New Website!

Hey everyone! I have a new website I'd love for you to visit.

Click Here to visit my new website.

I will no longer be updating this site as a result.

Thank you,

J Ryan

The Alpha's Quest Part 2 available for pre-order at Amazon

 

The Alpha's Quest Part 2 is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Amazon has provided this feature for all authors now and I plan on utilizing it. 

Be the first person on your block in line for The Alpha's Quest Part 2. 

A strong evil presence and a growing lustful desire have all but shattered what was supposed to be routine rescue mission.
Proud alpha wolf Hawk is trying to ignore the voices in his head as they switch between urging him to harm curvy bombshell Ciara or take her as his mate right there on the forest floor effectively breaking the vow of celibacy he has taken.
It's do or die time for Hawk as he finds not only his mission, but identity on the line.

Ciara still believes the sexy wolf that accompanies her is nothing but a figment of her imagination brought on by hallucinogenic cactus juice.
However, he's a key part of the vision quest that she must complete to rescue herself from the clutches of her drug and alcohol addiction.
Now she's tormented by her bodies own desires as she grows closer to Hawk, but will sleeping with him completely end everything she has worked for?

The Alpha's Quest Part 2 is 18,500 words of sexy shifter adventure. It is the continuation of The Alpha's Quest serial and The Bucklin Wolves series.

This book is intended for mature audiences only.  

The Alpha's Quest Part 2 will be available for purchase August 20, but pre-order now!

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The Alpha's Quest Part 1 Released

It's here: The Alpha's Quest Part 1!

The Alpha's Quest Part 1 continues the exciting The Bucklin Wolves series. Pick up where Rowan and Eva left off as we follow mysterious Skyvale alpha Hawk into the haunted Cedarpoint forest.

"Ciara is a party girl with a sordid past. Now she finds herself on a court-mandated "spiritual journey" by herself in the middle of the woods. Unfortunately her journey is turned into an escape for her life as a naked, obviously drugged, stranger pursues her through the forest.
Hawk is the lone, celibate alpha of the Skyvale pack. He's taken it upon himself to enter the massive Cedarpoint forest and hopefully find Leena, the mate to Satan's Angels leader. Unfortunately there's a very strong evil presence in the forest that's preventing him from finding the girl and saving Bucklin from certain doom.
When their paths converge deep in the forest Ciara thinks she's found her guardian angel while Hawk just sees someone that needs his protection. But, something begins growing between the two of them that will change their outlook forever.
The Alpha's Quest is an 18,000 word serialized novella set in The Bucklin Wolves Serial. It is the first in The Alpha's Quest serial and a continuation of the Taken By The Wolf serial.
It is not intended to be read out of order and Taken By The Wolf is intended to be read in order before reading The Alpha's Quest.
This book is for mature audience's only."

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It has been uploaded to GooglePlay, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and AllRomanceEbooks and should be available in those stores soon.

Taken By The Wolf: Collection Released

I am proud to announce the release of the Taken By The Wolf Collection! This volume collects all three Taken By The Wolf serials into one story.

It is priced at $3.99. This is a bargain and cheaper than buying all three volumes separately.

So if you downloaded the free Taken By The Wolf Part 1 and were on the fence about spending for the next two volumes you can have all three here for a cheaper price!

CLICK HERE to purchase at Amazon.

Coming soon to Apple, Kobo and Barnes and Noble.
Due to problems with Google's terms of service I will not be releasing any of my collections with GooglePlay. I apologize for any inconvenience.

Kindle Unlimited

I'm sure many of you have heard all about Kindle Unlimited recently. Amazon's new subscription service that allows you to borrow as many books as you want for $9.99 a month.

It sounds like quite a deal right? Based on waht I'm about to say I probably shouldn't be advertising for them like this!

But here's the deal. I'm not going to be enrolling my books in Kindle Unlimited. Please please, put down your pitchforks and hear me out.

