Reckless Heart, book four in the Reckless series, has found a home with Loose id. I only just finished filling out the paperwork, so this is brand new information. There’s no word on release dates yet, but I’ll let you know the minute that changes.

For those who have been patiently waiting for news on the last book in the Reckless series, I finally have an update and good news for you all. The manuscript is finished and submitted to my editor. It’s much longer than the other stories, coming in at about 40k.

While I’m thrilled to have completed Milo and Cam’s story, I’m a little sad to see the series come to an end. I’ve really enjoyed writing about all the guys in the Reckless universe. 

People are always asking what music, if any, I listen to while I write. Here are the most popular tracks on my playlist recently:

Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

So Far Away - Staind

You and Me - Lifehouse

Selling The Drama - Live

I Alone - Live

Weapon - Matthew Good

20th Century Boy - Placebo

Lover’s Spit - Broken Social Scene

Teacher - George Michael

Fade into You - Mazzy Star

Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad - Def Leppard

Criminal - Fiona Apple

More Human Than Human - White Zombie

I’m so excited to share my news with you all. Lethe Press has offered to release a new print edition of Pyromancer. I have no idea when this will occur (I only received the contract this morning), but I’ll let you all know the minute you can order the new version.

Unfortunately, this means the paperback edition I released through Createspace will no longer be available for purchase. If you had your heart set on buying one soon, you might want to race over to Amazon and snap up one of the last few they have in stock. Cause once those are gone, they’re gone.

2009 has been a fabulous, busy year. I’ve typed my little fingers raw and appeared at several public venues. I even went on my very first airplane ride this year (yes, I’m a dork and woefully behind). Anyway, I thought I’d list the things I’ve accomplished this year (writing-wise) and my goals for 2010.

Published in 2009

Ebooks:

• Bottom’s Up: A Kinky Orgasm
• Bottom’s Up: Triplesex
• Chicken Ranch: Hunger
• Don’t Look Back
• Furtive Liaison
• Reckless Behavior
• Reckless Passion
• Tempestuous Relations
• The Hard Truth

Print:

• Don’t Look Back
• Furtive Ache
• Hard Candy
• Pyromancer

Pending releases in 2010:

• Daywalker Legacy
• Falling into Sin

Planned for 2010:

• Finish the final book in the Reckless series and finally get it submitted to my editor at Loose id.
• Complete the Chicken Ranch books and the remaining Bottom’s Up stories - there’s about four each waiting to be written.
• Finish the highly-neglected M/F story that’s been sitting on my hard drive, half finished for the last year.
• Write and submit a followup to Tempestuous Relations
• Work on Forever Mine, a long M/M/M paranormal I’ve been pondering for a bit.
• Write another M/M/F menage title.
• Possibly get around to starting the Bear-themed series I’ve never found the time to start (bear as in big, furry men - not the animal variety).

I know that probably sounds like a lot, but I might as well dream big, right? This time next year we’ll be able to look back and see what I’ve actually accomplished on that list.

And for anyone who’s curious, the link for 2008’s year in review is below.

http://www.amandayoung.org/2008/12/27/my-year-in-review/

I’m afraid I don’t have much to report on Reckless Determination this week. I had a spark of inspiration for another work in progress and I’ve been yo-yoing back and forth between the two stories.

Being self employed rocks. However, there are times when it also sucks big time. Especially for a procrastinator like me. When you don’t have a boss breathing down your neck, it’s very easy to wake up one morning and realize you’ve accomplished a whole lot of nothing lately. In an effort to build up a little accountability for myself, I’ve decided to start using a trusty little progress meter for my works in progress. Every Wednesday I plan to post and share what I’ve accomplished in the last week.

At the moment, I’m working on the fourth and final book in the Reckless series, Reckless Determination.

Reckless Behavior, the sequel to Reckless Seduction, has been accepted for publication at Loose Id. Here’s a little sneak peek at the rough blurb:

Love can bring even the strongest man to his knees. For Cody Bradbury, that time is now.

After six months with his lover, Cody yearns for monogamy. The threesomes he and Dante engage in are fun, but he needs more from the man he loves. Although Cody longs to tell Dante how he feels, he fears love and fidelity are two words missing from his older lover’s vocabulary.

Dante, on the other hand, doesn’t seem ready for commitment. However, the discovery of a naked man in his apartment comes as a shock to Cody. The cliché Dante uses as an excuse for his betrayal doesn’t go a long way toward helping his cause. Only two choices remain: walk away or fight for his man.