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I’m so glad you found my website, which I created to help me connect with readers like you! Here you can learn more about me and my novels, connect with me on Facebook, or get in touch via the Contact page.

About Me

I love writing all kinds of stories - I always have! The first book I ever published was in 2020, called "The Silent Daughter". It was an incredible adventure for me. I’d been writing for years, like many writers, on and off – with a lot of “off”! I had been working in publishing for many years at that time, which can be pretty intimidating. But I had always thought that I would one day submit a manuscript to an agent and a traditional publishing house and get a publishing deal. But in March 2020 – that’s right, just as Covid-19 was plunging us all into a very scary unknown – I decided to polish up the novel I’d recently completed, take a deep breath, and publish it myself, online.I read everything I could find about the independent publishing world, and it was fascinating! Still, it felt like a huge risk. But the reception for "The Silent Daughter" blew me away. It was every writer's dream - landing on the Amazon bestseller list, getting interest from agents and publishers, and ultimately, finding a pathway forward to write full time. There have still been ups and downs, of course. Parts of it aren't easy. But I really, really love being able to do this every day - writing can be hard work sometimes but it is the most interesting and satisfying work I can think of!My aim is to write books that are good stories first and foremost, but to me a good story is hopefully one that asks some questions as well as plants a lot of fun twists. I think one of the amazing things fiction gives us is the opportunity to look at ourselves and our lives in a new light. Maybe we identify with a character we’ve been reading about, or a situation they’re going through. Maybe they struggle with questions we struggle with too. Are some things “meant to be”? Can one small act influence the rest of our lives? Is there such a thing as second chances? What do we do when we're faced with impossible choices?Speaking of questions upon questions, maybe you have some of your own! I’d love to hear them. I try and respond to every message I get, even if sometimes I’m slow. There's a Contact form on the Home page if you’d like to drop me a line. If you liked what you read, you might consider following me on Amazon for an automatic notification of new releases. Or join my mailing list! I only email quarterly, and it means you'll be first to hear of any sales, promotions, or free content 🙂Thank you so much for visiting my website – I do love to hear from readers, so I hope we cross paths again!

Books

Here are all my Claire Amarti books to date! The newest one is ONE LAST LIE (publishing January 2027):

Every family is built on something. Hers was built on a lie.
Six months ago, Kat’s husband pulled over on a rain-slicked highway and was never seen again.
The police think he ran. Kat knows better. Their marriage may not have been perfect, but Rob would never have left their one-year-old son, Benji.
Broke, alone, and out of answers, Kat moves into her late grandmother’s crumbling cottage in the small Connecticut town she fled fifteen years ago. But strange pranks keep happening in the night, and a shadowy figure seems to be watching her every move. But it’s the call from the adoption agency that changes everything - a call that says they’ve never heard of the son she supposedly adopted from them eighteen months ago.
Kat has always known she’ll do whatever it takes to keep Benji safe. But the deeper she digs, the more she learns Rob wasn’t the man she thought he was. He had secrets. Big ones.
But then, so does she.

"Schoolgirl missing", the ticker reads, and the camera cuts to a girl’s face. Blonde hair waterfalling over her shoulders, serious eyes, lips a little parted like she’s about to speak. That’s when I realize I’ve been holding my breath, because the gasp when I inhale almost chokes me.Sadie Kelly has lost her job. Until last month, she was a teacher at Horton College – the same high school she went to ten years ago along with her best friend, Fiona. But Fiona died in a tragic accident on their graduation night, and since then nothing’s been the same. Now Sadie’s back in her home town, living with Fiona’s mother, the woman who has watched over Sadie since she was a little girl, and the one person Sadie would do anything to protect.
But when Sadie hears that star student Devon Hundley has gone missing from Horton College, everything changes. Because Devon is the daughter of Philip Hundley - a wealthy school donor, local doctor, and a man Sadie knows all too well. And Sadie can't help remembering the last time she saw Devon - and heard her whisper something Sadie's been trying ever since to forget...

“I’m glad you’re all here today." My father raises his glass of champagne high. "Because there's something I've been wanting to share with you."*Dinah Spencer is back in her childhood home for one stressful weekend: the anniversary of her beloved father’s marriage to her stepmother, Mara. The relationship with Mara has never been an easy one, but Dinah's getting ready to put the past behind her - until her beloved father collapses in the middle of a strange anniversary speech.Now, Dinah and her younger sister Lottie struggle to keep their family afloat in the wake of their father’s shocking diagnosis. But this family is fraying at the seams, and suddenly it seems like everyone has secrets. As their father's unexpected will surfaces, Lottie begins untangling the threads of her family's complicated past... including what might turn out to be the most explosive revelation of all: the long-buried secret of beautiful Bonnie Spencer, her father's first wife...

It's the day after Christmas, and Abigail Gibson is gone.In the leafy suburbs of Westchester, New York, she walks out of her home, leaving behind a note on the kitchen table… and her ten-year-old son, Sam.When her sister Gillian gets the call, Gill can barely believe it. Abigail has always been a little... unreliable, but she hasn’t done anything like this in a decade--not since Sam was born.Now Gillian’s left taking care of Sam while she waits for news of Abigail’s whereabouts. But things aren’t so great in Gillian’s home, where her husband’s behavior and late-night work schedule is giving her doubts she thought she'd never have.But as Abigail shows no signs of re-appearing, Gillian must confront the questions she dreads asking: what secrets is her sister hiding… and is she ever coming back?The answers will upend her world...

Reader Offer

You’re in! Thank you.Your first three chapters of ONE LAST LIE are ready:

BookFunnel will help you get them onto your Kindle, phone, or whatever you read on. I’ve also sent the link to your inbox, in case you want to read later.The full book launches on January 2, and I’ll email you the day it goes live, so you can snag it while it’s 99¢!Happy reading - I hope you'll be hooked!-Claire