Amanda LaPera Books
Memoir and fiction united by hope, resilience, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.
True Stories
A father’s severe mental illness. A family’s search for hope and understanding.
Explore MemoirsYoung Adult Fiction
Friends forever. Connected coming-of-age stories set in a remote Mojave Desert town.
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New worlds. Impossible choices. Stories of survival, hope, and humanity are on the horizon.
Get Release UpdatesStandalone memoirs in a connected family story.
Psychology Memoirs · Book 1 · Standalone
When Amanda's father develops paranoid schizophrenia at age fifty-three without any history of drugs and disappears, her family begins a desperate search to bring him home.
Psychology Memoirs · Book 2 · Standalone Sequel
Ten years after her father disappears, Amanda receives a call that changes everything and begins a search that will transform her understanding of family, love, and resilience.
Standalone young adult novels with connected characters.
Desert of Dreams · Book 0 · Prequel Novella
After a tragic accident claims her parents, Anne is sent to live with her grandfather on his remote desert ranch. Overcoming loss requires courage.
Desert of Dreams · Book 1
Kiara seeks love and acceptance in all the wrong places. Daring to dream of more begins with believing in herself.
Desert of Dreams · Book 2
A powerful coming-of-age story about survival, love, and courage.
Desert of Dreams · Book 3
Some truths demand courage. Sometimes love hurts more than it heals.
New worlds. Impossible choices. Stories of survival, hope, and humanity are on the horizon.
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