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Author Spotlight: Amanda Blackwood - Book Tour and Giveaway

3/7/2022

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The Miller Miles
Micro-Biographies Book 1
by Amanda Blackwood
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Genre: Nonfiction, Biography, Human Trafficking, Abuse Survival 

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A saint was once asked "What is anger?" He replied that anger is a punishment that we give ourselves for someone else's mistake. Believe me, revenge is far worse.

We all do things we aren't proud of. Some of us have done far worse than others. I was a rather troubled teen and grew into a troubled young adult. One of the chapters from my life that I didn't know I'd ever have the courage to tell is the one about the Miller Miles.

From sex to drugs to love and lies, this adventure holds all that touches the lives of our nation's youth no matter what decade it might be. I was a teenage runaway, and as bad as that might be, I dragged others down that road with me. Eventually my friends betrayed me and I was left stranded in a strange city. It wouldn't be the last time that would happen in my life, but it was the last time in my life I actively sought (and achieved) revenge.

Miller was completely caught off guard. To some extent, so was I. It was an adventure to a degree, a nightmare to live and a story that I'll never forget as long as I breathe.



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The Shack In the Woods
Micro-Biographies Book 2

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How much trouble can two young kids get into when nobody is looking? A lot.

Don and I were unlikely friends, both damaged souls from secrets nobody knew. One of our many adventures took us to a shack in the woods where nobody had ventured in too many years to count. We knew we needed to explore the place and were driven by an unexplained force, but we never imagined what we might find.
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While we both found lost history, and Don found adventure, what I found was much more precious. I found a piece of me, a passion for history, and a rediscovery of my soul. I learned through one adventure as a kid that no matter how bad things were, I still didn't want to die. Discovery of self can be one of life's greatest adventures.


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Detailed Pieces of A Shattered Dream
Micro-Biographies Book 3

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"My name is Amanda Blackwood and I'm a survivor of human trafficking."

Even now the words sound like fiction, especially as the horrors fade from recent memory. It's been 20 years since I escaped that fate, beating the odds. Most don't survive. I know that now, I didn't know that then. I didn't see any other option.

At the age of 19, my life took a drastic turn down a very dark path. I married a much older man in an attempt to escape my already dramatic life and was looking for a way out of trouble when the word "trouble" was completely redefined for me. Taken in you a young couple who then sold me like property to the highest bidder, my life changed completely. Suddenly I found myself locked away in a small room with no food, no water, no bathroom, and no company other that the screams of other trapped girls down the dark, deadly hallway. I had ample time to rethink my life. When I escaped, I didn't go back for the other girls whose screams haunt my dreams even now.


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Custom Justice
by Amanda Blackwood
Genre: Nonfiction, Biography

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It's hard enough to escape human trafficking, but how does someone survive the aftermath of continually being hunted for years to come? I was young when the abuse started. It came from every angle. Struggling for many years, I wasn't sure I'd ever have a chance at a normal life with real love and true happiness. At the age of 31 I figured I was too old for that sort of thing. I'd been abused in the past, but this time I was finally going to have a happy ending.

I was moving to a foreign country to get married to a police officer I'd known for seven years. I would finally be happy. I had no idea that my entire life would change once more, and I'd be forced to either subject myself to abuse beyond anything I could ever imagine, or end my life unceremoniously, death by train. The man I thought I loved exploited me beyond comprehension. The damage he left behind will haunt me for the rest of my life. There is no way to seek court justice across international borders against a police officer in a corrupt system. Instead, I seek my custom justice simply by sharing the truth with the world. It's been 10 years since I escaped, beating all odds. Most don't survive. I know that now, I didn't know that then.


