Author Archives: Lily Graison

13 Things – I Love About Summer (Because I’m cold and dis-like Winter with a passion) Laying by the pool with a book in my hand. Wearing Flip-Flops! Trips to the Beach. Backyard BBQ’s. Pool Parties. The smell of tanning lotion. Listening to the Cicada’s while watching the stars. Lounging on the back deck while sipping an ice cold sweet tea. Playing outside in the sun – (I hate being cooped up in the house!). The County Fair and Home Town Parades. Watermellon after an extremely hot day. Tanning away the ‘winter white’. And the thing I love MOST about summer…It’s NOT COLD!!! There’s my 13 for this week. I really shouldn’t have posted this yet because now, I’m dreaming of Summertime! So what’s your favorite things about Summer? Tell me in the comments! All material &copy2005-2012 to Lily Graison

I don’t usually talk much about ‘me’ or my writing process because frankly, I don’t think readers would find it very interesting. They’re here for the books I write and probably don’t care much about my daily routine but I had a reader, Regan, ask me last week, over on Facebook, where I came up with my ideas for stories and since I started the Writer Wednesday feature to talk about my writing progress from the previous week, I figured this was a good time to get into my writing process since I was asked specifically for it. Most of my stories are nothing more than a desire to ‘read something’ I either can’t find or want more of. The Willow Creek series came about for this very reason. I LOVE westerns, historical more than contemporary’s, and I’ve devoured all I can find. Some leave me wanting more while others, I think I would have been better off not even reading. My desire for more cowboys led my muse into fantasizing…and the distinct vision of an outlaw popped into my head. An outlaw who kidnaps a girl, falls in love with her and… well, you’ll just have to read my upcoming book, The Outlaw, to see where my thoughts went after that. I knew when I had the idea that one story wouldn’t be enough so, I thought my Outlaw should have a brother, one completely opposite from him. The Lawman. More siblings joined in and I had an entire family, each brother as different from the next as one could get and a father who was afflicted with something no one knew how to cure. I imaged the town they were from, what the air smelled like and saw the mountains rising in the distance. The stories came to me … Keep Reading! →

Welcome again to Tuesday Teasers! I have a small excerpt from Wicked: Leather and Lace today, which is book 2 in the Wicked Series. This scene takes place on a crowded dance floor and rock star Luke Harris doesn’t like taking no for an answer! Roxy Carlisle is on a mission. She’s been in lust with Luke Harris, lead guitarist for the band Wicked, for two years. When her best friend, Holly, hooks up with the bands lead singer, and asks her to tag along to New York with her to meet the band, Roxy couldn’t pack her bags fast enough. The chance to meet Luke in person was a dream come true. Even better if her ultimate fantasy of finding herself in his bed were to happen. One way or another, she was determined to have him. That is, if Holly’s hair-brained idea of playing hard to get doesn’t backfire in her face. Luke Harris loves women and they love him. All he ever has to do is speak to them and they fall all over themselves to be the lucky lady of the night. That all changes though when a feisty brunette comes barreling into his life and changes all the rules. She’s immune to his usual charm, or so it seems, but something in her eyes tells him otherwise. Has Luke finally met a woman he can’t seduce? Can Roxy follow her plan and not give in when Luke sets his sights on her? When sex is all you’re after, can you walk away when your heart demands more? Excerpt “Okay, maybe I didn’t make my self clear,” he said, cradling her body in his arms. “About what?” He nuzzled the side of her neck and Roxy felt light headed. He ground his hips into her backside and … Keep Reading! →

This week’s 6 comes from my upcoming Historical Western Romance, THE OUTLAW which is due for release on March 12th! “Why did you kiss me?” “So I’d stop thinking about doing it.” He reached for her, wrapping his hands around her waist before lifting her to the horse. He put her in the saddle this time and climbed in behind her. She wiggled her bottom to give him more room and gasped when his arm clamped around her waist and he pulled her back into his chest, his head lowering until his breath was warm against her ear. “And if you don’t stop wiggling that ass around on me I’m going to do everything else I can’t stop thinking about, too.” To be notified when this book is released, sign up for the Lily Graison Newsletter by filling in the form below! Subscribe to Lily’s mailing list Check out the other Six Sentence Sunday participants or follow the #sixsunday hashtag on Twitter. All material &copy2005-2012 to Lily Graison

