NOVELIST
Ryan Roberts
Stories about the battles we fight within ourselves.
Contemporary fiction exploring identity, memory, loneliness, and the quiet moments that shape our lives.
THE LATEST NOVEL
Thing of the Past
At thirty-nine, Skye Thomas is convinced something is wrong with her. After weeks of unexplained symptoms and increasingly frantic WebMD searches, she finally sees a specialist, terrified she has lupus. The good news: she doesn't. The bad news: the problem might be her life.
Once immersed in the underground music scene, Skye now has a respectable career, a husband, and a future that looks nothing like the one she'd imagined. Then a song from her past brings back the person she used to be—and the best friend she never told she loved.
How do you know when you're running toward the life you want—or simply running away from the one you have?
A Coming-of-Middle-Age Novel
THE DEBUT NOVEL
Nimrod
Adventures happen when you leave the hive.
For Rod, the summer before senior year promises more of the same: endless days at home, caring for a mother haunted by tragedy, and dreaming of meeting Sting—the rock star he believes can fix his broken family.
Then Cat arrives. Confident, adventurous, and obsessed with Green Day, she's everything Rod isn't. When she offers him the chance to meet his hero, Rod must decide whether he's willing to risk the only life he's ever known for the one he's always imagined.
BEHIND THE BOOKS
Ryan Roberts is the author of Nimrod and Thing of the Past, two novels about ordinary people navigating the complicated business of being human.
He lives in New Jersey, where he divides his time between writing, walking dogs, and searching for the perfect album for every occasion.
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