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Amanda Pennington is an indie author who lives outside Louisville, Kentucky with her husband in their fixer-upper house. She spends her days working as an editor and her nights writing quirky, closed-door romantic comedies. When she’s not writing feel-good novels, Amanda loves traveling, running, and reading anything within reach. She regularly shares about her current reads and works in progress:
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	Book Smart (Work For It, #3) 3.62 avg rating — 859 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smart Move (Work for It #7) 3.98 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smartypants Romance 2023 Sampler (Smartypants Romance Samplers Book 5) by Stacy Travis (Goodreads Author), Talia Hunter (Goodreads Author), Allie Winters (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

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Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness and What He Wants to Do With You

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Amanda Pennington is starting Smart Move: Did you know Smart Move is actually part two for this little found family? 💛 If you loved the side characters and friendships in Smart Move, Book Smart dives deeper into Cam and Mel's romance while revisiting the same cozy world. found family rom-com \| opposites attract \| closed-door romance \| feel-good fiction #romcombooks #foundfamily #closeddoorromance #oppositesattract Smart Move (Work for It #7) by Amanda Pennington (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Ivy plopped a worn-looking fedora on top of his head. “I figured you wouldn’t care about dressing up. So I came prepared. You actually look good, Cam.”
I forced myself to refocus. “Very eighties Johnny Depp,” I agreed.
He blinked his gaze away from me and straightened the hat. “I’d rather be Jack Sparrow Johnny Depp, but I didn’t dress for that either.”
“It wouldn’t fit eighties night,” Ivy said.
He scoffed. “Who says it’s 1980s and not 1780s?”
― Amanda Pennington

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“Was I feeling desperate? My inner feminist cried a valiant “Never!” My inner fan of Masterpiece romances sobbed into an embroidered pillow.”
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