Valentine's Day GIVEAWAY!

Valentine's Day is the first romantic holiday of the new year and I am taking full advantage to say 'Thank you' to my readers.

How? By giving away a $10 Amazon Gift Certificate. Actually, you have a chance to WIN $20 worth of books! 

No, I am NOT horsing around! Author Donna Steele and I have pooled our resources together to promote our novels. 

Here's what Donna Steele says about Rth Home and horses:
"I’ve never really been around horses. I read about them and saw how other girls loved them (See the Trixie Belden books!) but had little to no access growing up. I’ve always liked them and have ridden a few times. That said, I knew they needed to be at least a peripheral part of a series on colonizing another planet. Especially when the goal of the colony is not to harm the planet in ways that happened on the original home planet.

In the first book of the series, horses played a small role in the shirking of Davd and Kat. In this final book, their role is expanded with the moving out onto the planet’s surface. Only Ellon, the stallion has a really good time on the trek from Thirdport to Centerport, but you’ll get an explanation of that later.

These animals, while not pets, are cherished and appreciated for what they now offer the growing colony and I wanted to show my appreciation here as well. I hope you enjoy the story.

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Here is my take on SPARK and horses:
I have always loved horses. I helped care for a neighbor's horses and spent several summers at 'horse camp'. When the idea for a shape-shifting family of lovesick Scottish brother dragons popped into my head, so did the idea of shifting into a horse in order to trot among humans. Evan heads to a village to find a way to interact with humans and get close enough to a red-haired beauty to mate with her. The purple dragon shifts into a copper-colored horse and comes to the beauty's aid.

When an unfamiliar horse kicks Toal into the creek, releasing Vika from his roaming hands, her appreciation turns to horror. A sputtering Toal demands that the animal die. Anger makes Vika agree to a wager. A three day hunt will determine the fate of the horse she names Spark. Failure will mean his death, and the loss of her freedom. Pirates, wolves, a wild boar, and a handsome stranger lead her on a wild ride. She discovers her heart is in as much danger as her life.

In celebration of this holiday for lovers and especially horse-lovers SPARK is on sale for $.99 (US) for a limited time. BUY LINKS:

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And don't forget to enter the OTHER

Giveaway at Donna Steele's Blog!

Have you Made YOUR Reading Resolutions Yet?

The holiday shopping season is upon us, and I have already made my annual visit to my local mall. I've accumulated a pile of gifts to be shipped to Vermont, and another pile headed to Florida. With families no longer living in the same house or even the same town, as they did back a hundred years ago, we have had to change the way we wish others 'Happy Holidays'.

I am a writer with a good amount of books to my name, including my award-winning novella, Dragon in the Mist. I keep active  around the house by cleaning, cooking, and caring for my dear hubby (so he can get to work). I volunteer with several groups, and just sold a manuscript to Soul Mate Publishing. 

2017 is coming to a close. I have published various books over the past year including my contemporary novels, With Every Heartbeat and With Every Kiss, and I want y'all to enjoy the coming year by READING A BOOK. 

I still love dragons, so I am giving away the following autographed print books in my

READING RESOLUTION 

PRIZE PACKAGE

and will ship the books out after the New Year, so you can start 2018 right!

* Shimmer: The Beginning

* SPARK, Clan of Dragons #1

* SMOKE, Clan of Dragons #2

* SMOLDER, Clan of Dragons #3

*no purchase necessary. Any international winner will receive an ebook from Nancy's selection of books. All entrants agree to me adding their names & emails to my Newsletter list, and will be eligible for future GIVEAWAYS. 



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Nancy Lee Badger Cover Reveal! Shimmer: The Beginning

Do you love to read stories filled with dragons & fairies? What about shape-shifters and Scottish islands? How about dark fairies as villains, and human hunters carrying deadly weapons? Find it all by reading SHIMMER: The Beginning

This 100 page novella releases on July 13th everywhere as an ebook and a print version, and is a prequel to my fabulous series about three shape-shifting dragon brothers in Scotland. If you have read the Clan of Dragon series, find out why/how they got the ability to shift into other creatures AND humans. 

After reading my full-length novels, SPARK, SMOKE, and SMOLDER, this book will give you some insight into how their Clan of Dragons came about.

Pre-Order ebook Links:

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Print ISBN: 978-1548148133  

Haven’t picked up the series yet? 

Reading SHIMMER: The Beginning is a great way to start.

SPARK, SMOKE, and SMOLDER... find all buy links HERE

Happy Birthday to Me (and you can win the gift)

As I get older, I appreciate birthdays more and more. I am Thankful to be alive! I keep busy with my family, travel, writing my next novel, and so much more.

