Evenings With Bryson

The Blackstone Family #1

by Tina Martin

Thirty-year-old Kalina Cooper is lonely, overworked and stressed out. She doesn’t believe in love since watching her father walk out on her mother years ago. After divorcing his cheating wife, Bryson Blackstone is content with living his life as a single man, running his business and staying busy. But his focus is soon diverted to Kalina Cooper – a beautiful woman he sees every evening in a café. * * * The Blackstone Family novels are all standalone books. Any follow-up short stories correspond to the full-length novel. Book 1 - Evenings With Bryson (Bryson and Kalina) Book 2 - Leaving Barringer (Barringer and Calista) Book 2.5 - Forever Barringer and Calista Blackstone - A Short Story Book 3 - The Things Everson Lost (Everson and June)

Genres: Romance, African American Romance

327 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 14, 2015

About the author

TINA MARTIN is a talented, romantic suspense fiction writer and the author of over 95 titles. She enjoys Hallmark movies, running and traveling. (PLEASE NOTE: There are multiple authors with this name on Goodreads. If you're following me, look for my logo!)

Amazon: amazon.com/author/tinamartin
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Facebook: facebook.com/tinamartinauthor

Her books are listed below:

Discover other books by Tina Martin!

Christenbury Hills:
Thankful
Snow in Love With You

The Alexander Series:
The Millionaire’s Arranged Marriage

Tell Me Series:
*This is a continuation series that must be read in order.
Tell Me: The Prelude
Tell Me You Love Me
Tell Me You Want Me

The Love of Elias Series:
*This is a continuation series that must be read in order.
Been in Love With You
When Hearts Cry
You Belong To Me
When I Call You Mine
Who Do You Love
Forever Mine

The Accidental Series:
*This is a continuation series that must be read in order.
Accidental Deception
Accidental Heartbreak
Accidental Lovers
Accidental Vows

DePaul & Company Series:
*This is a continuation series that must be read in order.
Rude Boss
Rude Boss 2
Rude Boss Special Edition w/sprayed edges

The Boardwalk Bakery Romance Series:
*This is a continuation series that must be read in order.
Baked With Love
Baked With Love 2
Baked With Love 3

St. Claire Series:
Royal
Ramsey
Romulus
Regal
Magnus
Monty
Major
Zander
Zavier
Zimyra
Jeremiah

St. Claire Life Series:
Honeymoon With a St. Claire (Follow up to Monty)
Just Being Us (The Prequel to Zander)
Keep That Same Energy (Follow up to Zander)

St. Claire Women Series:
Gemma
Gianna

An Unlikely Love Series:
When I Needed You
When You Needed Me
Flicker: An Ahmalee + Cain Update
Flame: An Ahmalee + Cain Update

Seasons of Love Series:
Hot Chocolate: A Winter Novella
Spring Break: A Spring Novella

The Marriage Chronicles:
*This is a continuation series that must be read in order.
Life’s A Beach
Falling Out
War, Then Love

The Blackstone Family Series:
*All books in this series are standalone novels and are full, complete stories.
Read them in any order.
Evenings With Bryson
Leaving Barringer
Forever Us: Barringer and Calista Blackstone
The Things Everson Lost
Candy’s Corporate Crush

The Champion Brothers Series:
*All books in this series are standalone novels and are full, complete stories.
Read them in any order.
His Paradise Wife
When A Champion Wants You
The Best Thing He Never Knew He Needed
Wives And Champions
The Way Champions Love
His By Spring
A Champion’s Proposal
The Convenient Husband
At The Right Time

A Lennox in Love Series:
*All books in this series are standalone novellas and are full, complete stories.
Read them in any order.
Claiming You
Making You My Business
Wishing That I Was Yours
Caught in the Storm with a Lennox
Before You Say I Do
Winter Wonder
Winter Wedding
The Weekend
One Day You’ll Be Mine

Dying to Love Her (Ava & Andre):
Dying To Love Her
Dying To Love Her 2
Dying To Love Her 3
Destination Romance – Prequel to Dying to Love Her

The Dare and Deja Chronicles:
Reception Romance
Long Distance Troubles
Back to the Valley
Into Forever

Back To Love Short Stories:
Marriage Quarrel in Quarantine
Countdown to You
Offsides: A Superbowl Party Second Chance Romance
Crushed
Summer Interrupted

