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In 2016, one of the largest banks in the United States — Wells Fargo — was exposed for opening millions of unauthorized accounts in customers’ names. It wasn’t a rogue employee.It wasn’t a single branch. It was systemic. And it became one of the most important modern case studies in corporate culture–driven fraud. 🔗 Source:…
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Romance scams are often treated as a modern problem—something born of dating apps, social media, and cryptocurrency. But deception in the name of love is far older, more complex, and more deeply human than most of us realize. That realization is what led me to write Love Cons: Catfishing Through The Ages. This book isn’t…
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For years, First NBC Bank was presented as a regional success story—expanding branches, confident public messaging, and the appearance of stability in a post-crisis financial landscape. To customers and observers, it looked like progress. But beneath that surface, warning signs were quietly accumulating. First NBC Fraud is a nonfiction investigation into how institutional failure often…
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We say we want good lovers, safe people, those who make responsible choices…And then we devour a 500-page book about a villain who might kill us or love us — and we hope he chooses both. Morally gray characters dominate modern storytelling, especially in dark romance, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. But the obsession isn’t new.…
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A Tarot-Inspired Prompt for Authors Every writer knows this moment — when your character stands at a crossroads, torn between two truths, two loves, or two versions of themselves. That moment is The Lovers card brought to life. 🌹 The Meaning Behind The Lovers Card In tarot, The Lovers represents union, harmony, and choice. At…
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Flashback Friday: The Letter That Never Arrived It arrived years too late — the envelope yellowed, the handwriting a ghost of familiarity. I stared at it, fingers hovering just above the paper, afraid to touch it, afraid not to. The return address was his, though that was impossible. He’d been gone for nearly a decade.…
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When a character receives a message written in the handwriting of the one person they swore never to trust again, the heart doesn’t simply break—it spirals. This essay explores what happens when the past claws its way into the present and demands to be believed.
Author KL Adams 