Author Interview with Amanda Cox & a Giveaway
What a blessing to interview Amanda Cox in person about her new release, Between the Sound and Sea! We had such a fun chat, and I think you’ll enjoy it too. You can learn all about her newest book set in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, as well as her three previous award-winning novels!
Amanda is giving away a paperback of Between the Sound and Sea to one US winner. Be sure to comment below by August 13 for a chance to win!
Comment on @amandacoxwrites’ Zoom author interview by August 13 for a chance to win her new release, #BetweentheSoundandSea. #giveaway #contemporaryfiction
TweetCheck out the pictures below from Amanda’s trip to the Outer Banks.
Join the conversation. What aspect of Amanda’s interview resonated with you most? Have you read any of her books? Which is your favorite? Does Between the Sound and Sea seem like a story you’d like to read?
Be sure to comment below by August 13 for a chance to win a paperback of her new book! (US resident only)
Between the Sound and Sea by Amanda Cox
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Every family has its secrets. Josephina Harris wouldn’t mind if her family still had a few of their own after a lawsuit tarnishes their name. When an opportunity opens to become a temporary keeper of a decommissioned lighthouse on a North Carolina island, she jumps at the chance to escape her small town to oversee its restoration.
As the work begins, “Joey” discovers strange notes tucked deep in the crevices of the old stone walls–pages torn from a lighthouse keeper’s log signed by someone named Mae who recounts harrowing rescues at sea. Fascinated by a woman lighthouse keeper, Joey digs into the past only to discover there’s never been a record of a lighthouse keeper by that name.
When things start to go amiss on the island, locals are convinced that it is the ghost of the lighthouse keeper and his daughter who were lost at sea during World War II. As Joey sifts through decades of rumors and legends and puts together the pieces of the past, what emerges is a love story–one that’s not over yet.
Multiple Christy Award winner Amanda Cox is your guide upon the raging seas of young love, heartbreaking loss, and learning to risk it all for a chance at happiness in this timeless novel.
Amanda Cox is the author of the 2021 Christy Book of the Year, The Edge of Belonging and the 2022 Christy Book of the Year, The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery. She is a Carol Finalist for her 2023 ECPA bestselling novel, He Should Have Told the Bees.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Bible and theology and a master’s degree in professional counseling. Her studies and her interactions with hurting families over a decade have allowed her to create multidimensional characters that connect emotionally with readers. She resides in Tennessee with her husband and three children.
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Deena Adams
As a Jesus girl for more than thirty years, Deena Adams understands how important hope is to daily life, which fuels her passion to inspire others through hope-filled fiction based on true to life stories. She is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of the Steve Laube Agency and is a multi-award-winning writer, an active ACFW member, and ACFW Virginia president. Connect with Deena through her website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
46 Comments
Deborah Raney
I, too, loved He Should Have Told the Bees. A well-deserved Christy finalist!
Deena Adams
Hi, Deborah. Amanda’s a great writer. I think all of her books have been award winners so far!
Teresa A Moyer
He Should of Told The Bees has been my Favorite of Amanda Cox’s books!
Deena Adams
I loved that one too, Teresa.
Teresa A Moyer
I am so behind in all my newsletters/blogs/emails LOL. I am looking forward to getting Amandas newest book!!!! i will buy it very soon!!!!!
Deena Adams
Congratulations, Perrianne, you’re the winner of Amanda’s book! Please respond to my email with your mailing address. Thanks to everyone who watched my interview with Amanda and joined the conversation!
Patty Rude
All of Amanda’s books have been wonderful! I especially enjoyed The Edge of Belonging.
Deena Adams
Thanks for chiming in, Patty!
Lynn Moore
Deena & Amanda…..y’all are just too cute together! Thank you for such a fun interview!
I so loved the Old Depot Grocery and cannot wait to read Between The Sound and The Sea.
I have been taking trips to the Outer Bsnks since I was 16. Amanda, I can’t wait to revisit familiar places through your eyes and writing skill!
Deena…Amanda….Write on! 🖊️
Amanda Cox
Hi, Lynn! Thanks so much for watching our interview. I hope BTSAS brings you right back to the Outer Banks!
Deena Adams
Thanks for watching and joining the conversation, Lynn! Enjoy your Outer Banks virtual trip when you read Between the Sound and Sea!
JOAN ARNING
The book sounds good! I shared on Facebook.
Deena Adams
Thanks for watching and sharing the interview, Joan!
Amanda Cox
Thanks for stopping by, Joan! And thank you for sharing!!
