Dawn is the home town good girl with a spunky attitude and compassionate heart. So much like her father and struggling with the estranged relationship with her mother, her life is about to be turned upside down. With only her loyal friends and family to rely on, she will be pushed to the breaking point. Nathan, the resident bad-boy, returns home in a unique arrangement that forces him to build up his defensive walls. A violent past he has been trying to lock away, comes back to haunt him and threatens to break apart everything he has worked for. What happens when these two fiery personalities meet? They hate each other – at first. They have a way of pushing each others' buttons and getting under each others' skins. They each think the other is conceited and selfish. Then they confuse each other with small acts of kindness and unexpected moments of affection. These moments are dashed away by their antagonism, stubbornness and pride. They are falling in love, but neither will see it if they can't get past their own selfish attitudes and personal demons. Only time will tell if they can reach out from under the surface and find the love that brings out the best and worst in each other. © 2012 Amanda Nichols All Rights Reserved.

A sequel to Under the Surface Ten years later… Dawn’s father Greg has some interesting and disturbing news. Dawn is a successful book critic and reviewer and enjoys her career. Nathan owns and runs a group home for juvenile delinquent teenage boys, a matter that is very personal for him since he was once helped out of the street life by Greg. Life has significantly changed for everyone since that very interesting senior year of high school, friends and family included and life is about to change dramatically again. While everyone is working on past problems and current dilemma’s no one notices the threat lurking in the shadows bidding their time…

It’s the next generation of bad boys and now bad girls. Nathan, Dawn, Lily, Brandon, Rob and Debra do have their hands full! Or does it only seem that way? Is Abigail just trying to be rebellious because of the legacy her father has left her with suppressing down what and whom she really is and loves? Is Anthony really a bad boy or is it a front for what he really doesn’t want people to know and feel sorry for him? What is really going on with Anthony and Abigail’s friendship? And Jonathan…discovering what he feels and wants is forced to put his foot down and not put up with being a push over and escape route anymore without turning to rebellion himself or losing the one he cares about. We also have Levi, who is this guy? Abigail, Anthony and Jonathan, best friends and who have grown up together in the shadows of their parents. Other influences throw obstacles in the way as well, the eldest sister to Jonathan and Anthony Shannon is not a fan of Abigail. Then there is Monique, who knows what she is thinking… Everyone has a secret, and when they are revealed will their lives start to shatter apart or rise above the surface? ~.~ The third installment to my Surface Series focused on all the children from the original stories and how they deal with their families legacies and pasts and their own coming of age crises. © 2013 Amanda Crescent Nichol All Rights Reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.