About Jack Ryan
As an adult, we often lose the imagination we had as a child. As an author, I am reminded of how important it is to have imagination.
My Books: Are available on Amazon and other fine outlets
HALF MOON BAY
The story of Piper and the people of the Hourglass. A mystery story of time travel and timeless love.
MOLLY HATCHER
(A Young English Girl In The Early West)
This is the story of Molly Hatcher, a young girl from England. After her parents are missing at sea, Molly comes to America during the years of the early west. She stays with her aunt Martha on a ranch where she meets friends and the horse of her dreams. Molly, Hatcher, charm, mystery, and magic for the very young at heart.
Book 1 Treasure of Hatcher Springs
Book 2 Spirits of Snow Ridge Mountain
Book 3 Hatcher Castle
SHAWN O'MALLEY
SOMEONE IS HIDING IN THE NURSERY
Shawn O’Malley, a newspaper reporter in San Francisco, investigates the death of a young wealthy girl from his past. Did she jump, or was she pushed off of the Golden Gate Bridge? As the mystery unfolds, a government cover-up with biological overtones becomes apparent. Shawn O'Malley, a different kind of reporter, with git and charm. untangles the mystery of the century.
HEAVEN'S COVE
"Be not forgetful to entertain srtrangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."
Hebrews 13:2
He chose not to remember where he had been before. The pain that it would cause would be more than he could stand. He had reached the bottom of his existence. He was alone, and he liked it that way.
The Archangel, Michael, wanders this world with pain and despair. Now called Micah, he enters a small seaside community called Heaven’s Cove. There he meets a mysterious lady at the local Inn. Her name is Alana, a mystical enchanting woman that captivates Micah.
Micah finds a mystery, within the town of secrets. As though the stage has been set for him, the players take their positions. A story of love, lust, jealousy, and, death. These are the behaviors and choices we all make.
Will Micah and Alana’s love be enough to save the foundation of this world we know? Heaven’s Cove is a place where one’s choice may very well be one’s destiny.
COMING SOON:
2027
BABEL
"Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth."
Genesis 11:9
A Biblical event unfolds on today’s world stage. The mystery brings Aaron and Sarah, a census taker and a professor of ancient languages together to solve the horrific event. An event that leads back to the tower of Babel.
An ancient manuscript hidden in a small tomb, unearthed in Jerusalem, this manuscript shines light on what is happening in the world.
In the beginning one language was spoken. Then the evil prevailed, and the language faded into the unknown, until now.......
A book by Jack Ryan
My writing roots
In my younger days, my imagination was inspired by great authors; Ernest Hemingway, Herman Melville, John Steinbeck
Days of watching the big screen movies, with popcorn in hand. Those characters jumping off of the screen into my imagination.
After seminary and attending a university, I found myself in a business and management career. Those years with my interacting with people, gave way to the desire to paint words on paper. Words that would take the reader to faraway places, and inspire their imagination for a lifetime.
My style
My style of writing depends on which hat I am wearing. At the time I might write a children book, teen book, young adult, or adult. After all are we not all of those chapters within us?
Just as the characters are different in a good novel, so is your writing style. You do not have to write from a box. You can explore your style outside of the box. I like to think we are not just creatures of thought. But rather creatures of imagination.
