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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.

Where to find JL Bryan online

Website: http://www.jlbryanbooks.com/
Twitter: jlbryanbooks
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://jlbryanbooks.blogspot.com

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/J.-L.-Bryan/e/B003DWKFHK

Books

Fairyvision (Songs of Magic, Book 5)    by JL Bryan
Price: $2.99 USD. 72620 words. Published on February 14, 2013. Fiction.
Jason, Erin, and the other Zebras go on a world tour with their enchanted instruments, only to encounter the mysterious supernatural Folk of India and the Far East. In Faerie, Aoide the Lutist and her troupe finally return home. They're struggling to get new gigs, but Aoide senses opportunity in the form of special new magic mirrors that can broadcast concerts and plays all over Faerie.
Jenny Plague-Bringer (The Paranormals, Book 4)    by JL Bryan
Price: $4.99 USD. 131540 words. Published on October 9, 2012. Fiction.
The fourth book in the Paranormals series, following Jenny Pox, Tommy Nightmare, and Alexander Death. *** Jenny’s entire life has led up to the challenge she must now face, one that will endanger her life, her unborn child, and her own soul.
Fairyland (Songs of Magic, Book 4)    by JL Bryan
Price: $2.99 USD. 69180 words. Published on June 7, 2012. Fiction.
Jason and Erin’s urgent mission takes them deep into the colorful and deadly wilds of Faerie. In man-world, Mitch and Dred try to prepare for a live concert in front of millions of viewers while half their band is missing. The record company is furious with them, and so are a certain violet-haired fairy and her banshee wolf friend, who finally catch up with them in Los Angeles.
Fairystruck (Songs of Magic, Book 3)    by JL Bryan
Price: $2.99 USD. 64840 words. Published on March 17, 2012. Fiction.
With their first single shooting up the Billboard charts, the Zebras hit the road as the opening band for an epic stadium tour across America. The future looks bright for the band...if they can survive the rioting fans, Queen Mab of Faerie, and some evil teddy bears. Meanwhile, Aoide the Lutist and Liadan the banshee wolf cross into man-world on the trail of the stolen fairy instruments...
Fairy Blues (Songs of Magic, Book 2)    by JL Bryan
Price: $0.99 USD. 64950 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, Book 1)    by JL Bryan
Price: Free! 122840 words. Published on September 16, 2011. Fiction.
0.5 star(3.50 from 2 reviews)
A rock & roll fairy tale. Jason plays guitar in a teenage garage band called the Assorted Zebras, but they have no fans, no gigs, and they're going nowhere. Then Jason steals instruments from the fairy world, and soon the band is enchanting crowds, but their shortcut to success has made them enemies of Queen Mab of Faerie, who sends supernatural hunters to the human world to track them down.
Alexander Death (The Paranormals, Book 3)    by JL Bryan
Price: $3.99 USD. 99230 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. 88500 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
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.
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! 108660 words. Published on July 24, 2010. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.43 from 14 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.

JL Bryan’s tag cloud

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Smashwords book reviews by JL Bryan

  • Speed Dating with the Dead on Aug. 25, 2010
    star star star star star
    I just finished "Speed Dating for the Dead" and had a great time. The story centers on a paranormal conference in an old hotel in the Appalachians. There were lots of great, unique characters, and every angle of ghost hunting was explored--the techies with all their ghost-hunting equipment; the physicist determined to show that the conference is a hoax; the questionable psychics who provide entertainment. There's also the showmanship of Digger Wilson, who organizes such conferences in haunted hotels (and sometimes "haunted" hotels) around the country. His teenage daughter is just sick of being dragged from one creepy hotel to another. Best of all: the conference guests, all of them trying out-psychic, out-"I-saw-a-ghost!" each other. There were some good scary scenes, too, especially in the basement and attic. In a weird way, this reminded me of the movie "Clue," in that Clue was like a classic locked-room mystery, but of course the filmmakers knew all the established cliches and tropes and would twist and have fun with them. Speed Dating with the Dead is like that--on one level a classic ghost story, on another level a fresh and unique variation on what you expect from such a story. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it!