Bøger af Amanda Bennett

After meeting a tall, dark and handsome stranger one night at a bar while out with her best friend, Hadley Smith spews out one tiny white lie that would normally never affect her life, but this time is different. Hadley has been in a three year relationship with Ryan Tate, a successful attorney who would give her the world if he could. She knows it's getting serious, and with an impending engagement on the horizon, Hadley feels on top of the world. That is...until her mysterious stranger shows up at her engagement party. Now her small harmless white lie could ultimately ruin the only good thing she has ever had. Relationships are tricky, but deciding between a life you have always wanted, and the life you wish you were brave enough to live, can prove to be unbearable.

Their love was raw and passionate and the thing that most fairytales were made of, but love doesn't always guarantee a happy ending in life. Aston's only family was Shelby, so when her best friend calls her with devastating news, Aston is quick to drop everything and run to her best friend's side, no questions asked. Except her life isn't just hers anymore, and the distance between her and Sloan begins to prove to be too much to handle. Sloan changed his entire life for Aston, not because she asked him to, but because he finally found the one person he wanted to change for. Although their life up until now has been pure romance and undying love, Sloan is finding it hard to still be the man Aston knows him to be, and the man that his father's company needs him to be at the same time. With so much distance between them, issues and certain people are starting to test their relationship in ways they were never prepared for. Will love still be enough to conquer it all? Or will it burn out and fizzle to ashes?

My dream was to play for the NFL, and that was always the plan...until she caught me off guard. Now, we were married to a secret, a secret that would bind me to her for the rest of my life, but I needed a way out. And I almost thought I would be able to get out, but I was sadly mistaken. When she came sauntering back into my life, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Little did she know that I was already involved, involved in something far beyond her comprehension. Now I had to make a choice, a life altering one at that, but it just wasn't that simple. She was my obsession, and I would stop at nothing to make her mine.

What do you do when the one person you have always wanted, you can almost never have? We found each other by chance and it was perfect, easy and everything I could have asked for. Our love was one for the books. When he moved next door, my entire world flipped upside down and inside out, but it was the best feeling I had ever experienced. Until the time came to choose between him and my family. I was young and in love, but in the end, I chose my family. I've regretted that decision since the day I made it. Now fate has given me a second chance with the one person I knew I was always supposed to be with. But this time so much more was standing in our way. Can I choose him over the life I've come to know? Will he be able to forgive me and give us a second chance? Is true love really enough to conquer everything standing in our way? Sometimes the hardest decisions in life, are the most liberating, I just hope that this time I made the right one. *WARNING MATURE CONTENT Recommended for 18+ due to adult content, language and situations

WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE, CONTENT, AND SITUATIONS. 17+ RECOMMENDED Darkness swept through my vision as my short lived life passed before my eyes. His face was the last thing I saw before I succumbed to my destiny. It's funny how life can change its direction in the blink of an eye. What had once brought me strength, has now made me weak, and it was no one's fault but my own. I did this and unfortunately he would now be the one to suffer for it. I could feel my heart breaking into a million pieces all over again and the feeling made me want to die. At eighteen years old Bennett had finally realized what her feelings for Gray meant. Through all the loss and love that they had been through with each other, nothing was going to tear them apart, except maybe time. She was willing to fight for her new found love of this boy she's always known. But forces beyond their control are willing to do whatever it took to do just that. With Gray heading off to the police academy, and Bennett headed to college, things were bound to change. Time apart, temptation, lies, and loss would test the strength of the relationship they thought would outlast anything. Five years later Bennett and Gray will be faced with a reality neither one of them ever thought possible. It's up to Gray to save Bennett from a force so strong it will test his strength, love, and undying devotion he swore to her all those years ago. They both learn that life isn't always fair and the things you desire most in life can come at a costly price.

Gray and Bennett's story continues in the second installment of the Broken Series, As their love and faith in each other will be tested beyond belief. With some of their past behind them, and a bright future to look forward to, life is on the mend for Gray and Bennett. These two have always known what they have meant to each other, and are finally able to live their lives, together. Is love enough when forces beyond your control try to take away the one thing you have always claimed to be yours? Sometimes it takes the broken parts of you, for you to finally see what needs to be done to pull through the darkness.

