Amanda Zook

Logan was a lot of firsts for Annika. Her first friend. Her first love. And the first man she’d ever struck. And it hurt. But not nearly as much as the hurt his abandonment caused the night her twin brother died. Consumed by grief, for both men, she fights each day to persevere. She’s a survivor and will weather confronting her past and the man whose arms always felt like coming home. He deserved that slap, but Logan had his reasons for leaving. Unable to face the guilt he felt because of the accident that killed her brother, he ran and joined the SEALs. He spends fifteen years risking his life to save others as penance for the one life he hadn’t been able to save, while trying to put the woman whose smile sets him on fire behind him. Desperate for Annika’s forgiveness, Logan sets out to make things right. But someone with a score to settle threatens his second chance. Will he be able to shield Annika from the threat or will his own demons destroy their happily ever after? Annika’s Aurora is the second book in the Nighthawk Search and Rescue Series. A standalone, second chance, full length novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating and a guaranteed happy ever after. Warning: this book contains discussions of grief, suicide, and a school shooting which might be unsettling for some readers.

She's running from her hellish past. He's running from the mistakes in his past. Can they find a future together? Desperate to escape years of abuse, Sophie finds the courage to run with a secret that could either protect her or blow up in her face. After a series of mistakes, she rolls into Lake Haven with fifty dollars left to her name. Homeless, jobless, and hungry, the flat tire was the last straw, until the man with eyes that imbue a comfort she hadn’t felt in recent memory stops to help her. His kindness, as well as his job lead, gives her the hope she needs. She can finally start living the life her parents always wanted for her. Finding a mutual love of music with him, her walls crumble. He gives her the kind of love people write songs about. In her darkest days, she never imagined she could live such a good life, full of laughter, love, and music. Evan and the extended Nighthawk family gave her voice back to her, but her fear of losing it all once again threatens to consume her. Desperate to escape the mistakes he made as a Chicago police detective that cost his sister her life, Evan throws himself into his new job as a Nighthawk. He wallows privately in guilt and grief until he stops to help a stranded pedestrian and meets a woman with the most haunting eyes he’s ever seen. She has secrets he’s determined to learn, but he will have to reveal his own shameful secrets to be worthy of her trust. Since losing his sister, music was his way out. It soothed his mind and soul, healing his heart. Yet he still wasn’t whole. Not until Sophie. She makes him feel as good, if not better, than music does. Sophie’s song touched his soul, and his heart would always beat the rhythm of hers. When she disappears from right under his nose, Evan will use every resource at his disposal to find her a make sure the monsters who tormented her for so long receive their final reckoning. Sophie’s Song is the sixth book in the Nighthawk Search and Rescue Series. A standalone, woman on the run, full length novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating and a guaranteed happy ever after. Warning: this book contains instances of domestic abuse which might be unsettling for some readers.

Hollynn Witness a murder―Check Escape with my life―Check Survive a plane crash―Check Spend weeks shacking up with a hot Lumberjack under the guise of protection―That's a most definite Check And by hot lumberjack, I mean the total package. Shoulders, abs, muscles on top of muscles. But even though I’m treated to my own thirst trap show almost daily while he chops wood, I sense there is something beneath the gruff exterior that has cut him deeply. He’s got a past that has left more scars than my own. It’s a beautiful thing when he reveals them to me. The only problem is, I’ve got a secret that will force us apart, despite how well he can wield his . . . axe. I must protect his heart by walking away. Jude I had been looking forward to a little solitary time when a phone call from my boss changes my plans. Now instead of rest and relaxation at my cabin, I have a new mission. And she just fell out of a tree into my arms. The men she’s running from will stop at nothing to take her out, especially since she’s hidden something important to them. I vow to keep her safe. It’s what I do. But the little Disney princess look-a-like weasels her way into my secrets. I share things I’ve never told anyone, not even my Nighthawk family. When she walks away, it’s too late. I’m already in too deep. But can I overcome the specters from my past to be the man she needs me to be? Hollynn’s Horizon is the fifth book in the Nighthawk Search and Rescue Series. A standalone, forced proximity, protector, full-length novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating and a guaranteed happily ever after. Warning: this book contains brief scenes of violence, and discussions of a character with childhood leukemia.

The shadows brought them together, but it was the light that would bind them for all time. Sutton Masters lives with grief and shame, letting the shadows of guilt shield her as she settles into her new life after the death of her fiancé. She’s content with the small jobs her photography studio brings in, even while shooting portraits and the Lake Haven's advertising campaign may not bring the thrills she’d once craved. Too broken to love again, reconnecting with her fiancé’s best friend is the last thing she expected. Wyatt, and his dimple that does dirty things to her mind, breaks through the walls she’s imprisoned behind, giving her a quiet strength and the power to battle the shadows that haunt her. The disappearance of his teenage sister demands Wyatt “Tin Man” Tinsley's entire focus, yet he finds himself seeking out the woman he’d once desired but lost to his best friend. Sutton becomes his biggest comfort as the worries for his sister intensify. He’s heard the rumors claiming she’s responsible for his friend’s death and sees the darkness she lives with but vows the shadows will not imprison her any longer. His heart is a goner, craving all of her yet terrified the aching hunger is all he’s going to be left with. He’ll be trapped forever in that moment when his best friend declared he would marry the woman that Wyatt wanted. But as they imbue new light into each other, a darker shadow they didn’t see coming threatens to destroy everything they built together. Will Wyatt be able to find his girls in time, or will the Tin Man lose his heart forever?

He may play a superhero on the big screen, but it’s the fierce warrior in his arms who instructs him in the mastery of true courage. Marcus has a sexy charisma that was both inaccessible and dangerous for someone like her. The man has women throwing themselves at him constantly, it would be foolish of her to wade into that for a sexy chin dimple. But with the reverence he whispers her name, the heated glances that make her squirm, and the sublime caresses of his hand, she was a goner . . . and headed straight to heartbreak. Avoiding the reality of his life, he hoped to stay in denial for as long as possible in order to have a little something just to himself and he wanted everything Emma’s beautiful eyes could promise. But he’d been a fool to think he could have her without the consequences of his life getting in the way. To shield her from the harsh world of his celebrity, he walked away. When an unexpected encounter brings them back together, he feels as if he can finally breathe again. She’s everything he’s been searching for and becoming the man she loves would be his greatest role ever. When an ultimate betrayal threatens their lives and everything they’ve built, she vows to stand by him, shield him from heartache, and cut through anyone who dared to hurt him. But will it be enough? Will he finally acknowledge to himself that they are stronger together? If they prevail, the production of their love story could be an epic romance. Emma’s Element is the third book in the Nighthawk Search and Rescue Series. A standalone, celebrity falls for the common woman, full length novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating and a guaranteed happy ever after.

Her first kiss. Her first love. Her first heartbreak. Graham was all those things. Now, twelve years later, Natalie has to face old wounds when she is forced to ask Graham for help finding her missing students. Graham has never forgotten Natalie, or their first kiss. The sketch in his office―the one she drew of a Nighthawk, the one he named his business after―reminds him daily of the woman that got away. The life he could have had. Natalie will need to decide if she’s willing to risk her heart again, but only if she can convince him heroes can have relationships and still save lives. When Natalie goes missing, he discovers his inner demons are not alone in conniving to destroy their budding relationship. Graham will call on every skill he’s ever learned to save her. Will he find his heart’s guiding star in time? Or will they both be trapped in the darkness forever? Natalie’s Nighthawk is the first book in the Nighthawk Search and Rescue series. A standalone, full length, second chance novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Warning: this book contains scenes discussing domestic abuse which might be unsettling for some readers.