Most of my books are sold at Amazon, this is true. I assume most of you reading this have bought my books through Amazon. Heck, the sidebar buy links on this very website take you to Amazon. But, I have a significant amount of readers that buy my books at Apple, Barnes and Noble, Google, All Romance EBooks and Kobo.

If I were to enroll in KDP Select and utilize the Kindle Unlimited program then that would cut all those readers out. Your books have to be exclusive to Amazon to utilize this program. If I did this I would be denying a large portion of my readership access to The Bucklin Wolves series which is in full swing.

They've all started reading the story of the Bucklin Wolves and enjoying Rowan/Eva's life together as well as wondering what the stories for the other characters hold. If I enrolled my future books into KDP Select I'd be essentially telling those readers I didn't care about them finishing the story. That's not me, I write my stories for everyone to enjoy, not just people with a Kindle or Kindle App.

I hope you all understand.

The Bucklin Wolves series will take us through to the end of the year. After that I may experiment with different paranormal creatures (I love me some demons and angels), longer books and I may even decide to write a Kindle only story at that time to utilize Kindle Unlimited. But I absolutely WILL NOT pull the rug out from under my readers that have discovered The Bucklin Wolves through a store other than Amazon.

And as always the first novel of every serial, that is widely distributed, will be 0.99 until the second book comes out and then it will be free. This will never change, no matter how successful I am and no matter how long the books are.
I don't care if I start writing 350,000 word Tom Clancy lenght novels. The first in any serial or series will be 0.99 until the second book is released, then it will be FREE.

This is for my readers to discover me and have a low risk/high reward structure. My writing isn't for everybody and I'd hate for you to pay for the first book in a series or serial and hate it and be out any money, even if it's only 0.99.

Now as you noticed I put the caveat "that is widely distributed". That's because Amazon will not let you set a book to free forever if you are a member of KDP Select.

I don't know if many of you know this but Amazon has no "free" setting. The lowest you can price your book is 0.99.

So how do I get my novels free? By setting them to free at B&N, Apple, Google, etc. Then Amazon will price match it to free. That's how Lost Alpha Part 1 and Taken By The Wolf Part 1 became free by Amazon price matching it to those other retailers.

Obviously if it's not on other retailers then there's no way to make it permanetly free at Amazon.

But again, right now I have no KDP Select/Kindle Unlimited plans. In the future if demand is high for me to join the program I may experiment with an Amazon exclusive serial, but it damn sure won't be The Bucklin Wolves.

Thank you for understanding,

J Ryan

*PS* As always my inbox is open at jessicaryanbooks@gmail.com. If you have any questions or wnat to discuss this post in more detail privately feel free to shoot me an e-mail. Or if you would like to have a public discussion then post a comment.

Lost Alpha: Collection Released!

My Lost Alpha: Collection has been released! This collects Lost Alpha Parts 1-3 plus an exclusive 7,000 word bonus story!

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I am having trouble getting it uploaded to Apple and unfortunately due to certain policies it will not be uploaded to Google.

 If you are a member of my mailing list then you have already received the bonus story for free.

Taken By The Wolf Part 3 Released!

It's here! The final part to Taken By The Wolf!

This is the longest story in The Bucklin Wolves series so far. It ties up Rowan and Eva's story and moves us into Hawk's story.

Happiness floods Eva and she does her best to ignore the creeping sensation that her world could be shattered in an instant. The dominant and sexy wolf, Rowan, has claimed her as his mate, and life in Bucklin is peaceful. Almost too peaceful. The imminent threat of attack from the brutal biker gang, Satan's Angels, hangs over the town.

Rowan is pleased with his mate claim. Eva has fulfilled his wildest fantasies and more...filling his life with sensual pleasures and the softness that a woman brings. Unfortunately he's finding it increasingly difficult to control his inner wolf when it comes to Eva's safety. She's made it clear she doesn't like his murderous reactions to any threat, but his wolf must act, especially with so many threats so close.

The Bucklin Wolves are not done! The next serial: Lost With The Alpha will cover the mysterious alpha Hawk and a new female lead: Ciara. But, have no fear, Rowan and Eva will still appear sporadically for the rest of the series before taking a big role in the final book of the series where all characters come together.
Lost With The Alpha is due out the first week of August 2014.

