Amanda Lee was born and raised in Forest, Mississippi. She burst onto the literary scene in 2011. In September 2012, after departure from a non-trade book publisher, Amanda Lee decided to self-publish under her own publishing house, Vicious Ink Publications. She writes in thriller, horror, women's fiction, urban fiction, and erotica genres. She served twelve years in law enforcement and now, writes as a full-time author and aspiring screenwriter. She has thirteen publications under her belt and working towards many more projects.