My day is November 13th and sometimes (like the day I was born) it falls on a FRIDAY. Needless to say, I love to write paranormal novels. Find all my books HERE



When is your birthday? Share the day and month (not the year) and I will choose one winner at the end of the week for a special gift from me to you...a PRINT copy of SPARK, Clan of dragons, Book #1



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A Quote for Veteran's Day

"Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state." Thomas Jefferson

I can remember our country's military draft, the lottery, and young men fleeing the United States for Canada, so they did not have to serve in the military.

Things changed. There is no draft and no more lottery. Young men sign-up without coercion, and many serve their country with dignity and grace. They come back to civilian life with experience, and a sense of purpose. They attend college, join the work force, and fall in love. Some have problems, including a rather high suicide rate. November 11th is Veteran's Day in the United States of America. Please...hug a Veteran!

Help me celebrate my birthday this month by reading one of my books. You can find all the links HERE

Visit a Scottish Highland Games soon!

Turning the CABER/Telephone Pole

Modern Day highland games have a short history here in the United States and I have been fortunate enough to attend several over the last thirty-five or so years. I am also proud to be a long-time volunteer at the annual New Hampshire Highland Games, even though my husband and I moved to North Carolina. We still go back each fall to help. It takes hundreds of volunteers to pull off a multi-day event attended by over 40,000 people!

The wearing of kilts, kilt hose, sporrans, billowing ‘ghillie’ or 'Jacobite' shirts, tams, and more (or less, if most men have their way) have become tradition. With a wool kilt made to order and costing upwards of six-hundred dollars, they are worn with pride and ceremony. Luckily for many, kilts made in fabrics other than wool cost less than $200.

Many U.S. states, and Canadian provinces, host highland games and all are family-friendly with programs for children. Scottish dress is never required, nor do you have to be of Scottish descent. Try to attend one to get the flavor and romantic vibes that emanate from every clan tent, dance performance, and rock concert.

If you can, spend a weekend visiting a Scottish games or festival. You will have a great time!

"A dragon by any other name would still breathe sparks." 

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SPARK, a Book Where Dragons and Horses Mix

Front Cover

Horses have been an irrational hobby of mine since childhood. I have a black & white photo somewhere of me riding a pony when I was 4 or 5. I had the biggest smile on my face. I think I was riding around the ring, somewhere in New Hampshire, and I was in heaven. Over the years, I have ridden horses in and around my Long Island, NY neighborhood, thanks to a neighbor who allowed the local kids to muck out the stall and lead the horses through the woods. I twice attended horse camp in Connecticut, and even went on a trail ride with my new husband while honeymooning on Prince Edward’s Island in Canada. I have collected ©Breyer Horse Models ever since I started earning an allowance, and now I include horses as characters in my brand new series, Clan of Dragons.

My latest release is Spark, the first book of the series. Spark is a Scottish paranormal romance full of dragons, shifters, pirates, wolves, and Scottish villagers on the island of Skye. The timeframe is somewhere in the early fifteenth century, and revolves around three dragons who happen to be brothers. They

Back Cover with Horse...Click to enlarge

have a big problem…the lack of female dragons. One brother likes to shift into a white wolf to run through the forests, and another turns into a huge antlered red stag. The youngest has not tried to shift into anything. Seems he has plenty of fun flying over Skye’s Black Cuillin Hills as a purple dragon. However, to get close to a human female, to see if they might be compatible, he shifts into a horse and winds his way into her life. Sometimes a writer has to follow the advice that says “Write what you know,” but writing paranormal romance means I can take that much farther. 

Smoke, the second book in my Clan of Dragons is already available for pre-order and will be released October 7th. I go a little out of my comfort zone by making the middle dragon one who enjoys shifting into a white wolf. The third book in the series, Smolder, follows their heartbroken older brother, a red stag-shifting dragon, who lost his mate and unborn babe to a hunter's arrow. 

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Blog Tour and Giveaway has BEGUN!

I am a guest on the blog 

'The Creatively Green Writer at Home Mom' 

as I kick off my Bewitching Blog Tour 

promoting my latest release

SPARK, Clan of Dragons Book #1

Please stop by to read up on my article MEN IN KILTS and enter my Scottish Blanket & goodies Giveaway! Find it all right HERE

*I will be appearing on several blogs over the next two weeks, all with a chance to win a great prize package

SPARK Clan of Dragons Book#1 is Out!

August 4th is a spiritually powerful day for anything 'purple' which is why I choose it as the day to release the 1st book in my new series, Clan of Dragons. 

To celebrate all month, I will have various GIVEAWAYS going on and the first is below. 

I will post Scottish words on my Facebook Author Page HERE all Day August 4th, asking that you repeat it in a comment. While there, will you please 'LIKE' my page?

