Bøker av Lily Graison

After a warehouse fire changes her life, Anna Davis makes a desperate decision. Along with the other single women she worked alongside, she places her fate into the hands of a random stranger she found in a mail order bride catalog, the Grooms' Gazette. But little does she know, the man she thought placed the ad has no idea he promised to marry her. Gabriel Montgomery has more problems than any one man needs. A neglected cotton plantation, a home in desperate need of repair and Julia, his twelve year old daughter who is more mature than she needs to be. Her antics try his patience on a daily basis but nothing prepares him for her latest scheme. When Anna shows up on his door with an infectious smile and a promise to love, honor and cherish him, he knows Julia is behind this latest development. He has no desire to marry again, even if the sweet natured Anna is proving to be exactly the kind of woman he needs. He just has to convince Julia that she doesn't need a new mother and himself that he doesn't want a new wife. A task that proves almost impossible, especially when Anna reminds him that every day should be savored like its your last.

Elisabeth "Betsey" Atwater had plans as big as the Montana Sky. Marry the boy she's loved since the day they met and become a famous singer. Getting Aaron Hilam to notice her took years of patience and when he did, life was so perfect she forgot all about singing. But dreams of spending her life with him were shattered when he left town and said he was never coming back. Her heart was broken beyond repair until she realized Aaron had left behind a piece of himself she could hold on to forever.Aaron Hilam's growing feelings for his best friend's little sister spooked him more than anything ever had. He'd spent the past twelve years trying to avoid her but now that she was full grown and the prettiest girl in all of Willow Creek, he had a hard time ignoring her, especially when those kisses she gave him led to things her brother would probably kill him for if he knew. When an argument at home has him mad at the world, he leaves town vowing to never come back but like most things in his life, trouble is never far behind him. When he returns home he has a lot of broken hearts to mend, one in particular.When Betsey spots Aaron riding into town, she's heartsick when she sees he's not alone. But her despair is short-lived when she meets a man who offers her a way past the heartache and a path straight to the other big dream she's always yearned for. All she has to do is give up everything she's ever held dear, and that includes Aaron Hilam.

Sophie Hilam craved adventure, but ending up riding with a gang of bandits wasn't exactly what she had in mind. Nor was falling for one of them. Jackson Shaw was the type of man her parents would hate, but her rebel heart was drawn to him regardless of the fact he was a no-good, rotten scoundrel.Jackson Shaw lived each day as if it was his last because it very well could be. When he meets a beauty he can't stop thinking about, fate throws him the chance of a lifetime and he isn't going to waste it, but when his past comes back to haunt him, and the gang he's trying to outrun catches up with him, it's up to him to save the woman of his dreams. His only hope is she forgives him when she finds out who he really is.

Running away from home to marry the man she thought was the love of her life should have been the happy ending Victoria Stanford expected it to be, but things rarely work out as one plans. When her husband suddenly dies and leaves her stranded in the middle of nowhere, alone and scared, she thinks she's saved when she sees three men headed her way. Relief turns to fear when she realizes they weren't the type of men a single woman should trust. When they chase up the side of a mountain and overtake her, she does the only thing she can. She screams and hopes they kill her quickly.Gideon Hart has spent the last six years roaming the mountain after tragedy changed his life forever. Since then, he's never encountered another living soul other than his brother-until now. The scream he hears echoing through the trees brings back memories he's been trying to forget. When he finds a woman being attacked, he does what he has to in order to ensure her safety. Getting her to town should be his only concern but the trek across the mountain with Victoria causes his world to shift and for feelings he's denied himself for too long to surface. He doesn't deserve to be loved. With a past like his, no one would love him once they found out what he'd done. Getting Victoria to Silver Falls is the only way to save them both but as the nights grow longer and winter settles in over the mountain, one soft kiss may change both their lives.

When you wish upon a Christmas angel, all your dreams come true.Or so Miranda Talbert's grandmother used to tell her. But growing into the role of Willow Creek's resident spinster proved that it takes more than little girl wishes to make dreams come true. Sometimes it takes a bit Christmas magic and for fate to step in and give us exactly what we want in ways we least expect it.

