She’s already a reality star and a fashion designer, but Lauren Conrad is adding another title to her crowded resume: Author.

Conrad, 22, has signed on to write a three-book series of young adult fiction for HarperCollins, the publisher tells PEOPLE. The books – the first of which is scheduled to hit shelves in the summer of 2009 – will be loosely inspired by Conrad’s own experience going from an ordinary teen to a reality TV star.

“It’s definitely influenced by my own life,” Conrad tells PEOPLE. “The books are about a girl who moves to L.A. and stars in a reality show, so obviously there are some similarities.”

So will Hills costars like Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt or Brody Jenner wind up as in Conrad’s series? Not exactly. “I’m not trying to do a fictional story based on all my friends in my real life because their stories aren’t really mine to tell,” says Conrad, who has gone through many dramas on her MTV show. “Some of the characters may symbolize people in my life, but it is in no way calling anyone out.”

Conrad’s best gal pal and The Hills costar Lauren Bosworth has already been offering advice. “I run ideas by Lo and I’ll ask for her opinion because I value my friends’ opinions,” says the budding author, who has completed the outline for the first book.

But not everyone in Conrad’s life has been clued in to her plans to pen a series. “Honestly I haven’t told everyone,” she admits. “I’ve told my best friends and they have all been really supportive. Nobody was worried.”

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If you caught last night’s episode of “The Hills,” you saw roomies Audrina Patridge and Lauren Conrad’s touching reconciliation. What did Audrina really think of their reunion? Well, she’s blogging about it today to let us know!

“Last night’s episode of ‘The Hills’ was intense,” she writes. “I think that’s the third time I’ve cried so far on the show!!! Haha! I’m so glad Lauren and I had that talk.”

Why the need for such a sit-down? Audrina blogs, “There were a lot of little things that just kept adding to the tension. The new living situation, the new friend/roomie, the rumors you read and hear about in magazines and on gossip sites, moving on in the industry on my own, the whole flirtyness with certain someones that was uncalled for, and only being a true friend when it was called for were all building up. It was these and many other things that kept adding to the fire, and eventually led to the breakdown which included tears and big decisions.”

Now that she and Lauren are back on good terms, Audrina has high hopes for the latest season of her MTV hit show, “I feel that in the fourth season things have changed so much and continue to keep changing. It’s going to be a good season, don’t you think? ”

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Lauren Conrad was involved in a minor car accident on Sunday night, when her driver accidentally reversed into another vehicle outside a Los Angeles restaurant.

The reality TV star had just left sushi eatery Katsuya when her chauffeur rear-ended another waiting car, reports website TMZ.com.

There were no reported injuries and no serious damage was done to either vehicle.

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In an interview with the New York Post’s Pop Wrap, Lauren Conrad touches on a subject sensitive to many fans of “The Hills” — the end of their favorite reality series.

“The show is definitely reaching its end,” L.C. tells the paper. “It’s been so amazing and I’ve loved most of it, but I think there is going to come a time where I need to live my life for myself and not in front of viewers. I’m young and having fun with it now, but it’s not something I am going to be able to do forever, obviously.”

Asked whether she’ll remain a presence in the entertainment biz after the series wraps, she says: “It’s something I’ve been thinking about because I think we’re all kinda getting ready for the next step in our lives. I’ve always been interested in the production side of a show — how they put together storylines has always fascinated me but they [producers] won’t let me [participate]. I think it would be really fun to be on the other side of the camera.”

Last, how does L.C. feel about being an instrumental part of one of the most successful shows in MTV history? “I’ll probably think about it once it’s over,” she says. “But I do think the show will be something that I look back on and say, ‘I’m so glad I did that, I’m so glad it’s over.’”

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