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Six Sentence Sunday #28 - The Lawman - Historical Western Romance

Welcome to Six Sentence Sunday! This week's six comes from Book 1 in the Willow Creek Series,   The Lawman  featuring town marshal Morgan Avery and his leading lady, Abigail Thornton.

“Are you a whore?” he asked, a small part of him hoping she was.

She gasped, her face turning blood red before splotches broke out across her neck. “I most certainly am not!”

“Are you looking to be one?”

Her lips turned bloodless as she pinched them together. The fire in her eyes caused one corner of his mouth to tilt up and her chest heaved as her breaths were huffed out. Definitely not a whore.

The Lawman

by Lily Graison



On the run from her ex-lover… 

Jilted by a no-show husband… 

And now mistaken for a whore in the Diamond Back Saloon…



Abigail Thornton doesn't think things can get any worse. That is until a single slap to a man’s face starts a barroom brawl that lands her in the last place she expected to be. 




Town Marshal Morgan Avery wants nothing more than to wash away the trail-dust and sleep for a week, preferably with a soft, willing woman by his side. Instead, he gets Abigail Thornton – all one hundred pounds of her thrust at him seconds before a fist connects with his face. Breaking up the fight takes more effort than he wants to admit and when the last man falls he finds Abigail still standing and not looking the least bit contrite.



Throwing her into the town jail for the night would salve his wounded pride and then he will let her go. Or that was the plan. When morning comes he finds himself oddly reluctant to do so. Miss Thornton is hiding something and he aims to find out what, even if he has to bed her to do so. But will one night in her bed be enough?


















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Six Sentence Sunday #27 - The Outlaw - Historical Western Romance

Welcome to Six Sentence Sunday! This week's six comes from Book 2 in the Willow Creek Series,  The Outlaw featuring bad-boy Colton Avery and his leading lady, Sarah Hartford.

She swallowed the lump in her throat and stared into the
blue of his eyes, hating the fact that being this close to him caused her heart
to thump wildly in her chest. He was so warm, his hand on her back like a
branding iron and the look in his eyes... She blinked and focused on anything
but the need she saw in his eyes. But looking at his lips was a bigger mistake.
She remembered the way they felt against her own. Remembered how he tasted, the
velvety texture of his tongue sliding against her lips and she barely contained
the urge to moan at the memory.

The Outlaw

by Lily Graison



Sarah Hartford always dreamed of a grand adventure. She just never expected to find it in the arms of an outlaw.

When her father's bank is robbed, Sarah doesn't make the gunslingers' escape easy. Putting her own safety behind those she hopes to protect backfires when she's kidnapped by one of the escaping men. Now her only hope for survival lies with the same arrogant man who laughed at her while staring down the barrel of her gun.



 Colton Avery spent months planning the perfect heist, every detail fine tuned and executed with precise timing. Nothing could go wrong. That is until he comes face to face with a determined woman holding a shotgun. She aimed at his head and never flinched when she took a shot at him. He wanted her the moment the smoke cleared and he saw her face.



Robbing the bank, and handing over the gang of notorious outlaws to US Marshals, would be routine and boring. Sarah Hartford made it anything but. Taming the woman who stole his heart the instant he saw her was a challenge he was more than willing to take on. All he has to do now is escape the gang of outlaws he just double-crossed, hideout from an Indian raiding party and elude the town marshal who just happens to be his little hellion's new fiancé.


















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Vampire vs. Werewolf Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Vampire VS. Werewolf Giveaway Hop, hosted by FMB Blog Tours. This hop will run Jan. 14th - 20th and will be filled with yummy Vampires and Werewolves! 


















What are you playing for? 







One winner will receive signed, paperback copies of my Paranormal Werewolf Romances, The Calling and its sequel, The Gathering, Books 1 and 2 of the Night Breed Series.











The Calling

Lily Graison






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 packs 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 of his life. 




When the stakes are high, and lives hang in the balance, can you ignore life as you know it to answer...The Calling.



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The Gathering

Lily Graison





THE CALLING changed Rayna Ford’s life forever, now in THE GATHERING, she will find out what she's truly become. 



Rayna Ford didn't believe in monsters, until she became one herself. As a newly turned werewolf awaiting her first shift, Rayna puts all her trust in Garrett Kincaid, the man who accidentally infected her and changed her life forever. But when old enemies resurface and take her from the one man who vowed to protect her, Rayna must face her fears alone.



