JL Bryan


Biography

J.L. Bryan studied English literature at the University of Georgia and at Oxford, with a focus on English Renaissance and Romantic period literature. He also studied screenwriting at UCLA. He lives in Atlanta with his wife Christina and assorted pets.

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Books

Fairy Blues (Songs of Magic, #2)    by JL Bryan
Price: $2.99 USD. 64920 words. Published on January 20, 2012. Fiction.

With their enchanted instruments, the Assorted Zebras attract interest from record producers, and soon they’re off to cut their first album and music video. But they have just become pawns in a sinister plot by a cabal of evil fairies... Meanwhile, Aoide and her band pursue a new strategy for regaining their stolen instruments, one that will take them into the most haunted region in Faerie.
Fairy Metal Thunder (Songs of Magic, #1)    by JL Bryan
Price: $0.99 USD. 60080 words. Published on September 16, 2011. Fiction.

(3.00 from 1 review)
The Assorted Zebras are a teenage garage band in Wisconsin with no fans and no gigs. Then they steal four magic-fueled musical instruments from the fairy world. The new instruments make the band a huge overnight success, on their way to rock stardom. But the band members aren’t exactly ready for fame, fortune, or the supernatural creatures sent by the fairies to track them down.
Alexander Death (The Paranormals, Book 3)    by JL Bryan
Price: $4.99 USD. 99180 words. Published on September 11, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
While Seth searches for Jenny, Dr. Heather Reynard of the CDC unravels Seth and Jenny's secrets. Alexander opens Jenny's mind to her deep past, and to the full horrific extent of her powers. Torn between her feelings for Alexander and Seth, and between her past lives and her present, Jenny must prepare to face her enemies in the final, catastrophic battle...
Tommy Nightmare (The Paranormals, Book 2)    by JL Bryan
Price: $2.99 USD. 84600 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
While Fallen Oak recovers from the Jenny pox, someone new is hunting Jenny. Like Jenny, Ashleigh Goodling belonged to a pair of opposites with powers that mirror each other. Now Jenny and Seth must face the opposite of love...
Dark Tomorrows, Second Edition    by JL Bryan
Price: $0.99 USD. 71170 words. Published on December 23, 2010. Fiction.

Psychics. Aliens. The occult. Zombies. Starships. This baroque collection of stories explores the darkness that waits ahead of us, from the monster lurking around the next corner to sweeping dystopian visions of the future. It includes stories by Joel Arnold, S.W. Benefiel, J.L. Bryan, Michael Crane, Robert J. Duperre, Amanda Hocking, Vicki Keire, and Daniel Pyle.
The Haunted Ebook    by JL Bryan
Price: $2.99 USD. 77350 words. Published on December 18, 2010. Fiction.

Dee escapes her dreary job and unfaithful boyfriend by reading romance and fantasy on her Kindle. She tries The Haunted E-book, the story of a 19th century tramp printer whose ghost awakens whenever someone reads a book he created. Then Dee learns the stories in the books are true, the malevolent ghost is real, and Dee might be the next character to die.
Helix    by JL Bryan
Price: $3.99 USD. 180070 words. Published on August 29, 2010. Fiction.

In the 28th century, humans inhabit more than a thousand self-contained orbital colonies in the near reaches of the solar system. Billions of colonists follow the religious teachings of priests who promote managed evolution and control followers' reproduction through genetic engineering. But the priests have secret research, and the monsters they've created are breaking free.
Jenny Pox (The Paranormals, Book 1)    by JL Bryan
Price: Free! 108620 words. Published on July 24, 2010. Fiction.

0.5 star(4.40 from 10 reviews)
Jenny has a secret: her touch spreads a deadly supernatural plague. She devotes her life to avoiding contact with people, but her senior year of high school, she falls in love with the one boy she can touch. But he's under the spell of his devious girlfriend Ashleigh, who secretly wields the most dangerous power of all. Now Jenny must master her "Jenny pox" before Ashleigh can destroy her.

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  • How to Use NLP in Internet Marketing on Aug. 17, 2010
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    I thought this was OK considering it was free. Interesting tips for giving a presentation. There's nothing here about internet marketing, though, so the book's title doesn't seem very accurate.