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Author Update: The Beautiful People Is Here

I’m so excited to finally share my YA thriller, The Beautiful People, with you.

Oct 22 • AuthorKLAdams

Indie Author Spotlight: How AI Is Closing the Gap Between No-Name Authors and Big-Budget Bestsellers

How independent authors are using AI to stretch smaller budgets, reach readers, and give their books a fighting chance.

Oct 18 • AuthorKLAdams

Freida McFadden, I Have Questions. 😂📚

For a Friend....

Oct 16 • AuthorKLAdams

Oath of Ashes Is Here — But This Isn’t Your Typical Love Story

An obsession disguised as devotion. A dangerous love built on secrets. Meet Kieran Graves and discover the darker side of romance in Oath of Ashes.

Oct 10 • AuthorKLAdams

SelfPubCon26: What’s on the Agenda at This Year’s Free Online Indie Author Conference

On October 17 and 18, the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) hosts SelfPubCon26, its annual Self-Publishing Advice Conference.

Oct 9 • AuthorKLAdams

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Jan 16 • AuthorKLAdams

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Mar 6 • AuthorKLAdams

Deep Dive: How to Write a Morally Gray FMC

Jan 12 • AuthorKLAdams

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Something Dark Is Brewing... 🖤

I probably shouldn't tell you this yet. But where's the fun in that?

Oct 6 • AuthorKLAdams

She Knows How to Disappear. He Knows How to Find Her. 🔥

She built a secret network to help women escape dangerous men. Then one of them became obsessed with her.

Oct 4 • AuthorKLAdams

His Collateral Is Live on Wattpad

Her father owed him everything. Rome decided to collect her instead.

Oct 2 • AuthorKLAdams

Chapter One Is Live: Unholy Obsession

Jade Bellerose helps women disappear. Oscar may be the one man she can’t outrun.

Sep 30 • AuthorKLAdams

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