*This is the fourth installment in the Raine Series and is primarily Cami and Glenn's story Sometimes there are things that can kill you and sometimes there are things that make you stronger. Meeting Glenn wasn't exactly on my to do list when I went to go visit my best friend in Texas, but that's the funny thing about life. Everything happens when you least expect it. Our love was fast and hard, but it was everything I could've asked for. Life was picture perfect as I started my new married life with Glenn, but sometimes all good things have to come to an end, or so they say. I wasn't willing to let our marriage short out and fizzle the way my parents' had. I was willing to fight every obstacle that came our way, and there were plenty. But was he? Sometimes you have to find the courage to stand and fight, even when it's a fight that wasn't meant to be won.

Carson: My life was flipped upside down when my sister miraculously came back from the dead, and unfortunately I was left feeling like I was back in her shadow, yet again. But all that seemed to fade away once he came strutting through my front door. He was beautiful beyond words, and had a way of talking that would make any girl fall for him, but that was the problem. Now I found myself fighting every urge to be with him, regardless of how much my heart ached for him. Ruger: I had never met anyone like her in my entire existence. She was snarky and sassy, and that was exactly what I loved about her. She wasn't susceptible to my charm like most other girls, and that made the chase, that much more rewarding. I need her and want her all the same, but unfortunately for me my life and career tend to get in the way. Sometimes you have to have faith to get the one thing you've always wanted, but would she want me in return after knowing the real me?

*This is the third and final book in The Raine Series. WARNING contains mature content and language Kayla seems to have it all. She has a wonderful man who would go to the ends of the earth for her and a family that seems to support her regardless of the consequences. But is it enough to help her face her demons and to truly find happiness within her heart? Madison never thought he would be faced with so many life altering decisions at such a young age. he wants to do right by Kayla and his family, but when old wounds reopen he finds himself questioning every choice he has ever made. Life isn't all it seems for these two and they're coming to the realization that there will always be someone wanting to come along and destroy it all. Will following her heart prove to be the right decision, or will it be the one thing that could make the only man she's ever loved, say good-bye for good?

What if with one choice, you could change your whole life in a matter of seconds? Aston Boyd has always put everything into her work. She has never needed anyone in her life and has survived on her own since she was 18, and had never looked back. When she gets her dream promotion and becomes the new editor at one of the biggest publishing houses in Arizona, she thinks she has finally figured it all out. But when Aston receives an invitation to her first love's wedding, she starts to re-evaluate just how much she has given up for her career. With a mission in mind to try and win back the one she let go, she never took into consideration that what she might need, or even want, could be right in front of her. Will she be willing to put her heart out there to get back the life she could have had, or will she try for something new? Sloan Holden is the quintessential bad boy, trying to cover all that up with his good boy act. He has spent the last 9 years trying to prove to his over bearing father that he can change his ways, and one day run his publishing house. The only thing standing in his way, is a slew of fast women and his wild lifestyle, which he just can't seem to give up. He doesn't do relationships, and always vowed to stay single forever. A lot can change when the one person you thought you would never fall for, worms their way into your heart, but will the feelings be returned?

"Love cannot be defined by age or time, but by the way that person makes you feel. He made me feel completely vulnerable, but vulnerability I have learned is a gift, one that I will gladly accept from Madison Raine." Kayla Madison had irrevocably changed me. He opened me up to feel things I had never felt, and he never judged me for my past. In the short amount of time I had known him, I had fallen in love with him and everything he encompassed. He showed me how to live, how to enjoy life, but best of all, he showed me how to love. They say bad things happen to good people, well that saying rang truer to me now than ever before. Madison is gone. He is off at school in Arizona, and I just couldn't bring myself to leave with him. That was my first mistake. See the thing about trouble is, it will always find you. Trouble found me the night he left, and that night forever changed me. Now I am fighting my way back, alone. Madison Leaving Kayla was one of the hardest things I had ever had to do. To say I regret my decision to leave her behind, would be an understatement. My world shifted when I met her and I would forever be changed. Everything felt different now that I was away, everything with her at least. Something was wrong, I could feel it. I needed to go to her to find out what this feeling was, but would she trust me enough to tell me, and could I trust her to forgive me. "When life, love and heart breaking circumstances stand to pull apart a bond so strong, what do you do without trust?"

