Jared Branahl

As a teenager, Jared Branahl thought he wanted to make movies. Four years of film school later, he realized that what he actually wanted to do was share and tell stories. So that’s what he’s been doing ever since: by day as a certified school librarian, by night as an author of YA fiction. He’s also a proud husband and the father of three voracious readers that keep him constantly on the lookout for the next great story to share.

Along with his co-writer and cousin, Ryan Johnson, Jared most enjoys reading and writing science fiction and fantasy. He’s always been drawn to the possibility of asking “What if?” One particular image played in his mind and sparked his imagination, an image of a strange key sticking up out of the ground. What would happen if you turned that key? What adventures would await? It turns out that Max and JB Devereux found that key, and UNBOUND is the story of their adventure.

UNBOUND is the first published novel by Jared Branahl and Ryan Johnson.