Welcome to my author's site!

I'm Amanda Van Lynn and I write Grimdark/Horror stories, that will make you question what you really know about fantasy and sci-fi.

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✨ Fantasy + Sci-Fi
🖤 Grimdark/Horror
🦄 Closed-door/No Spice Romance

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The Lady who Claimed the Lake

A sweet Modern Cottage-core, Closed-door, Christian Romance about a southern woman and a local sheriff.

WIP

The Merlinian Legend Series

Ancient magic, celestial bloodlines, and biblical prophecy.

... Series Guide

✨ Fantasy, sci-fi, and Grim Dark
🜂 Mythic lore + legend
❄️ Genocide
🔥 Forbidden Knowedge

The Soulmates Trilogy

Three modern day princes experience surpernatural events that change their lives.

Book I

Fish Out of Water

A woman hires a witch to curse her husband's soulmate, hoping he'll stay with her despite her infidelity. The curse turns his soulmate into a mermaid, who must reach the ocean and save him before a storm threatens his yacht.

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Book II

Ghost in a Box

A paranormal investigator, upon returning from a research trip to Japan, finds himself pursued by a persistent spirit. As he investigates further, he discovers a complex network of secrets that pose significant risks to both himself and his family.

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Book III

Pebble on a Beach

A boy, a dragon, and a fairy set out to keep the dragon hidden from the world. But when the fairy, still learning to control her magic, accidentally turns the boy into a dragon, they must race to reverse the spell before his father finds out.

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Houston... I'm Awake!

This science fiction thriller follows a protagonist who awakens prematurely during a voyage to Mars and undertakes efforts to assist astronauts aboard a malfunctioning spacecraft. The narrative also explores his investigation into the unexplained phenomena of the planet.

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🛰️ The last thing NASA wanted to here.
⏳ Can he learn to be an astronaut, before it's too late?
🟠 Mars is not as dead as they thought.

About Amanda

Here, magic is complicated, heroes are flawed, and every choice matters.

Amanda Van Lynn (born Amanda Lynn Partenheimer, Marion, Indiana) has been writing since childhood, inspired by early stories and LARPing adventures that shaped her character Ilaina, daughter of Merlin. After a period away from writing, Amanda began The Wizard’s Bible—a dark fantasy saga started in 2025 at the Nelson County Library—that explores themes of magic, faith, and the struggle between light and darkness. Drawing influence from Arthurian legend and modern grimdark fiction, her work focuses on the complexities of power and morality.

“I thought I had an idiol hand. I'm not that cute little girl that used to right fairy-princess type tales.”

Fantasy Grimdark Romantasy Mythic Sci-Fi

Dark and Suspenseful with classic storybook ornamentation.
Amanda's style: C.S. Lewis meets Stephen King.