This weeks 56 comes from the book Keeper Of The Heart by Johanna Lindsey, another book sitting in my To Be Read pile. She had a warrior who admitted he loved her. But no other warrior would admit it. Even Challen’s friend Tamiron, who cared deeply for his lifemate, staunchly maintained warriors didn’t feel the strong emotions women did. About the Friday 56 Grab the book nearest you. Right now Turn to page 56. Find the fifth sentence. Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog. Post a link along with your post back to this blog. Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST. Now its you turn! Grab a book and post your 56. If you don’t have a blog, just post yours in the comments. (I saw the Friday 56 over at Shiloh Walker’s blog. Be sure to visit and read her 56.) All material &copy2005-2012 to Lily Graison

13 Places I want to Visit Before I Die Scotland  – I know the possibility of falling through the standing stones and finding my very own hunky Scottish highlander is slim but I still want to try! Greece – I want to see the ruins and walk on streets older than I can imagine. Rome – Ruins! Enough said. Hawaii – It’s Hawaii! Why wouldn’t someone want to visit? The Grand Canyon – Nature as its most spectacular. Ireland – The photos I’ve seen are so breathtaking, I want to see it for myself. Tombstone Arizona – Come on, it’s the Old West! Imagine the plot bunnies I could find there. Louisiana – Mardi Gras looks like so much fun. Besides, isn’t that where all the vampires live? Paris – It’s the City of Love. What better place to be? The Northern Lights – This isn’t a place but I still want to see them. Russia – One of my favorite books takes place in Russia. I want to see the landmarks I read about in the book. The Bermuda Triangle – I want to see where I end up! LOL Australia – Come on, you’ve seen how hot the guys are down under (no pun intended!) There’s my 13. What places are on your bucket list? Tell me in the comments below. All material &copy2005-2012 to Lily Graison

The past week has been filled with anxiety, even though my family crisis from last week was finally cleared enough I was able to get back to my story, The Gambler. Of course when I did sit down to write, the muse balked. I sat staring at the page for ages, knowing ‘something’ was wrong but just couldn’t put my finger on what. I was ready to trash it (all 10K of it) and start over. Which would have been like a knife to the gut. Whenever I run into story problems, I always run to my go-to girl, author Candy Nicks. She always sees what I don’t and after a day of just talking it out, I realized my hero and heroine were just too…nice. Squeaky clean, nice, and honestly, what’s so exciting about that? Nothing, according to my muse so, I rewrote the story instead of trashing it, which took 3 days to do. Every scene had to be ‘fixed’, the character motivations tweaked and finally, I had a story that was much more exciting and my muse was dancing and asking for another shot of whiskey. I even manged to write the back cover blurb for the story, which I’ll be sharing in the coming weeks. My deadline for this story was Jan. 31st. I didn’t make it. I’m only 20K in and the story will end up around 40,000. Not making my deadline isn’t a huge issue but it messes with my timetable a bit. It throws the edits for The Outlaw back by a week and I’d really not prefer to do that but see little choice at this point. I’ll just have to work harder to catch up but if I weren’t running around like a chicken with my head cut off, I’d think … Keep Reading! →

Thank you, everyone, who stopped by the blog and participated in My Book Boyfriend giveaway hop! I loved all your comments and wish I had the time to reply to everyone but, I have read them all even if I couldn’t respond. The winner has been chosen via the Rafflecopter form and that person is…  Gena R! Congratulations, Gena. My Book Boyfriend Giveaway Hop Hosted is by Reading Between the Wines Book Club and As the Page Turns. The hop will run from 12:01 AM February 1st through to 11:59 PM February 5th, 2012. What better way to celebrate the month of LOVE then with your favorite book boyfriend? Whether you have a valentine or not, the swoon worthy heroes we find in romances can’t be matched anyway! So why not put on those naughty underwear and curl up with one of these steamy reads this year instead? Make you Valentine’s Day perfect by joining the My Book Boyfriend Giveaway Hop where fellow bloggers offer you the chance to win some of their favorite book boyfriends! PRIZE ON OFFER: 1. A signed and personalized paperback copy of my paranormal romance, The Calling, which features the very scrumptious alpha werewolf hero, Garrett Kincaid,  2. One eBook copy of, The Gathering, sequel to The Calling. HOW TO ENTER: Subscribe to this blog via email using the form below. Fill in the Rafflecopter form once you’ve subscribed to the blog.  Follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter form completely for your entry to count. Comment on this post and tell me what paranormal ‘creatures’ are your favorites! For extra entries, Like my Facebook page and/or follow my Twitter page. (make sure you click the rafflecopter form again on those items for them to count!) Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner a Rafflecopter giveaway<a href=”http://rafl.es/enable-js”>You need javascript enabled to see … Keep Reading! →