The Collective, the Breed leaders of all the preternatural species, haven’t abandoned the dream of announcing their presence to the world and they still want Rayna to be the one who integrate them into human society. Her only chance at survival is to reveal the secret the breed leaders want her to show the world, but in doing so, she may alienate the very creatures she wants to protect and endanger her own life in the process.




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She sat up on her knees, staring down at him and swallowed a gasp when she saw him staring up at
her.




His eyes had bled to
wolf amber.



She couldn't look away. Although it was Garrett under her she knew the wolf was there. Staring at her with those bright, alarming eyes. She watched him, seeing the creature she’d feared take her and her pulse raced faster. This was the beast that wanted her. Wanted to mark her as his, to claim her as his own, and as Garrett drove her half mad with his mouth, it was the wolf’s penetrating stare that caused her body to shatter, to come undone under the knowledge that some tiny part of her wanted it too.













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Books scheduled for 2013

 






 As I've done in previous years, I've set my writing schedule for the year and its a doozy. It would take a miracle to get all these books written and released but I like listing them anyway. It gives me something to work toward and if its down on paper, it holds me accountable.





















HIS BROTHER'S WIFE: This is a full length novel set in the town of Willow Creek Montana. The characters in this story are new but we'll get a chance to see some of our old favorites returning. I have 43K of this story already written with an estimated 26,000 yet to go. I've never been good judging how long a book will be so we'll see. To me, its done when its done. *wink*




26K - His Brother's Wife

















Night Breeds Book 3: Whether this book will be the next I write or not has yet to be seen. I never know what the muse will feel like doing but this book is on schedule (again) this year to be written. I've had a ton of emails from readers wanting Bryce and Lydia's story and I hope to be able to write this book in 2013. I've nothing written on it at this point so we're looking at a full-length 70K novel.




70K - Night Breeds Book 3


















Untitled Willow Creek Novel: We've a new Doctor arriving in the town of Willow Creek and every single lady in town wants to be his new bride. Scheduled to be written.




70K - Untitled Willow Creek Novel















Untitled Willow Creek Novel: I have another Willow Creek novel in the works with a Christmas theme. Crossing my fingers I'll get to this one.




70K - Untitled Willow Creek Novel





















Untitled Willow Creek Novel:  Just because everyone has asked for it, Alexandra Avery, Holden Avery's tomboy daughter will get her own story. She'll be all grown up and into all kinds of trouble!




70K - Untitled Willow Creek Novel











So, that's what I have planned this year. How many I actually get to write is a mystery as I'm usually a very slow writer. You can check the progress of any of these stories here on the blog on the right hand side bar. I'll list them all there (with the graphics) and you can see at a glance what I've done and how far I've gotten.





Now, tell me. Which book are you anticipating the most? The muse wants to know!










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Christmas Contest Winners

There were two contests running the month of December and I now have winners for both!





Contest #1: Website Contest











Prize: A Christmas prize pack that includes a 12 piece bath set, aloe infused fluffy socks, Chocolate Peppermint Truffle scented candle, a signed Christmas ornament, assorted book swag and signed, paperback copies of The Calling, The Gathering and the not yet released, Wicked Anthology.




The winner was drawn using Rafflecopter and Donna. was the winner. An email has been sent to the winner and she has 48 hours to respond or an alternate winner will be announced.











Contest #2: Facebook Contest















Prize: A Christmas prize pack that includes eBook copies of all 4 books in the Willow Creek Series (The Lawman, The Outlaw, The Gambler, and The Rancher) plus a 2013 Studs in Spurs calendar.



The winner was drawn using Random.Org and Amy. was the winner. An email has been sent to the winner and she has 48 hours to respond or an alternate winner will be announced.
















Thank you to everyone who entered these special contests. A new 'Website Contest' will start January 1st so keep your eyes open for that. Also, there will be more exclusive Newsletter drawings so be sure to sign-up for my periodic newsletter for your chance to win.












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Warmest Wishes this Holiday Season

Christmas has always been a time for reflection for me and I've so many blessings to be thankful for this year, including you, my wonderful readers. Without you my job wouldn't be as exciting as it is. Thank you for all you do. I wish you and your family a joyous holiday season.





Merry Christmas!











