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June 15, 2012

I've been interviewed!

The lovely ladies at Silken Sheets and Seduction have invited me over today. Please stop by and say hi...

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Published on June 15, 2012 23:56

June 13, 2012

Oh, David...

I should have done this ages ago, its been such a joy to source scrumptious pictures of Mr. David Beckham to post on my blog. I guess it took writing SCORED to really get me in the hot soccer-star mood, plus I had another awesome review in for this steamy novel today - check out Victoria Blisse's verdict HERE. I am thrilled that she enjoyed it as like me she is a mad footy fan herself.  



Here you go, girls and boys...no drooling (well, a little bit is allowed!)
















If that's got you in the mood for a steamy football story then grab a copy of SCORED and find out how my fictional captain of the England football team performs both on and off the pitch!!!
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Have a great day
Lily x

Due to popular demand from commenters...the butt shots!!!














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Published on June 13, 2012 06:00

June 12, 2012

Newsletter

Every now and then I like to write a little newsletter about what I've been up to and I've found the easiest way to do this is to post it on my website.


You can read Summer 2012 edition here.



And if you would like to sign up for my monthly draw to win a Lily Harlem Ellora's Cave ebook of your choice, then just fill in the comment form and write NEWSLETTER in the box, that way I can let you know when I have a new newsletter out :-)


Lily x

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Published on June 12, 2012 00:31

June 11, 2012

Where I am!

I am very fortunate this week to have been invited to hang out on several awesome blogs.
You can find me chatting about inspiration on Kendra Edyn's lovely blog where I am also holding a contest to win any one of my Ellora's Cave backlist.


I'm at Guilty Pleasure Book Reviews - somewhere I always love hanging out as so many people stop by and leave comments.


The Log Line Blog, a great idea, and I can vouch for the fact that its always a challenge as an author to condense a 60,000 word novel into one sentence!

The Log Line BlogYour Book's First Impression


Finally, Scored is being showcased on Erotica For All, definitely a site worth a visit if you enjoy erotic romance because there is a wealth of information about books and authors and what's new.




Hope to see you there.


Lily x
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Published on June 11, 2012 05:12

June 10, 2012

Sunday Snog

Welcome to Sunday Snog - today's hot smooch is taken from Stockholm Surrender.


