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Hard Candy
Amanda Young, best-selling author of gay fiction, brings you three tales of torrid love between men. Previously available only in electronic format, these steamy novellas have now been combined for a paperback edition! Included are the stories...
Man Candy Aaron Samuels has a secret. He's in love with his boss, Logan Remora. Logan is everything Aarons ever wanted in a man, except he's straight... and married.
Candy Man After a night of catering to trick-or-treaters, Aaron's ready to kick back and unwind. But his lover's sweet tooth is about to derail his plans.
Eye Candy Humiliated by his first love, Jake Remora has no intention of ever making himself vulnerable to that kind of pain again. Life is good, until Kane Sharp moves home and stirs up old memories Jake would rather forget.
Man Candy Aaron Samuels has a secret. He's in love with his boss, Logan Remora. Logan is everything Aarons ever wanted in a man, except he's straight... and married.
Candy Man After a night of catering to trick-or-treaters, Aaron's ready to kick back and unwind. But his lover's sweet tooth is about to derail his plans.
Eye Candy Humiliated by his first love, Jake Remora has no intention of ever making himself vulnerable to that kind of pain again. Life is good, until Kane Sharp moves home and stirs up old memories Jake would rather forget.
- GenresM M Romance
190 pages, Paperback
First published June 19, 2007
62 people want to read
About the author
Amanda Young
130 books401 followersA bestselling author of erotic romance, Amanda Young penned her first romance at eighteen. That novel was promptly deleted before it could traumatize innocent readers. After several years of honing her craft, Amanda went on to receive her first publishing contract in 2006.
A vivid imagination and a passion for all the things that go bump in the night has led Amanda to create provocative stories that push boundaries and dare readers to expand their comfort zones. Since she tends to write whatever strikes her fancy, her novels fall into many different subgenres. Among her available titles you’ll find contemporary and paranormal settings, gay and straight themes alike.
Amanda Young lives in Virginia with her husband, daughter, and two pampered pooches. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found chasing after a mischievous toddler or daydreaming about the characters in her next book. She loves to hear from her readers, and can be found on Facebook and Twitter. Her website, www.amandayoung.org, is where you can find up-to-date information on all of Amanda’s current and upcoming releases.
A vivid imagination and a passion for all the things that go bump in the night has led Amanda to create provocative stories that push boundaries and dare readers to expand their comfort zones. Since she tends to write whatever strikes her fancy, her novels fall into many different subgenres. Among her available titles you’ll find contemporary and paranormal settings, gay and straight themes alike.
Amanda Young lives in Virginia with her husband, daughter, and two pampered pooches. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found chasing after a mischievous toddler or daydreaming about the characters in her next book. She loves to hear from her readers, and can be found on Facebook and Twitter. Her website, www.amandayoung.org, is where you can find up-to-date information on all of Amanda’s current and upcoming releases.
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August 11, 2009
Hard Candy is a three story anthology written by one of my favorite authors, Amanda Young. All three stories are some of my favorite homoerotic romances, and I reread them on a regular basis.
In the first story, Man Candy, most things are working out for Aaron Samuels. He just graduated with a degree in Horticulture, and has landed a management job at a local home improvement center. Although he is glad his menu at home will no longer be pop-tarts and Ramen noodles, he is sad to leave his assistant job for the last few years...okay maybe not the job itself, but his very sexy boss Logan Ramora.
Aaron has had unrequited feelings for Logan since they first met. But, Logan has always been unobtainable, and also to Aaron's knowledge; straight and married, so Aaron believes there will be no future for them whatsoever.
When Logan finds out that Aaron will not be his personal assistant any longer he seems to be disappointed, but takes it in stride. This bothers Aaron somewhat, but Aaron is ready to start a new life, and try to forget the way he feels about Logan who has always been the man of his dreams.
Logan Ramora has been living a lie. For years he has been firmly in the closet. Not willing to live that way any longer, he has been separated from his wife, and now divorced for over a year. He has been very attached to Aaron, but thinks he never has had the opportunity to let his feelings show. Now that Aaron is leaving, he must speak out or lose the love of his life.
I really enjoyed this book! Aaron definitely deserves to get his man and to find happiness in the end. This was a very fast paced read, and I loved every minute of it!
The second story is called Candy Man, where we are able to get a glimpse of Logan and Aaron in their new life together. It gives us a funny and sexy look into Logan and Aaron's relationship at Halloween.
If you are like me...I love to read about the characters after the story ends. I am always wondering how things turn out, and with Candy Man I got too!
In the last story, Eye Candy, Jake Ramora has a reputation of for being a bad boy. His love 'em and leave 'em attitude has been the crutch he has needed to keep the wall he has carefully built around his heart intact. Even with his careless attitude and flirty ways it’s obvious he is keeping a deep hurt and betrayal that he can't seem to get over. Just when things seem to be going his way professionally, he runs into his teenaged first love and best friend Kane Sharp moves back into town, Jake is suddenly faced with dealing with his demons and past betrayal.