Jeanette Davis
Hi Deena and Amanda
Thanks so much for this interview and the chance to win your new book! I love lighthouses, make me think of Jesus and how He gives light to us so we will not crash on the rocks and get ‘ship wrecked’.
Amanda I must say, I know you met your husband in high school and you said you have 3 kids…you look like you are still in high school! My daughter is like that aloways looks so much younger.
I read the He Should Told the Bees but your others are going on my to be read list on Goodreads.
Thank you for your work.
Deena Adams
I think Amanda looks really young too, Jeanette. I’m sure she will appreciate that when she’s my age. LOL
I hope you get to read Amanda’s other books. They’re all so good!
Amanda Cox
I just had my 40th birthday, so I’ll take that as a compliment ;)!!!
Thanks so much for reading He Should Have Told the Bees!
Laura Westall
I did not realize Amanda had undergraduate degrees in Bible and a master’s in counseling. No wonder her books are so rich! Isn’t Amanda the best? Such a generous and encouraging soul. Looking forward to reading her book!❤️
Deena Adams
Yes, she is the best, Laura! Definitley generous and encouraging. Kind too. Thanks for stopping by!
Amanda Cox
Hi, Laura! Thank you for stopping by. You are so kind!
Diane
Thank you for this good interview. All of Amanda’s books sound like something I would enjoy reading. I visited the Outer Banks years ago, and would love to read the book, sound in the Sea. Thank you for the insight into the process of the writing world.
Deena Adams
Hi, Diane. Thanks so much for watching Amanda’s interview and joining the conversation! I hope you get a chance to read Amanda’s books, you won’t regret it!
Amanda Cox
Hi, Diane! Thanks so much for stopping by and watching the interview!! If you get the chance to read Between the Sound and Sea, I hope it transports you back to the Outer Banks!
Teresa Smith
Have read the Old Depot Grocery book and enjoyed it very much! Looking forward to reading this new book! I love the Outer Banks. One of our best family vacations was there several years ago.
Deena Adams
Hi, Teresa. I really enjoyed Old Depot Grocery too. Such a great story! This new one is great too. I hope you get to read it soon!
Amanda Cox
Teresa,
I am so glad you enjoyed Old Depot Grocery! If you get the chance to read Between the Sound and Sea I hope it brings back fond memories of your family vacation!
SARAH TAYLOR
Thank you so much for sharing Love all the pictures and Can’t wait to read this book! Have a Blessed Day!
Deena Adams
Thanks for watching and commenting, Sarah. I hope you love Amanda’s book when you read it!
Amanda Cox
Thanks so much for stopping by and watching the interview!
Caryl Kane
Amanda is an exceptional author. I’m looking forward to reading Between the Sound and the Sea.
Amanda Cox
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the story, Caryl!
Deena Adams
I agree, Caryl!
Perrianne Askew
I’ve read everything Amanda has written and loved each one and appreciate that they are all quite different from each other. I am definitely looking forward to reading Between the Sound and the Sea! My library only has an e-book at this point, but I hope they order a print and audio copy. I really enjoyed the interview and your pics frim the lighthouse. It’s a gorgeous place! Is the little house in the pics the light house keepers residence? Best of success with this latest release.
Deena Adams
I’m so glad you enjoyed the interview, Perrianne. Thanks for watching and for your comments!
Amanda Cox
Thank you for reading my books, Perrianne! I hope you enjoy Between the Sound and Sea as much as the others! It was a fun story to write. The house in the lighthouse picture is actually a separate property!
Amanda Cox
It was so wonderful chatting with you Deena!!
Deena Adams
I feel the same, Amanda! It’s always fun connecting with you. Congratulations again on Between the Sound and Sea’s launch into the world!
Kera Bell
I have never seen a White House in person I would like to my sister got proposed to in front of a lighthouse because she loves them. The only other book I’ve read by Amanda Cox was the secrets of old Depot grocery and I loved it.
Deena Adams
Hi, Kera. I hope you get to see a light house in person someday. And I hope you get to read Amanda’s other books. They’re all so good, including this new one!
Amanda Cox
I am so glad you enjoyed Old Depot Grocery, Kera! I love how each lighthouse has its own unique features! I hope you get the chance to visit one!
Priscilla Bettis
Between the Sound and the Sea has been on my radar. It sounds great. Off to watch the interview!
Deena Adams
Thanks so much, Priscilla!
Amanda Cox
Hi, Priscilla! Thanks for stopping by to watch the interview!!
Dana McReynolds
I have read, and love, all of Amanda’s books. Can’t wait to read this one!
Deena Adams
I know you’ll love it, Dana!
Amanda Cox
Thanks so much for spending time with my characters, Dana! I hope you enjoy this new book ♥️