Author Archives: Lily Graison

I’ve seen this everywhere and thought it looked like fun so I’m going to give it a go myself! My 13 this week is…. 13 ways I Procrastinated this week instead of writing! Played games on Facebook. Zuma blitz is evil! Made Bookcover wallpapers I hated and deleted without showing anyone. Created Bookcover ‘swag’ I hated and deleted without showing anyone. Browsed Amazon for new books when my TBR pile is already topping 100. Fiddled with my website, redesigning pages that were already fine. Fiddled with my blog, redesigning pages that were already fine. Cleaned house just so I had an excuse not to write. Re-wrote my To Do List, putting WRITE at #1. I still haven’t done that one. Followed every link posted in my Twitter stream. Re-watched old eps. of Once Upon A Time…just incase I missed something the first time. Signed Christmas cards I’ll probably not mail. I never do. Checked the tracking status of a package coming to me even though I knew what day it would be delivered. And the last procrastination tactic I used was…looking at multiple pages of OTHER people’s Thursday 13! So…there’s my list. Now that I see where my time was wasted this week, maybe I can NOT do those things next week. What about you? What do you do to procrastinate? List your 13 in the comments! All material &copy2005-2012 to Lily Graison

This week’s Tuesday teaser is another of my Holiday stories. I have an excerpt from THAT FIRST CHRISTMAS to share today so grab a warm cuppa and a cozy chair! Meredith Gunter has always been Daddy’s little girl. Spoiled all her life, she’s never had to ask for anything and expects to get exactly what she wants. When she wrecks her car on the way home from college for Christmas break, she finds herself stranded on the mountain in the middle of a snowstorm, in a one-room cabin with a man she can’t help but want. Travis Gregory has lived alone on the mountain for the last four years. He has little contact with the outside world and prefers it that way. When he spots a girl on the side of the road, his conscience won’t let him abandon her. The redhead captivates him instantly. Worlds collide when Travis and Meredith try to co-exist in his one room cabin. Can they fight their growing attraction when the nights get longer and the storm isolates them from the rest of the world? Can two people, from such different worlds, ever truly be happy together? BUY THE EBOOK FROM: » Buy at Alinar Publishing» Buy at Amazon Kindle» Buy at Amazon Kindle UK» Buy at Amazon Kindle DE» Buy at Barnes and Noble» Buy at Sony Reader Store» Buy at Diesel eBook Store» Buy at Smashwords» Buy at KoboAlso Available at the Apple iBook Store Excerpt It was almost dark when Travis stopped in front of the cabin door. He’d been avoiding it, and Meredith, all evening but knew he couldn’t hide out in his workshop all night. He needed to eat for one thing and Meredith would freeze to death if he didn’t get a decent fire going. He sighed, laying … Keep Reading! →

It’s the final day of Alinar Publishing’s 12 Days of christmas. The authors are sharing their favorite Holiday memories with everyone today and have a massive 10 eBooks to give away! Go share your own memory for a chance to win this final prize. http://alinarpublishing.blogspot.com/ All material &copy2005-2012 to Lily Graison

Alinar Publishing’s 12 Days of Christmas event is still underway! It’s Day 8 and I’m featured today in an author interview. I’m talking about my new series … and crotchless pantaletes! As always, there’s a contest so go have a read and enter to win today’s FREE eBooks! http://alinarpublishing.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-eight-day-of-christmasalinar-brings.html All material &copy2005-2012 to Lily Graison

Since we’re only a few weeks from Christmas, how about a teaser from one of my Holiday Romance’s? This is from Blame It On the Mistletoe, a contemporary romance set in snowy mountains of Ashville NC. 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! genre: contemporary romancelength: 23,000 wordsReleased: Dec. 2009Rating: SensualPrice: $2.99 BUY THE EBOOK FROM: » Buy at Alinar Publishing» Buy at Amazon Kindle» Buy at Amazon Kindle UK» Buy at Amazon Kindle DE» Buy at Barnes and Noble» Buy at Diesel Ebooks» Buy at Smashwords» Buy at Sony Reader Store» Buy at KoboAlso available at the Apple iBook Store Excerpt He was watching her while her brothers talked his ear off. The look on his face caused a shiver to race up her spine. His gaze roamed the length of her body and heated her skin from across the room. He took a drink of his wine, his eyes … Keep Reading! →

I’m sure I’m not alone when I say most young girls dreamed of Prince Charming. Most fairy tales had some version of him and what girl didn’t want some gallant prince coming to rescue them? I think this may be where my overzealous love for Once Upon A Time is coming from. I’ve been watching this new show since episode 1 and I’ve been on the edge of my seat, waiting…wishing and hoping Charming and Snow find each other again. Their characters were larger than life and even in Storybrooke…as David and Mary-Margaret, there’s just something about them that draws you in. It’s the subtle looks, the longing you see in their eyes…sigh. They’re so perfect for each other its hard not to want them to find their happily ever after. I’m a hopeless romantic at heart. Always have been. I love nothing more than a good love story and this is it. The evil queen has made it forbidden in Storybrooke which only sweetens those stolen moments Charming and Snow seem to have. I like the other fairy tale characters as well. Who wouldn’t enjoy seeing Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin as ‘real’ people and how they react to everyday things. It’s quite fascinating, really. Especially when you see that their story book characters mirror their ‘real’ life. I’m a bit nervous anytime I start watching a brand new show. Getting invested in them, and the characters, only to have the show cancelled is such a heartbreak. I had two such things happen last year, one of those shows ending on a cliffhanger I’ll never see revolved now. There’s characters in this show that I haven’t figured out yet. Like, the sheriff. Is he the huntsman or someone else? How many characters have we not seen yet? And how many more … Keep Reading! →

I promised I would have print copies of my Paranormal Romance, The Calling to give away by Christmas and here they are! I have 2 shiny copies to hand out. All you have to do to enter is follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter form below! The contest will run until December 31st. I’ll announce the winners on Jan. 1st 2012! <a href=”http://rafl.es/enable-js”>You need javascript enabled to see this giveaway</a>. All material &copy2005-2012 to Lily Graison

Hello! The Alinar Publishing 12 Days of Christmas event was kicked off early this morning and we have 12 days full of posts, FlashFicition and giveaways totaling 50 eBooks! Head over to Alinar’s Blog to see what we have up for today and get in on our first contest. All material &copy2005-2012 to Lily Graison