“Don’t say it, don’t ask it, I wouldn’t be able to say no,” he whispered, his voice full of desire. “I can’t…we can’t…not yet, not now.” He lifted my chin slowly with his finger again. His eyes almost pleaded with mine to ask him and not ask him in, but the smart logical thing to do would be to wait - not complicate this even more. Not while there was still risk involved. * Sonja Winters has finally been able to start picking up the broken pieces of her personal life with the help of therapy after leaving an abusive ex. With her career picking up she thinks things can only get better, until circumstances out of her control bring unwelcome change to her perfected routine. Evan Jacobs partners with a longtime friend to start their own medical practice together, but when they take a meeting with the new web designer, he’s shocked. Didn’t he just see that woman on the couch - on his couch? He can’t afford to have history repeat itself. Neither of them expected to find the other in therapy or expected being 'On the Couch' to be so ... stimulating. © 2013-2014 Amanda Nichols

The sequel to ‘On the Couch’ An unexpected arrest… Selfish aspirations… Grudges and revenge fester… True love being tested beyond its limits... Sonja Winters and Evan Jacobs have had a rocky start to their relationship already. In love and moving on with their lives what more could come to complicate things? With a wedding to help plan, career’s evolving, events begin to unfold that test everyone’s loyalties. This epic love story continues with even greater surprises, twists and turns. © 2014 Amanda Nichols

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…