We’ve covered Author Hike’s despicable behavior in the past, including:

Authors Hike / AuthorsHike.com Tries to Trick Author into Paying for Copies Ordered by NOBODY!

Scammer Authors Hike / AuthorsHike.com Goes NUCLEAR on Victim After He Reported Them to WritersWeekly!

Well, this horrible scammer just keeps breaking more laws! They’re claiming that the owner and “old management” took off with their money (we’re calling B.S. on that!). However, it’s still the same company and the author DID pay for the services, including the website that Authors Hike has locked him out of. The URL is the author’s name! If an employee breaks the law, or even makes a mistake, the company is STILL legally and financially obligated to perform the contracted (and paid for) services!

Click on the comments link below to tell us how you, too, think this email is full of lies. For example, if the “former owner” took off, how did this guy take over ownership of the company? Is he now running it illegally? Or, is he lying through his teeth (I mean his fingertips)? Where you see bold text below, we added that for emphasis.

——– Forwarded Message ——–
Subject: RE: Agreement
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:08:53 -0600
From: Jerry Bradman <jerry.bradman@authorshike.com>
To: (AUTHOR’S NAME REMOVED)

Hi (AUTHOR’S NAME REMOVED),

Thank you for your message. I understand your concerns, and you have every right to feel the way you do based on your experience with the previous management. I want to make it absolutely clear that the *former owner, previous management, and their representatives have all been abandoned and removed* from Author’s Hike. We are an entirely *new team*, and our sole intention is to fix what was mishandled before and rebuild trust with clients who were affected. As we mentioned earlier, we are *fully prepared to cater to you with all the promised services—along with additional services—as a gesture of goodwill*. We want to start everything from scratch and deliver the results that were never provided to you under the old management.

Regarding the website, you asked for proof and we have already shown that to you. We are fully willing to continue cooperating and make the website 100% functional and accessible for you. But in order for us to move forward with the services and complete the project, we kindly request that you *remove the WritersWeekly article and related posts*. These posts were made due to actions of the previous representatives, not the current team, and removing them is necessary for us to proceed productively. As far as the refund is concerned, the current management has already explained that we were handed over a company with *a NIL account*, with all funds previously used by the old team. That is why we are offering you *full services and additional services at no cost*, which is the most we can do to honor your investment and resolve this situation fairly.

We are not here to retaliate, shut down your website, or cause further issues. Our goal is only to fix what was mishandled and complete your project properly.

We are ready to move forward whenever you are. Once the articles are removed, we can immediately proceed with all deliverables as promised.

Kind regards,

*/_Jerry Bradman_/*/
*Compliance Manager*
*Authors Hike*/
📧*compliance@authorshike.com  *jerry.bradman@authorshike.com
🌐https://www.authorshike.com
📞*(888) 412-0392

THAT’S BLACKMAIL! This is further proof that NO author should EVER do business with Authors Hike / AuthorsHike.com!! (And, what is it with scammers inserting erroneous /’s and _’s in their signatures?)

Oh, and feel free to call or email them to tell them what garbage they are! I included the email addresses and phone number on purpose!

Their victim will be on a future episode of our podcast. He is 91 years old, sharp as a tack, and tough as nails!! And, he is NOT letting this go!!!

Furthermore, attorney James M. Walsh is working with the author pro bono in an attempt to get his website back, and obtain a full refund. THANK YOU, JAMES!!!

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