But, we're getting ahead of ourselves aren't we? Check out Taken By The Wolf Part 3 first!

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15 Random Facts about Jessica Ryan

I realized all my blog posts are just about my books and what's coming out. I decided to have some fun. So without further adieu here are 15 random facts about me!

1) I graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in Journalism

2) I love sports and worked as a sportswriter for a year

3) I used to love True Blood, but the last few seasons have really turned me off. :/

4) I have a son that will be four on July 15

5) I'm divorced due to an unfaithful mate

6) My favorite color is green

7) My favorite food is tacos, but my son thinks it's potatoes for reasons beyond me

8) In my day job I am an insurance adjuster, hopefully that will end someday

9) Nobody will ever say "she has the patience of a saint" to me. I'm very impatient

10) I have three dogs: a rottewiler, boxer and chihuahua

11) My brain forces me to sing along with "Wind Beneath My Wings" everytime I hear it

12) I love going to the zoo

13) I was never popular in high school, but I had a lot of friends. Go figure.

14) My dad was a substitute teacher at my Junior High and High School. You think your parents embarassed you growing up? It's worse when he's giving detention and being a hard ass to your friends!

15) I can whip anyone that wants to try me at Mario Kart

Take By The Wolf Part 2 Released!

I'm proud to announce the release of Taken By The Wolf Part 2! This is the second book in the exciting "Bucklin Wolves" series.

Although she felt more captive than guest, Eva still surrendered her body to Rowan, the werewolf sheriff who’s as handsome as he is deadly. The sex was incredible, but where do they go from there, and why is Rowan calling her his mate?
Unable to resist temptation Rowan claimed the curvy Eva as his own, but why hasn't the familiar mating bond formed?
Has Eva accepted him as her mate or is she biding time until she can escape?

Taken By The Wolf 2 is a 19,000 word bbw werewolf/shifter romance. It is part two in the Taken By The Wolf serial and the second book in the Bucklin Wolves series.
It contains adult content and is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

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Coming soon to Barnes and Noble and Apple.

Also, now that part 2 is out Taken By The Wolf Part 1 will be moving to free at all major retail outlets. If you haven't gotten it then now is the time to do so! 

Part 3 is slated for release July 11-14.

Thank you,

J Ryan

Release Schedule. This is a fluid process.

Hello dearest readers, this post will be a contradiction to my last one (which I removed to avoid confusion).

I had a plan for the Bucklin Wolves, one in which I was going to do the first part as a three story serial and then the rest as longer novels.

Unfortunately due to proofreading constraints (a lot goes into putting these books out and a lot of schedules have to mesh) I would be unable to release the second characters story arch until September.

I figured out that my readers would not be happy finishing the first arc in Mid-July and then waiting until September to get the next installment.

So as a result I will have to serialize the other character arcs too. This is the only way I can keep bringing you the Bucklin Wolves story in a timely manner. I hope you all understand!

Also due to the July 4th holiday the third part of Taken By The Wolf will be released a few days later than the two week mark.

Here is the tentative release schedule for upcoming works:

June 23rd: Taken By The Wolf Part 2

July 11th: Taken By The Wolf Part 3

July 23rd: Lost Alpha Collection (including bonus story)

August 8th (very tentative): Hawk's Story (working title) Part 1

Hawk's Story will be the second serialized part of the Bucklin Wolves. The story will obviously follow Hawk, alpha of the Skyvale pack. Hawk's Story is just a working title and not what the final part will be called.

And not to worry, there will be plenty of Rowan and Eva in Hawk's story!

I know that's nearly a month between the end of Taken and the start of Hawk's story, but I did say there would be a brief cooling off period between serialized parts when I first started the Bucklin Wolves adventure. I hope you, dearest reader will understand.

But, no need to fear, there will still be the Lost Alpha Collection with a bonus story to keep you good and full on Jessica Ryan in that time. Please remember, if you are a member of my mailing list then you will get the bonus story for free!

