More Ali and Leo!  Plus, meet the man who’s going to make life difficult for them, the heartless and frightening Nico Wallen!

Ali Keats never thought she’d grow up to be a cat-burglar-for-hire for a ruthless and slightly crazy billionaire mobster.  However, life doesn’t always turn out the way you plan it, and suddenly Ali finds herself risking everything for the jewel-obsessed kingpin.  She’d get out if she didn’t have so much at stake, and if she weren’t falling, hard, for her villainous boss’ brooding, complicated right hand man.

Leo Santello has been gathering information on his boss for years, waiting for the right moment to bring his empire toppling to the ground.  However, beautiful Ali Keats is going to ruin everything, if she doesn’t get herself killed first.  Leo can’t resist the sparks that fly between himself and the fearless cat burglar, but can they build a life together?  Or is there no escape from the world of crime and violence they’ve become accustomed to?

A sexy, dangerous romp with plenty of pretty, shiny things to distract our heroine and her reluctant suitor!  Watch the sparks fly!

BRIGHT’S FERRY, BOOK 2 – SAFE FROM THE FIRE – COMING FEBRUARY 8th, 2013

I was going to wait to share the cover, but I’m a little in love with it and had to show off…LOL…

Good Morning readers!

Well, the first week of January was a wash – take a look at my little word count meter in the corner there.  SO ashamed.  Thank goodness every Monday morning is a clean slate.  I’ve finally worked out the little plot problem I was having with SAFE FROM THE FIRE, and (fingers crossed) it should be smooth sailing from here.  I may have a cover reveal for you by the end of the week…hint, hint…

In other news, I’m so thrilled at how many of you dropped by to read the first chapter of SHINY THINGS!  Chapter 2 will be up on Friday, and you’ll get to meet Nico, who is two parts scary, one part crazy.  I love writing villains. On that note, here’s the cover I came up with for SHINY THINGS, because every story and every Monday deserves some man candy.

I’m so excited to bring you the first chapter of SHINY THINGS!

Ali and Leo are going to get themselves into a world of trouble before they figure things out – SUCH fun.

https://lilycrede.wordpress.com/shiny-things/

Please comment and let me know what you think!

SHINY THINGS

Ali Keats never thought she’d grow up to be a cat-burglar-for-hire for a ruthless and slightly crazy billionaire mobster.  However, life doesn’t always turn out the way you plan it, and suddenly Ali finds herself risking everything for the jewel-obsessed kingpin.  She’d get out if she didn’t have so much at stake, and if she weren’t falling, hard, for her villainous boss’ brooding, complicated right hand man.

Leo Santello has been gathering information on his boss for years, waiting for the right moment to bring his empire toppling to the ground.  However, beautiful Ali Keats is going to ruin everything, if she doesn’t get herself killed first.  Leo can’t resist the sparks that fly between himself and the fearless cat burglar, but can they build a life together?  Or is there no escape from the world of crime and violence they’ve become accustomed to?

A sexy, dangerous romp with plenty of pretty, shiny things to distract our heroine and her reluctant suitor!  Watch the sparks fly!

Happy 2013!!!

Are you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed or hungover and droopy?

The new year is upon us, and I’m so excited to get started!  See that little purple bar in the right-hand corner?  Over the year it’s going to fill up as I get through 500,000 words and put a little more adventure and romance out into the world – and a handful of delicious, stubborn, sexy-as-hell heroes who are just dying to get to know you…intimately.

As we march into January:

– Chapters 1-4 of SHINY THINGS, once a week, most likely every Friday morning

– Cover reveal for SAFE FROM THE FIRE (get ready to turn the AC on, my lovelies…HOT) mid-month.

– Excerpts from SAFE FROM THE FIRE to keep life interesting.

– Possibly a freebie if I can figure out where to fit it in.

2013 is already feeling lucky – fortunate to be here, grateful for all the wonderful people in my life, and eager to see what the year has in store.  Hope yours is a good one, and stay tuned!

I have a bad habit of biting off more than I can chew.  Or a good habit, depending on how you look at it.  

Why plan one book when you can plan three?  Why write a stand-alone when you can plot out a series?  Plus, I think that aiming high is good – even if I only accomplish a portion of what I set out to do, it would probably be more than if I set my goals low and just got everything done.

