I am so, so excited to share the artwork for my June release, Secrets & Lies, with you all. Croco Designs did the cover, and I absolutely love it. I couldn’t have asked for a hotter image to represent my work!

The Red Church by Scott Nicholson

For 13-year-old Ronnie Day, life is full of problems: Mom and Dad have separated, his brother Tim is a constant pest, Melanie Ward either loves him or hates him, and Jesus Christ won’t stay in his heart. Plus he has to walk past the red church every day, where the Bell Monster hides with its wings and claws and livers for eyes. But the biggest problem is that Archer McFall is the new preacher at the church, and Mom wants Ronnie to attend midnight services with her.

Sheriff Frank Littlefield hates the red church for a different reason. His little brother died in a freak accident at the church twenty years ago, and now Frank is starting to see his brother’s ghost. And the ghost keeps demanding, “Free me.”

People are dying in Whispering Pines, and the murders coincide with McFall’s return. The Days, the Littlefields, and the McFalls are descendants of the original families that settled the rural Appalachian community. Those old families share a secret of betrayal and guilt, and McFall wants his congregation to prove its faith. Because he believes he is the Second Son of God, and that the cleansing of sin must be done in blood. “Sacrifice is the currency of God,” McFall preaches, and unless Frank and Ronnie stop him, everybody pays.

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My new print release, Shameful, is book of the day at Author Island. As such, I’m giving away a free autographed copy. Pop by Author Island to learn the details.

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Amanda Young
Romance Without Inhibition
www.AmandaYoung.org

I’m running a new contest through Author’s Island. This time around, I’m giving away an autographed copy of Temperature’s Rising. The anthology contains my short story, Taboo Desires, as well as stories from Ally Blue, Jade Buchanan, and K.A. Mitchell.

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4 Stars!

“Ms. Young has created a fast paced story with a paranormal flare that holds the reader from the start.”
~Reviewed by Teresa
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