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Serendipity, aka when life gives you a little extra love

This February 15th my sweet forever-love and I will celebrate 21 years of marriage. And two days before–so the dates perfectly sandwich Valentine’s Day–my first romantic suspense will come out.

I just…I hardly know how to process how perfect that is. My characters are flawed, sometimes deeply so, but they don’t have anything on the work I had before me on entering marriage. I was terrified, to be honest, and only willing to go forward because I truly loved my husband and believed deeply that...

Guest posting: another authorial first for me!

Today my first ever guest post as an author went up on Just Romantic Suspense! It’s a look at what kind of motivation works, and I put a couple sticky questions to the hero and heroine of Storm of Attraction, to see what motivates them. Find that here!

Me, I’m working on the companion novel today, so in other words, sitting before a beautiful blazing fire while I plot murder and mayhem and lasting love.

Interested in a self defense workshop or seminar?

So, I’ve decided to do something a little…odd. As a part of the buildup and buzz for Storm of Attraction, I’d like to teach women how to kick some fanny. Because that’s what everyone associates with books, right? lol

Seriously, though, I’ve taught women and girl’s self defense classes before (even taught teen boys once) and it’s something I really believe in. The seminar/workshop includes a lot of talk a lot about prevention and awareness, and manages one’s personal space. After thatI demonst...

A cover for Storm of Attraction!

There is nothing quite so scary for an author as getting a cover for their book. What if it’s generic, or doesn’t represent the book? What if they hate it? Will it be all they hoped for? And yet, nothing is quite so exciting as getting a great cover for a book!

For me, seeing my cover for the first time was a true squee-worthy moment!

Like Christmas, and the thrill of new love, all rolled into one.

Lily’s author bio and photo

Lily Black believes in true love, but is also quite sure going after it is the scariest thing we’ll ever do! She explores this dynamic in her romantic suspense novels, which are set in the small imaginary town of Willowdale, where people dream big, love deeply, and kick butt if necessary. She has a black belt in Chung Do Kwan Tai Kwon Do, and has also trained in everything from judo to broadswords. She lives in North Carolina, where she divides her free time between the mountains and the sea...