Kane Sharp knows he must right the wrongs he has put upon Jake. He knew when he ran into Jake again, that the old feelings and attraction he and Jake had for one another would once again blossom. He hopes that Jake will not only stop running from the past, but be able to find forgiveness in his heart.
I don't want to give up too much on the storyline. You will definitely understand why Jake is so hurt and afraid to let anyone into his heart again. On the other hand, it is also easy to understand Kane's side of the story. Often when we are young we make many mistakes and wrong decisions. Even when we are deeply in love sometimes our own self-preservation comes first even if it hurts the one we love the most.
This book is wonderful! I encourage anyone who loves a well written sexy romance to read it. It would also be a great way to get into reading the M/M romance-erotic genre if you have never read this genre before, but have been curious about it.
I loved this book and can't recommend these books any higher if you are looking for a great series romance.
In the first story, Man Candy, most things are working out for Aaron Samuels. He just graduated with a degree in Horticulture, and has landed a management job at a local home improvement center. Although he is glad his menu at home will no longer be pop-tarts and Ramen noodles, he is sad to leave his assistant job for the last few years...okay maybe not the job itself, but his very sexy boss Logan Ramora.
Aaron has had unrequited feelings for Logan since they first met. But, Logan has always been unobtainable, and also to Aaron's knowledge; straight and married, so Aaron believes there will be no future for them whatsoever.
When Logan finds out that Aaron will not be his personal assistant any longer he seems to be disappointed, but takes it in stride. This bothers Aaron somewhat, but Aaron is ready to start a new life, and try to forget the way he feels about Logan who has always been the man of his dreams.
Logan Ramora has been living a lie. For years he has been firmly in the closet. Not willing to live that way any longer, he has been separated from his wife, and now divorced for over a year. He has been very attached to Aaron, but thinks he never has had the opportunity to let his feelings show. Now that Aaron is leaving, he must speak out or lose the love of his life.
I really enjoyed this book! Aaron definitely deserves to get his man and to find happiness in the end. This was a very fast paced read, and I loved every minute of it!
The second story is called Candy Man, where we are able to get a glimpse of Logan and Aaron in their new life together. It gives us a funny and sexy look into Logan and Aaron's relationship at Halloween.
If you are like me...I love to read about the characters after the story ends. I am always wondering how things turn out, and with Candy Man I got too!
In the last story, Eye Candy, Jake Ramora has a reputation of for being a bad boy. His love 'em and leave 'em attitude has been the crutch he has needed to keep the wall he has carefully built around his heart intact. Even with his careless attitude and flirty ways it’s obvious he is keeping a deep hurt and betrayal that he can't seem to get over. Just when things seem to be going his way professionally, he runs into his teenaged first love and best friend Kane Sharp moves back into town, Jake is suddenly faced with dealing with his demons and past betrayal.
Kane Sharp knows he must right the wrongs he has put upon Jake. He knew when he ran into Jake again, that the old feelings and attraction he and Jake had for one another would once again blossom. He hopes that Jake will not only stop running from the past, but be able to find forgiveness in his heart.
I don't want to give up too much on the storyline. You will definitely understand why Jake is so hurt and afraid to let anyone into his heart again. On the other hand, it is also easy to understand Kane's side of the story. Often when we are young we make many mistakes and wrong decisions. Even when we are deeply in love sometimes our own self-preservation comes first even if it hurts the one we love the most.
This book is wonderful! I encourage anyone who loves a well written sexy romance to read it. It would also be a great way to get into reading the M/M romance-erotic genre if you have never read this genre before, but have been curious about it.
I loved this book and can't recommend these books any higher if you are looking for a great series romance.
September 1, 2009
What I wouldn't give to be in a Ramora sandwich! OMG! Both brothers are irresistable and I can't decide which one I love the most! I will say that Aaron is a cutie, too! And I loved him with Logan! But wait!!! I love Jake, no Logan, no Jake...no Logan! URGH!
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February 26, 2010Man Candy by Amanda Young
So, reading the title, I was especting a novel about beautiful men with gourgeous bodies... And instead you have an ultraromantic story that happen to be M/M.
Aaron is a shy man, short, skinny and a little geeky. He works to pay is education and now he has graduated and has a new job and has to say to his previous boss that he will go with the end of the week. No problem that that he is deeply in love with his boss. And he has never in four years admit his feeling to him. Cause Logan, his boss, is a straight married man.
Aaron has choosen the wrong brother, cause instead Jack, the Logan's identical twin, is gay and lately he has also made some move on Aaron. So when Jack suddently kiss him and Aaron give him an entusiastic blow job, everything seem all right, but a little particular: is not Jack who receives a blowjob, is Logan, is straight married boss... isn't he? Married? Straight?
This is a short story with some point I like very much in my stories: the geek who falls in love with the handsome man, the old fashined cliche of the boss with the personal assistant... in short I like it, but... I would like to read more about Logan: how a straight man arrives to share an hot sex session with a gay man? what happen next? and Jack?
