And the winner is….

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Good morning to you! I wanted 2013 to go out with a bang and my Christmas Website Giveaway did just that! There were over 3,300 entries and I have winners for all those prizes I had up for grabs. Check below to see if your name is on the list.

Grand Prize: Kindle Paperwhite (US Only) or $120.00 Amazon (or) Barnes and Noble Gift Card (International) – Christie S.
2 x Signed paperback of THAT FIRST CHRISTMAS – Alex E. and Alexa G.
1 x Signed paperback of WICKED: THE COMPLETE SERIES – Christina R.
1 x $25.00 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card – Alicia J.
1 x $10.00 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card – Dawn B.
1 x $5.00 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card – Shelly H.

If your name is on this list, check your email. I’ll be contacting you soon to let you know how to claim your prize. For those who didn’t win this time, head over to the CONTEST page and enter January’s giveaway. It’s pretty special too, so don’t miss out!

Peacock Christmas Tree

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I mentioned on my Facebook page right after Thanksgiving that I was going to change my tree up this year. It’s been a very traditional looking tree for years and I very rarely deviate from my color scheme but this year, I saw something that made my inner child stand up and scream. Peacock Christmas ornaments!!

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I love peacocks. I’ve been trying to get the Hubby to get me a few for years but they tend to ‘wander’ and we have a few wild dogs about. They wouldn’t last long in our yard. So, when I saw these decorations, I snapped them up and decided to bring the peacocks ‘inside’ the house.

Most of the decorations are very fragile but so far, the grandbabies haven’t messed with them much.

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I found peacock feathers at A.C. Moore and have those inside the tree from top to bottom and I even found a peacock there I could use as a tree topper! Isn’t he gorgeous?

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And if everything wasn’t already perfect, as I was leaving the craft store, the lady who was making bows hung one as I was walking by. A big fancy thing made from peacock ribbon. It was meant to be!

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So, there’s my peacock tree. I’ll have a hard time taking this one down after Christmas. I LOVE looking at it and for once, I don’t mind it taking up so much space.

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A Willow Creek Christmas – #1 Best Selling Western Romance!

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The Lawman, book 1 in the Willow Creek Series, made it all the way to #2 in the Bestselling Western Chart on Amazon.com back in March 2012. As excited as I was, I’ll admnit to being a bit disappointed it didn’t hit #1. Every author wants their books to do well and being so close to that #1 coveted spot and losing it was a major downer.

So imagine me bouncing in my seat when I checked Amazon this morning to see A Willow Creek Chirstmas has hit the #1 Bestselling Western chart in a record 2 weeks!

A Willow Creek Christmas by Lily Graison - #1 bestselling Western Romance

Did I mention its also at #4 on the Historical Romance chart? It’s my first time ranking on the historical charts! Thank you to everyone buying the book and for recommending it to your friends! You have made my year!

Contests, Contests, Contests!

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Looks as if December really is the month of giving! There are several Giveaways taking place and to make sure no one misses any of them, I’ll post them all here.
 
 
Win a Kindle Paperwhite from LilyGraison.comThe first Giveaway is my monthly website giveaway. This month I have a host of prizes, the one everyone will want under their tree being the Kindle Paperwhite! Take a look at what’s up for grabs.

Grand Prize: The all-New Kindle Paperwhite (US Only) or $120.00 Amazon Gift Card (International)
1 x Signed paperback of BLAME IT ON THE MISTLETOE AND THAT FIRST CHRISTMAS
1 x Signed paperback of HIS BROTHER’S WIFE
1 x $25.00 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card
1 x $10.00 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card
1 x $5.00 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

To enter this Giveaway, just head on to my CONTEST page, read the rules, and enter.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Countdown To Christmas Giveaway is happening over on Facebook. There’s eleven authors participating with over 21 prizes, which include, ebooks, paperbacks, gift cards, audio books, mugs and calendars, up for grabs. You can enter this giveaway by LIKEing Facebook pages. This giveaway ends December 15th, so hurry and get your entry in. Just follow the link to the Rafflecopter form and LIKE some pages for your chance to win one of these prizes.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/33427268/

Countdown To Christmas Giveaway

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And the last Giveaway is an on-going contest that takes place on my Facebook fan page. For every 50 new “LIKES” the page recieves, I give away a signed, paperback, winners choice, from my available ppaperbacks. To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is LIKE my Facebook page. Simple as that. To enter your name into the signed, paperback giveaway, follow the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/authorLilyGraison/app_190322544333196

