About

J.M. Adams is the author of SECOND TERM, the first Cora Walker Novel, a high intensity political thriller set for release on October 17, 2023. (Oceanview Publishing)

He is an Emmy nominated journalist with more than 15 years of on-air television journalism experience, reporting for major news affiliates across the United States and abroad. Besides being nominated for an Emmy for his news reporting, highlights from his career include going on sea patrols with the Navy after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and reporting on location from Kuwait and Iraq while the Air Force enforced No-Fly Zones over Iraq.

He also reported on location from a number of hurricane and wildfire disaster zones and covered multiple high-profile federal and state criminal court cases around the country.

Other Works

Awards and Recognition

  • • 2025 Winner - Women's Fiction Award (International Impact) - - - - - - • 2025 Winner - Action/Mystery Thriller (International Impact) - - - - - - - • 2024 Winner – Readers Favorite (Reader’s Favorite) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • 2024 Winner – Conspiracy Thriller (BookAwards.Com) • - - - * 2024 TopPick - Best Thriller (Killer Nashville) • - - - * 2024 Winner – Reviewer’s Choice Award (Feathered Quill) • - - - * 2024 Winner – Best New Fiction (American Legacy Awards) • - - - * 2024 Finalist - Mystery/Suspense (American Legacy Awards) • - - - * 2023 Winner – Best New Fiction (American BookFest) • - - - * 2023 Finalist – Thriller/Adventure (American BookFest)