Lily Harlem's Blog, page 296
November 5, 2011
Year End Splash Party
November 4, 2011
Sexy Pics
I need to get my head down and do some writing today, the fourth in my Hot Ice series is calling. But while I am at it, here are some lovely pictures for you to enjoy - romantic, erotic, hot and sexy. YUM.
Lily x
Lily x
November 3, 2011
November 2, 2011
Eroticon 2012
What is Eroticon?Eroticon is the UK's first conference for Sex Bloggers and Erotica Writers.Eroticon is an all day event open to anyone writing about sex online from novice bloggers to published authors, the conference will provide a safe space to learn, share and network.
The schedule will include workshops and panel sessions covering a wide variety of subjects from writing inspiration, tech-skills, photography, intellectual property rights, getting published and more.
We are also working on having an evening event of sublime sauciness.When is Eroticon?Saturday 3rd March 2012Where is Eroticon?Eroticon will be held at Armada House in Bristol, UK.How do I find out more?Click on the badge below.
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The schedule will include workshops and panel sessions covering a wide variety of subjects from writing inspiration, tech-skills, photography, intellectual property rights, getting published and more.
We are also working on having an evening event of sublime sauciness.When is Eroticon?Saturday 3rd March 2012Where is Eroticon?Eroticon will be held at Armada House in Bristol, UK.How do I find out more?Click on the badge below.
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November 1, 2011
Stockholm Surrender
Recently I finished and contracted the full length novel Stockholm Surrender which carries on from Stockholm Seduction my free short story available at Ellora's Cave.
Yesterday I approved the cover - yum - let me know what you think.
Lily x
Yesterday I approved the cover - yum - let me know what you think.
Lily x
October 31, 2011
FREE Podcast
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Fancy a steamy read to spice up your Monday? Here is a free story about Mr and Mrs Darcy's wedding night. You can choose between podcast or book, just click on the cover below, and if you do take thirty minutes to listen/read my story, be sure to let me know what you think.
Lily x
Fancy a steamy read to spice up your Monday? Here is a free story about Mr and Mrs Darcy's wedding night. You can choose between podcast or book, just click on the cover below, and if you do take thirty minutes to listen/read my story, be sure to let me know what you think.
Lily x
October 30, 2011
Sunday Snog - Ménage a Music
Happy Sunday Snog everyone - here is a kiss from the final book in my Mattress Music series. You've met Nina and Ian in Mattress Music, and Jenny and Robbie in Mirror Music, now let me introduce the very lucky Sylvia who gets not just one hot rockstar but two! Tim and Dean Coltrane, guitarist and drummer in The Manic Machines.
Blurb
Most women would think themselves eternally lucky to have a hot, sinfully sexy rock star giving them the serious come-on—so imagine how I felt to find not one but two giving me the eye! Phew! I was turning somersaults.
But of course this led to a massive and, quite honestly, unenviable dilemma. How the heck do you choose between two rock gods who want nothing more than to give you pleasure of the extremely intense variety?
Lucky for me these global superstars were brothers who knew just how to share the same toy—sorry, I mean woman. That left me free to take a break from managing the band and let their experienced, talented hands manage me.
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Snog - taken from the beginning of the book when Sylvia realizes she has a dilemma.
Dean took the glass of wine from my hand then cupped my elbow as I stood."Get yourselves out there." I tried to use my most stern voice and narrowed my eyes fiercely."Yes Miss," Dean said, and before I knew it his lips had brushed mine, the merest of touches. But it left a hint of the softness of his mouth and the delicious flavor of him that matched his woodsy male scent.I caught my breath as he threw a cheeky grin upward. Following his gaze, I saw he held a sprig of mistletoe above my head. "Got you," he said with a wink. Then he turned and headed out the door after Robbie and Ian."Don't go anywhere," Tim said, reaching out and tucking a strand of my new hairdo behind my ear. "We won't be long." He ducked his head and before I knew it he too was kissing me. But his kiss was longer, harder, and his tongue peeped into my mouth.My heart fluttered, my knees weakened. What was happening? But before I could respond, he too was gone. I faltered on my heels and pulled in a shaky breath."Hey, you okay, Sylvia?" Nina asked from her chair, her eyes wide."Er, yeah." I touched my tingling lips. "I think so.""Looks like you've got two admirers," Jenny said with a grin, helping herself to another glass of mulled wine. "And a decision to make."
Have a wonderful Sunday and if you check out my Mattress Music series be sure to swing by and let me know what you think of those sinfully sexy guys and the girls who capture their hearts.
Lily x
Blurb
Most women would think themselves eternally lucky to have a hot, sinfully sexy rock star giving them the serious come-on—so imagine how I felt to find not one but two giving me the eye! Phew! I was turning somersaults.
But of course this led to a massive and, quite honestly, unenviable dilemma. How the heck do you choose between two rock gods who want nothing more than to give you pleasure of the extremely intense variety?
Lucky for me these global superstars were brothers who knew just how to share the same toy—sorry, I mean woman. That left me free to take a break from managing the band and let their experienced, talented hands manage me.
* * * * *
Snog - taken from the beginning of the book when Sylvia realizes she has a dilemma.
