Unfollow Me, He Follows Me – Book Tour and Giveaway
First comes the true story.
Then comes her fictional revenge.
Unfollow Me
A Terrifying True Story of a Sadistic Stalker
by Kathryn Caraway
Genre: True Crime Memoir
#1 Amazon New Release!
What if the man stalking you worked in IT—at the police department?
“Think it couldn’t happen to you? Think again. Read. This. Book.” —John DeDakis, Award-winning novelist, writing coach, and former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer”
This true crime case is told with brutal honesty, exposing the silent terror of stalking. Gripping details of kidnapping, intimate partner abuse, and surveillance using everyday tools engrained in society—and most households—uncovers systemic blindspots. From overlooked police reports to exhausting court battles, it’s a story of a woman’s resilience in the face of relentless fear. A must read for fans of true crime, survival stories, and psychological thrillers.
Stalkers don’t just hide in the shadows. Some log in.
Kathryn meets Todd, a charming IT expert for the police department. He coaxes her into a brief relationship and turns a normal breakup into a reign of terror. Todd isn’t just obsessed—he’s inside Kathryn’s home network.
He doesn’t have to be in her house to watch her. Or hear her.
He sees her text messages—on his screen.
He can follow her car without ever leaving his house.
And he even tells her why: “You are mine. And I don’t share.”
When Todd asks Kathryn if she wants to see death coming, she tells him no. Now she waits for it every day. Dismissed by officers, Kathryn builds a case police can no longer ignore. But the more she learns about Todd’s past, the more she suspects he might be tied to the unsolved murder of a woman she has only one thing in common with: Todd.
And if she’s right, she might be next . . .
“A powerful, riveting account about a woman being victimized by a modern-day monster.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Urgency of feeling pulses throughout . . .” —BookLife
“An inspiring story of survival . . . the horrors of stalking and its devastating effects on the mental health of those targeted . . .” —Chanticleer Book Reviews & Media
“The specificity of emotion, the physiological response to trauma, and the intellectual clarity . . . give this book its power.” —Independent Book Review
“Unfollow Me kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. Caraway’s will to get justice in her case and her composure through it all shows a resilience that not many possess.” —Memoir Magazine
* 2024 Grand Prize Winner in Narrative Nonfiction (Journey Award, Non-Fiction Overcoming Adversity)
* 2024 1st Place Winner in Thriller/Suspense (Clue Award)
* 2024 1st Place Winner in Non-Fiction Cover Design
He Follows Me
by Kathryn Caraway
Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Kathryn Caraway thought a conviction would end the nightmare. She was wrong.
Todd Bennett is getting out of jail—and he hasn’t forgotten her. The government offers her a lifeline: new name, new life, new country. But freedom comes at a cost and safety is an illusion.
U.S. Marshal Wes Kade doesn’t care about feelings. He cares about results. Cold, disciplined, and relentless, he has built a career on keeping people alive. But something about this case doesn’t add up. He realizes this isn’t personal—it’s war.
With nowhere left to hide, Kathryn must face the terrifying truth that some nightmares never end.
A gripping psychological thriller where survival isn’t just about escape—it’s about fighting back.
Wow! I have absolutely DEVOURED this book, and Kathryn Caraway has become my new favorite author! He Follows Me is the fictional follow-up to Unfollow Me, and it does not disappoint. What starts as a semi-cozy read turns into a tense thriller with an absolutely explosive ending! Give this one a read, especially if you have read Unfollow Me! – Goodreads reviewer
Kathryn Caraway lived life as the target of a stalker for years. After her perpetrator’s conviction, Kathryn founded the Unfollow Me Project to raise education and awareness of the debilitating effects of stalking, as well as to offer support to those being stalked. For more information, go to https://unfollowme.com.
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Writing My Memoir Wasn’t Cathartic—It Was Torture
Writing can be a release, a way to transform pain into something meaningful. But that wasn’t the case for me. When I sat down to write about my experience as the target of a sadistic stalker, it wasn’t catharsis I found. It was torture. Sentence by sentence, page by page I relived the worst moments of my life. The process broke me so completely that I suffered a stroke.
Why am I doing this? I asked myself and it didn’t take long for me to answer my own question.
I remembered how alone I felt during my experience. How frustrated I was at the lack of resources. Well-meaning websites tell you to keep a log—which is absolutely essential—but I craved more information. The more I researched stalking, the more irritated I became at how stalking is romanticized for entertainment in movies and books.
I wrote Unfollow Me to sound the alarm. To illustrate what it’s really like to live as the target of a sadistic stalker.
But publishing my true crime memoir meant confronting an uncomfortable truth: I played a role in my own story. Not because I was weak. But because I had been raised to see the best in others. I grew up in a time where our culture taught young females to minimize threats, doubt their instincts, and extend compassion.
Growing up in the Deep South, kindness and forgiveness weren’t just virtues. They were expectations.
“Grace and humility are what make us human,” my grandmother used to say as she pushed me on a tire swing strung from an old oak tree. I can still picture the cows grazing in the pasture while her words settled over me like gospel.
