Amanda Harte grew up with tales of the first Hartes in America and their experiences during WWI. She draws on those stories as well as memories of her early childhood in Texas to create Laughing at the Thunder.

Amanda is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, co-founder of its New Jersey Chapter, and an avid traveler. She married her high school sweetheart, who shares her love of travel and who has driven thousands of miles to help her research her books. They recently fulfilled a life-long dream and are now living in the American West.

Laughing at the Thunder, is the third and final book of the War Brides Trilogy.