Todd has not stopped since publishing the After series. The story was turned into an edited, five-book series of New York Times bestselling novels though the original version is still available on Wattpad if you want to check it out there. Given the huge reception and success of her story on Wattpad, Todd’s work was picked up by Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster publishing. Not bad for an army wife who just started writing on her phone! Since her first post in April 2013, the After series has accumulated over 2 billion reads on Wattpad and there doesn’t appear to be any stopping in sight. Without any prior outlining or story planning, the After series grew to be a 100-chapter story and a true Wattpad sensation. When Todd became obsessed with the boy band, One Direction, she started writing fan fiction short stories on her iPhone and posting them on Instagram.Īs they gained popularity, a follower told her about the platform, Wattpad, where Todd began writing and posting one chapter at a time. The After series is written by romance author, Anna Todd. Tessa already has the perfect boyfriend.The After Series: A Wattpad Success Story He pushes her away again and again, yet every time she pushes back, he only pulls her in deeper. Despite the reckless way he treats her, Tessa is compelled to dig deeper and find the real Hardin beneath all his lies. He'll call her beautiful, then insist he isn't the one for her and disappear again and again. Something about his dark mood grabs her, and when they kiss it ignites within her a passion she's never known before. And she does-until she finds herself alone with him in his room. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin.

With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she's used to.īut he's also rude-to the point of cruelty, even. She's got direction, ambition, and a mother who's intent on keeping her that way.īut she's barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there's everything AFTER. Experience the Internet's most talked-about book for yourself! Now newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd's After fanfiction racked up 1 billion reads online and captivated audiences across the globe.

After by Anna Todd