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Amanda Hogan

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Fiction, Romance, Young Adult

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Amanda Hogan was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. Originally majoring in Web Design, she then majored in Office Administration at Columbus State Community College. She didn’t realize she could write all the stories in her head until her senior year of high school and early years of college as she was taught to write correctly. She is also a fan of many TV shows, movies, books, writers, actors, athletes, and musicians, which have all inspired her stories. Amanda still lives in Columbus with her family and dog Callie.

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Average rating: 4.5 · 12 ratings · 2 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Double Play 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	If Not For You 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 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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"Our Last Goodbye" Out Now

My latest novella "Our Last Goodbye" is out now!!! :D This took a bit longer than planned due to some technical issues but the eBook is now out and the paperback version will be very soon, and both will be available on most major book sites. This novella is a modern-day romance retelling of one of my favorite classic novels "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". Anne Bronte was so far ahead of her time wh Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 05, 2025 08:06 • Tags: books, music, my-writing, out-last-goodbye, retelling, romance

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The Dog Stars

by Peter Heller

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Mate

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Really liked the latest "Stranger Things" graphic novel "The Rise of Hellfire"!!! :D It told more of Eddie's backstory and how he got into playing D&D in the late 70s, while also showing how Dustin, Mike, and Lucas met Eddie and joined the Hellfire C ...more
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Finally got to read Rebecca Yarros's contemporary romance novel "Variation" and it was great!!! :D I love her "Fourth Wing" series and also loved "In the Likely Event", so I was excited to read this. Loved Allie and Hudson, and their romance. I've al ...more
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“Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!”
― William Shakespeare, Macbeth

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“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
― Henry James

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“Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country

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