Ryan was born in Los Angeles, California. He currently splits his time between New York and California. His first book, Living on the Happy Edge of Anarchy, was an Amazon top three new hot comedy release in June 2013. His recently released second book, Dirty Quiet Money, a historical fiction noir romance, was inspired by his family in Marseille, France, who fought in the French Resistance. The Naive Daring of Outsiders, a murder mystery that takes place in and about Catholic Churchses during Califronia's Wild West, is due out in 2016.