Amanda Lewis

When a mysterious outsider shows her the impossible, can she unveil old secrets… and step into destiny? Angelina Arbonne is obsessed with history. Driven by a passion for travel, the thirty-five-year-old archaeologist has no time for love. But she can’t resist knowing more when she’s stalked by a hopelessly gorgeous stranger who claims he’s a vampire king. With her handsome suitor leading her through the hidden society of the long-lived, Angelina’s heart begins to beat to an intriguing new tune. But with an ancient magical war brewing, dating a two-thousand-year-old is giving her second thoughts about becoming an immortal queen… Can they bridge their improbable age gap and enjoy an eternal happily ever after? A New Queen is the compelling first book in the A History of Vampires paranormal romance series. If you like intelligent characters, original storylines, and historical themes, then you’ll adore Amanda Lewis’ enthralling tale. Buy A New Queen to unearth a most unusual bloodline today! ***Please note: A History of Vampires is a trilogy, with the overarching story line spanning all three novels.*** Book Two: Legend & Lore is available for pre-order. Book Three TBA

A New Queen

A History of Vampires

Tim Wynne-Jones

Bill Slavin

Rosie Backstage

"I learned, I laughed, I sighed, I swooned. What an absolutely delightful romp through the forest."—Kate Harris, author of Lands of Lost Borders "Intimate, open-hearted. . . A personal introduction to one of the most profoundly alive places on earth."—John Vaillant, author of The Golden Spruce A funny, deeply relatable book about one woman's quest to track some of the world's biggest trees. Amanda Lewis was an overachieving, burned-out book editor most familiar with trees as dead blocks of paper. A dedicated "indoorswoman," she could barely tell a birch from a beech. But that didn't stop her from pledging to visit all of the biggest trees in British Columbia, a Canadian province known for its rugged terrain and gigantic trees. The "Champion" trees on Lewis's ambitious list ranged from mighty Western red cedars to towering arbutus. They lived on remote islands and at the center of dense forests. The only problem? Well, there were many. . . Climate change and a pandemic aside, Lewis's lack of wilderness experience, the upsetting reality of old-growth logging, the ever-changing nature of trees, and the pressures of her one-year timeframe complicated her quest. Burned out again—and realizing that her "checklist" approach to life might be the problem—she reframed her search for trees to something humbler and more meaningful: getting to know forests in an interconnected way. Weaving in insights from writers and artists, Lewis uncovers what we’re really after when we pursue the big things—revealing that sometimes it's the smaller joys, the mindsets we have, and the companions we're with that make us feel more connected to the natural world.

Big Trees, Tiny Triumphs, and Misadventures in the Forest

Tracking Giants

What would you do if you had to start over? Where would you go? After the tragic and earth-shattering loss of her husband, Cecelia Sweeting finds herself drowning in a tidal wave of grief and memories. Unable to move on with her life, her best friend suggests that she pick up the pieces and continue on with the plans she and her husband Charlie had made – to start an art gallery in New York. She soon finds herself caught between the affections of two brothers, as different as night and day--Peter, the serious and proper Swedish art curator, and his brother Mattias, and artist with a wild spirit and a troubled past. With them in her life, suddenly the everyday ordinary becomes extraordinary and Cecelia finds purpose with second chances, passion and friendship. However, when a scheduling error causes Cecelia to become stranded in the mountains of Norway, she’ll soon find out the truth of God’s plan all along - one brother will heal her broken heart, the other will liberate it. "The characters have been carefully thought out, their detailed personality traits brought them completely to life...A warning before you read the epilogue; it will bring a tear to your eye." -Lesley Jones for Readers' Favorite The sequel, Still Waters, is available now!

A Novel

The Weight of Birds

Associate Professor of Sociology Amanda Lewis

When Rosemary left the shattered remains of a violent, turbulent relationship, she faced an uncertain journey into the unknown. Scarred by her past and scared of her future, with a small daughter to raise and little to live on, she rides head-on into a transforming change that will lead to a new layer of recovery and renewal. She knew when she fled that it wouldn't be easy, but she never dreamed she would find what she did. Riding the Storm provides a compelling look into the psychological dynamics of the power and control-type of relationship. It's protagonists, both male and female, battle the demons and temptations that plague our world today, as well as their own innerweaknesses and insecurities in a society where support, guidance and wisdom are often in short supply. The emotionally charged issues in this story-domestic abuse and violence, chemical abuse and other addictions, homelessness, family turmoil, sexuality, etc., are universal. The characters that live through them, alone and together, will have us all looking back into our own mirrors, realizing that on some level we are all riding the storm-and that we have been looking at the world through lenses of fear, anger and powerlessness, and don't really know how to stop. Now is the time to open the floodgates into healing. About the Author Having been trained in both traditional and non-traditional therapies, Amanda wrote Riding the Storm in hopes of shedding some light on a complicated subject, offering some thoughtful and meaningful solutions and not just the problems presented in so many stories today. After being encouraged by family and friends, Amanda set out to tell the story of 'every-woman' and therefore 'every-man' as well- and so Riding the Storm was born. Amanda lives with her family in the upper Midwest and is busy working on her next two books.

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