Hi, I'm Amanda.
I write magical stories for the hopelessly romantic and chronically ill.
Get to know me
I’m one of those lucky people that gets to write for a living. I have a B.A. in Journalism and got my start as a news reporter and music journalist. Nowadays I work in content marketing from my home in Pittsburgh, PA, where I live with my husband and two spoiled cats, Oscar and Squid.
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Writing went from my day job to my passion and permanent escape when I found myself suddenly bedbound thanks to a severe case of Lyme disease. I started dreaming up fantastical worlds and creating characters that inspired me to keep trying, and I hope to help others do the same with the stories I tell. You can learn more about my current projects below.
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Represented by: Bethany Weaver @ Weaver Literary
ADULT WESTERN ROMANTASY
WITHOUT A THRONE
Vesper Valentine is damn good at chasing bounties and even better at faking them. With her shapeshifter ex-girlfriend Maeve posing as the Dustbowl’s most dangerous outlaws and Vesper playing the bounty hunting hero, they’ve conned half the continent and lined their pockets in the process. But when a job goes sideways and Maeve is kidnapped, Vesper finds herself face-to-face with the real Raef Faraday—the most wanted man in the West and the very last person she ever wanted to see again.
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The last time their paths crossed, Raef left her half-dead and half-blind after a fight that nearly killed them both. Now, the spell-slinging outlaw isn’t out for revenge—he’s asking for her help. His sister is missing, taken hostage by the very same demon lord that captured Maeve, and he needs Vesper’s tracking skills to find her. In return, he offers to let her cash in on his bounty as many times as her greedy little heart desires. Vesper knows she should refuse, but with Maeve missing and her main source of coin on the verge of collapse, she agrees to his deal.
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The two uneasy allies set off across the desert—accompanied by Vesper’s bumbling best friend and her loyal gryphon—until a close call with dark magic forces Raef to reveal a bond between souls that neither of them fully understands nor wants. Their fates are intertwined by an ancient curse, and the only way to rescue Maeve is to protect the man she’s spent years wishing dead. Because if Raef dies, Vesper goes down with him.
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YOUNG ADULT FANTASY ROMANCE
TO BREAK A CURSE
Axe-wielding witch Claudia Corbeau has more important things to worry about than some mysterious curse. With the Autumn Equinox celebration only days away and her childhood crush Tobias back home at last, it’s easy to forget about the deathspinner spiders that lurk in the woods around the village of Wyvernfell—and the terrible sickness brought on by their bites.​
When the king threatens to destroy her village to prevent the disease from spreading, Claudia, Tobias, and her best friend Briar volunteer to find a way to stop it. In theory, their task seems simple. All they need are three enchanted items to perform a ritual that will break the curse for good. However, days before their leaving ceremony, Claudia falls ill. At first, her symptoms seem like the consequence of too much mead at the Equinox party, but when a healer discovers the blackened bite of a deathspinner, their worst fear is confirmed. Claudia has been stricken by the curse.
Despite feeling weaker by the day, she refuses to be left behind and sets out alongside Tobias and Briar to track down the ritual components. The three friends must navigate the magical, monster-ridden wilds surrounding Wyvernfell with only one month to spare. If they can’t break the curse before Spirit’s Eve, the king will burn their beloved village to the ground.