I have chosen the winners and have emailed them. A couple DID NOT leave their email addresses. I am hoping to contact them soon.
Congratulations to all the winners of my historical paranormal romance,
SOUTHERN FRIED DRAGON
Around this time last year, while researching a book, I stumbled on this great website:
(click for link)
The website
consists of numerous links surrounding a Civil war time
line. How cool is
that! All you do is click
on the century, the decade, and the year, scroll down to the month and day, and there you have it! What
a great research tool for someone writing Civil War stories. Since I was
writing Southern Fried Dragon, my paranormal set on the eve of the American
Civil War, this was priceless. I thought I would
look to see what happened in my birthday month, in the year before war was
declared. Since I start my story in this time frame, I came across some
interesting tidbits. Check it out!
November 6, 1860
Republican Abraham Lincoln wins the Presidential election
with 39.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge and John
Bell.
November 9, 1860
South Carolina calls for a convention on December 17 to
decide if the state should secede from the Union
November 10, 1860
James Chesnut becomes the first Southerner to resign from
the Senate. He is quickly followed by James H. Hammond
November 12, 1860
In Preston County, Western Virginia holds its first
organizational meeting, expressing a desire to "adhere to the Union".
November 13, 1860 (my birthday, though years later!)
At the end of a fiery, pro-secession speech, Robert Toombs announces
his resignation from the U. S. Senate at the end of his term.
November 14, 1860
In Milledgeville, Alexander Stephens gives a response to
Toombs' speech the day before, calling for a meeting of southern states to
discuss secession.
November 23,
1860
Major Robert Anderson (who is mentioned in my book) reports Fort Sumter is being
threatened in Charleston as federal forces begin to improve Fort Moultrie and
Fort Sumter in the harbor. (both forts are in my book!)
My book takes place in and around the city of Charleston,
South Carolina and Fort Sumter, which lies in the harbor nearby. It was a fun
story to write since, with my love of dragons, I twisted history just a bit to
include a Scottish dragon-turned-bar maid who meets a handsome soldier.
Here is an Excerpt:
Rated PG-13
He backed her against a shadowy
wall and pressed against her, returning her attention to his rock-hard body.
The swift surge of passion thrilled her with the power their shared kiss
conjured. The second kiss was a joy-filled surprise that swiftly turned into a
carnal promise of things to come.
With her fingers entangled in his
silky locks, she wiggled her hips, yearning to get closer. He groaned, and pressed
her between the hard planks of the wall and the steel planes of his chest. His
tongue slid across her lips until she opened beneath his touch, welcoming him
inside. She now knew what to expect. She now craved his intimate strokes within
the sensitive curve of her mouth.
Prickles of desire brought a moan
from deep within her throat. She never would have believed the fire inside could flame even
brighter. She yearned for more.
Much more.
When he broke the kiss, Dru cried
out with disappointment.
“I should not keep taking
advantage, Miss…you neglected to share your name.”
She laughed. Yes, she’d forgotten
he’d asked, as any human male would. Names were a big thing between humans.
Saddled by the name of the woman whose life she’d overtaken, she had nothing to
hide. As time wore on, she’d grown to like it.
“Dru Little.”
He smiled and bowed at the waist,
picked up his bent loaf of bread and stepped back. “I must leave ye, now.”
“Getting back to Fort Moultrie?”
He nodded while his thumb wiped a
raindrop from her cheek. “I will return in a week, at a more appropriate hour.
Goodnight, Miss Little.”
As he retreated into the dark,
she glared at his back. Why did he have to leave now? Kissing him could lead to
a variety of pleasurable things and she desperately wanted to experience them.
Her human body reacted uniquely different from her scaled dragon form, but he
spoke the truth. No normal human woman would make love to a man she just met.
What
was I thinking?
Title: SOUTHERN FRIED DRAGON
Author: Nancy Lee Badger
Genre:
Paranormal Historical
E-book Was $2.99, now $.99
WIN MY BOOK!
Since it is MY
birthday month, I will give away 13 e-copies* of SOUTHERN FRIED DRAGON to 13 lucky
people who leave a comment on what the American Civil War means to them. Yes,
open to international readers as well.
*Please leave
your email addy AND your preferred format type, such as pdf, epub, mobi, etc.
I will draw the winners on Sunday November 25th