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Lost April
by Amanda Blackwood
Genre: Nonfiction, Biography

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When the media first started talking about the pandemic of 2020 it seemed as though most of the world was operating out of fear. Having already survived so much in my life, I was hesitant to buy into it all. Instead, I found myself facing new challenges with friends who were dying around me of cancer, and losing those who had taught me that I still had a heart worth loving. Challenges mounted as I found myself the soul supporter for the household after my roommate lost his job, and then totalled my car. The pandemic was 'raging on' according to the news, but the real fight was within.


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Amanda grew up moving all over the country and befriending people from all different cultural backgrounds. She came from a middle class family, and from the outside everything appeared to be quite normal. Nobody knew about the struggles behind closed doors - from an abusive family to school bullying, one struggle after another gave her a fighting spirit to never give up and to root for the underdog. While Amanda has mainly published memoirs and autobiographies, she has a heart for romance and an imagination for sci-fi. She has recently branched out into several different genre.
Amanda Blackwood is a survivor of human trafficking. A portion of every book sale goes to help fight human trafficking and to help other victims still trapped. Amanda lives in Denver, CO with her supportive husband and rescue cats who keep her sane.


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75 Comments
Kari B
3/7/2022 07:30:04 am

Sounds like a harrowing series of books to read, with content that will really make the readers think.

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Amanda Blackwood link
3/7/2022 09:21:23 am

That is certainly my hope. Thank you so much!

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Beyond Comps
3/7/2022 07:32:12 am

Great cover!

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Amanda link
3/7/2022 09:23:15 am

Thank you! The photo on the cover of Custom Justice was taken only a month before the book was published by a renowned wedding photographer in Colorado. Imagine his surprise when I announced only a few months later that I’d be getting married!

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Rita Wray
3/7/2022 10:12:49 am

The books sound great, thank you for sharing.

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:11:26 pm

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy them.

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NANCY
3/7/2022 11:37:34 am

Sounds fabulous

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AMANDA
3/8/2022 06:11:40 pm

Thank you!

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Marcy Meyer
3/7/2022 12:31:53 pm

Enjoyed the author spotlight. All of the books sound good.

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:13:15 pm

Thank you so much!

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wendy hutton
3/7/2022 01:48:25 pm

this sounds like an exciting book to read

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:13:46 pm

Thank you! Which one were you looking at?

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Sherry
3/7/2022 05:06:56 pm

I like the covers and think the books sound good.

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:14:06 pm

That means so much to me, thanks! I do the book cover designs myself.

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bn100
3/7/2022 07:10:34 pm

sounds interesting

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:14:32 pm

Thank you! Were you referring to all of them or one in particular?

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Jon Heil
3/7/2022 08:21:13 pm

Yup another year will set in!

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:13:02 pm

Hopefully not another year of my friends dying of cancer though. That was incredibly hard on me.

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Susan Smith
3/7/2022 08:41:08 pm

They all sound like great book. Thanks for sharing!

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Danielle Day
3/7/2022 09:02:52 pm

It sounds good!

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David Hollingsworth
3/7/2022 09:16:01 pm

I love the sound of this book!

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:15:01 pm

Thank you so much! Which one?

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Victoria Alexander
3/7/2022 09:28:41 pm

Thanks for sharing!

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Angela Heerde
3/7/2022 09:58:35 pm

I like book details

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:10:07 pm

Which one?

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Stephanie Liske
3/7/2022 11:29:48 pm

I like the book details.

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:10:23 pm

Which book?

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Zetaret
3/8/2022 02:38:06 am

Nice

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Michele Soyer
3/8/2022 04:17:30 am

Love the covers to all the books. Best of luck with the tour.

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:15:24 pm

Thanks! I actually design all of my own covers myself.

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kelly tupick
3/8/2022 04:34:11 am

Thaks, the book sound great and love the cover.

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:10:44 pm

Which one do you mean? There are five.

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Bernie Wallace
3/8/2022 06:10:03 am

How long did it take you to write your book?

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:16:41 pm

GREAT QUESTIONS! It depends on which one you mean. Custom Justice is the largest book I've ever written but I wrote the whole thing in the month of December, 2020. Detailed Pieces took me months, however, and is one of my shortest.