I'm very excited with the direction the Bucklin Wolves is going and it will continue to have all the adventure and steaminess you have come to expect from my works.

Thank you all for being such great readers.

-J Ryan

Taken By The Wolf Part 1 Released!

I am proud to announce the release of Taken By The Wolf Part 1. This novella is the start of something new and exciting for my readers.

Taken By The Wolf Part 1 will be the first in a three-part serial set in the town of Bucklin, a werewolf owned community in rural Oklahoma. This is only the first serial amongst several that will detail the lives and relationships of the Bucklin Wolves.

Eva Thompson never wanted to be hustling drinks at Cowboy's Landing, but she’s got bills to pay, and she sure as heck isn’t waiting around to be rescued. 

 Bad boy Rowan, is no knight in shining armor. He’s the Sheriff for Bucklin, a remote town populated by werewolves. He’s left home on a mission, and doesn’t have time to get distracted by a curvy human waitress. 

There are rules about how to handle humans who find out what they are, but when Eva inadvertently sees Rowan’s furrier side, he can’t bring himself to hurt her. Whether she likes it or not, Eva’s coming back to Bucklin with him, and he isn't about to let her go. And call it Stockholm’s Syndrome, but Eva’s starting to think she’d rather end up in her sexy captor's bed than back in Cowboy's Landing. 

Taken By The Wolf Part 1 is and 18,500 word novella and the first in a three part serial set in the exciting world of the Bucklin Wolves.

I expect to release each part of this serial every other week followed by a brief cooling off period before moving to the next serial that focuses on the Bucklin Wolves.

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Still working!

I suppose I've been silent for a bit now. Sorry about that.

I've been hard at work on Taken by the Wolf, my next serial. It'll be the first serial in the Bucklin Wolves series. Plus my regular day job has been kicking my butt!

I'm excited about Taken by the Wolf, it could be the start of something great for myself and my readers. I hope you will enjoy it as much as you did the Lost Alpha series.

I tentatively expect to release it by the middle of June. As always the first book in the series will be permafree. It'll take Amazon a bit to make the book free so it'll be .99 there until the get with the program.

Keep leaving me feedback and reviews, everything you say is valuable to me as writer.

Lost Alpha Part 3 Released!

I am proud to announce the exciting conclusion to the Lost Alpha novella trilogy: Lost Alpha Part 3!

Paige has fallen hard for her sexy, new, alpha wolf boyfriend Travis. He's everything she could want in a man: strong, decisive, confident and it doesn't hurt he's built like a brick house.
She's never experienced this: making love, every night, to a man with this much raw animal passion. But, he still hasn't lost sight of his mission: get revenge for the death of his pack and reclaim his homeland.
The elder wolf Dario has been spending a lot of time with Travis and together they may be on their way to getting that revenge. Will Paige be ready when the fight comes directly to her doorstep? Are her feelings strong enough to endanger her life?
Lost Alpha: Part 3 is the conclusion of the Lost Alpha series. It is 17,000 words of bbw werewolf/shifter romance. It contains mature content and is not intended for readers under 18. 

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Coming soon to Barnes and Noble and Apple!

The story may be over for these characters, but things are just beginning for Jessica Ryan Books. I'm hard at work on my next series and this one truly has me giddy. Details will be forthcoming but let's just say that I'm creating an entire werewolf world that will have multiple serials published in it. It will be in a different universe than the Lost Alpha Trilogy but it'll have everything you've come to love in Lost Alpha, including a strong, brave, thick, curvacious heroine and a confident, cocky, built like a god hero. It's going to be a lot of fun to write and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as you enjoyed the Lost Alpha Trilogy!


Also, if you haven't signed up for my mailing list then please do so as soon as possible. Mailing list subscribers receive e-mails directly to them regarding new releases and special offers. I will be releasing the Lost Alpha Trilogy as a collection down the line, the collection will include additional content! Mailing list subscribers will get that content FOR FREE.

