For listeners of Speak and SOLD, a suspenseful YA novel exploring disappearance, defiance, and courage—with crossover appeal for adults who care about fiction that matters.

Finley’s search for her roots takes her from Dallas to Tulsa, where she reconnects with her birth mom. Seeing her own freckles and orange red hair mirrored in another feels like belonging. It feels like hope.

But hope can vanish fast. A betrayal she never sees coming sweeps her into a trafficking ring, where she’s renamed Amber in Axel Hayes’ twisted “Gem Collection” alongside Diamond, Emerald, and others. In his world, girls are renamed and reshaped to fit others’ desires. Holding onto who she was—and who she might yet be—becomes her fiercest battle.

Of all the men she’s forced to encounter, only one treats her like she matters—Colton. He sees her as someone, not something. His caring attention complicates everything, stirring feelings she doesn’t know what to do with.

When a new Gem named Topaz becomes an ally, the two of them spark defiance—and the conviction that they were never meant to be owned. Together, they imagine ways out, even when escape feels impossible.

A story of trauma, identity, and fierce resilience, I’m Finley, Not Amber honors the survivor’s journey without graphic detail and delivers hope in unexpected places.

Finley's fight is fictional, but the battle is real. 100% of author earnings are used to support trafficking survivors and at-risk teens

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