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  • Published: 23 September 2025
  • ISBN: 9781405978514
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $26.00
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The Brave and The Reckless




Saddle up for this steamy cowboy romance for fans of Elsie Silver!

Moving to the Wild West wasn't exactly part of Esra Tanner's life plan. . .

But when she dropped out of medical school and her brother suggested she join him at Bravetown, the Wild West amusement park he's working at for the summer, she couldn't find a good enough reason to say no.

When she arrives, Esra happens to fit the costumes for Bravetown's resident damsel in distress, which means she's about to spend the summer being dramatically abducted by Ace Ryder, the lawless cowboy.

Ace is a definitive yes please with an evil smirk to make you lose your morals, but the man behind the costume, Noah Young, is about as exciting as a granola bar.

Noah and Esra have no interest in each other outside of their performances. But when their stunts start to go wrong and their futures at Bravetown are at risk, Esra and Noah put their differences aside and soon realise the attraction between their characters might not all be for show. . .

  • Published: 23 September 2025
  • ISBN: 9781405978514
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $26.00
Categories:

Praise for The Brave and The Reckless

Dilan Dyer lets theme park nostalgia take the reins in this fresh take on cowboy romance. Packed with delicious tension, feet-kicking banter and stolen moments that’ll get your heart racing, The Brave and the Reckless hits the bullseye

Georgia Stone, author of The Friendship Fling

The Brave and The Reckless will leave you kicking your spurs with joy! A fun romp around a theme park, without any of the queues!

Meg Jones, author of Clean Point

With crackling chemistry, whip-smart banter, and enough heat to fog up your Kindle, The Brave and the Reckless is a story about finding love and purpose by breaking the script. Perfect for readers who like their romance with a side of reckless charm and messy, magnetic characters you’ll miss the second you turn the last page.

Letizia Lorini, USA Today bestselling author of The Wedding Menu

The perfect mix of funny, sexy and vulnerable. Bravetown feels alive on every page, and Esra and Noah’s electric connection makes this story impossible to put down. Consider me a member of the Dilan Dyer fan club.

Lisina Coney, author of The Brightest Light of Sunshine

Small town charm, a grump you can’t help but love, and enough tension to short-circuit a rollercoaster.

Stephanie Alves

Get me tickets to BRAVETOWN at once! The Brave and the Reckless is a delightful book story full of fun, flirtation and steam. This behind-the-scenes, fictional old-west themed amusement park was the perfect setting to a sexy and emotionally fulfilling love story.

Ava Rani, author of The Spare

The Brave and the Reckless is pure gold-dusted magic—sharp, sparkly, and full of heart. A love story that feels like a fistful of stardust and a slow burn under a blazing sun. I adored every messy, sweet, and fiercely brave moment.

Ki Stephens, author of Game On and the Coastal University series

The Brave and the Reckless is pure ingenuity, a wild ride you won’t want to get off! Dilan Dyer delivers a fun and fresh take on cowboy romance, whisking readers off to the enchanting Bravetown. A brilliantly sexy but tender read that should be on everyone’s radar!

Amelie Rhys, author of Alive at Night

Dyer delivers the perfect Wild West escape. Steamy, heartfelt, and impossible to put down. You’ll never want to leave Bravetown.

Bal Khabra, Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling author of Collide

The Brave and The Reckless is an adventure of banter, tension, and romance. A fresh and unique take on cowboy romance that readers will love!

Emma Lucy, author of Live Ranch Love

Saddle up for a match made in Wild West heaven in this hilarious, heartfelt, and steamy romance. Esra and Noah’s chemistry is palpable, a connection that’s both scorchingly hot and achingly tender. Bravetown is my new favorite theme park!

Simone Soltani, USA Today bestselling author of Cross the Line

Funny, filthy and fearless - a rip-roaring, whip-cracking tale of cowboy revelry. Dilan Dyer draws out the fun from every inch of this brilliantly vivid modern Wild West setting, while gently, purposefully disentangling our main characters’ vulnerabilities with skill and heart. Perfect for those on the former-horse-girl to current-horny-romance-freak pipeline, and all the joy and love that entails. Somebody get me a cowboy hat immediately.

Eleanor Vendrell, author of The Great Orchid Heist

A fresh take on cowboy romance with a fun, wild west theme park setting! The ultimate sunshine and the grump story with a feisty, sassy FMC (inc fantastic chronic illness rep) and a brooding, grumpy cowboy hero. Saddle up for a steamy, banter filled read!

Laura Hankin, author of One-Star Romance

Bravetown is hilarious, compelling, and full of life. The perfect summer read!

Kanitha P, author of the Full Throttle series

Dilan Dyer is a tour de force in romance and romcoms. Her characters are always witty, hilarious and incredibly relatable in their vulnerabilities. The Brave and the Reckless is an excellent addition to her work. Breathing new life into the cowboy genre, whilst simultaneously developing the mother of all enemies-to-lovers romances, join Bravetown for it's excellent world building, and stay for the delicious chemistry that bursts from the pages. I'm envious of Esra and that gun scene.

Soraya Bouazzaoui, author of Aicha