By Denny S. Bryce and Eliza Knight

Can’t We Be Friends

Biographical Historical Novel

Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Todaybestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a brilliant novel that uncovers the boundary-breaking, genuine friendship between Ella Fitzgerald, the Queen of Jazz, and iconic movie star Marilyn Monroe…(read more).

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About My Books

In my novels, you’ll find themes of love, family, resilience, and the complexities of identity. I love to explore historical settings with rich, diverse cultural landscapes, and I often delve into issues of race, class, and gender. My stories also tend to blend romance with elements of mystery or suspense, as I strive to create immersive and engaging narratives.

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The Other Princess

In the Face of the Sun 

Wild Women and the Blues

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Available July 23, 2024

The Trial of

Mrs. Rhinelander

Historical Fiction

Inspired by a real-life scandal that was shocking even for the tumultuous Roaring Twenties, this captivating novel tells the story of a pioneering Black journalist, a secret interracial marriage among the New York elite, and the sensational divorce case that ignited an explosive battle over race and class—and brought together three very different women fighting for justice, legitimacy, and the futures they risked everything to shape.

For readers of Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, a transporting work of fact-based historical fiction from Denny S. Bryce, bestselling author of Wild Women and the Blues, In the Face of the Sun, and Can’t We Be Friends: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe.