Kennedy Ryan Books in Order
Kennedy Ryan has written 28 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is When You Are Mine (2014) and the newest is Coming Home (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 2014–2026
- Confirmed
- 22 of 28 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,989 in 15 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 83–125 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,989 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Kennedy Ryan is the pen name of an American romance novelist whose contemporary romances foreground social issues and diverse characters. Kennedy Ryan was the first Black author to win a RITA Award for romantic fiction, and is also an activist who founded a nonprofit for autism awareness. The catalogue lists 28 books from 2014 to 2026, beginning with When You Are Mine and Loving You Always (2014) and running to Coming Home (2026). Series include Hoops, Grip, Soul, Bennetts, Skyland, Hollywood Renaissance and All the King's Men.
The Hoops series is set against the backdrop of professional sports and follows athletes navigating love, ambition, and relationships, with attention to the challenges they face on and off the court.
How many Kennedy Ryan books are there?
Kennedy Ryan has 28 books, released between 2014 and 2026. They include 7 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Kennedy Ryan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Kennedy Ryan books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120143203/4
- 220142563/4
- 320153643/4
- 420153683/4
- 52016–3/4
- 620161903/4
- 720164323/4
- 820171243/4
- 920174123/4
- 1020173983/4
- 1120184603/4
- 12Swipe2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 132018–3/4
- 1420181783/4
- 1520193523/4
- 1620193483/4
- 172019–3/4
- 182019–2/4
- 1920203533/4
- 2020214343/4
- 212021–2/4
- 222022–3/4
- 23Free To Love2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 242022–2/4
- 252024–3/4
- 262025–3/4
- 27Coming Home2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 282026–2/4
Kennedy Ryan books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Hoops in order
6 books- 1. Long Shot
- 2. Block Shot
- 3. Hoops Holiday
- 4. Hook Shot
- 5. Fast Break
- 6. Hoops Shorts
Bennetts in order
4 booksSoul in order
3 booksGrip in order
3 booksAll the King's Men in order
3 booksHollywood Renaissance in order
3 books- 1. Reel
- 2. The Close-Up
- 3. Score
Skyland in order
3 booksStandalone books
3 books3 Kennedy Ryan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kennedy Ryan books in order?
You only need to read Kennedy Ryan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Kennedy Ryan books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with When You Are Mine (2014), the earliest published title. After it come Loving You Always (2014), My Soul to Keep (2015), Be Mine Forever (2015) and Down to My Soul (2016); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Kennedy Ryan book?
Coming Home (2026) is the newest Kennedy Ryan book released so far.
Is there a new Kennedy Ryan book coming?
No next Kennedy Ryan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Kennedy Ryan has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Kennedy Ryan. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- RITA Awards2019Won
Kennedy Ryan at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kennedy Ryan published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Kennedy Ryan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,989 pages across the 15 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 353 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kennedy Ryan books, 18 of 28, were published in the 2010s.
What the Kennedy Ryan books are about
7 of the 28 Kennedy Ryan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 5 of 7 books
- Man-woman relationships 3 of 7 books
- Contemporary 2 of 7 books
- Contemporary romance 2 of 7 books
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