Amanda McKinney

Phoenix (Steele Shadows Rising) Amanda McKinney

From bestselling and multi-award-winning author Amanda McKinney comes a "page-turning, steamy" standalone romantic suspense in the Steele Shadows series.


A man who cheated death.
A woman hired to pick up the broken pieces.
And an obsession strong enough to kill for.


They told him he'd been given a second chance at life. Told him to count his lucky stars, to stop and smell the roses. Kind of hard to do when your body is bound by chains and cuffs. That's what it felt like, anyway, when Phoenix Steele woke up from his coma to a life full of restrictions. Once known around town as the fearless, indomitable heir to the Steele fortune, the former Marine was suddenly labeled unstable, short-tempered, and loose cannon. Unwilling to accept his issues, Phoenix instantly clashes with his assertive therapist-the town's most eligible bachelorette.


No one knew overcoming the odds like Dr. Rose Floris. Determined not to be a statistic, Rose lived her life under carefully constructed routines-until a gruesome murder and a series of mysterious events reveal she's become the center of a madman's obsession. Suddenly, Rose's world is turned upside down and she finds herself under the watchful eye of her new patient, a broken man she's been warned not to trust.


As the tables begin to turn on their client-patient relationship, Phoenix realizes he must battle his own demons before he can save anyone, including the woman who's become his own obsession...


An obsession he'd kill for.


Phoenix is a standalone romantic suspense (no cliff-hanger!).




?Awards and Recognition: ?
- CABIN 1 (STEELE SHADOWS SECURITY): 2020 National Readers' Choice Award Finalist, 2020 HOLT Medallion Finalist
- THE STORM (A BERRY SPRINGS NOVEL): 2018 Golden Leaf Winner for Romantic Suspense, 2018 Maggie Award for Excellence Finalist, 2018 Silver Falchion Finalist, 2018 Beverley Finalist, 2018 Passionate Plume Honorable Mention Recipient.
- THE FOG (A BERRY SPRINGS NOVEL): 2019 Golden Quill Winner for Romantic Suspense, 2019 I Heart Indie Winner, 2019 Stiletto Award Finalist, 2019 Book Buyers Best Finalist.