Yes, I’m out of my mind, as I’ve repeatedly been told. 🙂

Anyway, 2013 is going to be interesting.  I have a ton of new titles for you all – more Bright’s Ferry, the start of a crazy paranormal series, and a few other surprises along the way.  No new titles for sale in January, but I really hope you’ll stop by to read free chapters of SHINY THINGS, which now has its very own page link – cat burglars and mobsters, heists and adventure and plenty of hot romantic suspense.  What’s not to love?

I’ve spent the last two weeks on a sort of writing hiatus – brainstorming allowed, but page-churning-out was strictly forbidden for sanity reasons.  Two more days to prepare, get my outlines together, and let the plot bunnies spin their little bunny webs, and then it’s back to work.

I can’t wait!

Happy Couple of Days After Christmas! Had your fill of relatives, pie, and presents yet? Or are you just warming up for New Year’s?

Today I’m on the fabulous Delilah Devlin’s blog talking about the madness that is writing romantic suspense and SAFE FROM THE DARK, with a fun little excerpt.

http://www.delilahdevlin.com/blog/

While it’s still 2012 and I’m technically still “on vacation,” I’m antsy to get back to all my swirling little projects! Bright’s Ferry is teeming with all sorts of unsavory types, including an arsonist on the loose…SAFE FROM THE FIRE is just moving past the outline stage, and I can’t wait to start sharing excerpts with you. Matt and Grace’s story is so hot, I just can’t stand it…LOL…

Look for a cover reveal in a couple of weeks, and the finished book by mid-February.

Until then, enjoy SAFE FROM THE DARK and have a wonderful and joyous New Year! Happy 2013!!!

Merry Christmas, dear friends, if you celebrate it!!!

I come from a family full of fun, multi-cultural traditions, so we tend to embrace a lot of holidays, but Christmas is still the big one.  At this point, the house is overflowing with cookies, cards, bits of tinsel (and the inevitable cat vomit that follows), piles of presents, and ribbons everywhere.  Each year, I figure it would take a miracle to get everything done in time, and each year, somehow it manages to happen exactly the way it should.

It’s Christmas Eve, and though my large extended family has gotten older and more squabbly, we will still enjoy the holiday together, and I will try to clear my mind of work, writing, and family drama to focus on all the things that really matter.

May your holiday be peaceful, merry, and full of the best the year has to offer.  If you’re not a Christmas person, may you enjoy an extra day off work anyway. 🙂

Tidings of comfort and joy, my friends!

xoxo,

Lily

Good morning everyone!

Today I’m over at the lovely Kharisma Rhayne’s blog, answering a few hard questions about Christmas.  Okay, maybe not so hard, but I’ve only had half a cup of coffee so far this morning…LOL…

http://www.kharismarhayne.com/2012/12/holiday-interview-lily-rede.html?m=1

Happy reading!

Yes, I know I’m supposed to be recharging my brain to start 2013 with a bang, but I finally sat down to look over my poll results this morning – preferences for an ongoing blog serial to come out once a week here in delicious, bite-sized chunks.  The results were interesting – almost evenly split between romantic suspense and contemporary, with a few votes for a prologue to my paranormal Hearts of Stone series that starts up this spring.

What to do, what to do?

Well, it’s my blog and I can overdo it if I want to. 🙂 However, I think we’ll start with one, and then add another if there’s interest.  This morning I settled on a romantic suspense serial idea, and while I’m still working out the details, here’s the setup:

SHINY THINGS

Ali Keats never thought she’d grow up to be a cat-burglar-for-hire for a ruthless and slightly crazy billionaire mobster.  However, life doesn’t always turn out the way you plan it, and suddenly Ali finds herself risking everything for the jewel-obsessed kingpin.  She’d get out if she didn’t have so much at stake, and if she weren’t falling, hard, for her villainous boss’ brooding, complicated right hand man.

Leo Santello has been gathering information on his boss for years, waiting for the right moment to bring his empire toppling to the ground.  However, beautiful Ali Keats is going to ruin everything, if she doesn’t get herself killed first.  Leo can’t resist the sparks that fly between himself and the fearless cat burglar, but can they build a life together?  Or is there no escape from the world of crime and violence they’ve become accustomed to?

A sexy, dangerous romp with plenty of pretty, shiny things to distract our heroine and her reluctant suitor!  Watch the sparks fly!