Those words didn’t just shape me. They blinded me. These are the elements the stalker exploited. Each red flag I dismissed wasn’t carelessness—it was me trying to be the “good human” I’d been raised to be. I thought I was extending the proverbial olive branch. After all, I had seen the caring side of the man who stalked me.
This book is not just about what happened to me. It’s about what happens every day to people who have been conditioned to doubt their instincts, to excuse cruelty, to swallow fear in the name of “being nice.”
When it came time to decide whether I would publish my memoir, I nearly didn’t. I knew it meant more than exposing my stalker—I would have to expose myself, flaws and all. My blind spots. My vulnerabilities. The humiliating ways I rationalized danger because I thought being forgiving made me strong.
I consulted family. Friends. Even a literary attorney. And still, the weight of the decision pressed on me. Was I ready for strangers to dissect my life? To leave their comments, their judgments, their stars—or their silence?
Over time, I realized something deeply important: if my experience—however difficult—could make someone else feel a little less alone, then maybe it was worth sharing. My words might be describing someone else’s pain. Someone who hasn’t told anyone yet because they feel like no one will believe them. The one who lives in fear and isolation, silenced by stalking.
If my voice reaches them, then silence doesn’t win.
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I love the book cover. This sounds like a great read.
It sounds like a really interesting book. Thank you for sharing.
This sounds like a great book. I can't wait to read it!
The covers pull me in - the red is great. One nonfiction and one fiction is an interesting idea.
Hi Katherine! Thanks for your post. It's funny . . . I spent so much time learning the craft of storytelling while writing my nonfiction that after it was completed, I kinda felt lost. My literary agent encouraged me to keep writing and my mind was literally blank. "Write what you know" they tell authors. I was already going through the "what ifs" in my head constantly, so I started writing a fictional "what if" scenario and the companion book was born!
Isn't it funny how life can take us down paths we never imagined?
This sounds like a really good read. I like the cover art. Looks great.
Looks very exciting Do you write in a daily journal?
I write daily, but not journal style. Learning the art of storytelling has been a tremendous journey, so I write every day to hone my skills.
My favorite type of books!
Thanks for the great blurb and excerpt. The book sounds riveting. Love the cover, too. Very effective.
A Terrifying True Story of a Sadistic Stalker
This draws me to reading this book!
Thank you for the excerpt.
I am so loving the cover of this book and it sounds so good.
I'm so excited for this book tour! Can you believe that I actually made the book cover myself?? In my 20s, I worked as a graphic designer until I realized I couldn't please everybody, so I had to dust off those skills. I spent a LOT of time learning the Adobe Creative Suite, but all self-taught. The comments about the cover make my heart soar because, honestly, I've been feeling like I don't really know what I'm doing through this whole publishing process.
FUN FACT: Now that I've taught myself how to design a book cover, I make a cover before I start writing. I print it out and hang it on the wall where I write. I feel like it helps me see my work as a book and def keeps me on track! After the book is finished and in editing, I redesign the cover. Otherwise, I'd be pacing the floor waiting on the edits.
This sounds like a terrifying read.
great cover, the excerpt sounds good
I would love to read this.
Very eye catching cover
Love the book cover. Sounds like a good read.
Hope the book is a killer!
The book sounds very interesting.
question for author-What personal experiences or observations influenced your writing?
It's a true story (nonfiction), so the experience I write about influenced my writing. I've worked hard to teach myself the mechanics of storytelling by taking workshops, classes, working with peers, and having a writing coach. All of these elements combined has helped me to develop what I hope is a marketable writing style.
This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.
love this cover
Looks like loads of fun. Buwawahaha!
Looks incredibly fun.
You would think that, after the huge numbers of facts becoming known, that both law enforcement and the medical field would learn to listen to women when it comes to their safety and health care.
I couldn't agree with your statement more, Carol. I've learned (the hard way) to become my own advocate for this very reason. I am hopeful that the more we speak out, the more we can raise awareness and hopefully start changing this.
Love true crime stories. This sounds wonderful!
Sounds like a really great book.
I love the premise. Thank you for the giveaway!
What inspired the book title?
Hi, Tracie. I actually founded The Unfollow Me Project first, so the title was a natural fit when I decided to move forward with publishing my true crime memoir. Stalking is such an insidious crime and "Unfollow Me" was the common theme of those years of living life as the target of a sadistic stalker. I just wanted him to stop.
Sounds scary! Perfect book to read for Halloween.
The covers set the stage for the books! I love this genre!
This looks like a great book
It looks like a good read.
Intense read, love the cove
spooky
Creepy covers!! I love them!
The cover matches the title perfectly.
Very intriguing cover!
The cover looks awesome!
The cover of Unfollow Me features a striking and simple design, typically dominated by the title in large, bold, black or white font against a dark background, often with a subtle, ominous image like a single red eye or a shadow peering through a cracked door, immediately evoking a sense of surveillance and terror.