Author Archives: Lily Graison

I’ve had a steady stream of emails and messages from people asking about THE RANCHER so I thought I’d make a small post to keep everyone updated. When I set this series up, I had planned on releasing the stories one every other month and it worked perfectly doing it that way until I hit book 4, which I had stated would be released on July 2nd. That was yesterday and still, no book. Most of you already know I’m a ‘pantster’, meaning…I write by the seat of my pants. I don’t ‘plan’ my books out in advance. Well, not much planning, anyway. I never have. I have this weird way of doing things. For some reason, if I ‘know’ how a book plays out from beginning to end, the muse doesn’t see the need to write it because…well, we know how it ends. Why bother? From the time I started writing way back in 2002, all I’ve ever done was ‘get an idea’, a small seed of a plot and it takes me less than a few days to know ‘where’ I want to go with the story. A few major scenes to include and I then come up with a title. With no more than those few pieces of information, I can then sit down and write. And most of the time, I don’t have any problems. Not the case with THE RANCHER. Without giving too much away, a key character didn’t ‘work’ the way I thought he would so I had to stop and re-think the direction of the story only, nothing I came up with seemed to work out right. I still had more questions than answers. I spent hours brainstorming with fellow friend and author Candy Nicks and still nothing. I sat at my desk … Keep Reading! →

My Christmas eBook, BLAME IT ON THE MISTLETOE is now available for FREE on Amazon.Com! Blame It On The Mistletoe by Lily Graison When Macy Carter’s parents order her to bring her live-in boyfriend Sean home with her for Christmas she has no idea that her little white lie is just about to snowball into a fabrication of monstrous proportions. Sean isn’t her boyfriend, he’s her boss. Now she has to reveal the lie she’s been telling her family for the past two years or hastily concoct an elaborate ruse to fool them instead. When Macy tells Sean Mathis of her predicament he does what any gentleman would – he laughs and then agrees to help her out. Little does he know that one misplaced word in their little scheme will backfire and land them both in the hot-seat. Secluded in the mountains, surrounded by snow and good will, Sean and Macy can’t help looking like the perfect couple. So perfect that the family decides a Christmas wedding will make it a holiday none of them would ever forget! FREE for a limited time on Amazon.Com: http://amzn.to/NObeSA Don’t have a Kindle? Read eBooks on your computer with the Kindle for PC application. Book Excerpt Chapter 1 “Tell him while you’re naked. He’d agree to anything then.” “Mom!” Macy gripped the phone tighter to her ear. She knew no one could hear her mother on the other end, but felt paranoid nonetheless. She glanced out across the reception area and turned in her chair before lowering her voice. “I’m not telling him while I’m naked.” “Don’t act so scandalized,” her mother said. “I’m just trying to be helpful, you know.” “I know that,” Macy said. “And regardless of how I tell him the situation is still the same. He’s still busy. … Keep Reading! →

I’ve been in a ‘Blogging Funk’ lately, as many of you may have noticed. And it’s not entirely my fault. There’s so many ‘How To’ articles out there telling authors to do this…do that…you ‘must’ always do this and… it’s a bit overwhelming. I think, in the end, everything is scheduled to the point no one knows where they are and the effect you were trying to create is lost. Which is where I am at the moment. I used to blog several times a week but I’ll admit, its a time suck. Trying to ‘think’ of things to say/do every week is draining and after spending that time, getting the posts made in advance, it’s like crickets around here. No one comments or engages the page and it causes that little voice in the back of my head to whisper…you did it wrong. Which leads to thinking…why bother? So I didn’t. For weeks. But I hate thinking like that. I started this blog back in 2005 and back ‘then’ I just posted what I wanted, whether that was about my books or my dogs. I enjoyed it. It was a release, so to speak. I’ve been thinking for days now to just shut my blog down but I like being able to post things where my ‘space’ isn’t limited. I enjoy Facebook and Twitter but with word restrictions, it makes it very hard, so…I’ve decided to use this blog as a journal of sorts. No schedule’s (well, except for ManCandy Monday! *grin*) and just post what I want. You  may get book news one day and the daily trials of the dogs and cats tearing up my house the next. If no one responds…I’m okay with that too because I’m not looking for interaction but if I get it, great. I think that’s the difference in what … Keep Reading! →

Out Now! New historical western romance ebook by Lily Graison… The GamblerWillow Creek, Book 3 Emmaline Hunt only had one thing she could call her own. A piece of land that held a secret not even her drunken stepfather knew about. When he gambles it away in a high stakes poker game, Emmaline does the only thing she can. She tries to steal the land deed back. Tristan Avery has seen his share of bloodshed while sitting at a gaming table and knows its time to lay low when he wins a wad of cash and a piece of land. Especially after his opponent ends up dead at his feet. High tailing it out of town is his only option but things take a drastic turn when he finds a woman in his hotel room trying to rob him blind. The botched robbery attempt is only the start of his troubles when Tristan finds his new land occupied by the same girl who tried to rob him. When he realizes he’s left her homeless, and killed her stepfather, his conscience forces him to do the right thing. Taking her to his hometown and setting her up with a new life will make up for all he’s taken from her. But Emmaline has other plans. She wants her land, and Tristan’s money, and she’ll do whatever it takes to get them. All she has to do is convince him she’s there to stay, outwit him, find a way back home and not let a single soul know she has a gold mine bursting at the seems with untapped wealth. Price: $2.99 Buy Now or Read and Excerpt at LilyGraison.Com Amazon.Com US | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES Barnes and Noble.Com Smashwords All material &copy2005-2012 to Lily Graison

