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Ryder acts as if he doesn’t watch sappy movies. He won’t admit to daydreaming about ex-boyfriends and asking “What if…” He’s a closet romantic who gets anxious about first dates. In a world filled with turmoil, he’s wants to drown in warm, fuzzy moments that make his heart swell. He loves bringing his chaotic dating life to the forefront. While he calls himself a romance writer, he likes to think of it as fanfic about his life. Someday… it’ll become a reality. Until then, he’ll invent dreamy men that make him tear up at their insistence that love always wins.

Ryder lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, living his happily ever-after. When he’s not writing, he can be found working on book covers (which means he’s admiring huskular bears with mor ...more

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	One Reason to Stay (Bears of Firefly Valley, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 369 ratings — 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
	Infamous Heart (Men of Vanguard, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 379 ratings — 8 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
	More Reason to Stay (Bears of Firefly Valley, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 218 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
	Infernal Justice (Men of Vanguard, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 172 ratings — 8 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
	Corrupted Desire (Villains of Vanguard #1) 3.89 avg rating — 169 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
	Iridescent Lust (Men of Vanguard, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 160 ratings — 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
	Every Reason to Stay (Bears of Firefly Valley, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 134 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
	Invincible Nemesis (Men of Vanguard, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Reckless Impulse (Villains of Vanguard #2) 4.02 avg rating — 94 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
	One Chance to Stay (Bears of Firefly Valley, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 80 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

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Men of Vanguard (5 books)
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Bears of Firefly Valley (4 books)
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Villains of Vanguard (3 books)
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One Chance to Stay (Bears of Firefly Valley, #4)

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Ryder O'Malley liked CatOnABlueBackground's review of One Chance to Stay (Bears of Firefly Valley, #4): "Really enjoyed this one - 4th in the Bears of Firefly Valley series. It's a low drama, slow burn (the sex happens quickly, but the romance takes its time), found family (Firefly Valley turns into family really quickly), sweet romance between SUPER gr" Read more of this review »
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Ryder O'Malley liked LJ Henley's review of One Chance to Stay (Bears of Firefly Valley, #4): "Patrick won a stay in Firefly Valley. Having a few friends there makes it even better to go. They'd been telling how Firefly gets a hold of you and you stay. Not paying attention to the weather, he gets almost frozen before he makes it to a cabin whe" Read more of this review »
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Ryder O'Malley liked Heather Duff's review of One Chance to Stay (Bears of Firefly Valley, #4): "Blog \| Instagram \| Twitter \| Facebook Firefly Valley has a glorious amount of big boys, as soon as I find this town I’m packing my bags! Not to mention the wonderful cast of townfolk who may be nosey, but are a loving bunch. One Chance to Stay includes" Read more of this review »
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Ryder O'Malley liked Kitchen Sink Books's review of One Chance to Stay (Bears of Firefly Valley, #4): "In Firefly Valley it would appear there are an abundance of Bears. Not of the brown, black, polar or grizzly variety but the human variety and we are about to meet two more of them. One is a visitor, the other a local. The visitor is there to try and" Read more of this review »
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“Ignore me. My mouth doesn’t work when my heart is drowning in feelings.” “Oh, good. I’m not the only one.”
― Ryder O'Malley, One Reason to Stay

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“Neither of us remembered how we moved from me crying to being best friends. I’m sure she bribed me with a fruit roll-up.”
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“Maybe if Mom were still around, she’d remind me that being content isn’t the same as really living—and that I’ve played it safe long enough.”
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