Carl Ehnis · Author

BOOKS THAT
BREAK THE RULES.

Literary fiction for the rule-breakers, the misfits, and the ones who never fit the mold. Five books. Five different worlds. Zero interest in staying in one lane.

Chief Rule-Breaker   ·   Novelist   ·   Goes His Own Way
Award-
Winning
Author
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Carl EhnisEst. Rule-Breaker
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01 · Chief Rule-Breaker

Aren't rules
a bore?

I write literary fiction for the rule-breakers, the misfits, and the ones who never fit the mold. My stories veer off in bizarre directions — often hilariously, but always fun and compelling.

I can't help it. I'm left-handed, and I go my own way. Maybe you're looking for something different. Maybe you're a fan of the unexpected.

Well — you've come to the right place.

/ 01

Never the same book twice

Dystopian thriller, corporate revenge saga, ghost-story satire, a 365-day experiment in everything — each book its own genre, its own rules.

/ 02

Written from the inside

An award-winning marketing communications career in corporate finance and investing informs the greed, corruption, and incompetence his villains run on.

/ 03

Recognized, then unleashed

Come the Harpies was a Maxy Award Finalist. The Indispensable Lottie Hot took runner-up in the Book Pipeline Unpublished Contest — and arrives in 2027.

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