They have me surrounded. Someone send help quick.

Lee Calder’s life is right on track. He has a small circle of close friends, a career he loves, and a baby on the way via a surrogate. Mr. Right is nowhere to be found, but Lee isn’t about to let that little tidbit rain on his parade. He’s more than willing to thrust his other needs aside and focus on fulfilling his lifelong dream of being a father.

With his love life in the gutter, Lee turns to fantasies of his hunky neighbor, Finn Alexander. His daydreaming is merely a harmless diversion until Finn comes to Lee’s rescue on a dark and stormy night.

To Lee’s surprise, the chemistry they shared in his imagination is nothing compared to the real thing. Finn is as hot between the sheets as Lee always envisioned. Better still, they get along famously outside the bedroom. The only things standing in the way of Lee having it all are the bundle of joy due any minute and Finn’s apparent aversion to children.

Print - $9.99

ISBN: 9781453699805

Book I in the Chicken Ranch Series

Disowned and cast out of his home, eighteen year old Declan Mayo turns to the only thing he can think of to help him get back on his feet. Working at Chicken Ranch, a rural brothel that caters to women and gay men, seems like the perfect solution. He isn’t about to let a lack of sexual experience stop him from taking what he sees as his only way off the streets.

Falling in love with one of his clients wasn’t in the game plan, but Declan can’t seem to help himself. Killian Hamilton is sweet and kind, with a stutter Declan can’t help but find adorable. Surely, if anyone could overlook Declan’s choice of employment, it would be a kindhearted man like Killian.

What Declan doesn’t count on is Killian’s connection to one of the brothel’s regular clients, or the way his love life is about to blow up in his face.

Print - $9.99

ISBN: 9781453737118

This month I’ll be giving away an autographed copy of the revised second edition of Pyromancer, as well as a treasure trove of promotional goodies from your favorite authors.

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All you need to do to enter the drawing is be a member of either my chat group or my low-volume mailing list. Just leave a comment on this post saying you’ve signed up for one or the other and you’ll be entered to win. If you’re not and you’d like to sign up, there’s a gray sign-up box to the left of this post, on the sidebar for my mailing list and another purple box to sign up for my chat group.

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A winner will be chosen at random and announced here on the blog on August 31st. Make sure you check back to see if you’ve won.

I’d like to announce the winner of my July contest…

 Drum roll please…

Congratulations to Brenda Rupp (comment #40). You’ve won the Love & Lust Kit. Please email me at authoramandayoungATgmail.com with your snail mail address to claim your prize.

My heartfelt thanks to everyone who entered the contest. Make sure you check back tomorrow to see what August’s contest will be.

“Reckless Heart by Amanda Young was a well-written and captivating story. Ms. Young delivered a solid romance with a cast of lovable and memorable characters.”
~Reviewed by Anna/Blackraven’s Reviews

Inestimable Blessings

Ebook - $4.99

ISBN: 9781452483429

Lee Calder’s life is right on track. He has a small circle of close friends, a career he loves, and a baby on the way via a surrogate. Mr. Right is nowhere to be found, but Lee isn’t about to let that little tidbit rain on his parade. He’s more than willing to thrust his other needs aside and focus on fulfilling his lifelong dream of being a father.

With his love life in the gutter, Lee turns to fantasies of his hunky neighbor, Finn Alexander. His daydreaming is merely a harmless diversion until Finn comes to Lee’s rescue on a dark and stormy night.

To Lee’s surprise, the chemistry they shared in his imagination is nothing compared to the real thing. Finn is as hot between the sheets as Lee always envisioned. Better still, they get along famously outside the bedroom. The only things standing in the way of Lee having it all are the bundle of joy due any minute and Finn’s apparent aversion to children.

Sunday, July 25th is Gay Day at Ethan Day’s Yahoo Group.  Gay Day is the one day a month when the best authors in GLBT Romance stop by to post excerpts of their new and upcoming releases.

The following authors will be generously offering giveaways you can enter to win:

WILLA OKATI - TOMCAT JONES OR KARMA CHAMELEON

LEX VALENTINE - COMMON GROUND

TRINA LANE - LOVE’S RETURN

A.J. LLEWELLYN - AUSSIE THEMED GOODIE BAG

AKM MILES - BETWEEN US TWO

GEOFFREY KNIGHT - THE PEARL

S.J. FROST - KEYS TO LOVE

CLARE LONDON - WHAT NOT TO WEAR

JAIME SAMMS - GOOD TO BE HOME

JAMBREA JO JONES - RETRIBUTION

P.A. BROWN - FALL INTO THE NIGHT

TC BLUE - CONVENTIONAL WISDOM

DEVON RHODES - ONE WILD WISH

SOPHIA TITHENIEL - MORGAN’S VIGIL

STEPHANI HECHT - A WICKED CARESS

Z.A. MAXFIELD - WINNERS CHOICE FROM BACKLIST

ETHAN DAY - AT PIPER’S POINT

The amazing Authors below will be popping in and out to chat & post excerpts from their latest books:

AKM MILES - STONE CANYON

CLARE LONDON - BLINDED BY OUR EYES

LYNN LORENZ - HEARTS OF NEW ORLEANS

WILLA OKATI - BUDDY HOLIDAY

DEVON RHODES - THROUGH THE RED DOOR

G.H. WORTH - TELL NO LIES (Coming in August)

AMANDA YOUNG - RECKLESS HEART

A.J. LLEWELLYN - BRUNY

TRINA LANE - HIS PERFECT PARTNER

TC BLUE - THE ONE THAT BROKE FREE

CHARLIE COCHRANE - LESSONS IN TRUST

Z.A. MAXFIELD - STIRRING UP TROUBLE

The day will begin from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST in the Ethan Day Yahoo Group where we’ll be posting excerpts, running contests for free books, and chatting about all the new and upcoming releases from your favorite authors.

From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. CST we’ll be hosting another LIVE Chat which is pretty much a free for all, anything-goes-chat that’ll inevitably have you uttering the phrase, “What the f**k?” : )

***You will need to have Downloaded Skype in order to take part in the Live Chat.***

Once you’ve downloaded the FREE software, simply add me as a contact: ethandayonline — and I’ll be able to add you to the chat room!

I hope everyone will stop by to catch up with your favorite authors and join in all the fun!

“Ms. Young is a master at writing erotic moments between her characters. Not only are the sex scenes intense and beautifully written, the emotional bond between Milo and Cam jumped off of the pages and into my heart.”
~Reviewed by Daisiemae/Night Owl Reviews

“Amanda created two very likeable [sic] characters with unique names and personalities. The plot was solid, the narration perfect, and the dialogue very believable. The ending was sweet as hell. Whenever I am looking for something with meaning behind it, with a solid plot with a point to be made, you can bet I’ll be looking for another of Amanda’s books.”
~Michele/Michele N Jeff Reviews
You can read the complete review here:

http://michelenjeff-reviews.blogspot.com/2010/07/chicken-ranch-hunger-by-amanda-young.html

“This action-packed, vampire love story contains all the elements necessary to qualify it as a recommended read– interesting characters, a captivating plot, and absolutely beautiful writing.”
~Reviewed by Jeff/Michele N Jeff Reviews

You can check out the rest of the review here:

http://michelenjeff-reviews.blogspot.com/2010/07/secrets-and-lies-by-amanda-young.html