“I’m going to put connection alarms on your doors,” Phil said after Mum, Dad and I had bid good night outside our hotel rooms. “Usual routine. It will scream blue murder if the door opens and I’ll know to come check you out. So if you order room service or nip out to the bar,” he glanced at me, “then let me know on the cell first and I’ll come disconnect.”
“Good idea,” Dad said, shaking Phil’s hand. “But I don’t think you’ll hear a peep out of us, we’re exhausted.”
“Yes, absolutely shattered,” Mum said, stifling a yawn and heading into her room.
My heart sank. The alarm wasn’t usual routine but neither was it totally out of the ordinary. Phil had used these alarms on several occasions. It usually meant he was totally knackered and it would take an earthquake to wake him. But why tonight of all nights? We were eight floors up. Ty had Spider-Man abilities but even he couldn’t scale eight stories. There was no way I would get him into my room tonight and hell, the man had some debts to settle.
I went in, shut and locked the door, then heard Phil fiddle for several seconds on the other side before walking away. Irritation swarmed over me. If that door opened it wouldn’t be just Phil appearing. Hotel security would no doubt be on full alert too and come racing to the rescue.
I glanced at the huge queen-sized bed. It was draped in a beautifully embroidered cream-and-gold eiderdown and stacked high with pillows. The brass slatted headboard was against a wall painted the color of sapphires and the tall bedside lampshades reminded me of emeralds. It was a fantastic room. Spacious and lavish, with a separate seating and dressing area. It would have been perfect for entertaining company—hot, male company.
Sighing, I kicked off my shoes, threw my purse on the bed and wandered to the window. I wasn’t even tired after my afternoon sleep. My body clock was all over the place.
The thick gold-weaved curtains were drawn and I pulled the left one back to stare out at the rain-splattered Bangkok skyline. I needed something to distract me from my fractious state.
“Don’t scream.”
I registered sparkling blue eyes a split second before hungry lips hit down on mine. Oh my god, Ty!
I grabbed the front of his t-shirt as his arms wrapped around me and pulled me close. His kiss was intense and frantic. I stared at his closed eyes and long lashes and rejoiced in the heady wave of excitement, relief and lust spiraling through my system.
Ty was already in my room.
“Oh Penny. I can’t believe what you’ve done,” he whispered breathlessly, sliding his hands up my spine and cupping the back of my skull. “You really got your father to Thailand, a meeting set up and a new lawyer.”
“Yes, of course.” I felt as if I would burst with joy. Ty was here. “Thank you, thank you, thank you so much.”
“How did you get in my room?” I asked breathlessly.
He kissed my cheek, trailed his warm, soft mouth to my ear. “I just told a cleaner my girlfriend was downstairs in the bar and had the key to our room in her handbag.” He gave a naughty smirk. “She let me in.”
“So much for Phil’s security.”
“Phil?”
“Dad’s bodyguard.”
Ty pulled back and looked into my eyes. “Shit, there was no one else with you at dinner.”
“He was sitting a few tables away.” The look of panic on Ty’s face tugged at my heartstrings and I touched his cheek.
“Where is he now?” he asked.
“Next door. It’s okay.”
Ty glanced at the wall behind the bed. “You expecting to see him again tonight?”
I stroked down to his jawline and grinned. “Absolutely not.”
Ty drew the curtain shut, hiding us from the world and gave a sexy grin. “Good. Then you’ll have no objections to me giving you what you’re owed.”
In one swift movement, he hoisted me upward and began kissing me again. I wrapped my legs around his waist. My dress slid up my thighs as my ankles crossed in the small of his back. This was what I’d been dreaming about, what I’d been crying out for. I could hardly believe it was really happening.
“I’m gonna settle every one of my debts,” he murmured between kisses, stepping toward the dressing table just behind me.
“Too right you are,” I whispered, pulling his t-shirt from the waistband of his jeans. His smell, his taste, the heat pouring from him was driving me wild. There was something about Ty that was drug-like to me. My hormones went crazy whenever he was near and my body cried out for his. It was like nothing I’d ever experienced before with any of my previous boyfriends—although who the hell was I kidding? Ty was hardly a boyfriend. He was a crazy, kidnapping adrenaline junkie who I craved with every fiber of my being.
He backed me against the wall to the left of the dresser. It was cool on my bare shoulders but I hardly noticed. I was too intent on getting to Ty’s flesh. Yanking and tugging, I dragged off his t-shirt. Smoothed my hands over the wide planes of his shoulders, whimpering in appreciation at the acres of perfect, tanned skin. I wrapped my hand around the vibrant dragon tattoo on his right biceps and hung on.
He palmed my breast through my thin dress. “I love your outfit. You looked so damn sexy in the restaurant I nearly followed you into the restroom and fucked you there.”
“Seriously?” I threaded my fingertips into his hair and held him tight.
“Yes, seriously, and I’ve been so damn hard ever since.” He slipped his fingers down the neckline of my dress and found my nipple. Tweaked and twisted it to a hard point.
“So do something about it,” I managed. “But tell me now if you can’t finish what you’re about to start, because I don’t think I can take what you did to me last time. Make me crazy with lust, just about to come and then leave. That was just plain cruel.”
“I’m so sorry, baby.” He treated my other nipple to the same luscious attention. “But it worked, you’re here, and now I can do what I really wanted to do that night in your bedroom.” He glanced at the door.
I pressed my fingertips to his cheek and turned his head back to mine. “No one is coming in. It’s locked and bolted.”
He swallowed and pulled his brows low. “Sure?”
I nodded.
“Then lord help us, Penny, ‘cause I am going to fuck you so hard and so good you’ll not only forget your damn name you’ll forget what fucking planet you live on.”



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Published on June 10, 2012 02:28

June 9, 2012

That Filthy Book - another 5* Review




"I recommend that every woman read this book, because unless you experience it for yourself, I am not sure I can convey the emotion this book evokes."









Fallen Angel Reviews have given That Filthy Book 5 Angels and made it a recommended read. Natalie and I are thrilled. Read the full review below...







That Filthy Book
Before Karen was married, she read a book that was so filthy and depraved that she hid it and didn't think about it again. Now a happily married woman, memories of this book intrude on her subconscious, sparking some of the most intense sex of her married life. As she recalls the fantasies from the book, her husband Jacob is willing to experiment with her, changing their relationship forever.