This week’s 6, again, comes from my upcoming Historical Western Romance, THE GAMBLER, book 3 in my Willow Creek Series, which is due for release in May! His gaze roamed her breasts before sliding to her waist and when she dropped the silk bloomers to the floor, he swallowed the sudden lump in his throat. She glanced up at him and made a face. “Don’t look so scandalized. It isn’t as if you haven’t seen it all before.” She bent at the waist, untied the ribbon on her stockings and pulled them both off, crossing the room and grabbing his arm to steady herself before sinking into the tub with a sigh. Tristan stared down at her, watched the water ripple over her breasts, and his entire body jolted. The Gambler – Willow Creek, Book 3 Emmaline Hunt only had one thing she could call her own. A piece of land that held a secret not even her drunken stepfather knew about. When he gambles it away in a high stakes poker game, Emmaline does the only thing she can. She tries to steal the land deed back. Tristan Avery has seen his share of bloodshed while sitting at a gaming table and knows its time to lay low when he wins a wad of cash and a piece of land. Especially after his opponent ends up dead at his feet. High tailing it out of town is his only option but things take a drastic turn when he finds a woman in his hotel room trying to rob him blind. The botched robbery attempt is only the start of his troubles when Tristan finds his new land occupied by the same girl who tried to rob him. When he realizes he’s left her homeless, and killed her stepfather, his conscience forces him to do … Keep Reading! →

My Paranormal (werewolf) romance, THE CALLING is free, May 5th – 8th, on Amazon! Grab it while you can. The Calling – Book 1 in the Night Breeds Series.  In a world where the supernatural isn’t supposed to exist, one woman comes face to face with the monsters and fights to survive their call.  Investigative reporter Rayna Ford is sent to the small community of Wolf’s Creek to write an expose on a town supposedly over run with werewolves. Assuming the inhabitants to be under a mass delusion, she learns quickly that all isn’t as it seems. Their plans involve more than a newspaper article and her life hangs in the balance as their motive for luring her to them is revealed.  Garrett Kincaid knows a thing or two about werewolves. He is one. After leaving his pack, he’s spent the last twelve years pretending to be something he isn’t. His closely guarded secret threatens to destroy him when he meets Rayna Ford, the woman his wolf has claimed as his own. When he learns the pack has lured Rayna to them in order to get to him, he races to Wolf’s Creek to protect her from the very thing he fears the most. Himself.  The power struggle within the pack becomes clear once Garrett reaches his old home and learns of the packs plans for Rayna. The beast lurking beneath his skin is torn between protecting the woman he wants to call mate and keeping the balance within the pack on neutral ground. When choosing a side no longer matters, he does what he must to save his mate, even if that means making one of the most difficult decisions of his life. When the stakes are high, and lives hang in the balance, can you ignore life as … Keep Reading! →

This week’s 6, comes from my upcoming Historical Western Romance, THE GAMBLER, book 3 in my Willow Creek Series, which is due for release in May 7th! It took him a few moments to see her and when he did, his eyes widened before he tried to sit up straight in his seat. The floozy in his lap prevented it and Emmaline threw him a sarcastic smile before glancing at the girl. “Slumming it, Tristan? I would have thought a man as wealthy as you would find your pleasure in one of the more upscale whore houses in town.” She smiled when the woman on his lap gasped and tried to look offended. “I know money can’t buy you everything but I thought it would at least buy you a women that didn’t have the spending’s of four other men still on her thighs.” The Gambler – Willow Creek, Book 3 Emmaline Hunt only had one thing she could call her own. A piece of land that held a secret not even her drunken stepfather knew about. When he gambles it away in a high stakes poker game, Emmaline does the only thing she can. She tries to steal the land deed back. Tristan Avery has seen his share of bloodshed while sitting at a gaming table and knows its time to lay low when he wins a wad of cash and a piece of land. Especially after his opponent ends up dead at his feet. High tailing it out of town is his only option but things take a drastic turn when he finds a woman in his hotel room trying to rob him blind. The botched robbery attempt is only the start of his troubles when Tristan finds his new land occupied by the same girl who tried to rob him. When he realizes he’s left her … Keep Reading! →

Since I’m gearing up for the release of THE GAMBLER, book 3 in my Willow Creek Series, I’ll be participating in Six Sentence Sunday over the next few weeks. This week’s 6, comes from my upcoming Historical Western Romance, THE GAMBLER which is due for release in May! His gaze roamed her from head to toe before he reached out and jerked the hat off her head. “Son of a bitch.” Emmaline kept her chin lifted and hardened her gaze as she reached for her braid and flung it over her shoulder. “You’re a girl?” “I’m a woman, thank you very much.” She straightened her shirt and met his gaze. “And I’d be obliged if you’d get that gun out of my face.” The Gambler – Willow Creek, Book 3 Emmaline Hunt only had one thing she could call her own. A piece of land that held a secret not even her drunken stepfather knew about. When he gambles it away in a high stakes poker game, Emmaline does the only thing she can. She tries to steal the land deed back. Tristan Avery has seen his share of bloodshed while sitting at a gaming table and knows its time to lay low when he wins a wad of cash and a piece of land. Especially after his opponent ends up dead at his feet. High tailing it out of town is his only option but things take a drastic turn when he finds a woman in his hotel room trying to rob him blind. The botched robbery attempt is only the start of his troubles when Tristan finds his new land occupied by the same girl who tried to rob him. When he realizes he’s left her homeless, and killed her stepfather, his conscience forces him to do the right … Keep Reading! →