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Hard at work- new series coming

I just wanted to let everybody know I'm hard at work on Lost Alpha Part 3, the conclusion of the Lost Alpha trilogy.
It should be released sometime this week, so keep checking back for that.

I have also begun to work on my next serial, which is currently untitled. It is another bbw werewolf/shifter romance that I think you'll really enjoy.

But, I have a question for my loyal readers. Do you like me to write bbw werewolf/shifter romance exclusively or would you like to see me branch out into vampires, demons, angels and witches?

I aim to please all my loyal readers, so give me some feedback. :)

Lost Alpha Part 2 Released!

Lost Alpha Part 2 has been released! I released it about four days early because I couldn't wait to get it out to all my readers! So far response to Lost Alpha Part 1 has been positive and I can already see people purchasing Lost Alpha Part 2.

I'm hard at work on Part 3 and hope to have it released the week of May 26.

Lost Alpha Part 1 is currently Free at most major retailers, Part 2 is 0.99 and Part 3 will retail at $2.99.

Part 2 continues our exciting story that began in Part 1. What will happen with Paige and Travis after their huge fight? Will they be able to reconcile?

Paige thought she'd found the man of her dreams: a werewolf with the body of a Greek God. Unfortunately Travis turned out to be an arrogant asshole, just like every other man.
Did she just throw the only eligible bachelor in her tiny town out of her life for good? Or will the alpha that claimed her return to take her body for himself?
Lost Alpha: Part 2 is a 17,500 words werewolf/BBW romance with a little bit of action and mystery sprinkled in. It is the second entry in the Lost Alpha series. This serial contains strong sexual themes and violence. It is not intended for readers under the age of 18. 

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Coming soon to Barnes and Noble and Apple!


Again I'd like to thank my wonderful cover artist Christine Savoie and my excellent proofreader Ceinwyn Clark!

New Cover For Lost Alpha Part 1

 

I have a new cover for Lost Alpha Part 1! This book has been an extremely gratifying journey so far. 

Since I started publishing I've been going at it alone. I've done my own editing, covers and formatting. It's been a tough road to hoe, let me tell you that much. 

Recently I've gotten help from a wonderful person. I can't tell you enough how much help she's provided me. I don't know why she's decided to take an interest in little ole' me but she has and I'm extremely grateful. 

The wonderful (and beautiful) Ms. Viola Rivard has taken an interest in my writing and helped me with proofreading and covers. 

You may know that name. She's the author of the insanely popular series Claimed by the Alphas. Click Here to pick up book one of that series and then follow the links to pick up every part, you won't regret it. Trust me, she's very good at what she does. There's a reason her series has sold like a runaway train, because she's talented as hell.

You know why else she's successful? Karma. She's helped a struggling young writer like myself and that goes a long way in the cosmic way of things. I can't thank her enough for the mentoring she's provided me. I hope one day I can pay it forward to someone else. 

Without Viola I never would have met Christine Savoie. Christine did the new cover for Lost Alpha Part 1 and will be doing the next couple of covers. She is really talented and she has blown me away with what she did with the cover art. 

She sent me three proofs and this was the cover I picked. Let me tell you: it was the hardest decision I've made in a long time. The rejected covers were just so damn good. I wish I could use all three. 

I hope you all like my new cover, I know I do. None of it would have been possible without the good people in this world. 

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Don't be distressed if you don't see the new cover, it takes several hours to update.

Lost Alpha Part 1 Released!

Lost Alpha Part 1 has been released!

I've loved Paranormal Romance ever since I read the first Sookie Stackhouse novel (yes they're PNR, I will fight you over that!). Growing up in Oklahoma I always wanted to recreate the small town feel of those novels combined with the something more than just boring ole' vampires.

I started reading other paranormal romance novels and the idea's started coming to me left and right.

I present to you: Lost Alpha Part 1. The first in an exciting new serial series that is currently planned for three novellas, but it could go longer if the fans demand it.

Between her cheating boyfriend and her obnoxious brother, Paige Strong is in dire need of an escape from her miserable life in Oklahoma. During a routine drive, Paige gets more than she bargains for when she hits a very naked, very sexy stranger.