This book is intense. I have never read such a hot, sexy, raw book. I loved it. The best part of this book is it isn't just a book about sex. It's a book about the exploration of a marriage and how easy it is to fall into a rut of behavior. It's about the lengths a couple is willing to go to, to keep their sex life fresh and their marriage happy. Most of all, it's about a happily married couple who are still in love and after 10 years, finding that love can grow deeper and richer. This book shows how rich and satisfying a fantasy sex life can be when shared with a patient and understanding partner. I don't think simple words can even do justice to what this book made me feel. As a happily married woman myself, I found myself nodding as I read about the uncertainties that plagued Karen. It's nice to know that I am not alone in these thoughts. I recommend that every woman read this book, because unless you experience it for yourself, I am not sure I can convey the emotion this book evokes. Read the book. You won't be disappointed. 


*Please be warned that this book contains bondage, BDSM and an element of dubious consent within a consensually acted out rape scenario.

Reviewed by: Ursula

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Published on June 09, 2012 01:00

June 7, 2012

Love the Sinner by Avril Ashton


I am thrilled to have Avril Ashton on my blog today chatting about her leading man, Gabriel Ashby from her newest release Love the Sinner - take it away Avril and thanks so much for bringing along my absolute, most favourite male model to join in the fun today...




Meet Gabe
Thanks to Lily Harlem for hosting me today. I’m introducing you guys to my other leading man in Love the Sinner, NYPD Detective and all around nice guy, Gabriel Ashby.


Gabe is your average guy, a man’s man, doing his job to keep the streets of Brooklyn safe. When we first meet him, Gabe is in a long term relationship, one he’s struggling with since his girlfriend wants things he’s not sure he does.


An attraction to a man isn’t as unwelcome as the identity of the man he wants. To be with Angelo, if he chooses to do so, puts Gabe on the side of all he fights against.


It was easy to write Gabe, easy to get into his head and understand him. His life is nothing like Angelo’s, neither are his beliefs. In Gabe we see a strong man, willing to look the other way even when he shouldn’t, but not at all weak. His strength I think draws Angelo in more than anything else.


I scoured the net for hours to find the right picture of the right man who I thought would bring Gabe to life and bring justice to the image of him in my head. David Gandy finally fit the bill. He’s my Gabe.








I admit many times the dynamic between the good guy Gabe and not so good Angelo, drove me up the wall and had me backed into the corner more than once.  With men at odds the way these two were, I couldn’t really see the light at the end of the tunnel for a long while.


Gabe’s voice was loudest in my ear, his pain far more realized, his heartbreak sharper than Angelo’s. I think that’s because Gabe had given up more, broken more rules in order to be with Angel, to let him in and once Angel had secured Gabe’s heart that should’ve been it.


It wasn’t.


Falling in love was the easiest part for these men. For Gabe.


Love the Sinner was emotional, really emotional, and there was no way it couldn’t be. Not with all that was stake. Not with Gabe. Even now he’s still with me, as is Angel, both whispering in my ear. I keep listening to them, to him.


Not that I have a choice.


You can’t help but feel for Gabe. And question his sanity for the road he embarks on. Sure, we could name him a fool for taking a shot, a chance, on Angelo when he knew the risks to his life and his heart, but I think Gabe would only shrug and say, “I love him.”
To him and for him, that sums it all up.


Avril Ashton





Blurb for Love the Sinner


A notorious gang leader and an NYPD cop. An unlikely couple, but is it true what they say? Could Gabe hate the sin but love the sinner?


Detective Gabriel Ashby has never looked twice at another man, yet the criminal across from him, the man he’s interrogating, isn’t like any other. Gabe can’t deal with the sudden, intense need he has for one of NYPD’s Most Wanted. Everyone close to Angelo Pagan ends up dead, with the smug gang leader standing amid the rubble. Gabe would love nothing more than to bust Angelo’s ass and lock him up. So why is he seeing the bastard in his dreams at night?


Angelo Pagan knows attraction to Gabe is suicide. He’s resolute to ignore the chemistry…until a police raid goes wrong. He critically injures Gabe, changing the trajectory of both their lives. Now the two can’t get close enough. They settle into a forbidden affair threatened by lies and betrayal, living on different sides of the law with no way of breaching the gap between them. With the authorities looking to make an example of Angelo, Gabe has to decide if it’s really worth it to hate the sin but love the sinner.


Reader Advisory: This book contains brief scenes of gang-related violence.


