Lillian Francis's Blog, page 132

I'm not here

I'm over at the Dreamspinner Blog chatting about New Lease of Life.

If I were a Boy can be found here.

Y and Z are for

Y is for Yule Log

I know not why it came into being--actually I have a vague inkling and with some research I could find out for you--and today I don't really care. All I'm going to do is cut myself a huge slice of that chocolatey goodness and sit back and relax.

Z is for zzzzzzzzz
Because I'm just knackered. 
Next time I think it's a good idea to do 25 continuous post remind me how time consuming it is and how little writing I actually get to do!

New Lease of Life - Release Day

My new novel New Lease of Life is out today.

Despite its release date New Lease of Life isn't a Christmas story. It doesn't even take place in December. But the ideals of Christmas can be found within its pages: giving, forgiveness, and extending a helping hand to a stranger. There may not be snow on the ground or sleigh bells in the air but hopefully this story will leave you with the same feels as the best Christmas stories.

Cover by Paul RichmondBlurb

Phillip used to laugh a lot, back when hi...

X is for

X-cited (and a little nervous)

Tomorrow is release day for New Lease of Life.

Cover by Paul RichmondBlurb

Phillip used to laugh a lot, back when his friends called him Pip. However the good deed that left him hospitalized not only marred his body, it stripped him of his good humor too. Ever since, he has pushed his friends away and shut out the world. Donating his vintage clothing to a charity shop should have been the final act in a year-long campaign to sever the links with the man Pip used to...

W is for

Wishes


By Visitor7 (Own work)
 [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)],
via Wikimedia CommonsPeace on earth and goodwill to all men. That's a biggie, though.

Some good vibes for New Lease of Life, maybe:

A silver star at ARe
Some decent reviews.
A few new readers.
A top 100 placing in gay romance at Amazon.

I have RL wishes too, but I'll not go into those here. Needless to say I want only good health and happiness for all my family and friends. And to all of you who know...

V is for

Vixen

By Prang [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Another scary Santaand Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.

So we've already established that Santa used to arrive on a donkey before he upgraded to a fleet of magical reindeer and a sleigh. We also know that they are likely to be girl reindeer. And that they fly (or at the least float--remember the air trapped between fur and skin). But where did they get their names?








Much more like the Santa we are used to seeing....

U is for...

Umm

Okay I've got to admit this one has me at a loss. I thought it would be Z that screwed me over (not least because I'll have run out of days).

Unwrap

By G.dallorto (Own work) [Attribution],
via Wikimedia CommonsHah! See, knew something would come to me if I sat here long enough. Although what I'm going to write about unwrapping I haven't a clue.

Are you a peeler?



By Sara-Paceni (Own work)
[CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)],
via Wikimedia Commons










  Or a ripper?




Do...

T is for

Terror


Cover by Paul RichmondYes indeed, as I realise that today is the twentieth. 

That means only five days until the big day. Yes, the 25th December and the release of New Lease of Life.

I got the blog post finished for my appearance on the Dreamspinner blog. I'm over there on the 27th, not release day, because apparently I'm clashing with some minor celebration and I will probably be too stuffed to move anyway. I'll stick a link in here so you know where to find me. 

and Tours

I...

S is for

Smutty.

Rarely used tagline for my Christmas novella, When Love Flue In.

"Santa's not the only thing coming down Dominic's chimney this Christmas."


To check out the blurb and reviews click here.

Buy Links: Pride Publishing  // All Romance ebooks // Kobo // Amazon UK // Amazon US





and snowman

To continue with the theme here's a smutty Christmas song from those crazy Yogscast guys.

Don't click if you are easily offended. (What the hell are you doing...

R is for

Reindeer
By unknown, authors Ellis Town, Sophie May, and Ella Farman 
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
I have to say I'm worried by both Santa and these reindeer. 
I fear for this child's safety

Reindeer have amazing evolutionary enhancements to make them the perfect creatures to pull Santa's sleigh. And I don't just mean the ability to fly around the world in one night.


Their noses are specially adapted to warm the air they breathe before it enters their lungs and to condense wate...