Amara Cudney has written several books and is an avid, well respected author, known for her great plot twists and insight into human nature. Her stories focus on people and their struggles in life. She loves to look into people's souls and give the reader a feeling that they know them.

Her latest books, The Shaman’s Gift and The Breath of the Sorcerer, that that are still in process, focus on magic and healing and the absolute unpredictability of what life can bring us in both good and bad ways.

Amara lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband, two feral kitties she brought from Hawaii and the newest addition, a special needs kitty named Pearl. She has a Master's degree from UNM in Language and Literacy and is a strong advocate for bilingualism and encouraging families to continue to share their mother tongue as well as their culture with their children.

She’s won several awards for her writing and belongs to Southwest Writers, Hawaii Writer’s Guild, Villa Sonata Writers Group and works with several local writers to keep her inspiration up. She loves Santa Fe. It’s infused with the sense of the elders walking the earth and she finds it very inspiring.

Amara is published in Southwest Writers 2019 Anthology, Stay Awhile; Poetic Narratives on Multiculturalism and Diversity produced by Louis Hoffman and Nathanial Granger. and Southwest Sage Anthology.

Her books include; Merili’s Wine, Forgiveness From the Heart and The Broken Road.

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