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Some loves leave roots. Some return through smoke.

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Welcome to the worlds of Amanda Focht, where thorned gardens keep their secrets, old magic stirs beneath the ordinary, and love finds its way across time.

The House of Hawthorn & Smoke

Awaiting Your Haunting Invitation

Roots & Thorns is the first book in an ongoing series that begins a forbidden love story and plants the seeds of a much older bond. As the series unfolds, each book reveals more of the couple’s past lives—and the wounds they carry forward—showing how those buried histories twist, test, and transform their present-day choices.

Virtual Book Club

Pass through the rusted gates to uncover hidden lore, sacred rites, and personal connection.

The Members’ Sanctuary

A private corner for readers who want to linger in the shadows a little longer.

Secret Correspondence

Deepen your devotion with exclusive letters from the thorned garden.

Thorn & Smoke Rituals

Engagement in seasonal magic and botanical devotion within our members-only space.

Roots & Thorns Archive

Arcane knowledge and whispers from the past, curated for those who seek devotion.

About Amanda Focht

Amanda Focht is a writer of magical realism and dark romance, crafting immersive worlds where history, memory, and the supernatural intertwine. Her work explores the deep roots of forbidden love, devotion and the choices that shape a life, often through the lens of botanical magic and forgotten legacies. She invites readers to linger in the shadows of the Hawthorn House, where every secret is kept by thorns and every silence is broken by smoke.

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