It’s a Brit thing but boxing day is awesome. Christmas day rocks in many ways, the presents the food and the hustle and bustle but boxing day is a day to relax. It’s a day to play with your Christmas toys, eat left over sandwiches and just chill out. It’s the day to recover from the craziness of the days and weeks that have proceeded it.

It’s also St. Stephen’s day, like in the Carol Good King Wenceslas. So now you know!

So who got a Kindle/nook/sony/ipad some kind of ebook reading device for Christmas? I DID! I got a lovely Kindle and she is beautiful. I’m going to spend a fun day downloading things. If you’ve got a lovely new reading device you can check out my books section to find something to read on it.

So relax today and chill out. Eat a left over sandwich and enjoy your day. It’s the British thing to do. ;)

I love Christmas, it’s such a wonderful treat in the middle of winter. I have always loved the magic of Christmas and the season of advent that leads up to it. As a Christian Christmas has a deep meaning that resonates inside and makes me well up with joy. I know Jesus wasn’t born in the winter, I know all that but I still love Christmas. It’s important to remember Jesus entering the world as a child.

We had a fantastic sermon last week in the family service. My vicar had a few gifts for the kids to unwrap. The first lad picked the biggest and got a box of hay, there was a cloth, a few coins and an air freshener and a few stems of myrrh. They all had meanings but they didn’t seem like important gifts on the face of it all.

The hay, the cloth, the coins and air freshener all point at the humble beginning Jesus had. He was born in a stable, with animals all around, laid in some bits of cloth in a manager. His family were very poor, it was not the usual beginning of a king. The Myrrh, like the gift of the wise man, points to Jesus’s future and his death. The reason he came to earth was to die a cruel and painful death to rescue us all from our sins.

I know you may find this a little (a lot!) different to the usual fair in my blog but it is very important to me. So today as you eat, drink, open presents and make merry remember the reason for the season. That amazing little baby, Jesus.

As always if you have any questions or comments feel free to add them to this post or shoot me an email via the contact form!

And finally I want to wish you all a

Have a day filled with joy and laughter. :)

Hello everyone First I want to direct you to the Blissemas facebook page where you can watch the official draw video for the Blissemas Kindle winner! Congratulations Tammy Ramey and thanks to all who joined in authors and commentors alike! Look out for The Big Blisse Kiss coming February 2012 for your next chance to win big with Blisse. :)

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Blissemas and now I am really ready for Christmas Eve. I love it. The cooking, the busyness, the wrapping, the traditions and the Christmas films on TV. I know I enjoy being so busy but I also need some time for me too. So I’m gonig to suggest some festive Blisse reads to give you some time away from the hustle bustle of the season.

Christmas Spirit Warms the Heart is cute and romantic with a good dose of sex thrown in there too.

Do you believe in Santa? He believes in you.

Jodi is a toll booth operator and she meets Mike when one night he forgets change for the toll. There is an instant connection and they decide to meet up on Christmas Eve for a date. However plans are almost ruined when Mike’s car refuses to start but then Santa swoops down and gives them a lift on his sleigh.

Our couple get to know each other intimately during their stay at Santa’s grotto and are surprised to find out that Father Christmas has a job for them both but will our virgin lovers take on the task?

He’s her secret fantasy, but can she turn her dreams into reality? Mary loves the internet but is surprised to find herself falling in love over it. Will is a mysterious, sexy American she meets on a forum and soon it becomes apparent they have Chemistry. Part time waitress and full time author Mary is thrilled to find out her online crush is visiting England on business and plans to seduce him but will the heat that freely flows from monitor to monitor be present in the cold reality of Manchester in winter?

Making it Real is a longer read but it concludes at Christmas time and contains one of my favourite ever sexy scenes that starts with a snowball fight!

Second title in the Rendezvous triolgy, part of Xcite Book’s Ultimate Curves Rubenesque Range.
Joe and Leanna are meant for each other. He dominates her in just the way she likes and spanks her in just the way she needs. It’s Christmas and to get in the mood Leanna dresses as a very naughty, sexy elf and gets herself a well deserved spanking for it.
But after the fun Joe announces he has to go away on business and Leanna gives him an ultimatum. Will he choose his job or the love of his life and her child?

Seductive Rendezvous is the middle book of the Rubenesque Rendezvous trilogy, treat yourself to all three in ebook or order the Print Collection called Tempting Rendezvous. You’ll not look at an elf suit in the same way after reading this one.

And finally Always Christmas in Lincoln, my latest release.

It isn’t really always Christmas in Lincoln but when Felicity gets her man it feels like it.

Felicity hates Christmas. It reminds her of a traumatic event from her childhood. She thinks the Permanent Christmas shop is tacky, with its windows full of trees and tinsel all year round and would rather it disappeared from her picturesque home town.

When she discovers that Carl, who she lusts over every time she sees him in the tea rooms, is in fact the owner of Ho, Ho, Ho! She’s not quite sure what to think. It takes a sexy meeting in the middle of a fake winter wonderland to make her realise the advantages of Christmas in the middle of summer.

As time passes, Carl and Felicity indulge in more sexy liaisons but as Christmas approaches Felicity doubts whether she is anything more than a sensual distraction for the festive shop owner and when her handsome ex, Sean, sweeps into town on a quest to win her back she finds she has a tough decision to make.

Can Carl and his Christmas cheer win over her hardened heart?

I’m sure you can find something there to tickle your fancy! :)

The lovely Lily Harlem is here today answering my seasonal questions! So settle back and enjoy, here’s Lily!