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Candy Cane Kink Give@way Hop

Welcome to the Candy Cane Kink Giveaway Hop hosted by Close Encounters of the Night Kind and Natasha Blackthorne. This hop is for adults only and will run Dec. 14th - 21st. There are nearly 140 blogs participating this go around so be sure to visit them all for your chance to win some great prizes and find out more about a host of new authors/books.







What are you playing for? 







One winner will receive eBook copies of my Contemporary Holiday Romances, That First Christmas and Blame It On The Mistletoe .









That First Christmas

Lily Graison



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?




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Blame It On The Mistletoe

Lily Graison



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!



Read an excerpt...








Here's a small sneak peek at That First Christmas!





Her mouth opened in a silent scream, the fine hairs on her body charged with electricity and suddenly she couldn't breath. She gasped, a strangled sound crawling up her throat and then he was gone.



She was too numb to move but opened her eyes, watching him stand over her, sliding his sweat pants over his hips. He was hard, the length of him standing proudly away from his body. When he fell to his knees and grabbed her under the knees, pushing them toward her chest, Meredith shivered at the look in his eyes.



He wouldn't be gentle this time.












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Tuesday Teaser #19 - That First Christmas - Contemporary Romance

Since Christmas is fast approaching I thought I'd give a few glimpses into the Holiday stories I wrote for Tuesday Teaser. This week I have That First Christmas.

 









 



Excerpt










Travis heard the
shower turn off and felt instantly nervous. It was silly really. He hadn't been
nervous around a woman in years. He certainly hadn't went out of his way to
impress one either, but here he was, standing in his living room staring at the
first Christmas tree he’d ever bothered to cut. It was a great tree, though.
He’d found it on the ridge, sitting off to itself. It wasn't overly large but
neither was his cabin. Anything bigger and they wouldn't have managed with the
thing in the room.




He looked to the
bathroom and turned, shrugging off his coat and hanging it on the peg by the
door when he heard her humming behind the closed door. It opened a second later
and he could only stare when she walked out.




Her hair was pulled up
high on her head, held in place by what looked to be pencils. A few tendrils
dangled down her back and rested on the only thing she wore. A very short
towel. It was barely decent. Water glistened on her ivory skin and all the
blood in his body rushed south when she walked to the bed, turned her back to
him and dropped the towel. Her perfect heart shaped bottom met his gaze and he must
have made a sound because she turned suddenly, flashing him a quick peek at
pert breasts, and lower things, before she gasped, grabbed the dropped towel
from the floor, and quickly covered herself.




 




















That First Christmas
by Lily Graison



 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?


 






 



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Tuesday Teaser #19 :: That First Christmas – Contemporary Romance

Since Christmas is fast approaching I thought I'd give a few glimpses into the Holiday stories I wrote for Tuesday Teaser. This week I have Blame It On The Mistletoe.

 

 

Excerpt

Travis heard the shower turn off and felt instantly nervous. It was silly really. He hadn't been nervous around a woman in years. He certainly hadn’t went out of his way to impress one either, but here he was, standing in his living room staring at the first Christmas tree he’d ever bothered to cut. It was a great tree, though. He’d found it on the ridge, sitting off to itself. It wasn't overly large but neither was his cabin. Anything bigger and they wouldn't have managed with the thing in the room.

He looked to the bathroom and turned, shrugging off his coat and hanging it on the peg by the door when he heard her humming behind the closed door. It opened a second later and he could only stare when she walked out.

Her hair was pulled up high on her head, held in place by what looked to be pencils. A few tendrils dangled down her back and rested on the only thing she wore. A very short towel. It was barely decent. Water glistened on her ivory skin and all the blood in his body rushed south when she walked to the bed, turned her back to him and dropped the towel. Her perfect heart shaped bottom met his gaze and he must have made a sound because she turned suddenly, flashing him a quick peek at pert breasts, and lower things, before she gasped, grabbed the dropped towel from the floor, and quickly covered herself.

 

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That First Christmas

by Lily Graison

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:

» Amazon US | UK | Germany | France | Italy | Spain | Japan

» Barnes and Noble

» Smashwords

» Diesel

» Sony

» Kobo

Also Available at the Apple iBook Store

 

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Guest Blogging and Book Giveaway!

Good morning! I’m guest blogging over at the Indie Romance Convention blog

today. Head over for a chance to win a copy of my Holiday romance, Blame It On

The Mistletoe!




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Blame It On The Mistletoe

Lily Graison

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!

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