Dean took the glass of wine from my hand then cupped my elbow as I stood."Get yourselves out there." I tried to use my most stern voice and narrowed my eyes fiercely."Yes Miss," Dean said, and before I knew it his lips had brushed mine, the merest of touches. But it left a hint of the softness of his mouth and the delicious flavor of him that matched his woodsy male scent.I caught my breath as he threw a cheeky grin upward. Following his gaze, I saw he held a sprig of mistletoe above my head. "Got you," he said with a wink. Then he turned and headed out the door after Robbie and Ian."Don't go anywhere," Tim said, reaching out and tucking a strand of my new hairdo behind my ear. "We won't be long." He ducked his head and before I knew it he too was kissing me. But his kiss was longer, harder, and his tongue peeped into my mouth.My heart fluttered, my knees weakened. What was happening? But before I could respond, he too was gone. I faltered on my heels and pulled in a shaky breath."Hey, you okay, Sylvia?" Nina asked from her chair, her eyes wide."Er, yeah." I touched my tingling lips. "I think so.""Looks like you've got two admirers," Jenny said with a grin, helping herself to another glass of mulled wine. "And a decision to make."
Have a wonderful Sunday and if you check out my Mattress Music series be sure to swing by and let me know what you think of those sinfully sexy guys and the girls who capture their hearts.
Lily x
October 28, 2011
Out and about!
Join me today at Hitting the Hot Spot where I am chatting about that lovely past time of kissing.
And don't forget The Romance Studio is holding their fantastic Spookapalooza event. There is a whole heap of blogs from tons of authors and loads of giveaways.
Hope to see you there.
Lily x
And don't forget The Romance Studio is holding their fantastic Spookapalooza event. There is a whole heap of blogs from tons of authors and loads of giveaways.
Hope to see you there.
Lily x
October 26, 2011
October 24, 2011
Please welcome JoAnne Kenrick
Today I am thrilled to have fellow author JoAnne Kenrick visiting my blog and chatting about her new novel Rock You Like A Hurricane, an 80's rock romance set in Australia.
Phew, its hot stuff, so take it away JoAnne, I can't wait to hear all about your writing process and inspiration...
Puberty Blues, 80s, and the best beach in New South Wales
In Rock You Like A Hurricane, I had to not only develop two friends with very difference characters who lived in Australia, I also had to get to grips with Aussie and 80s slang. Sure, I'd spent two some years living in New South Wales. But I had no idea with the whole Hunk'O'Spunk was a trend back then, or what else might have been common speech. It didn't matter how many episodes of Neighbours I watched to catch up with my Aussie lingo, it wasn't going to clue me in with Australia in the 80s.
Adele is a gobby lifesaver, and I'd already decided she would work at Cronulla Beach because it was my most favorite beach in NSW that I've had the pleasure of body surfing at. I had to write it in somehow. And Sadie, the main character in Rock You Like A Hurricane, is stubborn and a bit of a snob. It made sense to base her work place in Darling Harbour because the whole area just struck me as upmarket and somewhere you would find an exclusive five star hotel complete with a concert hall. And it was just a stones throw away from Sydney Harbour bridge...where Sadie and Ryker have fun with public displays of indecency.
With the story finished, I was near tearing my hair out trying to get the Aussie slang just right when I landed upon a research treasure; an Aussie cult movie that was set in Cronulla Beach...and the 80s! OH MY. Birthdays and Christmases all at once. And it is about two girl friends.
That film is called Puberty Blues and had everything I needed to 80s up my little Aussie Rock story. And thanks to all my Aussie friends who answered a multitude of emails asking for confirmation on words and phrases. YOU GUYS ARE DA BOMB.
Puberty Blues put Cronulla Beach on the map, internationally, when it was released in 1981. The book was written by Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette, and actually centered around younger characters; for legal reasons they changed their age from 13 to 16 for the movie. The darker scenes were also edited out to soften the effect, and a lot of crude surfer slang was removed. The book caused quite a controversy when it released...as did the movie even though it was a lot 'cleaner'. And notice the 18+ rating. Although this book/movie is about teenagers, it's definately not FOR teenagers.
Buylinks: BOOK MOVIE
Rock You Like A Hurricane, Sirenic #1
BookStrand Other Buylinks
It's 1989 and Ryker Conall, American rock star and heartbreaker, is looking all kinds of Bon Jovi hot. He's back in Australia and staying in the exclusive Darling Harbour Hotel where Sadie Fox works. His plans include more than rocking it down under. He also wants to rekindle what he had with Sadie back in '85. But wanting and getting are two different things.
Sadie's objective is to get through the week without getting under Ryker. Getting over him was hard the first time around. She's not sure she could do it a second. Just one week, that's all, then she's home free.
When a hurricane moves in, they have to wait it out. It might be a big hotel, but Sadie can't hide from Ryker forever. It's not long before Sadie is backed into a corner. A corner she is not sure she wants to get out of.
Bio
JoAnne Kenrick, an ex-Ghost Tour Guide turned Romance Author, is a Welsh lass who has lived in various countries around the world. She now calls North Carolina her home, where she lives with her husband, two children and a lazy cat. When they aren't demanding her attention, she can most likely be found watching a vampire movie, reading or baking up a British favorite in her N.C. kitchen. That is, when she isn't writing or chatting up a storm on social networking sites. www.joannekenrick.com
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Thanks so much for stopping by JoAnne, and all the best with Rock You Like A Hurricane
Lily x
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