Welcome to the official home of author Amanda Barish — where strength, vulnerability, and high-heat romance collide.
Here, readers can dive into the emotionally charged Forged Series, explore exclusive merch, and experience immersive offerings like Amanda’s signature Date Night With a Book boxes. Every part of this space reflects the intensity, heart, and raw honesty she pours into her stories.

Amanda writes romance that never looks away from the hard things — trauma, resilience, obsession, healing. Her work blends the grit of strength sports with the emotional depth of characters who learn to fight for themselves and for love.

Her brand, Barbell & Books, brings that same duality to life: power and softness, fire and connection, muscle and meaning.

Amanda’s mission is simple:
To create stories and experiences that remind readers they are strong, they are worthy, and they are never alone. Her writing shows that strength takes many forms — in the weight you carry, the battles you fight quietly, the love you choose, and the healing you allow yourself to begin. Every book and product is crafted not only to entertain, but to empower, comfort, and inspire.

Whether you’re here to fall into a new romance, shop exclusive products, or connect with a community built on resilience and passion, this is a place for readers who feel deeply, love fiercely, and crave stories with grit.

Welcome to the world she’s forging.

New Reader? Start Here:

📖 Pinned

Pinned is the best place to begin if you’re new here.

It introduces the tone, emotional depth, and strength-sport setting that define the Forged Series—while telling a complete, standalone love story.

Perfect if you love:

  • Slow-burn tension

  • Emotion-forward romance

  • Strength, control, and vulnerability

  • Found family dynamics

👉 Start with Pinned if you want to experience this world from the beginning.

Want Something Heavier?

📖 Crushed

If you’re drawn to higher emotional stakes, pressure, and intensity, Crushed may be your book.

This story leans into what happens when walls crack under weight—and what it takes to survive what follows.

Perfect if you love:

  • Emotionally intense romance

  • Characters under pressure

  • Deep connection and resilience

  • Stories that linger after the last page

👉 Choose Crushed if you want a romance that hits hard.

Do I Have to Read These in Order?

No.

Each book in the Forged Series is a standalone romance with its own couple and emotional arc.
Reading in order simply gives you deeper context, familiar faces, and a richer experience of the Titan Forge world.

Read one—or stay for them all.

Want a Signed Copy or Something Extra?

If you love signed books, exclusive items, or reader-only experiences, you’ll find those here too.

  • ✍️ Hand-signed novels

  • 🎁 Limited book boxes & curated merch

  • 🖤 Reader experiences like Date Night With a Book

  • 📍 In-person events & pop-ups

These are created in small batches and designed to feel meaningful—not mass-produced.