Another comment I am looking for is the answer to "Where in the book might you find this black dragon icon?"

i will post more questions, but you can also have a chance to win by signing-up for my newsletter or tweeting about the giveaway. Easy Peasy! 

Want to win a Great Prize? Enter before midnight EST August 7th and you could win my Scottish Goodies.
No purchase necessary, but I would love you to purchase my new ebook.

Buy Links:

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And add me to your Goodreads Bookshelf    

A 'Stew Pot', ButterSCOTCH candy,

Purple Jelly Beans, and a Celtic Bookmark

*Continental USA only. Other will win Nancy's backlist ebooks 

You may enter using one or all of these methods 
(You NEVER have to do them all!)

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Christmas in July Giveaway has Ended!

My purple-kilted Father Christmas (along with the kind folks at Rafflecopter.com) has announced the winners of my

CHRISTMAS IN JULY Scottish Prize Spectacular 
Giveaway!

SPARK is the first book in the Clan of Dragons series and is now available for pre-order, and will be released early next month, followed by SMOKE and SMOLDER (do you see a theme?) My dragons are sexy, magnificent, and ...lonely. My humans are ancient Scots doing their best to survive on Scotland's Isle of Skye.

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Don't forget to sign-up for my Christmas in July Scottish PRIZE SPECTACULAR! No purchase necessary. Until SPARK is available for purchase, you might want to check out all the books on my Amazon Author Page

CHECK OUT THESE PRIZES!

Prize #1 Secret Lives of Elves & Faeries print book

Prize #2 My Honorable Highlander print book
Prize #3 'Nessie' Loch Ness Dragon Soda Can Cozy & Candy
Prize #4 My Banished Highlander print book
Prize #5 My Dark Highlander print book

Prize #6 My Hunted Highlander print book

Prize #7 A Charlie Brown Christmas LP Album 
(plus surprises!)
**any winners without a Continental USA address will receive a selection of Nancy's ebook backlist**

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SPARK: Cover Reveal & Pre-Order

SPARK is the first book in my Clan of Dragons series. My readers will let their imagination take them to the paranormal world where dragons live within the very real Black Cuillin Hills on the island off the Scottish coast called Skye. Using a harsh yet beautiful location gives my characters the perfect setting for dealing with humans, pirates, and even a nasty wild boar. I should mention that my love of horses played a major role in inserting them into the story. 

The next book in the series is SMOKE and will soon also be available for pre-order. It will be followed by SMOLDER, giving my readers more characters, more intimate scenes of romantic love and of course, more pirates and wild beasts.

Here is an excerpt from SPARK, Book #1, Clan of Dragons:

CHAPTER 1

   Evan stared into the heavens while a gust of bitter wind ruffled the scales along his tail. The morning sun was making its way slowly upward, forcing the stars to disappear, while a heavy fog hid the earth, far below his perch. A heaviness filled his scale-covered chest, as well, because the news hurt. The future of their kind was in jeopardy.

   Days earlier, Cliona had died. When in the form of a red doe, a human hunter had brought her down with his deadly arrow, ending Dougal’s chance at happiness. Dougal and Cliona were lovers, and his oldest brother had only recently realized that she carried their unborn dragon offspring.

   Two lives lost.

   Two very important lives.

   Cliona was the last breeding female of their kind, and their offspring would have meant that the dragon clan of the Scottish island of Skye would endure.

   From a peak somewhere above Evan, Dougal roared. The deep mournful howl reminded him of rolling thunder, which was probably what villagers would assume caused the sound. Evan and his remaining brothers hid from humans in the stony perches of Skye’s Black Cuillin Hills. They lived in caves beneath the sharp peaks that rose west of the Scottish Highlands surrounded by the sea, and across the narrow channel of the bay. The hills were home for more years than Evan could recall.    Their numbers had dwindled due to the weather, accidents, and the occasional hunter. To his knowledge, no humans knew they shared this area of Skye, but they crossed paths when in their other forms.

   The freedom to shape-shift into forest animals meant a lot to his brothers. Dougal enjoyed shifting into a red stag, and running free though the trees and meadows. Wynn was partial to wolves, whose numbers had decreased as steadily as their dragon clan. Their environment was changing too fast, and dragons faced an uneasy future. “We be on the brink of extinction.”

   As Dougal landed beside him, his talons scraped along the bare rock surface, and the mountain shook. Large pebbles rained down on their middle brother, Wynn, who growled but did not move from his lower perch. Dougal sighed, and Evan kept silent. Letting his brother talk first was safer. Dougal’s eyes glowed like angry flames, as red as his scales. His mood was as black as the wings he slowly folded over his back. Dougal’s newfound hatred toward humans was teetering on all-out war. Evan didn’t feel he was in the wrong, but talking with his brother while Dougal was in pain was dangerous.

   

SPARK is now available for pre-order 

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