Christmas comes to Mistletoe Falls one mail-order bride at a time!Fleeing an overbearing uncle who promised her hand to a man old enough to be her grandfather, Angel Bishop left Savannah and headed west with her sisters as a mail-order bride and didn't look back. When she arrived in the town of Angel Creek where her groom is supposed to meet her, she's surprised to find another man has come to collect her, a man so handsome she can't get him out of her mind.Garrett Carter didn't have a problem doing anyone a favor but when sheriff Harold Tate asked him to pick up his bride and bring her to town, he should have refused. He'd never believed in love at first sight but one look at Angel Bishop and he was smitten. With Harold out of town, Angel depends on him for nearly everything and as Christmas draws near, he's not sure how he'll ever let her go. Did those shy looks she gave him mean she felt the same? And if so...what would the townsfolk think if he stole another man's bride?

Running from a life she no longer wanted...Widowed with two young children, Keri Hilam is desperate to escape her abusive brother in law, going so far as sneaking away in the dead of night in hopes of finding a better life. She never regrets leaving, not even when they find themselves stranded, starving, and alone. Fate brings them to Willow Creek, Montana, where they're rescued by an unlikely hero, an ex-confederate soldier who seems more monster than man.Hiding from a past he can't seem to forget...The war leaves Noah Lloyd scarred and bitter. When the girl he left behind broke his heart, he turned his back on the life he used to know, and sought refuge in a dusty little town that afforded him the solitude he wanted. Finding a woman and her kids hunkered down in an abandoned line shack in the middle of a blizzard is the last thing he needs. They're ragged, half starved and vulnerable, but he's determined to leave the trio in the care of the town marshal.Can a future together erase all the pain...But the innocence of a child at Christmas breaks through Noah's hard exterior and Keri's tender care allows him to see that life may be worth living. All he has to do is let go of his past and let this unlikely family love him.

Hiding from a future she doesn't want...When the new blacksmith in town announces they are to be married, Alexandra Avery does what any bride with cold feet would do. She disobeys her father, dresses in mens clothing, and sneaks away with the cattle drive he just sent east to avoid the inevitable. Little does she know, Jesse Samuels, the annoying boy who made her childhood nearly unbearable is back in town and calling the shots. How will she ever survive being bossed around by him for the next two months?Handed what he's coveted the most...Entrusted with over seeing a cattle drive for the Avery Ranch is exactly what Jesse Samuels needed, especially after hearing Alexandra Avery, the girl he spent the last ten years of his life planning a future with is now engaged. He regrets not staying and fighting for her until he finds her stowed away pretending to be one of the crew. When the other cowboys realize there's a woman amongst them, his protective instincts kick in. His plan to send her home is thwarted at every turn so he does the only thing he can to ensure her safety. He drags her kicking and screaming to the altar and marries her.Will love be enough to bind them...Alexandra and Jesse have always had a love-hate relationship but when the dangers of the open trail take a turn that could cost them their lives, they have to put aside their differences to keep everyone safe. Will the truce be enough to show them what everyone else has always known? Or will they lose each other forever?

When Grace Kingston accepts a wedding proposal through a mail-order bride agency and travels across country to be married, she has no idea her bridegroom is a fourteen-year-old boy. There's no way she can accept his offer but with depleted funds, and winter coming on, Grace has little choice but to stay. Things go from bad to worse when she meets Jesse's older brother, Rafe. The attraction is immediate. He's surly, rude and downright pig-headed but he makes her pulse race with a single glance.Rafe Samuels thought to teach his brother a lesson by making him take responsibility for his rash behavior but one look at Grace and his plans go up in smoke. She isn't the dowdy spinster he imagined and having her live in his house and not be able to have her is the worst kind of torment. But putting her out of his mind is impossible.As fall turns to winter, Grace finds that living with the two brothers isn't as simple a thing as she once thought. Jesse still thinks marriage is in the cards, and Rafe is a devilishly handsome distraction she doesn't need. She can't decide if he hates her or wants to kiss her. And how does she avoid breaking Jess's heart when it becomes clear that the attraction between her and Rafe is mutual?

Rose Campbell is happy being the town spinster, so when her grandfather sends off for not one, but four mail order grooms, she's forced to turn to the man she loves to hate in order to get rid of them.Graham Hart has spent years battling Rose for one reason or another. When she asks for his help to get rid of the men her grandfather sent away for, he jumps at the chance to finally get the upper hand. But one soft kiss changes everything and life as they knew it may never be the same again.