April Kelly.
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The books behind the bylines

I ghostwrite and edit for founders, CEOs, and cybersecurity leaders who have something worth saying and no time to wrestle it onto the page. These are a few of the books I’m proud to have shaped, in cybersecurity, AI, and the stories executives actually want to tell.

16
Years in editorial
50+
Amazon bestsellers supported
C-suite
Cybersecurity, AI & fintech clients
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Amazon Bestseller

Ghostwriter · Under NDA

A cybersecurity strategy book for executives and boards

For a career national security and cyber strategy leader

Released in fall 2026, it was a #1 Hot New Release on Amazon in its first week and climbed into the top three of its bestseller category, shelved right next to some of the best-known books in cybersecurity. It runs roughly 200 pages, with more than 100 sourced citations and a full suite of original figures and scenario graphics.

I ghostwrote the book and saw it all the way through production, including fact-checking every claim against its source, Chicago-style citations, figure direction and redesign, cover copy, and final proofing of the print-ready files.

#1 Hot New Release · Fall 2026
#1 Amazon Bestseller Ghostwriter
Honey, You Were Right! book cover

Honey, You Were Right!

Lightning Strikes When You Don’t Listen

By C. Lloyd Brown

Lloyd’s most personal book to date, a memoir-driven look at the price of not listening, written start to finish in his own voice. It went to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller lists in Christian Leadership, Religious Leadership, and Cultural & Regional Humor, and took #1 New Release in four categories.

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Amazon Bestseller Ghostwriter
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Refined by Failure

Breaking Rules and Getting Burned

By C. Lloyd Brown

The book that began our partnership, a frank account of the lessons that tend to arrive only after things have already gone wrong.

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Ghostwriter
Refining Through Failure: The Guide book cover

Refining Through Failure

The Guide

By C. Lloyd Brown

The companion workbook that turns the ideas in Refined by Failure into something a reader can put to work right away.

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Ghostwriter · Under NDA

A cybersecurity book for security leaders

Published summer 2026

With two industry veterans

A contrarian take on one of the security industry’s oldest habits, written for leaders who want their teams spending time on what actually matters.

forthcoming

Also in the works

Ghostwriter · Under NDA

A funny, fun-to-read take on incident response

With a veteran cybersecurity leader · March 17, 2027

What to do on the worst night of your career, written so security teams actually want to read it.

Co-author · Ghostwriter

The Power of Purpose working title

With C. Lloyd Brown · Expected April 1, 2027

Lloyd’s blog work drawn together with new material and co-written into a full book.

Ghostwriter · Under NDA

A book on data liability

With a data liability expert · May 6, 2027

What organizations really owe for the data they hold, and how to build resilience before it turns into a lawsuit.

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