Ryan released his debut novel, Cash Valley, in 2016 to critical acclaim, including earning a spot as a finalist for a RONE award and making the Shortlist in the Chanticleer International Book Awards. In January 2018, he released the sequel, Cash Valley: To Bring One Down. The second book has subsequently been nominated for both RONE and Whitney awards. The sequel finale, Cash Valley: An Unsafe Place followed a year later with an exciting conclusion to the Cash Valley trilogy.