Jenny Pox

[JL Bryan]

I've had two books on Kindle for over a year and this is the first time I've discovered Kindleboards.  I look forward to finding more indie authors here!  Any critiques of my book (or my ad copy!) are very welcome!

Here is my third book, Jenny Pox, which I've just released.  



Jenny is a quiet, small-town girl in South Carolina whose touch spreads a deadly supernatural plague. Jenny can't control her power.

Her life is friendless and lonely until she meets Seth, a boy with the opposite power, a healing touch. Jenny's affection for him brings the wrath of his beautiful and immensely popular girlfriend Ashleigh, who secretly wields the most dangerous power of all.

Jenny must master her own power, the deadly "Jenny pox," before Ashleigh can destroy her.

[JL Bryan]

I wanted to type more on that post but the system wouldn't let me.  I guess that's it's way of politely telling me to shut up!

Anyway, please let me know if you have any comments or questions, or any recommendations for things I can read (especially good indie horror and science fiction).

Thanks!
Jeff

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[JL Bryan]

I want to thank everyone who has tried Jenny Pox in the couple of weeks it has been out, especially those who took time to write reviews!  I'm glad it is really touching some people.

If anyone has any questions or feedback about the book, please let me know in this thread. 

Soon, I'll be releasing a fourth book for Kindle: Mid-Afternoon: A Tale of Latter-Day Vampires, the worst vampire story ever written.  Details coming soon!

Thanks,
Jeff Bryan

[Joel Arnold]

Hey Jeff - sounds intriguing! I just one-clicked a copy!

[scottnicholson]

Jeff, I challenge you to a duel--I'VE written the worst vampire story ever written!

Seriously, grab Jenny Pox everyone, it's a great story.

Scott

[Betsy the Quilter]

I think you guys could have an interesting cross-promotion going 

Betsy

[JL Bryan]

Joel - Thanks!  I really appreciate that!  I've got a couple of yours on my list--haven't recieved my Kindle yet, but I'm already getting drawn in to Kindle for PC.

Scott-  I don't know, this one's pretty bad!  Based on your books that I've read, I'm not sure you can write this badly . I'm currently doing Speed Dating for the Dead on Kindle. There's plenty of bad vampire stories to go around!

By the way, if anyone's interested, Amazon has temporarily lowered Jenny Pox paperbacks to about $9.30, from a typical price of $13.00.  Also THANKS EVERYONE for all the Jenny Pox Kindle sales this weekend! Your support makes me happy!

Finally, I've just overhauled my website to make it more fun and interactive.  If you're interested: www.jlbryanbooks.com.

Thanks, everyone!

Jeff Bryan

[stacydan]

Hey Jeff, I really like your new cover.  My book has the old cover, but that's fine because I don't usually see the cover anyway.  I really liked this story and the characters, loved the ending!  So, any plans for a sequel?

[JL Bryan]

Hi Stacy!

Thanks for your great review over on Amazon!  That means a lot

I'm so glad you enjoyed the book.  I apologize for the typos early in the book that you mentioned and I'll go back & try to find them.  You go through these things so many times and there are always more errors lurking and waiting to be found.

I do have several ideas for a sequel but haven't started working on it yet; I have one or two other things to do first.  Maybe I'll get a Jenny Pox sequel out next year.  As you can see by those last couple of chapters, there's a lot more I can do with these characters and their universe--which I didn't even see coming as I wrote the first draft.  I thought this was going to be just a one-off book, but the characters may have some more to do

Thanks again!

Jeff Bryan

[JL Bryan]

To get ready for my upcoming "Kindleboards Book of the Day," I'm adding links to some reviews of Jenny Pox around the web:

Bewitched Bookworms
Bibliophile's Journal
Book'd Out
Caffeinated Diva
Clandestine Sanctuary
Darkeva
Goodreads
LibraryThing
Not Really Southern Vamp Chick
Reading on the Dark Side
Red Adept Reviews
Shvoong
Strange Candy Reviews

[Harvey]

I'm pleased to announce that Jenny Pox is our next KB Book of the Day!

[Valmore Daniels]

Hello all! 

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be awarding a copy of JL Bryan's riveting book "Jenny Pox" as one of today's prizes in the Angel Fire Fantasy Contest held right here in the Book Bazaar (contest ends at midnight EST). 

As an added BONUS, JL Bryan has offered to award a copy of "Jenny Pox" to the runner up!

Click here for details: http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,50055.msg866867.html#msg866867

[Doomed Muse]

Also, this book is awesome.  I finished reading it in one sitting.  Definitely one I'll recommend to others. 

[MosesSiregarIII]

< Wants to read it.

[JL Bryan]

Thanks so much, Muse!

Moses, we are both way behind on our indie TBR lists, I'm guessing

[Valmore Daniels]

I’d like to give a big shout out to all the kindleboards authors who participated in my book launch. It was a lot of work, but it was a lot of fun.

Thank you all

[John Hartness]

Just finished this book on the plane and it had to be this week's Sunday Spotlight - Jenny Pox by JL Bryan is an awesome read!

http://johnhartness.com/2011/02/06/sunday-spotlight-jenny-pox/

[Kpfowler]

I'm super-excited! I had already sent the sample to my iPad of Jenny Pox so I wouldn't forget to read it, BUT THEN- I got an email saying I'd won a copy of it and Tommy Nightmare through Goodreads! Yay! Can't wait to read them both!