Let’s get one thing clear… I LOVE the name ‘Lily’. Add the word ‘Malone’ and for some reason I start to conjure up all sorts of wonderfully romantic images of Marlene Dietrich and Vera Lynn singing: “Auf Wiedersehen Lili Marlene” (Don’t ask me why! I just do.)
Let me further clarify…
Lily Malone is an author. I can’t remember where or how I found this author. My first memory is reading a blog post she had written about being an aspiring writer. Her writing style made me laugh (in a good way) and that is always a good thing in a blog post.
Since then, Lily Malone has gone on to publish (both through Escape Publishing and independently) three novel. She does have a wonderful way with words and she can be a bit cheeky. Her stories are contemporary romances – a mix of love, lies and a little lust. (Oh and wine! There is usually lots of wine. And OH GOSH! All those wonderful four-letter words: LOVE, LIES, LUST … WINE!)
So if that is your genre, Lily tells a great yarn. Not only that, she has THE best cover on her latest release – Fairway to Heaven. Yes, it’s about golf – but not as we know it apparently (which may be a good thing because GOLF is definitely a bad four-letter word to me.)
Check out Lily’s blog here. Or buy Fairway to Heaven on Smashwords.
I wanted to give a shout out on my blog because apart from being good fun and a fabulous storyteller, Lily is a generous and supportive person to lots of other authors – me included. (And I have been slack and totally missed the big [insert bad four-letter word here] blog hop thingy. But you can still join in the fun.
You can find links to all the blogs taking part (and the clever enter to win thing) of them at the bottom of Rhyll Biest’s blog. Authors like Jennie Jones, Wine, Women and Wordplay (with Imelda Evans), Cate Ellink, Susanne Bellamy. Check one or two or as many as you like for your chance to win a great prize pack from Lily filled with yummy delights (and a copy of Kate Belle’s book, The Yearning).
And finally…
Here is Lily (funny, funny lady) taking part in my Author Harvest last year and it has a little taste of the song: Lili Marlene – CLICK
You know what they do to people who are late to tee-off time, don’t you Jenn? The tradition apparently is the first putt they take, has to be a pants-down putt… I’d like to see that! (Maybe that tradition is Margaret River golf club only.) Gives a whole new look on the title ‘Fairway To Heaven’… 🙂
Thank you for your lovely words and support!
My dad used to sing “Lili Marlene” to mum, whose name was Lily Marie. He said it was a German marching song but it came to ‘belong’ to both sides. I guess music can transcend even enemies.
Lovely post, Jenn. I remember a similar response to Lily’s blogs, and continue to enjoy them.
Here’s another four letter word for Jenn and Lily: Lady. (Should be ladies, I know – but…) Jenn, I also found Lily Malone on her blog before she was published (she doesn’t know this, boy am I going to have to explain my stalking habits to her) and adored what she had to say and the way she put it. Meeting her in person only enhanced the online writerly-friendship journey and admiration. May Fairway to Heaven fly, Lily. It deserves to.
I look forward to the day i meet Lily in person too. most likely in a bar somewhere!
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