
Ryan's next thriller, Charisma, weaves medical intrigue together with social justice by telling the story of Aislyn, a teen suffering from crippling shyness until taking Charisma, a gene therapy drug being covertly tested by a rogue scientist.


Her gripping stories have struck a chord with both readers and movie executives-her first novel, Nerve, which explores a high-stakes game of online truth or dare, is currently being adapted for the big screen by Lionsgate Films and will star Emma Roberts and Dave Franco. Perhaps most surprisingly, those seemingly disparate pursuits continue to inform Ryan's current profession. It's not often that the job descriptions "wargame simulator" and "social worker" describe the same person, but young adult author Jeanne Ryan succeeded in both fields before turning to writing.
