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Dark Horse Dive Bar
Series · 4 books · 2023-2024

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#1

Wilde Love

2023

In this first of New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan’s new series, The Dark Horse Dive Bar, sassy singer-songwriter Lyric Wilde matches wits with FBI Special Agent Mason Gunn. And when her obsessed fan and Mason’s most wanted criminal targets her, he’s the only man capable of protecting her. Welcome to the Dark Horse Dive Bar, where the Wildes throw one hell of a party and love could be a barstool away! When Lyric Wilde’s not whipping up the best food in town at the Dark Horse Dive Bar, she’s making a name for herself as a rising singer-songwriter. And if any of her online followers cross the line from friendly to fanatical, well, Lyric figures it goes with the territory—and she can take care of herself. But there’s one fan she wants to get to know better—a silent, sexy biker named Viper. A man who makes her think mine every time she looks at him. But who exactly is “Viper?” Undercover FBI special agent Mason Gunn has been hiding in plain sight and alone for far too long. And while he fantasizes about a peaceful life with beautiful Lyric by his side, he knows that until his mission—to take down a murder-for-hire network—is accomplished, his dark world is no place for her. But when frightening encounters and threatening text messages from a stalker bent on keeping Lyric all to himself and his most wanted criminal target his sultry songbird, he will stop at nothing to protect the woman he loves…
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#2

Wilde for You

A Dark Horse Dive Bar Novel

2024

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan’s page-turning Dark Horse Dive Bar series continues with this story of love lost...and found…as a widow seeking to heal her heart crosses paths with a rancher/bartender who offers her a taste of adventure. Welcome to the Dark Horse Dive Bar, where the Wildes throw one hell of a party and love could be a barstool away! Landscape artist, Layla Brock, knows what it feels like to love someone so completely you’d do anything for them—even take their secrets to the grave. Widowed after her husband’s betrayals and tragic death, Layla is searching for a new scene to paint, a new life to live. And Wyoming feels like the perfect place to get lost and find herself again. Jax Wilde runs the family ranch, but has a few side wrangling his sisters, covering shifts at the Dark Horse Dive Bar, and renting out cabins to tourists looking for the ranch experience. His busy schedule, plus a bad breakup, equals no personal life. And then she showed up. And the woman he thought he had nothing in common with turned out to be his perfect match. Layla knows what it feels like to lose everything. Jax is a man who wants it all—a wife, children, a life filled with happy memories. It’s a beautiful picture of a life Layla thought she’d had but turned out to be a lie. This could be her second chance… Until her secrets begin to unravel and a new threat is revealed. There’s one difference this she has Jax Wilde on her side…
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#3

Wilde Abandon

2024

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan’s page-turning Dark Horse Dive Bar series continues with this story of love shadowed by secrets and lies as a bar owner falls for an old friend, now a computer programmer mogul, she once betrayed. Welcome to the Dark Horse Dive Bar, where the Wildes throw one hell of a party and love could be a barstool away! Broken and betrayed, Fox Bridges escaped Blackrock Falls 16 years ago, vowing never to return. But when his mom is diagnosed with terminal cancer, there’s no escaping it. Making the best of a bad situation, he goes back to face his past and set up a program to help foster kids who age out of the system like him. But more importantly—to reunite with the best friend he had to leave behind. Melody Wilde never got over the loss of her childhood best friend. She saved his life… but it cost her Fox. He left town and never looked back, hating her for revealing his secret. So when Fox walks back into town—right through the front door of her bar—she realizes he’s the man she’s been falling for online. He could be her chance at forever. But Fox has secrets, and there are those who will do anything to bring him down. They’ll exploit any weakness. And he’s just given them the biggest one yet—Melody.
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#4

Wilde in His Arms

2024

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan’s page-turning Dark Horse Dive Bar series continues with Aria and Nick's story. Welcome to the Dark Horse Dive Bar, where the Wildes throw one hell of a party and love could be a barstool away! The heart of the Dark Horse Dive Bar, Aria Wilde is ready for the next step in her life. Happy with her job, her life, her niece and nephew on the way, there is only one piece missing. Her own happily-ever-after. Her casual relationship with FBI Agent Nick Gunn isn’t enough anymore, despite how much she loves him. She’s tired of being forgotten, being second place to his honorable, if frustrating, calling. Aria has never been one to wait around for what she wants, so she ends things with Nick in search of someone ready to settle down. Nick was not prepared for Aria’s ultimatum—all or nothing. His life is his job, and it is all he’s ever needed. That is, until Aria. Determined to win back his woman, Nick goes all in to change his ways and prove his love and devotion to her. But when an old enemy follows Nick home, his happily-ever-after with Aria is further out of reach than ever. Vengeance knows no bounds, and Aria is his most wanted criminal’s next target.

Author

Jennifer Ryan
Jennifer Ryan
Author · 4 books

Jennifer Ryan, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Hunted and McBrides Series, writes romantic suspense and contemporary small-town romances. Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. When she isn’t writing a book, she’s reading one. Her obsession with both is often revealed in the state of her home, and how late dinner is to the table. When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts them on paper. Please visit her website at www.jennifer-ryan.com for information about upcoming releases.

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