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David Basile
3/8/2022 10:59:09 am

looks interesting

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beth shepherd
3/8/2022 01:28:05 pm

This looks like a great read

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Barbara Montag
3/8/2022 01:35:50 pm

What an interesting series!
Thank you for sharing it with us.

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:17:00 pm

Thank you! It's definitely a labor of love.

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Ann Fantom
3/8/2022 01:46:51 pm

This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

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Amanda
3/8/2022 06:17:20 pm

Thank you! Which one did you seem to like the best?

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Debbie P
3/8/2022 11:16:51 pm

This sounds like a great read. Actually they all do!

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Amanda
3/9/2022 01:32:21 pm

Thank you very much! That's kind of you to say.

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Cynthia C
3/9/2022 01:31:08 pm

I don't read a lot of non-fiction but these sound really good.

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Amanda Blackwood
3/9/2022 01:33:46 pm

Thank you Cynthia! I do hope you're able to read at least one of them.

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Terri Quick
3/11/2022 05:46:27 pm

Pretty cover

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Amanda Blackwood
3/11/2022 05:51:29 pm

Thank you! Which one?

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Peggy Salkill
3/11/2022 09:17:03 pm

These sounds great!

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DIANE ERAL
3/12/2022 08:50:36 am

How do you decide which characters you will be writing about in your book?

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:11:29 pm

Well, since they're autobiographical books, they include the significant people I've known in my life - not made up characters.

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Serge B
3/12/2022 09:01:29 am

The Shack in the Woods sounds intriguing

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:11:45 pm

Thanks! It was a weird time in my life.

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Wendy Jensen
3/13/2022 01:19:40 pm

The book details make me want to read this.

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:12:01 pm

Which one did you want to read? There are five of them.

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Debbi Wellenstein
3/17/2022 12:20:13 pm

I enjoyed reading about these books. Thank you for the giveaway!

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K
3/22/2022 05:05:09 pm

Thank you so much for sharing! I really like the cover designs, and I can't wait to give these a read!

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:12:32 pm

I hope you're willing to leave some feedback on Amazon or Barnes & Noble or BookBub when you do!

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Kelly D
3/25/2022 04:54:45 pm

The book sounds great, very suspenseful.

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:12:42 pm

Story of my life. Thank you!

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Ken Ohl
3/28/2022 02:29:28 pm

this book looks intriguing

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:13:01 pm

WHICH book looks intriguing? There are five of them.

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Sarah L
4/1/2022 12:53:14 am

Looks like interesting books.
Thanks for the contest. 

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Thomas Gibson
4/2/2022 07:22:27 pm

Excellent work!

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Jen Reed
4/2/2022 09:28:40 pm

The book sounds great and I look forward to reading it.

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:13:16 pm

I hope you do!

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jason jennings
4/4/2022 06:26:04 pm

cant wait to read sounds good.

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:13:26 pm

Please let me know what you think

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jose rosado
4/5/2022 10:13:07 am

What do you think of the book details? Do you have any questions for the author?


A very good blurb

THX

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:14:02 pm

Did you have any questions for me?

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Daniel M
4/6/2022 02:11:35 pm

like the cover

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Amanda
4/7/2022 01:13:45 pm

Which one? There are five of them.

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Judy Gregory
4/7/2022 03:16:06 pm

How do you "flesh out" your characters?

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Amanda
4/7/2022 03:44:14 pm

Well, they’re not really made up characters so that part is easy. Each of these books are autobiographical, I’m a survivor of human trafficking. The people in the books are real. They flushed out their own character and I just flushed out the truth.

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jason jennings
4/7/2022 06:52:32 pm

sounds good cant wait to read

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Sand
4/7/2022 08:54:25 pm

Sounds like a great book!

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Renata
4/7/2022 10:49:32 pm

Sounds good!

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