Bücher von Amanda Blackwood

Trauma and PTSD have the ability to rewire our brains in ways we couldn't possibly predict. It's been a subject of study for a great many years. And while there's no replacement for professional medical treatment, learning more about yourself through understanding what trauma is and does can often help us come to terms with our experiences in healthy ways that can help kickstart the healing process.This series was written by a survivor of human trafficking who learned these lessons the hard way, "Growth from Darkness" has already received welcoming feedback from clients around the world."Growth from Darkness will help countless people. It already helped me." - Susan H.

"A see-saw of emotions runs through reading this apocalyptic adventure, but excitement rules the day." Philip Zossaro, Reedsy Escaping Los Angeles for a weekend is hard enough. Escaping Los Angeles during an apocalypse? That's next to impossible.When there's nobody left to care, when civilization has turned on itself, when your friends and family are dead or gone, who do you have left to depend on? What if you never learned to depend on someone? In a catastrophic event, your life might just depend on it. Dragging along a police officer, a car thief and a disabled military veteran can prove to be even more of a challenge than someone like she could ever have imagined, but the challenges keep piling up. From a murder in a park to an attack in a hospital, the story never stops moving. She's a determined, bull headed, independent woman who's been on her own since childhood. She's seen the worst of humanity her entire life. Living through an apocalypse would be nothing new. Depending on others is another story all together. Book one of a three part series, "The Unlikely" is sure to grab your attention from start to finish and leave you wanting more.

The unlikely survivors are finally able to escape Los Angeles amid disaster and turmoil, but their path is anything but straight. After being derailed by an ambush that strands them outside of a small town run by an abusive tyrant, the group finds a large abandoned home hidden in the woods. Missy, still not healed from her wounds, convinces the group that this would make a suitable place to ride out the storm and hide until things blow over and life returns to normal. But are they delusional in thinking things will ever go back to the way they were? When desperation drives a familiar face out of the Los Angeles valley and straight into their path, all hell breaks loose once again."This sequel to the original gave me a feeling of being back with old friends in troubled times. This is a series well worth the read."- Sherman Hutchinson, Verathane Books"This series is quickly shaping up to be one of my favorite post-apocalyptic book series from an unknown author. Everything feels so real, it's as if I'm standing there on the brink of disaster with them, looking to Missy for guidance just to stay alive."- Amber Montgomery Don't miss the rest of this groundbreaking trilogy!The UnlikelyNew HopeFair Play

Trauma and PTSD have the ability to rewire our brains in ways we couldn't possibly predict. It's been a subject of study for a great many years. And while there's no replacement for professional medical treatment, learning more about yourself through understanding what trauma is and does can often help us come to terms with our experiences in healthy ways that can help kickstart the healing process.This series was written by a survivor of human trafficking who learned these lessons the hard way, "Growth from Darkness" has already received welcoming feedback from clients around the world."Growth from Darkness will help countless people. It already helped me." - Susan H.

Nobody can predict what a rage filled leader will do next. When a traitor is discovered among the tight knit group and one of the group is fatally injured, everyone turns to Missy for guidance. In the wake of tragedy and loss, she doesn't know what to do and sends the survivors of the Mountain Home masacre on a different path. Armed with a handgun, and a few close friends, the last remaining unlikely survivors strike out again, this time searching for revenge. When the truth is revealed, nobody is prepared for it, especially Missy. "Simply devastating in ways I couldn't have predicted. What a glorious way to wrap it all up. It seems all things are truly connected."- Sherman Hutchinson, Verathane Books Don't miss this thrilling conclusion to the epic trilogy of Unlikely Survivors. Book one: The UnlikelyBook two: New HopeBook three: Fair Play