If you could be any paranormal creature
what would you be?
Nancy- I would be a dragon! A
dragon-shifter, actually. Everyone dreams of flying, so this would be perfect
and no one would mess with me and my family!. I have written an entire series
with dragon-shifters called Clan of Dragons.
What genres do you write in?
Nancy- Whatever moves me. I have
published time travel, contemporary, suspense, and paranormal. I have started a
historical romance set around the England/Scotland border.
Is there anything you will never write
about?
Nancy- I have a gay son so I do not feel
comfortable writing characters that are gay. My books are rather sensual with
one man-one woman enjoying a new romance, and I stay away from erotica/graphic
sex.
If you write a series do you reread your
previous books before you begin the new one?
Nancy- Always! Rereading them also gives
me encouragement since I think they are quite well-written (pats my own back).
I also keep everything straight by using what authors call a Series Bible. I
must keep track of all the characters and their personal attributes like hair
or eye color.
When
writing, how do you keep track of timelines, ideas, inspiration and such? By
notes on the computer, a notebook perhaps?
Nancy-
I keep everything, including ideas for new books, on my laptop and am
constantly backing-up all my work on a flashdrive. It only takes losing a day’s
work to make sure you remember to back it up! I will print out pages when down
to a final edit. I can work on them in the doctor’s office or a hotel. Actually
seeing the words on a page is a way to catch mistakes.
How often does your muse distract you
from day to day minutiae?
Nancy- My muse is an eleven-year old
orange tiger cat we named Blaze. When he is content with what I am working on,
he spreads out around me or on top of my papers. When upset, he gets awfully
vocal.
What do readers have to look forward to
in the future from you?
Nancy- I mentioned I am working on a
historical romance series, but the next book that Soul Mate will publish is the
third in my warrior in Bronze series titled Heaven-sent Flame. It has the same
plot concept, but I mix things up quite a bit!
Do you prefer to extensively plot your
stories, or do you write them as they come to you?
Nancy- Writing an outline works for me.
My publisher expects one. It is nothing fancy, but a place to jot single
sentences of how the book starts, how my characters meet, what perils pop up, and
how the end will satisfy all my readers.
How do you like to relax after a day
writing?
Nancy- That is easy to answer…I read! I
sometimes read late into the night, but only as an award for the day’s
accomplishments. Even if I only cleaned up my home office, I get to read.
Paranormal Romance
Release Date: April
24, 2019
Publisher: Soul
Mate Publishing
Book #2 in the Warriors
in Bronze series
Tag Line
A Scottish Highlander falls in battle only to awaken beside bronze
statues at a present-day museum. Befriended by a beautiful Fae creature and her
allies, he must defeat a demon or die.
Book Blurb
At an American
museum, surrounded by Auguste Rodin’s bronze statues, a Scottish Fae beauty is
at a crossroads. Now that Gwendolyn’s friends are engaged, and the demon they
fought vanquished, should she return home? After committing a terrible act, she
could not explain to her cousin why she had appeared on his doorstep.
Alexander awoke in darkness inside a bronze statue, remembering how the green of Scotland’s Culloden field had turned red with blood that day in 1746. Had he died before awakening nude and sightless in front of strangers in present-day Raleigh, North Carolina? The mystery of how was overshadowed by why. Told that another warrior awoke when a demon threatened to take over the world, had a second demon escaped Hell? When the demon appears and demands Gwen join him, Alex must use all his new skills, weapons, and Heaven-sent powers to keep her and the world safe.
Alexander awoke in darkness inside a bronze statue, remembering how the green of Scotland’s Culloden field had turned red with blood that day in 1746. Had he died before awakening nude and sightless in front of strangers in present-day Raleigh, North Carolina? The mystery of how was overshadowed by why. Told that another warrior awoke when a demon threatened to take over the world, had a second demon escaped Hell? When the demon appears and demands Gwen join him, Alex must use all his new skills, weapons, and Heaven-sent powers to keep her and the world safe.
Excerpt from Heaven-sent Highlander
“Lass,” he said, chuckling,
“why else would a man wish a woman to stay? There be a verra soft bed and
darkness to conquer.”
“Now you sound more like the
man I ran away from, not too long ago. He wanted me to lie with him, as well. I
choose who. I choose when. Do you understand?” As her voice rose, she stepped
away.
He grew closer, and she could
smell the forest on his skin. She gave him a gentle shove, pushing him inside
the room. His hand whipped out for balance and smacked against her breasts.
“Heaven above! Take care,
warrior, or you will sleep the sleep of the dead!”
“My pardon. I seem to keep missing
the mark. I meant to drag ye close, and kiss ye, but I am a fumbling idjit.” His shoulders slumped again, and
he shuffled farther into the room.
“Wait. I did not mean to sound
like such a shrew.”
He turned, but did not quite
meet her gaze. “Ye are no’ a wee mouse-like beastie.”
“A figure of speech. Sorry.”
“May I share a kiss?”
Could a simple kiss goodnight
hurt? She had felt pain from many aspects of lovemaking, but . . .
“I would never do anything to
harm ye, lass.”
Before
she could answer, Alex slid a muscular arm around her waist, and drew her into his
chest, then into the room. Both hands slid up her sides, as if he was following
a roadmap like the ones she and Sam had learned to read. When one hand cupped
the back of her head, he drew her to his mouth, and settled his lips against
hers. His touch was gentle and his lips were soft and warm. A click meant the
door had closed.
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About the Author
Nancy
Lee Badger grew up in Huntington on New York’s Long Island,
where school field trips to lofty museums were the norm. After attending Plymouth
State, in New Hampshire, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Art
Education and met and married her college sweetheart. They raised two handsome
sons in Rumney, New Hampshire, where Nancy volunteered as an EMT and firefighter
while working full-time. When the children had left the nest, and shoveling
show became a chore, she retired from her satisfying job as a 9-1-1 Emergency
Medical Dispatcher and moved with her husband to North Carolina, where she
writes full-time.
Nancy is a member of Romance Writers of
America, Heart of Carolina Romance Writers, Fantasy-Futuristic & Paranormal
Romance Writers, and the Triangle Association of Freelancers. She loves to
travel and attend Scottish Highland Games and is never far from her laptop. She
finds story ideas in the most unusual places.
5 comments:
thank you so much for hosting me, so I can share my life as a romance author.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this interview. I already received my copy of Heaven Sent Highlander.
That is great! Thank you, Mickey
Lovely post! :)
Thanks, Barbara!
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