Author: sharijryan
Life isn’t a game. Life isn’t an empty bottle of bourbon spinning on a warehouse floor as I hold my breath. I feel weak when others perceive me as strong. I’m passionate though I appear to hate the world around me.I see beauty in all ugly things. I feel pain when I laugh. No one knows the truth.Well, no one knew the truth until now.Somehow, Brody Pearson understands more about me than anyone else … understands more about me than anyone else in my life. The severed connection should mean something significant, but I don’t know if I can forget…
In a split second, life can steal a last breath … and derail all future plans. While flying home after a phone call that left me heartbroken, a row to myself would have been ideal. Instead, I was unknowingly sitting shoulder to shoulder with a strikingly attractive single dad and ex-Marine. I could have pretended not to notice the man, but there was something familiar about him. It didn’t take … It didn’t take long before I pieced together where I knew him from or why he was back in my life.With chaos holding me hostage, I wanted to hide…
“Women and children to the right. Men, to the left,” I once said. From 1942 to 1944 I was what some called a Jew killer. Though, I have never hurt a soul, I was responsible for separating Jewish families, ensuring they would never see each other again. Those who were sick, were sent to their death … by me because I was forced to follow the enemy. The war stole my right of beliefs, my goals for … goals for a future, my left arm, and the love of my life.I saved Amelia …… then I lost her.And after more…
They’re lonely, successful, and seem to be looking for a love connection … with me. The doorbell keeps ringing. The knocks are incessant.One of them even brought me a rose.This is anything but a vacation.With so many choices and awkward moments, which bachelor is a girl to choose? ***If you’re a fan of the hit TV Series, The Bachelor, International Bestselling Author, Shari J. Ryan brings you a … ***If you’re a fan of the hit TV Series, The Bachelor, International Bestselling Author, Shari J. Ryan brings you a beach-read full of humor, romance, and a side-salad of fan-fiction.more
VOTED A TOP READ OF 2019!“You will lose your memory.”That’s what a doctor told me at just twenty nine years old. My headaches and exhaustion weren’t from overexertion like I thought. It was more. A lot more. Despite my unimaginable challenges, I found love at a time I needed it most. Layne, a rising star and popular frontman, was unknowingly singing life into my soul through his allusive lyrics. Layne, a rising star and popular frontman, was unknowingly singing life into my soul through his allusive lyrics. I lived and breathed for the mesmeric sound of his voice. Kismet led…
*A HOT Standalone Romantic Comedy *Everything in life was going perfectly, but then my luck expired.It all started when I got a new job, which came with a new guy. That’s when I managed to cause an unforeseeable disaster, which took down an entire company in less than a week.The new job, the new guy and a big mouth led to another giant mistake. Then, one more for good measure.Flash forward a … giant mistake. Then, one more for good measure.Flash forward a couple of weeks, and … I’ve got milk … because I’m dating the milkman, and yes, milk…
Very few people can say they were born inside a concentration camp during the Holocaust. Disease, starvation, and much worse, prevented most prisoners from surviving. For infants, it was nearly impossible. I became an anomaly. I shouldn’t be alive. As a child, I didn’t know my life was different from that of others. I had nothing to compare it to, and I had no insight about the day I was born … born … until the moment I overheard the truth. In a split second, I became a stranger to my reflection, my name, and my reason for being. I was not…
After three years of captivity in the shed, escape should be freedom…but it wasn’t. I went from one prison to another, and in some ways, my previous captivity was protecting me from everything outside.Everyone around me is looking for a way out, but the punishment for attempting an escape is death. Though, the consequence for staying … is also death. I don’t know much, but what I do know is: … I do know is: desperation is ugly, the truths I’ve learned are uglier, and the reason I’m here is completely and utterly disturbing.more
Reese was abducted at fifteen, locked away, and neglected for years. Beyond my control, she was left with nothing but the bare essentials and a speck of light. I want to save her, but that could cause more harm than good. She doesn’t know why she’s here, and she doesn’t know what’s out there.I don’t know her … but she’s about to know me.
** A SINGLE MARINE DAD ROMANTIC COMEDY ** I got out of the Marine Corps to give my daughter a better life. I’m a strong and capable single dad. I got this, right? Not so much. The one thing my daughter wants is the hardest to find—a mom. It’s not like they’re selling hot intelligent women at Walmart these days, and with the amount of baggage I’m carrying around, I might be out of luck. Yeah, so. … luck. Yeah, so. We moved from Oahu to Maui. I needed a job, a place to live, and to get us settled.…