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Amanda lives in North Carolina with her beloved husband, Chris, and their goofy Leopard Gecko, Mr. Toes. When Amanda is not writing, she is gardening, playing video games, or maintaining her collections of many things.

Amanda's favorite book genres are fantasy, suspense/thriller, and horror.

Books by the author:

Drake the Sea Dragon and the Plastic Planet
Tales from Diamisha: The Dark Wizard
Super Spectacular Snakes!!
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	Offerings of Undesirables by Amanda Cole (Goodreads Author), Christopher Cole (Illustrator, Editor) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2025	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
	Drake the Sea Dragon and the Plastic Planet by Amanda Cole (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator, Author), Christopher Cole (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 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
	Tales from Diamisha: The Dark Wizard by Amanda Cole (Goodreads Author), Christopher Cole (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 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
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NEW Horror/Sci-fi short story collection coming Fall 2025!

Offerings of Undesirables is a short story collection featuring five stories in the elements of horror and sci-fi. Coming Fall 2025, just in time for Halloween!

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Rise of Reikka (Harridan Society)

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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)

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A Sound of Steel: Volume I (The Fallstreak Arsenal Book 1)

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