Excerpt


“You put the people you claim to care about in jeopardy and here you are, burying your sister. How does it feel to be the reason your sister’s dead? The reason your mother is heartbroken?”


Pagan just stared at Gabe, his lips curved, eyes mocking. Unmovable. Unreachable.


Gabe ached to punch him in the jaw, knock some sense into him. Some morals. Most of all he ached to touch the man, test the texture of those lips, and wasn’t that the most fucked-up thing of all? Before he stepped into this room his most pressing concern was how to react if Trish brought up marriage again, and now this.


Lusting over a criminal. Gabe pushed back his chair and got to his feet, spinning away in an attempt to hide the bulge in his jeans. He headed over to the door and opened it before turning to Pagan. “You can leave, but trust me when I tell you we will find the person responsible for this.”


Pagan got up, grabbing his sunglasses. He walked past Gabe, brushing up against him, body heat reaching out to scald him. Gabe hissed in a breath, schooling his features into a blank slate. His fingers twitched, itching to fist in the thick luxury of Pagan’s hair.


“I’d warn you not to take justice into your own hands, but I’m hoping you’ll try.”


Pagan stopped and met his gaze with a raised eyebrow.


“I want you to try something ’cause I’ll be there watching,” Gabe growled. “And I’ll get to lock your ass up. Take you off the streets finally.”


A slow smile spread over Pagan’s features, genuine and real, catching Gabe completely off guard. He fisted his hands at his body’s hungry reaction, glancing away before Pagan caught any signs of his attraction in his eyes.


“I’ll be seeing you, cop.”


Gabe turned back to him, watching as Pagan allowed his mask to slip for a second. There. Written behind those flashing gold eyes was the same heat. The same attraction.


Then he blinked and it was gone.


Pagan sauntered off, leaving Gabe’s heart thumping and his body aching.

* * * * *
Thanks so much for stopping by today, Avril. Readers can find out more about Love the Sinner and Avril here...


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Published on June 07, 2012 23:16

June 5, 2012

SCORED - free first chapter

If you fancy yourself some hot soccer action then check out the first chapter of my new novel SCORED which is featured on D Renee Bagby's first chapter blog.






Then if you want to read more about the delectable Lewis Tate - he won't disappoint - then click below to buy this steamy story...


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Have a great day


Lily x


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Published on June 05, 2012 23:57

Gem Sivad - Newsletter

Make sure you spend a few minutes enjoying Gem Sivad's fantastic newsletter. Click below to find out all about her latest release, Call Me Miz, and much more.




Great thing for me is I am featured in it.... Thanks Gem :-)


Lily x



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Published on June 05, 2012 01:01

June 4, 2012

Enchanted Submission review

I wrote Enchanted Submission what feels like years ago - though it was probably only two - and I have just had another review in from BDSM book reviews. I am completely thrilled as they gave it 4.5 out of 5 and said really nice things about this steamy fairy tale!!



Story rating: 4.5 out of 5 paddles
Sting factor (kink): 4.5 out of 5
Remember those fairy tales that you would hear before you went to bed? Well forget all about them. This book brings us into the wondrous world of all those characters and more but this is not the fairy world that you will remember. This is a world full of grown up things and grown up princesses and princes, some with very different hobbies and adventures. This book gives us a glimpse into a much more adult world in the land of fairy tales. We get to see a much different side of Cinderella and her cohorts on the eve of her wedding to Prince Charming.  It seems that Belle and Beast are no longer together and Rapunzel has her eye on him. Tired of always being the one in charge she is ready to give herself to the right man and from what she has heard Beast might just be that man.
I am a big fan of fairy tales and Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorites. Beast may be a strong Dom but he shows that he also has a heart. Belle may not have been right for him but Rapunzel shares his desires and when they give in to them the sparks fly. The attraction between Beast and Rapunzel sizzles off of the pages. Rapunzel finds what she needs in him and the two make a great couple.
I loved seeing the strong friendships in this book. The women are in fact taking Cinderella out to the club to prepare her for her wedding night. Each of the characters from Rapunzel to Tinkerbell are brought strongly to life and into the present day, with emotions and personalities all their own.
It seems that many of the characters in this world have more than just knowledge of each other. So many are mentioned and many interesting ways. I enjoyed this visit to this world and would love to comeback again. The author does a wonderful job of putting a new spin on some old and familiar characters from our childhood and has this reader wondering about the others in this world.
Reviewed by Gabrielle
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Published on June 04, 2012 00:52