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Author Bio:

K. R. Raye is the author of the award-winning, Amazon bestselling Colors Trilogy.  She lives in Maryland with her husband and two sons. Throughout her diverse career working as a mechanical engineer, adjunct professor, and in sales, she continues to weave her love of marketing, computer information systems, and operations together with her passion for writing.

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K. R. Raye is also a member of
​Book Divas on Tour (BDOT) and The Lit Ladies.  

newsletters:

Past Newsletters:

-2025-01/02 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
​-2024-11/12 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2024-09/10 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
​-2024-07/08 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
​-2024-01/06 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
​-2023-11/12 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
​-2023-10 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
​-2023-09 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
​-2023-08 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter

-2022-08 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
​-2022-07 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2022-06 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2022-05 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2022-04 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2022-03 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2015-01/02 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2014-10/11 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2014-09 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2014-08 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2014-07 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2014-06 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2014-05 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2014-04 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2014-03 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2014-02 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2014-01 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2013-11 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2013-10 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter
-2013-09 Straight from the Pad eNewsletter

Press Releases and News:

-02/11/2025: Wilde Readings Season 9 - Author Reading - with Host Laura Shovan
-02/04/2025: The Howard County Poetry & Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo) - Blog feature interview 
-09/30/2023: Lit Ladies Interview - by Boluwatito Ope
​-05/24/2022: What does legacy mean to you as a sorority member? - Like No Other Greek interview answer
-12/08/2021:  Apps and tools authors can’t live without - Build Book Buzz  
-06/26/2014:  New Adult Genre Shows Its True Colors: Foreword Reviews interview
-05/22/2014:  Author K. R. Raye Debuts Award-Winning, New Adult Novel, The Colors of Friendship, at Book Expo America in NYC  
​-05/13/2014:  Maryland Writers' Association Hosts Meet "The Three Divas" – Bay Net News
-05/12/2014:  USA Today Reviews  True Colors, Book Three
-05/05/2014:  USA Today Reviews The Colors of Love, Book Two
-04/28/2014:  USA Today Reviews  The Colors of Friendship, Book One
-04/09/2014:  “People on the Move” - Philadelphia Business Journal 
-03/31/2014:  Foreword's 2013 Book of the Year Award Finalists Announced
-03/23/2014:  Seven authors to gather for book signing and readings - Cecil Whig
-03/10/2014:  True Colors Launch Release Event with Book Divas On Tour and MysterWrite Men
-11/20/2013:  Author publishes second book in trilogy, finds Amazon success - Cecil Whig
-11/19/2013:  The Colors of Love Release and Event
-09/17/2013:   Author K. R. Raye to Attend the Baltimore Book Festival
-09/02/2013:   Author K. R. Raye to Attend Creatures, Crime, and Creativity Conference as Panelist
-08/19/2013:  Author celebrates first book that was nearly a decade in the making - Cecil Whig
-08/18/2013:   J-pad Publishing and Author K. R. Raye Select Two Domestic Abuse Prevention Charities for Donations
-08/01/2013:   The Colors of Friendship Book Release - Debut Author Highlights Teen Friendship and Domestic Abuse