Lia Preston's Blog
October 16, 2023
ARC Opportunity – Sweet but Twisted Christmas
ARC Opportunity! Nine of the authors from the Sweet but Twisted Christmas Collaboration have teamed together to bring you an ARC opportunity you won’t want to miss! View the form for more details here:
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September 9, 2023
Sweet but Twisted Christmas: Sweet Unknown
He’s her step-brother. She’s his forever. But she doesn’t know it yet.
No faces. No names. No problems.
That’s the premise behind the Incognito hookup app.
But I already have a problem. The woman I love might use it.
Stella, my step-sister, may be off-limits to me, but knowing she’s open to anyone else has me at my breaking point.
There are twelve nights until Christmas and the same number of opportunities to prove to her that she’s mine.
Even if that means becoming the anonymous stranger she craves.
Author’s Note: Sweet Unknown is a high-heat, taboo, and spicy romance. It features a jealous and possessive hero that will stop at nothing win the affection of the woman he loves. Due to mature themes/language this book is intended for an 18+ audience only.
September 8, 2023
Sweet but Twisted Cover Reveal!
Turn your Kindle library into Santa’s naughty list this Christmas. Join some of your favorite authors for sweet, twisted, and taboo tales of forbidden romance.
From mob bosses to billionaires and age gaps to stalkers the Sweet but Twisted Christmas series will have you saying, “Sorry Santa, but being naughty just feels too nice.”
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September 2, 2023
Multi-Author Series Reveal: Sweet but Twisted Christmas
Turn your Kindle library into Santa’s naughty list this Christmas. Join some of your favorite authors for sweet, twisted, and taboo tales of forbidden romance.
From mob bosses to billionaires and age gaps to stalkers the Sweet but Twisted Christmas series will have you saying, “Sorry Santa, but being naughty just feels too nice.”
Series Webpage: https://literarylovepotions.com/sweet-but-twisted-christmas/
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Individual Books:
Twisted Santa | Annie Charme | 11/01/2023
Sweet Unknown | Lia Preston | 11/03/2023
Twisted Obsession | Sofia Aves | 11/06/2023
Twisted Surrender | Carolina Jax | 11/10/2023
Sweet Desire | Amy Stephens | 11/13/2023
Twisted Hitman | Audrey Bell | 11/15/2023
Twisted Temptation | Wynter Ryan | 11/17/2023
Sweet Persuasion | Bonnie Poirier | 11/20/2023
Twisted Pleasures | Annelise Reynolds | 11/24/2023 (Live Release)
Twisted Savior | Euryia Larsen | 11/27/2023
Twisted Daddy | Stella Bella | 11/29/2023
Twisted Professor | Vonne B | 12/08/2023
Sweet Savage | Stormi Wilde | 12/11/2023
June 13, 2023
June FREE Instalove Book of the Month Club
Craig
A lass with ginger curls, as bonny as the one at the bar, draws me out of the kitchen in my chef’s whites for the first time—ever. But it’s her smart mouth and amusing pet peeve that has me craving more.
When our night is cut short and she slips away, I learn the truth. I was only a means to an end. But I’m no stranger to hard work and convincing her otherwise is a job I’ll gladly take on. Especially when my heart is at stake.
Brie
Who does this hot Scot think he is, a knight in shining armour? I’m no damsel in distress, but when my blind date doesn’t show, this tempting chef is my best chance to rescue the evening. He’s only the first of ten dates, after all.
When his hazel eyes, easygoing manner, and culinary chops leave me wanting more, I wonder if I’m crazy for trusting my instinct. Not that it’s ever done me wrong before.
Tempted by the Scot is a short, sexy, satisfying and delectable read with tons of heart, loads of sexiness, and a hot Scot who won’t let the woman of his dreams slip through his fingers. At least not without tempting her the only way he knows how.
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May 23, 2023
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May 13, 2023
Free Book of the Month Club – May 2023
Return to Lumberjack Lagoon by Elsie James
It’s been a while. The boys of Lumberjack Lagoon are full-grown men and hotter than ever… I think it’s about time we take a trip back to Lumberjack Lagoon to check in on the next generation of steamy lumberjacks. Jake is up first in this stuck-together, lumberjack romance.