Do you enjoy the winter? I adore the winter, probably more so than the summer. I’m a bit of a homebody. I like being around the house, in the garden and walking the dog on the beach just at the end of my road. And if I don’t see anyone other than Mr Harlem for several days I’m perfectly content. The summer seems to draw with it the need to go out and do things, visit family, attend friends BBQ’s. Its not that I am anti-social, but in the winter I relish that sense of hibernating, albeit luxury hibernating with a roaring fire, good wine and sexy company, but still, its my brand of hibernating. Not to mention I can tap out lots of stories without interruption or without feeling guilty that I should be making the most of the nice weather. I write considerably more in the winter than I do in the summer, especially once I’ve got my Christmas shopping done.

Do you write about the winter holidays (Christmas etc) often?

The first book I ever had published was a Christmas novel called Candy Canes and Coal Dust. I saw a call for submissions at Total-E-Bound and set about writing in one of my favourite sub-genres, ménage. Its a naught tale of a girl who really doesn’t want anything sweet and sickly for Christmas, in fact what she wants is dirty and naughty but ultimately makes her feel oh, so good. The story starts off with her having an erotic dream on a flight to Finland and all the other passengers overhear her gasps and frantic shouts of delight – I was embarrassed for her writing that scene!

This year I’ve written my second Christmas book, a full length novel called Cold Nights, Hot Bodies, which is available at Ellora’s Cave. This is about a girl who adores reading erotic romances and is in desperate need of her very own hero to come and sort out her niggling virginity problem. I actually started writing this last winter when we were snowed in for a few weeks. I was great starting off a story in the right mind set and I’m thrilled with the finished product, and the cover – phew – he is just as I imagined Shane to look when I was writing his character.

What’s your favourite festive tale?

Anything that is set in the snow, has a hunky hero (or heroes) and a happy ending works for me!

Is winter sexy?

Very, when else can you go to bed at seven and not get up until the morning. In the summer there would be too much light and noise, other things to do. In the winter its all about keeping warm and entertained on those long, dark nights.

I like my winter wardrobe too, its sexy in a cosy kind of way. I like my long boots teamed with skinny jeans. Soft woollen sweaters and cashmere scarves. Also going shopping for a new party dress is always fun. I adore the really rich, jewel colours, and the fact that there is so much funky costume jewellery on offer. I adore getting dressed up for a party, in fact sometimes more so than going to the party!!

What’s your latest release tell us all about it!

As I mentioned above it is a Christmas novel called Cold Nights, Hot Bodies. I am so excited about it. I have been submerged in writing sequels/series this year, so having two brand new characters to play with was enormous fun, and because of the heroines love of erotic romance, I really hope that readers will be able to identify with her.

Blurb for Cold Nights, Hot Bodies:

All my life I’ve been the quiet bookworm, the office mouse. It hasn’t bothered me. Immersing myself in erotic novels has kept me wriggling on the edge of my seat at work and firmly entrenched in my own fantasy world at night.

Though one thing is bothering me—my damn virginity. If only I could find a sexy bedroom expert to introduce me to the delights of having a lover. Someone handsome and charming, who can rival the hunky alpha males in my books. I have a very vivid, very well-fed imagination—he’ll have to keep up.

Then, one bitterly cold night, thanks to a devious, conniving so-called-friend, the perfect opportunity to rid myself of this pesky virginal problem comes along. Before I know it, the heroes in my novels have come alive in the person of Shane Galloway, who’s pleasuring me with every trick in the book and wheedling into my heart in the hottest possible of ways.

Do you believe in Father Christmas?

Of course. I even saw him once, flying through the air with all his reindeers. It was a magical experience and has stayed with me for many years. Also, I wouldn’t dream of going to bed on Christmas eve without leaving out a slice of cake and some sherry for him. That would be just rude.

What’s your Favourite festive food?

Mince pies every time! And favourite drink – mulled wine, oh, yum – served with cinnamon sticks and in a tall glass its extra tasty after a long walk on a frosty afternoon. Perfect.

Which film do you watch over again at Christmas time?

It would have to be Love Actually. I completely adore every single character and story line and Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas if I didn’t watch it. Also I love Gremlins, I know its not a romantic Christmas story, but it makes me giggle!

Do you get much writing done between the festivities?

Yes, a bit, though it does depend whether or not I’m in the middle of something as the holiday season starts. If characters are behaving and keeping quite then I try and spend all my time with Mr H. But if there’s something that just has to get out of my head; characters, a story that needs to be tapped out, then I’m afraid I have to do it, its a compulsion and I can’t relax until its done.

Thanks so much for inviting me over today, Victoria. Its been fun. And I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas.

Lily x

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*snifffles* It’s the last day of Blissemas today! And Head Elf and all round tech wizard Mitnik takes the reigns at Blissemas for the last Ever Blissemas post for 2011. So you need to go over and comment to be in the draw to win the kindle. Remember you have ’til MIDNIGHT GMT tonight to get all your comments in to win the lovely Blissemas Kindle!

Also today holds the BEST spot prize of the Blissemas Season. If you share your corny old cracker joke with us you could win all the top 100 ebooks from Amazon.com! How’s that for a prize eh?

So get over to Blissemas.co.uk and see Blissemas out with a Bang with Mitnik. And Be sure to say thank you, without all the head elf’s work Blissemas wouldn’t have been such a success!

And today is another day to celebrate the last part of the Rubenesque Rendezvous trilogy is released!

Wild Rendezvous is here!

Wedding bells start to ring and as Leanna works single handedly to keep her family the strain starts to show. A rare break gives Joe the opportunity to arrange the wildest rendezvous of all. Where he dominates Leanna in the public park with an audience to witness her spanking.

But when Joe’s mother arrives a few days before the wedding Leanna soon learns why he came to the UK to get away from her. When Joe runs away again what can she do to get him back? Will Leanna’s dream wedding happen at all?

Pick it up at Xcitebooks today and treat yourself for Christmas!