Lily Graison Facebook Fan Page Giveaway

Be sure to enter every contest, some of which allow daily entries, and Good Luck!
Oh, and be sure to tell your friends by using the handy SHARE buttons below!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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I was up at 6am again today. This is becoming a habit, I think, but it gives me time to reflect every morning, especially today when I have so much to be thankful for. My family is healthy and happy, I have great friends who fill my day with laughter and I have all my wonderful readers who inspire me daily. You’re the reason I get up every morning and ‘go to work’…the reason I’m still writing. Without you, what I do would be pointless, so Thank You for reading my stories and telling your friends about my books. Thank you for every review you’ve left, for every kind word on my Facebook and blog and most of all, Thank You for allowing me to continue doing what I do…create stories filled with families, love and happily ever afters.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Lily

New Release : A Willow Creek Christmas by Lily Graison

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It’s finally here!! After many starts and stops, road blocks and character’s just being ornery, A Willow Creek Christmas is now available!

This story kicked my butt. I’m not ashamed to say it. Some stories just…write themselves…and others you have to drag out every word, which was the case for this one. My hero and heroine were a bit damaged so it took a gentle hand to coax them into telling their story.

Since everyone has been waiting for it all year, I’ve set a special release week price of .99cents. The price will increase to $3.99 on December 1st so grab while while the discount is good! I’ll post purchase links underneath the book blurb.

 

A Willow Creek Christmas by Lily Graison - Book 6 in the Willow Creek Series
A Willow Creek Christmas
by Lily Graison

Book 6 in the Willow Creek Series
Historical Western Romance
Format: eBook
Length: Novel
Released: Nov. 2013

Running from a life she no longer wanted…
Widowed with two young children, Keri Hilam is desperate to escape her abusive brother in law, going so far as sneaking away in the dead of night in hopes of finding a better life. She never regrets leaving, not even when they find themselves stranded, starving, and alone. Fate brings them to Willow Creek, Montana, where they’re rescued by an unlikely hero, an ex-confederate soldier who seems more monster than man.

Hiding from a past he can’t seem to forget…
The war leaves Noah Lloyd scarred and bitter. When the girl he left behind broke his heart, he turned his back on the life he used to know, and sought refuge in a dusty little town that afforded him the solitude he wanted. Finding a woman and her kids hunkered down in an abandoned line shack in the middle of a blizzard is the last thing he needs. They’re ragged, half starved and vulnerable, but he’s determined to leave the trio in the care of the town marshal.

Can a future together erase all the pain…
But the innocence of a child at Christmas breaks through Noah’s hard exterior and Keri’s tender care allows him to see that life may be worth living. All he has to do is let go of his past and let this unlikely family love him.

Read a 3 Chapter Excerpt

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Writer Wednesday

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If you’re on my Street Team, then you know I only recently finished A Willow Creek Christmas. It took much longer than I anticipated. The book was hijacked by my characters and the struggle wasn’t pretty. They eventually won the battle and the book topped out at nearly 90,000 words. I’m still on target for the November 25th release date and I’m sticking to it unless something MAJOR happens…like, something that pulls me away from my desk for days…weeks, kind of major. In which case, I will inform you of such a catastrophe.
 
I’ve been thinking about the next book in the Willow Creek Series. I know everyone is waiting on Alexandra Avery’s story__you would not believe the amount of email I get about her, which I love, by the way!__but I’m afraid her book is NOT next. I have one more to tell first, Dr. Even Reid’s story. His book will set up the small pieces I need for Alex so her story will only be better for it. Besides, she’ll still be there, causing a fuss and giving her daddy gray hair way before his time. Plus…she needs to age a bit, yet!
 
I brainstormed with a few friends to try and get the pieces of the next book in place and the vision I had for it has grown amazingly! I’ll start getting my notes in order soon and TRY to find a title. I’m the type of author who can’t write a single word of a story until I have a title. Its weird but it’s the way I roll.
 
For the moment, I’m editing and since we’re only five weeks from release, I’ll be devoting my time to that and taking notes for book #7 as release day approaches. I have a few great contests in the works to celebrate the release AND a very special Christmas giveaway that I can’t wait to start so don’t run off too far. I’ll be making announcements here on the blog and over on my Facebook page and Twitter feed, so keep your eyes open for those.
 
In the meantime…go read something fantastic!
 
 

I’m making a move…

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I’ve been wanting to move my blog over to my website for some time now. Its been hosted at Blogger since 2005. Well, what better way to procrastinate, than to do just that!

From here on out, my blog will be right here with the rest of my website. I do plan on moving some of those other posts over here but for now, you can read them on my blogger page, Lost in Solitude.

Now, if you spend any time here looking at the pages, You’ll notice something funky going on with the menu. The BLOG link jumps from left to right. That’s because the blog is ‘separate’ from the main website and I can’t for the life of me figure out HOW to get that blog link to show up on the far right like its supposed to so for now…just pretend you don’t have to chase after it. *wink*