Candy Man by Amanda Young
This is one very sexy scene. No more than that. But, hey, sometime you need only this.
Aaron and Logan from Man Candy are back for a Halloween Night. Aaron, red head and geeky, and Logan, sturdy and storng, are bored to give candy to the kids, and decide to give candy to each other. Better if the chocolate is eaten on the body of pale and lean Aaron.
Brief, sexy and enjoyable. Better if read after Man Candy, cause the characters in this brief story are not fully describe, and I remember they are pretty interesting.
Eye Candy by Amanda Young
What happens when the villain of a story becomes the main character of another story?
Actually Jake is not a very villain, but he is for sure a bad boy; in Man Candy he is the bad twin, the one who searches only easy sex without commitment, and instead his twin brother Logan is the one who conquers and wins Aaron's heart.
Now in Eye Candy we have the chance to know some of the reasons behind Jake's behaviour, how he was betrayed by his first and young lover Kane when he was sixteen years old, and how he has chosen long ago to give up to love, preferring heartless sex. But now Kane is back in town, and all the old feelings are still there. Only that Jake has spent too many year behaving like a don juan, and Kane is not willing to accept a quick fuck, he wants all or nothing.
It's strange to see how Kane, who was the first to do wrong, now arrogates himself the right to judge Jake's behaviour. But it is also tender to see Kane's son, tries to matchmake his dad with his first love, giving Jake all the reasons to prove that Kane has loved only Jake in all those years.
Eye Candy is a simple and smooth book, enjoyable and with a good mix of sweet and sex. Maybe the end arrives a bit in a hurry, I'd like to read a bit more on Jake and Kane re-blossoming relationship, and also Jake interactions with Brock, Kane's son. Maybe Amanda Young shold think to write more on these two characters.
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So, reading the title, I was especting a novel about beautiful men with gourgeous bodies... And instead you have an ultraromantic story that happen to be M/M.
Aaron is a shy man, short, skinny and a little geeky. He works to pay is education and now he has graduated and has a new job and has to say to his previous boss that he will go with the end of the week. No problem that that he is deeply in love with his boss. And he has never in four years admit his feeling to him. Cause Logan, his boss, is a straight married man.
Aaron has choosen the wrong brother, cause instead Jack, the Logan's identical twin, is gay and lately he has also made some move on Aaron. So when Jack suddently kiss him and Aaron give him an entusiastic blow job, everything seem all right, but a little particular: is not Jack who receives a blowjob, is Logan, is straight married boss... isn't he? Married? Straight?
This is a short story with some point I like very much in my stories: the geek who falls in love with the handsome man, the old fashined cliche of the boss with the personal assistant... in short I like it, but... I would like to read more about Logan: how a straight man arrives to share an hot sex session with a gay man? what happen next? and Jack?
Candy Man by Amanda Young
This is one very sexy scene. No more than that. But, hey, sometime you need only this.
Aaron and Logan from Man Candy are back for a Halloween Night. Aaron, red head and geeky, and Logan, sturdy and storng, are bored to give candy to the kids, and decide to give candy to each other. Better if the chocolate is eaten on the body of pale and lean Aaron.
Brief, sexy and enjoyable. Better if read after Man Candy, cause the characters in this brief story are not fully describe, and I remember they are pretty interesting.
Eye Candy by Amanda Young
What happens when the villain of a story becomes the main character of another story?
Actually Jake is not a very villain, but he is for sure a bad boy; in Man Candy he is the bad twin, the one who searches only easy sex without commitment, and instead his twin brother Logan is the one who conquers and wins Aaron's heart.
Now in Eye Candy we have the chance to know some of the reasons behind Jake's behaviour, how he was betrayed by his first and young lover Kane when he was sixteen years old, and how he has chosen long ago to give up to love, preferring heartless sex. But now Kane is back in town, and all the old feelings are still there. Only that Jake has spent too many year behaving like a don juan, and Kane is not willing to accept a quick fuck, he wants all or nothing.
It's strange to see how Kane, who was the first to do wrong, now arrogates himself the right to judge Jake's behaviour. But it is also tender to see Kane's son, tries to matchmake his dad with his first love, giving Jake all the reasons to prove that Kane has loved only Jake in all those years.
Eye Candy is a simple and smooth book, enjoyable and with a good mix of sweet and sex. Maybe the end arrives a bit in a hurry, I'd like to read a bit more on Jake and Kane re-blossoming relationship, and also Jake interactions with Brock, Kane's son. Maybe Amanda Young shold think to write more on these two characters.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1448614120/?...
September 7, 2009
What a fabulous and titillating book! This is my first exposure to Amanda Young's work and I am so pleased! From the sexy cover art to the steamy prose, Hard Candy is an erotic treat. This book is a keeper! I owe a debt of gratitude to her online readers who talked Amanda into printing her work. Thank you!
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