An avid reader and history buff since childhood, author, journalist, professional proofreader/copy editor, actress and screenwriter Amanda Lauer fulfilled a lifelong goal with the publication of her debut novel, A World Such as Heaven Intended, on October 29, 2014. The second book in Lauer’s Heaven Intended Civil War trilogy, A Life Such as Heaven Intended, was published April 2, 2018. A Love Such as Heaven Intended was published April 8, 2019. This CALA award-winning and best-selling wholesome romance series was inspired by the true story of a Civil War hero. “All gave some; some gave all.”