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MéLisa Ryun is our pen name, and we're a husband-wife duo who've been finishing each other's sentences (and steamy scenes) for nearly 30 years. We left the glitz of Hollywood for the glitter of Vegas. Despite calling Sin City home, we say what happens in Vegas should definitely not stay in Vegas-not when it comes to our scorching hot romcoms.We spend our days in a death match of yoga and joke-writing. It's like we're competing in a bizarre reality show where the winner gets to avoid stepping outside into Satan's armpit. We used to write for Hollywood and YouTube. Now we write books and social media posts. It's basically the same thing, except now our audience can read ¿ Maybe we'll trauma dump about our life in LA in a book someday. Or mayb ...more

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	Italy Can Bite Me (Hot Mess Summer, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 438 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fake It 'Til You Sleigh It: A Holiday Romantic Comedy 4.03 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hawaii Can Suck It 4.42 avg rating — 353 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mexico Can Choke On It 4.52 avg rating — 296 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Room For Rivals (Hotel Bellwether, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 280 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love Startup (The Denton Sisters #1) 3.55 avg rating — 122 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love Startup: A Romantic Comedy (The Denton Sisters, Book 1) by MéLisa Ryun (Goodreads Author), Savannah Thomas (Narrator), Luke Persiani (Narrator) 4.10 avg rating — 41 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Love isn’t about control,” Rose continues. “It’s about trust. About letting someone see all your messy parts and they love you anyway.”
― MéLisa Ryun, Italy Can Bite Me

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“The real love story isn’t in the grand gestures or perfect moments,” she says. “It’s showing up. Every single day. It’s the coffee they bring you when you’re exhausted. The way they hold your hand in the doctor’s waiting room without being asked. The quiet assurance of ‘I’m here and I’m not going anywhere’ when life feels like it’s falling apart.”
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