into our business and you'll see two families, closer than blood, torn apart in an instant.
Twenty years later, my "awkward duckling" best friend from childhood, the boy no one noticed, is a man no one can ignore.
Finer. Fiercer. Smarter.
Taken.
Tell me it's wrong.
Tell me the boy who always felt like mine is now the man I can’t have.
When we find each other again, everything stands in our way--secrets, lies, promises.
But we didn't come this far to give up now.
And I know just the move to make if I want to make him mine.

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Book club questions for Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan

Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.

Queen Move opens at Kimba's father's funeral. She's experiencing grief and the shock of seeing Ezra after so long. What were your thoughts about these dynamics? What were your first impressions?

Kennedy Ryan tends to write books that hold a mirror to reality. Were there any aspects of the book that were particularly resonant? Rang true or even false with real world issues?

Were there any elements Kennedy celebrated and/or examined in culture that stood out? (i.e., family traditions/structures, current issues, religion, etc.)

Kennedy's books are often called "important" and "substantive," but they're also steamy! How would you rate the spice in this book? Did it move the story forward? Was it too much? Not enough? Just right?

The importance of family is a prominent theme. Blood family, found family, blended family. What aspects of family in the story stood out to you or had the greatest impact?

Kimba finds out that she is perimenopausal. What were your thoughts about the decisions she made regarding her career and relationship as she figured out her reproductive journey?

Kimba and Ezra’s road to happily ever after had several twists, turns and bumps along the way. Which surprised you the most? Did you predict or see any of them coming?

Some refer to Queen Move as a "soulmate story." Did you see it that way? How did you feel about their connection to each other from the time they were kids and through their adult relationship?

Kimba and Ezra are both very missional in their approach to their work and both want to make a difference. How did this aspect of their character affect your experience with the story? Did it add? Distract?

Did you learn anything new while reading the book or were you surprised to find it in a romance novel? Did it broaden your perspective about a personal or societal issue?

What did you like most about the book/characters/story? Least favorite part?

What did you think about the cherry on top of their HEA? The glimpse into the future found in the bonus epilogue?

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GRADE A! Kennedy Ryan is one of the most profoundly, thoughtful, powerful writers out there today, and Queen Move is no exception." -- Entertainment Weekly

"Queen Move is the joyous, heartfelt romance we need right now." - Lexi Blake, New York Times bestselling author

"Clever, touching, rip-your-heart-out romance. For lovers of smart, thought-provoking books with brave heroines, swoon-worthy heroes, and mouthwatering-prose. This book is not to be missed" - LJ Shen, #1 Amazon Bestselling & USA Today Bestselling Author

"Every time Kennedy Ryan sits down to write a book, she is hunting big game from page one." --Sarah MacLean, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author

"A rich tapestry of love, lust, and the nature of life itself. This thoroughly modern soulmate story blew me away." - - Talia Hibbert, USA Today Bestselling Author