*This is the third installment of the Broken series and it is a novella **Some of these incidents are based on real events form the author's life. Life is seemingly perfect for Bennett and Gray as they're getting ready for baby number two to make his way here. With a new career for Gray, and Bennett finally starting to feel safe again, everything seems to be in its rightful place. But life has a weird way of knowing when things are going just a little too perfect. Insert Hannah and Theo's drama, along with their own, and you have more than enough drama to deal with. Complications, lies, cheating, and acceptance is what will lead these four best friends to a life they have always wanted, but getting their is half the battle. Sometimes you have to be broken to find out you are unbreakable. *Warning this book contains mature content and language

I needed an escape. An escape from my momma, a woman who cared more about herself than her own daughter. A woman who couldn't stand the sight of me since my father left. A boyfriend who was nothing but trouble. Trouble that I couldn't say no to. Unfortunately, leaving them both would prove to be either the best decision I could ever make, or the biggest mistake of my life. My plan was to escape to the one place I always felt safe. A place where life is simple and quiet, and a place where I could finish my senior year of high school unscathed. Abernathy, Texas was my second home, and my grandparents were the parents I aways wanted. There was no one around this one horse town to complicate my life any further, or at least that's what I thought. That was, until I met Madison Raine. He held the power to turn my peaceful escape upside down and inside out with just one look. He was beautiful, in every sense of the word and with that beauty, came trouble. There were a million reasons why I should stay away from him, but none of them seemed to matter when I caught sight of those emerald green eyes. It was becoming clear that staying away from Madison would be harder than I had anticipated. A past like mine never fully disappears, until you find yourself faced with the irreparable truth that sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands, consequences be damned. Kayla James (KJ) was everything I never knew I wanted. This was the last summer I would be on the farm before I headed off to college, and meeting her was the last thing I expected. I didn't know what had brought her here, and I honestly didn't care. I had my own things to deal with and a relationship wasn't one of them. Little did I know that this girl, would wind up being exactly what I needed in every way possible. Life hasn't always been easy, and telling my grandparents that I was going to college in another state was going to be the death of me, but it was something I needed to do. I needed a life outside of Texas, one where no one knew who I was or what I had lost. Between baseball and my band, I thought I had it made. All it took was one look into those baby blues and I was a goner. I ended up needing her like I needed air to breathe, and everything inside of me wanted to be with her regardless of the outcome. How do you choose between love and life, and convince the one person who trusts no one, to take a chance on you? (This is book #1 of three in The Raine Series. It contains mature language and situations)

My name is Lyndley, or Sarah I suppose, depending on who you ask. My once amazing dream of a life had all been taken away from me one tragic night. A night that I wouldn't soon forget. I knew my job was a dangerous one, but it never crossed my mind that one day it could all just disappear right before my eyes. Now I was trapped in a never-ending nightmare and living a life that was no longer my own. At least I wasn't completely alone, but Ky Wakely was the kind of man that made you wish you were. Sure he was easy on the eyes, but everything else about that man drove me utterly insane. I suppose every dream comes with a price, but when it's your life, was it a price I was willing to pay?

Sometimes in the darkness, we find the light. At least the fortunate ones do. For those who don't want to find the light are sometimes forced into it. What do you do when a stranger in the darkness ends up being your savior? Riley Turner never expected or wanted to see her twenty-first birthday, and she planned not to. Feeling lost and alone her entire life with no one to love or support her, there was never a reason to exist. That was until the stranger who saves her, becomes the one person to show her what life is really about. Riley finds her world being turned upside down and for the first time ever, finds herself wanting to live. Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes that reason doesn't always make sense, especially when life hasn't always been so kind. Will Riley be able to over come her fears and finally find a reason to live her life, or will she see just how cruel life really can be after believing and taking a chance? *WARNING this book contains mature content, language and sensitive situations

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