Lily Harlem's Blog, page 302
July 20, 2011
CONTEST AT "WHEN ONE IS NOT ENOUGH"
Get yourself over to When One Is Not Enough and check out Jenika Snow's very informative, and very saucy, blog post. Leave her a comment to be in with a chance of winning one of her latest releases.
July 19, 2011
Mirror Music Review
This morning after my tea and toast I flicked on the computer to find a lovely You Gotta Read review for the second in my Mattress Music series.
This is a set of three short stories from Ellora's Cave which features rock band The Manic Machines. The first book - Mattress Music - won book of the week at Long and Short Reviews back in February and I love it when the other books are also well received. I have a particular thing for the guy on the cover of Mirror Music, he looks so rockstarish, no wonder she is clinging to him - I would, and having him naked in a room full of mirrors - YUM!!
Review -
Childhood sweethearts Jenny Calahan and Robbie Harding were once as close as two people in love can be, but misconceptions and jealously tore them apart. Now that Robbie has reached rock star status as the lead singer of Manic Machines, he's discovered what's really important in his life. He wants his Jenny back.
After years of avoiding Robbie and her broken heart, Jenny has reached her own goals. Night after night tickets and backstage passes appear along with a request from Robbie to attend his concert. She finally attends the concert and the two reminiscence and rekindle their relationship. Mirror Music is the second book in this series. Although the book length and story time-frame is short, Ms. Harlem keeps the scenario believable with vivid compelling characters. From the beginning you hope they get back together. There is plenty of heat (true to this author's style) but with an underlying sweetness that's often missing from erotic romance. Mirror Music is a lovely reunion of hearts and a story you've gotta read.
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This is a set of three short stories from Ellora's Cave which features rock band The Manic Machines. The first book - Mattress Music - won book of the week at Long and Short Reviews back in February and I love it when the other books are also well received. I have a particular thing for the guy on the cover of Mirror Music, he looks so rockstarish, no wonder she is clinging to him - I would, and having him naked in a room full of mirrors - YUM!!
Review -
Childhood sweethearts Jenny Calahan and Robbie Harding were once as close as two people in love can be, but misconceptions and jealously tore them apart. Now that Robbie has reached rock star status as the lead singer of Manic Machines, he's discovered what's really important in his life. He wants his Jenny back.
After years of avoiding Robbie and her broken heart, Jenny has reached her own goals. Night after night tickets and backstage passes appear along with a request from Robbie to attend his concert. She finally attends the concert and the two reminiscence and rekindle their relationship. Mirror Music is the second book in this series. Although the book length and story time-frame is short, Ms. Harlem keeps the scenario believable with vivid compelling characters. From the beginning you hope they get back together. There is plenty of heat (true to this author's style) but with an underlying sweetness that's often missing from erotic romance. Mirror Music is a lovely reunion of hearts and a story you've gotta read.
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July 18, 2011
SEXY SOLDIERS
Its a dull Monday morning in the UK so I thought I would share some pics of yummy men in uniform to brighten up the day - enjoy :-)
And last but by no means least................
Have a great day, Lily x
And last but by no means least................
Have a great day, Lily x
July 16, 2011
FREE WEEKEND READ!
If you have a spare fifteen minutes then read, for FREE, my steamy short story Unhealthy Obsession.
Be sure to let me know what you think, and have a great weekend.
Lily x
Be sure to let me know what you think, and have a great weekend.
Lily x
July 15, 2011
New Cover!
Today I am showing off the beautiful new cover I've just received from Total-E-Bound for my up-coming release Orchestrating Manoeuvres. It was designed by TEB's talented Art Director Emmy Ellis and I am sooo in love with it.
This London based story features in the Treble Anthology but will be available as a single title on Audio in September.
OM is a ménage a trois and features Tiffany O'Dell, a heartbroken supermodel, and two deliciously talented Italian pianists who book her to star in their racy new video. Naturally with people this gorgeous and with such highly strung personalities, the tale soon takes on a very sexy twist and sparks fly on and off camera.
Lily x
This London based story features in the Treble Anthology but will be available as a single title on Audio in September.
OM is a ménage a trois and features Tiffany O'Dell, a heartbroken supermodel, and two deliciously talented Italian pianists who book her to star in their racy new video. Naturally with people this gorgeous and with such highly strung personalities, the tale soon takes on a very sexy twist and sparks fly on and off camera.
Lily x
July 14, 2011
REVIEWS - Can you help?
July 12, 2011
BUSY FEW DAYS!!!
There is lots going on at the moment, today is my very first chat on the great new blog When One Is Not Enough, where I am nattering about all the things you ladies need to consider if you are going to get down and dirty with two guys at the same time.
Click below to head on over and snare these handy hints...
PRIZES GALORE!
Also the Romance Reviews is holding its Sizzling Summer Read Event and there are so many goodies to win its unbelievable.
I am featuring in the event this week, check out the contest to see the weekly and monthly prizes and make sure you answer my question about Brick and Carly from Cross-Checked. One thing to note, to see/answer the questions you need to be logged in (create an account if you are not already a member, it only takes a second). And tomorrow - 13th - I am going to be hanging out in The Romance Reviews Erotic Lounge if anyone wants to join me for more gossip about sexy fiction.
Good luck with the contest and hope to catch up with you soon.
