Author

Penelope Ryan

Penelope Ryan writes steaming-hot contemporary romance with sweet yet filthy male leads. Whether they include a hot billionaire, a sexy professor, a rugged cowboy, or just a gorgeous hunk who’s great at dirty talk, Ryan’s books are as hot as they come.

Books By Penelope Ryan

Willow: He took my v-card in high school, broke my heart, and I haven’t seen him since. But when he shows up to my cabin in the woods during the worst snowstorm in Montana’s history, I can’t ignore the ache I feel for him.

Jack: She was my first and only love and the biggest heartbreak of my life. But now I’m stuck in a cabin in the woods with her, and keeping my hands off her might be more than my self-control can take.

Everyone in the small town of Cedar Ridge, Montana knew that the love between Willow St. James and Jack Thatcher was a monumental one—regardless of being teenagers. On the eve of Jack’s high school graduation, they give themselves to each other. But the next day, he’s gone—out of Montana to start a new life, leaving Willow alone and heartbroken, wondering what went wrong.

Ten years later, Jack’s father has passed away, leaving the billionaire-dollar Thatcher Ranch to Jack and his brothers. Back in Montana after a decade to help save his grieving family, the last person he expects to run into at his family’s remote cabin in the woods is the girl who captured his heart all those years ago—the girl he’s never gotten over.

Willow has made a life for herself in Cedar Ridge, working as a freelancer and living on the Thatcher Ranch property. She hasn’t given Jack a second thought in years. That’s why when, on the night of Montana’s worst snowstorm in decades, she’s shocked to see her old flame show up on her doorstep. But giving in to passion is a dangerous game, and Willow is worried about the possibility of breaking her heart a second time.

And while Jack can’t deny the feelings he has for Willow, circumstances have him contemplating running away from Montana all over again. Is their love strong enough to keep him there and mend Willow’s trust, or will the harsh Montana winter be too much for the couple to withstand?

A sizzling high-heat romance, and the first in the Cedar Ridge Billionaires series, this book is as hot as they come.

Tropes: Billionaire, Small Town, Forced Proximity, Second Chance, Only One Bed, Annoyances to Lovers.

Trigger Warnings: Sexual Content, Profanity.


Lucy: I was running from love, not looking for it. But the cowboy single dad I nanny for just might be the hottest man I’ve ever seen in my life. And after quickly falling in love with his daughter, I might find myself falling for him as well …

Tate: With a little girl to raise and a billion-dollar ranch to run, I’ve long put love on the backburner. But when Lucy comes into my life, I can’t help but notice her sweet demeanor and the kindness with which she cares for my daughter. Not to mention the looks that have me daydreaming of the wicked, filthy things I could do to her.

Tate Thatcher doesn’t have time for love. Between running his family’s billion-dollar ranch in Montana and raising his sweet but rambunctious three-year-old daughter, he barely has time for a beer at the end of the day. After all, he hired a live-in nanny to help take the load off, not add more problems …

Lucy Adler came to Montana for one reason only: to get away from her past and start a new life. The job at Thatcher Ranch as a live-in nanny for three-year-old Fern is perfect. It pays well, she doesn’t have to worry about rent, and Fern is absolutely adorable. What she didn’t expect was for Fern’s father to be the grumpiest, hottest, and most alluring man she’s ever met.

The connection between them is too strong to deny. But Tate is a meticulous man, and he never planned for a love this spontaneous; and Lucy’s past isn’t as distant as it seems.

Is Thatcher Ranch the perfect new home for Lucy, or will her and Tate’s pasts refuse to let them love?

A sizzling high-heat romance, and the second in the Cedar Ridge Billionaires series, this book is as hot as they come.

Tropes: Billionaire, Small Town, Cowboy, Grumpy Single Dad, Nanny, Forced Proximity.

Trigger Warnings: Sexual Content, Profanity.


Anna: I’ve always dreamed of the picture-perfect love story, and ending up pregnant after a casual hookup does not align with that plan. Especially when the man in question is a jaded, divorced grump.

Levi: I’m the first to admit that I don’t believe in love, but a gorgeous woman pregnant with my child? That might be the thing to change my mind.

Levi Thatcher is thirty-seven, divorced, and definitely not looking for love. He spends his days running his family’s cattle ranch, baking sourdough bread, and mainly keeping to himself in the big house he’d once imagined would be filled with a wife and kids. But a lonely life is fine with him. It’s certainly better than having his heart broken again.

Anna Lee is a hopeless romantic waiting for the one. As an outgoing restaurant manager in the small town of Cedar Ridge, Montana, she’s friends with just about everyone—but hasn’t managed to find her perfect person just yet. When she hooks up with a casual acquaintance at her best friend’s wild engagement party, all she expects from it is something casual. Very casual. After all, the man is about as closed off as one can get. There are only two problems. He happens to be her best friend’s future brother-in-law, this secret fling is getting harder and harder to hide … And she’s pregnant.

A sizzling high-heat romance, and the third in the Cedar Ridge Billionaires series, this book is as hot as they come.

Tropes: Billionaire, Small Town, Grumpy x Sunshine, Surprise Pregnancy.

Trigger Warnings: Explicit Language, Explicit Sex Scenes, Mention of Infertility Issues.


Reese: I’m way too young to settle down, but with my inheritance on the line, a fake serious girlfriend might be the only thing to fix my reputation.

Callie: When I land the biggest clients of my wedding planning career, I’ll do just about anything to make it a success. And apparently that includes pretending to be in love with the best man.

Reese Thatcher loves his life as a billionaire heir bachelor—traveling the globe, partying hard, and dating as many women as he wants. That is, until his family cuts him off. At least until he can prove himself as a “responsible adult.”

Callie Hart has carved out a niche for herself in the small town of Cedar Ridge, Montana as the best—and only—wedding planner. But when she’s hired to plan weddings for three of the town’s richest men, she’s worried she might collapse under the pressure.

At his brother’s rehearsal dinner, Reese offhandedly calls Callie his girlfriend to prove a point, and through a series of misunderstandings, Callie bewilderedly agrees. With inheritance and career on the line, the two of them must make it through all three of the Thatcher brothers’ weddings before parting ways.

But the lines between fake and real, on and off, and love and hate, are thin and starting to blur. And suddenly both are left wondering whether reputation and success are really worth breaking your heart.

A sizzling high-heat romance, and the fourth in the Cedar Ridge Billionaires series, this book is as hot as they come.

Tropes: Billionaire, Small Town, Fake Dating, Billionaire, Annoyances to Lovers, Forced Proximity, One Bed.

Trigger Warnings: Sexual Content, Profanity.