I discovered two gray strands while I was blowing out my hair this morning. Can anyone say “bleh”? Now I’m searching the mirror looking for the wrinkles that’ll pop up next. I’m only 26, but I think it’s time to look into some heavy duty wrinkle cream. Anyone know of a good brand?

I’m happy to share that I’ve been offered a contract for my novella, Precious Ache, from Amber Quill. I’ve been dying to tell you all since I received the acceptance, but I wanted to wait until the contract was signed and delivered before I spread the good news.

There’s no word yet on any of the finer details yet, but I’ll be sure to let you all know something the minute I do.

Secrets and Lies

After the near genocide of his race, Teague Johnson now spends his life hiding in plain sight. In a city of populated by humans and nightfeeders alike, he and his brother are forced to cloak themselves in forged histories in order to blend in among the hierarchy of society.

When he’s not working at Oasis, the sex club he and his brother own, Teague keeps to himself. He relies on strangers to feed his sexual desires, but anything more intimate is off limits. A nosy boyfriend snooping around in his business is the last thing he needs.

Kyle Drake’s arrival at the club makes Teague rethink his favorable stance on one night stands. From the very first touch, Teague can’t get enough of Kyle. Their weekly trysts give Teague a reason to anticipate the future — until Kyle unexpectedly disappears.

A visit from an old friend thrusts Teague’s life under a microscope and endangers everything he holds dear. Allegiances are tested, and the lines of friendship blur in a race to stop an inhuman killer. Kyle’s fate hinges on Teague’s ability to untangle the intricate web of secrets and lies before it’s too late.

To read a juicy excerpt of Secrets and Lies, click here.

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Safe sex is the hot topic for today on the Hanging Loose blog. Pop by and share your opinion on whether or not romance authors should be sending the right message to their readers. 

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My glorious record for never having had a story rejected died yesterday evening. No, it did not suffer. The record was quickly put out of it’s misery and laid to rest. It will be mourned by me and only me, but I will not grieve for it long. The record was old and it’s in a better place now.

*rolling eyes at self*

I played around for a while last night and finally found a new layout for my myspace page. If you haven’t seen it, you can check it out here: www.myspace.com/authoramandayoung. I want to lick the screen every time I see it.

The last installment of the Husbands and Wives series, For Better For Worse, is finally available today. Go out and buy your copy of all three books right now.

You can buy them all at www.loose-id.net

I’m blogging at Loose Ends today. Stop by and share your opinion on cry babies in romance.

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Join me for the semi-annual Sultry Summer Scavenger Hunt. 27 fabulous authors, myself included, are giving away books, and all you have to do to be entered to win all of them is the find the icon on their websites.

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My latest TV fix is the series, OZ. I bought all six seasons last week, and am currently through the first two. I don’t know how I missed this show when it was on, but apparently I did. Of course, in the late nineties when it began playing on HBO, I was 16, so I imagine I was too worried about chasing my now husband to care about what was on TV.

For anyone who watched the series, I’m fascinated with the Beecher/Keller hook-up. Something about watching Beecher transform from a straight-cut lawyer into a wild man just pings my imagination. I’m trying really hard not to peek ahead to see what going to happen in the next four seasons, but it’s hard.

I wish I had time to sit and watch them all, one after the other, but the sad truth is I can’t sit still and stare at the tube for that long. My SO gets aggravated with me sometimes, because I continually have to be doing three things at once. I can’t just sit still and watch something, no matter how interesting it is. Multitasking has become an addiction in it’s own right.

So, has anyone else watched this show? What do you think? Am I going to be disgusted with the ending? No, wait… don’t tell me. I want it to be a surprise.