Lily x
Click below to head on over and snare these handy hints...
PRIZES GALORE!
Also the Romance Reviews is holding its Sizzling Summer Read Event and there are so many goodies to win its unbelievable.
I am featuring in the event this week, check out the contest to see the weekly and monthly prizes and make sure you answer my question about Brick and Carly from Cross-Checked. One thing to note, to see/answer the questions you need to be logged in (create an account if you are not already a member, it only takes a second). And tomorrow - 13th - I am going to be hanging out in The Romance Reviews Erotic Lounge if anyone wants to join me for more gossip about sexy fiction.
Good luck with the contest and hope to catch up with you soon.
Lily x
July 11, 2011
WHEN ONE IS NOT ENOUGH - A great new ménage blog !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Head over to the great new blog, When One Is Not Enough. It's all about the wonderful world of ménage fiction and I am thrilled to be in the company of some of the hottest ménage authors around.Stacey EspinoSophie OakJenika SnowHeather RainierKayla KnightLily HarlemDixie Lynn DwyerCorinne DaviesJuniper BellEve Langlais
July 10, 2011
STRIP DOWN by Tess MacKall
Check out the hot new release from the very lovely and very talented Tess MacKall - phew, its hot stuff!!
What's a topless dancer to do when a cop tells her to "spread 'em"? Cooperate, of course. Which is exactly what Jazzmyn Monroe does when her big-city dreams land her in a world of trouble and the arms of sexy detective Ryder Muldoon. Jazzmyn is no angel, but she doesn't expect the rip-roaring, passion-filled rollercoaster ride given by one of L.A.'s finest.
An honest cop with a target painted on his back, Ryder is forced to go rogue if he wants to stay alive, and the hottest woman he's ever laid eyes on is the key to his plan. It's supposed to be just business with a side of sex. If only it were that simple. Jazzmyn's sinful curves and aptitude for red-hot loving ramp up his libido…and a whole lot more.
Excerpt - here
What's a topless dancer to do when a cop tells her to "spread 'em"? Cooperate, of course. Which is exactly what Jazzmyn Monroe does when her big-city dreams land her in a world of trouble and the arms of sexy detective Ryder Muldoon. Jazzmyn is no angel, but she doesn't expect the rip-roaring, passion-filled rollercoaster ride given by one of L.A.'s finest.
An honest cop with a target painted on his back, Ryder is forced to go rogue if he wants to stay alive, and the hottest woman he's ever laid eyes on is the key to his plan. It's supposed to be just business with a side of sex. If only it were that simple. Jazzmyn's sinful curves and aptitude for red-hot loving ramp up his libido…and a whole lot more.
Excerpt - here
July 8, 2011
Whipped Cream's great review for SHARED TOO - "A new and enthralling plot"
Blurb for Shared Too -
Ten years on I'm still convinced I'm the luckiest woman on earth. Two devastatingly gorgeous husbands committed to my satisfaction—phew!—life doesn't get much better or much sexier.
But as though the mere concept of a perfect existence was created to be shattered, one day Quinn turned to me and said, "Shared too. I want to be shared too." Add in the monster that haunted my nightmares and I was struggling to keep a grip on my sanity.
I soon realized the path Quinn wanted us to travel would stretch not only his experience of giving and taking, but also mine and Liam's. In a whirlwind of desperate emotions, dark desires and erotic fantasy, we were all so distant but also so sublimely close. Sharing had never been as sweet as it was bitter, or as depraved as it was heavenly.
Whipped Cream review -
" Ten years after answering an add in the paper listed as "Girl to share" Ariane soon realizes that the two men who posted the add wanted to share her as much as living space. Now married to both men with twin girls, she thinks everything is good in her world until she realizes that one of her husbands is lusting after a co-worker.
A sequel to Shared. Shared Too takes on a drastic turn from the first book where I was left with the feeling that Ariane, Quinn, and Liam would live happily ever after. I even formed an attraction to both Quinn and Liam and thought they were the perfect male specimens. However, my feeling for Quinn took a nosedive in this book and I did not know if I hated him or loved him for the first half of the story. Thank God for Liam as he was pretty much the glue that kept everything from falling apart between the three even though he had a lot of stress and fear that he hid from the others.
This story is high on the emotional scale and kept me anxious and on the brink of tears a time or two with fear that their perfect world would come to an end from one calamity or another. Truly, this story has a new and enthralling plot with a number of unique twists that added a lot of sparks in the sex scenes and left me fanning my face a few times. I even got my first taste of F/F sex, which I found quite a delightful experience, and it definitely added a new level of excitement to the storyline.
One thing is certain, I will not forget this book any time soon and may even read it again in the future. I would recommend reading the first book, Shared, to get a better view of each of the characters personalities and how they met, however, it is not necessary in order to follow and enjoy Shared Too.
I will be keeping an eye out for more books by Ms. Harlem in the future. "
I am thrilled with this four star review. It proves to me the book gave the emotional twists and turns I intended it too. Also Quinn's character was a challenge, he annoyed the hell out of me a few times as I wrote it, but like life, fiction has to show people not always behaving as they should, and ultimately we know he's one of the good guys. I am pleased the reviewer found her first F/F literary experience a pleasureable one, and the fact that she says she will read Shared Too again in the future is a real compliment.
Lily x
