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K.E. Barden

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Canberra, Australia

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Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction

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July 2014

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K E Barden is an independent author based in Brisbane. Her first book, The Gilded Mirror was written entirely on a mobile phone and was a finalist in QWC's Adaptable program in 2025 where she pitched the series to directors and screen producers for screen adaption.

When she isn’t writing, you can usually find her spoiling her high maintenance cat, building fairy castles or comparing her real boyfriend with her book boyfriends.

Her books are a combination of fiction, romance and fantasy focusing on choice, flawed characters, romance and complex relationships.

You can find Kim on social media @ KEBardenAuthor

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Average rating: 4.25 · 581 ratings · 368 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Gilded Mirror (Finding Ever After #1) 4.13 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Grimm Fates (Finding Ever After Series, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Glass Darkly (Finding Ever After #3) 4.25 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Grave Hearts (Finding Ever After Series, #4) 4.61 avg rating — 57 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Gifted Poison (Finding Ever After Series, #5) 4.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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If you’ve made it this far, THANK YOU! We’re finally at the end of this beloved series and I cannot thank everyone enough for the support. This was by far the hardest book to write to date, but when you have so many fairytales and character arcs it’s ...more
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K.E. Barden made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Merge titles topic " Hello, It seems I have double ups of my books listed, clould we please merge them? The Gilded Mirror Merge https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... to prim ...more "
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K.E. Barden made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please merge double versions of my books together - Finding Ever After Series topic " Hello, It seems I have double ups of my books listed, clould we please merge them? The Gilded Mirror Merge https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... to p ...more "
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K.E. Barden made a comment on The Gilded Mirror (Finding Ever After #1) — Librarian request to merge books - Finding Ever After series " Hello, I noticed several books in my series have double listings. Can we please merge them? Merge this listing: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2.. ...more "
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