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Kara King

Kara King is an American relationship-advice author whose work centers on dating, self-worth, and women’s standards in heterosexual relationships. Best known for The Power of the Pussy and The Power of the Pussy: Part Two, she built a dating self-help brand after a Miami radio career; her debut was self-published in 2012 and became a bestseller. ((https://www.catsdontchasedogs.com/karakingauthorbio))

Biography & Author's Journey

Kara King’s public story begins in Florida. Born in Orlando in March 1980, she moved to Miami after her parents’ divorce, and her mother’s work as a costume supervisor on Miami Vice placed her around production sets from an early age. Her biographies do not emphasize a conventional literary education; instead, they point to a more improvised formation, including time as a college student and restaurant worker before she found her way into broadcasting. That early mix of performance, hustle, and impatience with hierarchy helps explain the voice she later brought to print: direct, conversational, and deliberately unpolished. ((https://www.catsdontchasedogs.com/karakingauthorbio))

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Quotes

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When you master the ability to control your emotions, you take away a man’s power over you
-The Power of the Pussy
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Actions speak louder than words, so you want to find out what his actions say about his feelings towards you
-The Power of the Pussy
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Karma is real. Everything that you do now, whether good or bad, will come back to you tenfold
-The Power of the Pussy Part Two
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A secure man tells his woman she’s beautiful
-The Power of the Pussy
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Allowing our emotions to influence our actions and decisions is what gets us into trouble
-The Power of the Pussy
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You must be attracted to the way a man treats you, before you are attracted to ANYTHING else about him
-The Power of the Pussy
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If you don’t value yourself, you will always end up with the men at the bottom of the barrel
-The Power of the Pussy
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They don’t pay attention to our hints, our passive aggressive behavior, our attitudes, and our clues as to what our beef is
-The Power of the Pussy
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Get what you want from men and have the time of your life while doing it!
-The Power of the Pussy

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Community Voices

"Christelyn Karazin said Kara King takes a no-bullshit approach to dating advice that is 'utterly refreshing."

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"Wendy W called Kara King 'a relationship and dating expert known for her previous books."

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