Nancy Lee Badger joins us today for a sneak peak to WITH EVERY KISS ...
My newly released contemporary romance novel is about an artist bored with city life and a Manhattan lawyer itching to escape his father’s control. They meet briefly, then meet up again in a New Hampshire campground. Creating the story was easy; I grew up in the shadow of New York City, enjoying high school trips to art galleries in Manhattan.
I fell in love with the rural life of New England while attending art school. The mountains and waterfalls were lovely and romantic.
Several visits, later in life, to campgrounds alongside New England rivers and lakes helped me visualize the settings found in With Every Kiss; an Opportunity Falls novel.
A recent trip from my current home in North Carolina took me through New England. I gazed at the mountains, rivers, wildlife, and autumn leaves that reminded me why I had written this book. A trip across the Long Island Sound on a Ferry, a visit with family, and a couple of cemeteries, was a blast from the past. We visited the home I left to head off to college in New Hampshire when I was 17 (many years ago!).
A quick Wikipedia factoid – The city of Manhattan currently has a population of 1.6 million, whereas the entire state of New Hampshire has only 1.3 million. Talk about culture shock!
A quick Wikipedia factoid – The city of Manhattan currently has a population of 1.6 million, whereas the entire state of New Hampshire has only 1.3 million. Talk about culture shock!
Heading back to North Carolina, our drive took us through traffic near Kennedy Airport, busy Brooklyn neighborhoods, then over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to Staten Island. New Jersey looked as congested as ever, and we stopped for the night near Baltimore. I miss both New Hampshire and Manhattan already!
*a personal note- With Every Kiss: an Opportunity Falls novel was released November 3rd. Since this is also my birthday month, I am giving away an Artist’s Assortment of Goodies. No purchase necessary, and it ends November 18th.
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Learn more about Nancy Lee Badger, all her books, and buy links by visiting her blog at nancyleebadger.blogspot.com.
*a personal note- With Every Kiss: an Opportunity Falls novel was released November 3rd. Since this is also my birthday month, I am giving away an Artist’s Assortment of Goodies. No purchase necessary, and it ends November 18th.
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Learn more about Nancy Lee Badger, all her books, and buy links by visiting her blog at nancyleebadger.blogspot.com.
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Lovely post. I've always loved art and now my daughter is an artist.
ReplyDeleteHave to try one of her books...I never read her.
ReplyDeleteHave just finished reading With Every Kiss. Mitch and Abbie's story is now a favorite of mine. I really like this couple.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the lovely comments, and a special thanks to Kim for hosting me, the proud daughter of a Navy Veteran and the mother of a former Army Drill Sergeant.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this post. I always wanted to paint and yet I had not a lick of talent :) My brothers were very talented and ad a kid I thought I would be also.:) Look forward to reading With Every Kiss.
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