Category Archives: Books

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! →

Welcome again to Tuesday Teasers! I have a small excerpt from The Calling today, which is book 1 in the Night Breeds series. The scene I’ve picked is an intense ‘claiming’ where our hero finally gets to mark the girl his wolf has wanted since laying eyes on her. 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 pack’s 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 … Keep Reading! →

Welcome to this weeks Six Sentence Sunday! This week’s 6 comes from my Contemporary Romance, A Touch of Heaven. It’s the story that landed me the title, published author, way back in 2005. The heat between them grew, making her dizzy with excitement. She panted for breath, his lips and tongue licking and sucking at her flesh. She felt him smile against her skin before kissing a fiery trail across her jaw. Paige turned her head to him, her eyes glazed over with lust and smiled before lowering her head. She almost melted when he extended his tongue and ran it over her bottom lip. She trembled at the small action and opened her mouth, begging for just a taste. To read an excerpt from this book, visit the book page for A Touch of Heaven on my website. 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 came from the book Arizona Angel by Phoebe Conn, a book published way back in 1988! It’s in my To Be Read pile. I’ll get around to it one of these days. “Your dress is lovely and so are you.” When MaLou looked more skeptical than pleased, he could only wonder at the fact that she had absolutely no idea what a treasure she was. 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. Play along with me! 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