Non-Series Titles:
*Individual standalone books that are not part of a series.
Wasn’t Supposed To Love Her
What Wifey Wants (Follow-up to Wasn’t Supposed To Love Her)
Man of Her Dreams
Bae Watch
How To Love Me
For Ruby (Follow-up to How To Love Me)
Weekend Fiancé
Snowed in at Shenandoah Valley
Mr. Tall, Dark & Unavailable (Baes of Juneteenth)
Brushstrokes and Love Notes
The Inheritance
Or Forever Hold Your Peace
This Time Next Year
You Were Made for Me
Let Me
Let Me Special Edition w/sprayed edges + bonus chapter
Secrets

Reviews

[Lu Bielefeld · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK, or decent reads.
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I was hooked on the story and I think our hero is a sweetheart. Our heroine goes through a terrible phase full of heartbreak and disappointment, but with his help she makes it to the other side in one piece.

['The Book Queen' · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Starting Over Part

I read this book years ago and wanted to read it and the series again. I'm not sure why this series is so special. Bryson's story started my thirst for the Blackstone men. His newfound love for Kalina solidified this tale. It was an excellent read once again.

April 2026..it was time to read this one again...

[Dj · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Stars - THE BLACKSTONE FAMILY - Evenings with Bryson Bk 1 [Thirty-year-old (successful relationship blogger) Kalina Cooper is lonely, overworked and stressed out. She doesn’t believe in love since watching her father walk out on her mother years ago after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. After divorcing his cheating wife Felicia, Bryson Blackstone (Tree Service Owner) is content with living his life as a single man, running his business and staying busy. He has decided he will never marry or have children because he doesn’t want to experience hurt like that ever again. But his focus is soon diverted to Kalina Cooper – a beautiful woman he sees every evening in a café. And the woman who responded beautifully to his wife’s inquiry about whether or not she should remain in her marriage.]

[Abby G. Amos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice Read!

I enjoyed reading this book! Their meeting started off rough, but I am so glad that Bryson didn't give up on Kalina! It seems that they both needed each other! I'm so glad that Bryson was there for Kalina because she really needed someone in her corner. I feel everyone who reads this book will enjoy it! I definitely recommend it to everyone!

[Dorel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 1st book I read by Tina Martin. I enjoyed this book's storyline. This book's storyline was sad 😞. This book's storyline was heartbreaking 💔. I really liked Kalina's character. I felt sorry for Kalina. My heart broke for Kalina. I really liked Bryson's character. I really liked the ending.

[Jessica Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story kept me hooked. Two stubborn and troubled souls who come together, even though nothing about it was smooth. Being such a romantic myself, I can't imagine not EVER wanting love, and this was an enjoyable read about two people navigating that.

I knocked off a star for some editing misses but I was still very much glued to this book. I have one left in this series and I'm looking forward to reading it.

[Debra Outlaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cliche...

I loved the outcome on the relationship, but it was almost anticlimactic. Almost all secrets was. foreseen early on. Not really any surprises except the parent education. All in all, good story .

[C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Evenings with Bryson was a wonderful read. The story had everything a clean romance needs: a handsome older man, a damsel in distress, great supporting characters, and interesting plot twists. Tina Martin's books are a great choice to pick up a drab day, break up my usual reading genres, and help me smile.

This book shows flawed people trying to be normal after heartbreaks, betrayals, deep losses, and shame. I appreciate the detailed descriptions of important details, yet the author leaves many facts to the imagination.

The ending was memorable and fit perfectly with a well paced and beautiful healing journey of love. Evenings with Bryson is a fantastic choice for a feel-good romance with a couple of sides of family drama. I highly recommend this book.

[Vernell Renee Howard Griffin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome Read!

Bryson is an amazing representation and model of what men should aspire to be. He is charming, caring, supportive, loving and a great communicator. A person who's also flawed but understands worth. Also he's fine and sexy. I'm glad Kalina had Bryson to show her love and kindness that can be bestowed from a male. He showed her unconditional love which is the ultimate persona to show anyone. We all want to wanted and to belong in life. Great Read! ReneeG 👍

[Sharon Keyes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good story

I like this story. The drama was good and the surprise was even better. This is one of the first stories I've read with so little sex. But I actually enjoyed it. I loved how respectful the hero was of the heroines circumstance. Now I'm moving on to the next book. Hopefully it's just as good.

