Anna Todd, the bestselling author of the After series, was born on March 20, 1989, making her 36 years old as of January 2026, having recently celebrated her birthday in March 2025 and getting married in August 2025.
The couple has one child, a son named Asher. Todd's son Asher has Tuberous Sclerosis. Tuberous Sclerosis is a rare genetic disorder that causes noncancerous tumors to develop in many parts of the body that are not expected.
Anna Todd grew up in Ohio and started writing the first book in the After series in 2013 when she was just 24 years old and living near Fort Hood, Texas, as an army wife. She wrote the story on her iPhone and posted it to Wattpad, chapter by chapter, and by 2014, the story had been read 1 billion times!
🌅 The Last Sunrise by Anna Todd Genre: Contemporary Romance / Coming-of-Age Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 🌶️ Spice Level: 2/5 – Sweet with light sensuality, emotionally intimate.
ANNA TODD (writer/producer/influencer) is the New York Times best-selling author of the After series, the Brightest Stars trilogy, The Spring Girls, and the After Graphic novels.
What's it about? A spicy romance series about good girl Tessa and mysterious Hardin, whose passionate relationship faces secrets, jealousy, and tragedy across five interconnected books.
A native of Ohio, Anna lives with her family in Los Angeles.
The "spiciest" book depends on your taste (dark romance, fantasy, contemporary), but popular choices for intense spice include Credence by Penelope Douglas, God of Malice by Rina Kent, For the Fans by Nyla K, Kiss of the Basilisk by Lindsay Straube, and From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout, with many users citing these for explicit scenes, dark themes, or high-stakes tension.
books for adults 18+ [but if you want to go ahead and try to read books like this be my guest]
What Should Parents Know About Dark Romance. In addition to the mature themes and sexually explicit content often included in dark romance novels, Dr. Soles says it's important for parents to know that these books may not be “developmentally suitable” for all teens.
Many reviewers express concerns about the depiction of sex and dating among teens, suggesting that it's not appropriate for younger viewers, and some label it as unrealistic or poorly written due to its clichés and heavy reliance on adult themes.
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According to Wattpad's Terms of Service, users must be 13-years-old or older. Anyone under this age will have their account terminated. Wattpad hosts different types of content and some of it is adult in nature. Because any user can add a story, it's up to them to add the appropriate tags.
Here's how to read the After books in order:
Yes, the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 almost always indicates a first edition, first printing, as the presence of the number "1" signifies the initial print run, and this specific alternating pattern is a convention used by certain publishers, like Anness Publishing, to show the lowest number (1) is the first printing. Publishers use various number line styles, but as long as the "1" is present, it's a first edition, even if the sequence is unconventional.
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