Author’s Note: Enjoy this FREE story from the Return to Lumberjack Lagoon collection! Xoxo, Elsie
GET Your copy hereMay 10, 2023
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CHECK IT OUT!April 27, 2023
Metamorphosis Pending?
Changes… Sometimes they take you by surprise. But more often than not, they’re a result of the chances you choose to take because they’re necessary. With that said, it’s confessional time.
Though I enjoy writing short reads and will continue to write a select few, my life has undergone some pretty drastic transitions over the past few months and I’m struggling to channel the same voice I once did.
What kind of transitions, you ask?
Well, on Boxing Day, they admitted my mother to the hospital, where she would stay for the next two weeks. She has had some health concerns for years and finally retired before moving two provinces over to come to live with me. We both agreed she needed someone around full-time. As it turns out, our decision to move her saved her life. Because had I not been there come morning the overnight turn for the worse she took would have undoubtedly killed her as she was unable to stay awake without my constant prodding. Despite her ongoing issues a diagnosis had evaded her doctors, but it wasn’t the case this time and about a week into her stay they diagnosed her with leukemia and another rare condition known as cold agglutinin. It was the latter, a form of hemolytic anemia where the body kills its own healthy red blood cells off prematurely, that led to her sudden illness.
We were saddened but not shocked by this discovery.
The positive news is that is her cancer is a slow-moving variety and she could very well live out the rest of her natural life with it, but with co-morbid conditions that impact her independence. Which means that my life has changed quite a bit as I’m no longer only a care giver to my two young sons but to my mother as well.
But life goes on and though we have our tough times we’re overall coping quite well.
However, something else changed as a result… something within me. It was already in the works, but it wasn’t until her diagnosis that it fully switched on. I won’t call it a depression (though that might be expected), but it was a sizeable shift towards a more serious mood combined with altered focus.
Maybe it’s the fact that every day isn’t a promise.
Or maybe it’s the fact that I’m approaching forty.
It could even be that I’ve been playing it too safe for my taste from the start.
But at the beginning of December, I found myself wanting to push my boundaries more as a writer and I started an as of yet unannounced novel that felt different, and I loved it. If you’ve read my most recent novella, Miss Fortune, I think you’ll find there’s something different about it when compared to the others. Though I did my best to restrain this change, it’s something I struggled to suppress. In fact, that book took me three times longer to write than the others because I was constantly at war with myself. Is it the book I wanted it to be? Not completely, no. I’m undecided whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing lol. I’ll let you be the judge, but I consider it somewhat transitional though still not even close to what I have planned for future books. The Hitman’s Siren is my answer to this change. It’s the book that has been screaming at me to come out for…decades?
Writing is my catharsis. As you may already know I have ADHD and I’m drawn to shorts because they’re are great quick dopamine boost both as a reader and a writer. But I am also prone to overthinking and honestly relish in complex thinking processes. This trait has been magnified in me recently and perhaps it’s just a sign of growth as an author (who knows really) but for the time being it can’t be undone. As a result, the kind of characters and stories that are itching to come out of me need more space, more exploration, and more…everything. But in particular more pages.
If you’re reading this you’ve most likely arrived here from my newsletter and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for taking the time to listen. Your ongoing support and the fact that you took the time out of your busy life to read this is an honor I don’t take lightly.
I’m not normally the type to talk about my personal life in a public way but sometimes it’s necessary. But there’s a small chance that you’re here because you’re going through a big change too and curiosity struck. So, I guess in that case my advice would be that if your conscience is telling you that there might be a different or more positive path for you please be kind and listen to your gut.
I know I may lose some readers in this shift and I can’t even promise yet if it is a permanent one or not. But I do know that I refuse to stop and that if it was avoidable I wouldn’t be writing any of this. But these kinds of changes can lead to a total metamorphosis, and it’d be a lie if I said I wasn’t long overdue for one of those. So, if you do choose to stick with me through thick and the thin (spines of course, haha) and for whatever else this new adventure will bring I do believe my best has yet to come.
Much Love,
Lia
P.S. If you’d like to check out my full-length novel debut this July, the preorder is available on Amazon here.