[Shone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Drama, Secrets, Lies

The introduction to the Blackstone family brought tears to my eyes more than once. Ms. Martin wrote a stunning story handling a sensitive subject, love the way Bryson and Kalina dealt with the good ,bad, and ugly leading them to happy evenings.

#Cillasbookmaniacs

[Karen May · Rating 5 out of 5]

EXCELLENT

Although the HEA was predictable, I was challenged by the story. The brief mention of the past memory overhearing the mother and the sister's angry confrontation was not really necessary. The story was not far fetched. I appreciated the several twists and highly recommend the read.

[BeLinda P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author did an excellent job of laying out relationship dynamics. Really enjoyed the twists in this story. Both characters had much to overcome based on their past relationships with love. It’s just not the dynamics of love between a woman and man but parental relations that can impact how you handle love in general.

[Pamela session · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this story♥️

Blackstone men are amazing ..I fall in love with Bryson....the love he had for her and when he confess his love and ask her to marry him at Cafe was priceless ♥️♥️♥️♥️😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️😍

[donice peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

D. Peterson from Louisiana

Absolutely loved this book . Intriguing story line Great, meaningful story about 2 people going through their struggles, and heartache finding their way to one another. Bravo again Tina Martin!

[KAREN MCCRAW · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks for little extra ending

Bryson and Kalina was filled with love, loyalty, untruths, unforgivenessthen trust and forgiveness. I enjoyed every page. >'m glad Kalina married into a loving family with good examples of true love.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I couldn't stop reading, staying up past my bedtime because I was drawn into Bryson and Kalina's story. There were twists and turns that I didn't see coming and Kalina got on my nerves, but I was rooting for her and Bryson to admit their love to one another.

[PurpleLadi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the way Ms. Martin didn't give pat answers to the serious issues raised in there story. No two people react the same way when faced with illness, pregnancy, death, or betrayal. Such a great book.

[cathy b hathaway · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fresh air

This book was like a breath of fresh air. Kalina and Bryson were realistic characters as was the journey of Alzheimer's. It was good to see a close knit family like the Blackstones. It was a pageturner.

[Cherie l brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had this book in my “want to read list” for many months. I decided I would just read the Sample and keep it moving. Not! This was a book off mystery and intrigue. Love the slow approach of Bryson to try to get to know Kalina. Kalina was a tough nut to crack, and if you’ve read any book from this series, you know you can’t get around a Blackstone. But Kalina is a for sure challenge and she just might be the first. The mystery part will have you sleuthing for clues. Romance, mystery, intrigue, swoon worthy man, a challenging heroine -what more do you want in a good book?

[Gloria A Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sad but beautiful!

This story covers heartbreak, loss of a loved one, regret, as well as a journey that Bryson and Making never expected to take. A sad story that ends in beauty!

[Malaika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aw!

This was a great way to start a series! I love Tina Martin’s series and this one was no exception. Kalina and Bryson are perfect for each other.

[Maua Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kalina / her mistrust of men

A convoluted family life where love triumphed over lies and betrayal. A Clift hanger to the end. Very well written

[Ava Smith-forrest · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bryson and Kalina

There is nothing like a boy meets girl boy chases girl boy gets girl love story. Bryson and Kalina found each other of their pain. This is a must read.

[Tameka]

This was one of my first books by Tina Marin an i got hooked after that. This book was amazing.

[Marilyn Diamond · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lawd, that Bryson would not give up on Kalina. Lots of fast twisting turns an kept my attention. I loved it. Aunt Edith not Aunt my lawd. Great read.

[reneeNaDaCherry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read 3/10/2021.

[Francoise Crowell · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the romance lovers, a book that delivers the expected while inciting a glimmer or hope for those who may have given up on love.

[Nicole Henley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read!

I really enjoyed Bryson and Kalina’s story. A story of love, redemption, and forgiveness. Taking a chance on love is worthwhile.

[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Evenings With Bryce is an incredibly sweet and touching story about unconditional Love. Karina has never loved and has no desire to ever love. Bryce has experienced love and the ultimate betrayal. Together they learn true love.

This is another smash hit by Tina. I was enraptured by this moving story from page one and I can't wait to catch up with more of the Blackstone family.