Travis Bowshot is a lone alpha seeking vengeance against the vampire that destroyed his pack. He doesn't have time for a human female, no matter how much her curves tempt him.

But after Paige's mundane life crashes into his, Travis can't deny the attraction between them, and it's only a matter of time before he can no longer control his instincts to mate.

Lost Alpha: Part 1 is a 16,500 words werewolf/BBW romance with a little bit of action and mystery sprinkled in. It is the first entry in the Lost Alpha series. This serial contains strong sexual themes and violence. It is not intended for readers under the age of 18.





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This book will be available for purchase at Googleplay, Apple and Barnes and Noble soon!

Look for part two in two weeks!

My fans have spoken! Plus Lost Alpha Cover Reveal

When I first started writing I intended to write erotic short stories and romance serials.

As my writing has progressed I've noticed that a lot of people are buying the serials, but not a lot are buying the erotic short stories.

It seems you, my fan, enjoy a serial much more than stand alone short story. I have decided to put all erotic short stories on hold at this point and focus exclusively on serials.

Now that's not to say you won't still get hot erotica that pushes the boundaries from me, they'll just be coming in serial form now.

I'm currently working on my next series, a paranormal romance called Lost Alpha. I'm proud to present to you the Lost Alpha cover:

It is initially planned as a trilogy with each part being released once a month. If things start flowing better on the writing side I may bump that to twice a month, but with my hectic schedule and other ideas boiling it will probably stay at once a month.

Ritual of the Billionaire Released

I'm excited to announce the release of Ritual of the Billionaire! This is the final part in my Billionaire Ace series.

Amy Davis has agreed to join Jack Ace Pearson's secret society and become the most powerful woman in America. However, as she's ready to take off for the elder council's private island she begins to get pre-wedding jitters. These are normal right? She really does love Ace, doesn't she? Will she go through with the billionaire's ritual?

Word Count: 16,000+

This is the exciting conclusion to the Billionaire Ace series! Find out how Amy's love story concludes.

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This was my first try at a serialized romance. Everything I had written to this point was erotica and I'd never actually tried a romance. I have to tell you all, I had a lot of fun writing it! My goal now is to continue to release erotic short stories alongside serialized romance.

I know some of you may not be fans of erotica and some of you may not be fans of serialized romance. That's ok! I strive to make it clear what kind of book I'm releasing when I do so that my loyal fans won't get confused and purchase something they wouldn't normally read. Of course if you like both then give all my works a try!

I will have exciting news in the next few days about my next serialized romance, including the cover reveal! It will be a paranormal romance in the vein of the Sookie Stackhouse novels for all you PNR fans out there.

Hopefully next week I will also have another erotic short story out titled "A Lesson in Punishment".

Until then goodbye everyone!

Secrets of the Billionaire Released!

I'm proud to announce the release of the second in my Billionaire Ace series, Secrets of the Billionaire.

Part 2 of the exciting Billionaire Ace Series!

It has been 10 months since Amy stormed out and left Ace Pearson alone in paradise. She hasn't spoken to him since, but his influence is everywhere in her life. She can't escape him.
Things seem to be looking up when her mom comes to town, but a mysterious package threatens to blow that all up.
Will she be able to confront Billionaire Ace and finally learn his secrets?

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Sharing the Billionaire Released

I'm making good on my book announcements from next week. Sharing the Billionaire has been released!

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Part 2: Secrets of the Billionaire will be released next week.

Hello everyone, I'm Jessica Ryan!

Nice to meet everyone, I'm Jessica Ryan. This is my author website, hope you like it. I know it's not much, but that's because I'm working hard on putting out books for you to all read and enjoy.

I primarily write in the paranormal romance category, though I have dabbled in romance and erotica.

If you want to sign up for my mailing list you can CLICK HERE. I promise I will not spam you or give your e-mail address away. This is merely a way for me to update you regarding my new releases.


That's all I have for today sports fans! I hope to see more of you all!