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I’m Amanda and I love to write fantasy novels filled with supernatural creatures, banter, and sometimes baked goods. So if that sounds right up your alley…or maybe right up your narrow cobblestone path through the haunted woods, grab a cup of coffee, a cinnamon roll, and your favorite pocket demon, and get ready to wander through the weird.
Leah and Jake Ruin Their Friendship
Millennial and bad movie junkie Leah Roth didn’t think her life would still be so directionless in her thirties. Not everything’s bad. She’s living in a small town straight out of Gilmore Girls with her eleven-year-old son and her friends and family. But her dating life is another story. There was the guy who insisted that his pet snake sleep next to them, the cheating ex who was more interested in admiring his muscles than changing diapers, and the amateur magician who tried to see how big he could grow his handlebar mustache. The one person who is always able to listen to her relationship woes is her best friend, Jake Bradley. Between telling him about her love life and taking trips down memory lane, she hopes the one thing they don’t talk about is the crush she’s had on him for years.
Jake Bradley was ten when his family relocated from Ireland to Minnesota. His world was rocked on day one by his new next-door neighbor, Leah Roth. They became best friends immediately, bonding over Game Boy, terrible films, and his love of baking. But underneath his jokes and self-deprecating personality, Jake has a secret—he’s been in love with Leah for a long time. After letting the chance to be with her slip by years ago, Jake has convinced himself that there is no way that Leah has feelings for him…
When Jake suddenly finds himself single, both friends realize that the timing might be right to admit their feelings. Will Leah and Jake be brave enough to take a chance on love and each other?
Are best friends, mutual pining, and meddling families the ingredients for true love, or are Leah and Jake a recipe for certain disaster?
Tropes:
Friends to lovers
Small town romance
FMC and MMC over 30
Mutual pining
Secret crush
FMC afraid to commit
Golden retriever MMC
Divorced dad
Single mom
Unleash the banter
The spice is spicing!
A Devil in Every Dark Corner
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets Gilmore Girls in this banter-filled tale of two witch sisters trying to stop an entity behind a series of otherworldly murders.
Imogen Abernathy is fed up with being a witch. And she's definitely had enough of her family's demon and monster-hunting business, Otherworldly Investigations. But when her younger sister, Carmen, has an otherworldly mishap, Imogen has no choice but to return home to face her past and her deep mistrust of witchcraft. Drawn back into the world of magic, Imogen and Carmen begin investigating a series of grisly murders that may be linked to the mysterious Thistle Witch, a powerful entity with demonic abilities. As magical creatures flee from the Thistle Witch, the sisters realize that they have to tap into old and dangerous witchcraft if they have any hope of defeating this sinister threat. Grab your spell book, a pocket demon, your favorite chainsaw, and a slice of exorcism cake, because Imogen and Carmen are about to learn that fighting evil is a real witch.
A Devil in Every Dark Corner is the first novel in the Otherworldly Investigations series, which follows Imogen and Carmen Abernathy as they help clients with their paranormal problems, but usually not before using just enough magic to make a situation that much worse.
A Devil in Every Dark Corner is also available on Kindle. And it’s free on Kindle Unlimited.
“This book delivers perfect Sabrina the Teenage Witch x Scooby Doo x Supernatural vibes coupled with laugh out loud humor and quirky friendships. The banter between the main characters had me cackling— the little jokes and absurd anecdotes were so well done… I could not get over how genuine the connection/chemistry between the main characters felt, especially between Imogen and Carmen.”
— Natalie, Goodreads review
“Welcome to the wild world of Pocket Demons, where Cute Corgis and Minotaur roam free, and exorcism cakes are the dessert of choice! If this quirky combo piques your interest, then buckle up for a devilishly good time with this book. Because trust me, when there's a devil lurking in every dark corner, you know you're in for a wild ride! …Amanda wrote three different personalities and wrote them so well that I was invested in their stories from beginning.”
— Romana, via Romi’s Book Corner
“I had an absolute blast reading this book! It’s full of witches, demons, and magic! This book really reminded me of a mix of Charmed and Scooby Doo in the best way!”
— Aly, Goodreads review
“A Devil in Every Dark Corner was simultaneously funny, dark, morbid, and creepy and I couldn’t put it down…The emotional connection and love between Carmen and Imogen nearly leaps off the page and I just wanted them to stay happy forever.”
— Stephanie LibraryQueens, Amazon review
About Amanda
As a child, Amanda Braun Boe could often be found playing too much Nintendo, watching old movies, reading in a hammock swing, and daydreaming about fictional worlds. She obtained her M.A. in English and decided to start putting those worlds down on paper. When not writing, she enjoys baking, reading, searching for the best donuts in whatever town she’s in, filling her phone with cat pictures, and testing the limits of how much coffee a person can consume in one day. She lives in rural Minnesota with her husband and their sofa-stealing furry friends. For more, follow her on Instagram and TikTok.
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