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.

Multi-published and award-winning author, Nancy Lee Badger, and fellow Soul Mate Publishing author, presents a paranormal romance set in North Carolina filled with sights, sounds, a fabulous art museum, horses, sword fights, and a demon bent on capturing the Fae who murdered him. Did I mention the Samoyed Hellhound? A love of art, especially the bronze sculptures by the French master, August Rodin, helped give her ideas that brought this story to life. This is a full-length book, the second book in her Warriors in Bronze novels to be followed by Heaven-sent Flam

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Eager to find the demon, vanquish it, then spend some quality time with Gwen, Alex  jumped up and over the counter and headed for the glass doors. He assumed Gwen would follow him, and prayed Sam stayed elsewhere.

Beyond the museum’s glass doors, what waited was a huge white beast with a mouthful of teeth and a throaty growl.

“We should go outside, but wait for me,” Alex heard Gwen call to him, as she made her way out the office door. She joined him by the entrance, but he swept an arm out to keep her back, making her stop in her tracks. He stood perfectly still with his back to her, his feet apart, and his staff at the ready.

“Did you just growl?” she whispered.

He did not move, nor did he answer her. A thin plate of clear fragile-looking glass stood between them and a huge snarling beast of a dog. “I believe yer beastie has decided to join us,” he whispered.

She suddenly shoved past him. “Where is the demon-fighting Hellhound?”

“He acts like he wants to eat me.”

“Don’t be silly, Alex. I was worried about him. If anything happens to that dog, Kenzie will have my head!”

The image of a headless Gwendolyn turned his stomach. As he watched, the beast spun and leaped high in the air, turned, and ran off. “We should wait inside where it is safe.”

“Go ahead and wait, but Ivor is on to something.” Gwen pushed open the huge doors and chased the beast as it headed toward the wooded area. When they disappeared among the trees, Alex willed his feet to move, and he ran.

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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.

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Guarded Hearts

Wren lifted a single teardrop from his face to study it. He didn’t know what made him let the water works loose. Liar, liar, pants on fire his inner child chided. His eyes were leaking because he was confused and, okay, he was afraid. He yearned for what he suspected he would never achieve. He wanted a lasting relationship with Geordy. He wanted the idyllic family life Geordy had with the Campbells, and he wanted to be loved for himself, for being Wren and not a Marine Raider, not a mixed martial arts fighter, not a bladed weapons expert, just plain Wren who loved William Shakespeare, cuddles, and a keen wit to return his teases. He cried because he truly didn’t believe those things were written in his stars.

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Marine Sergeant Wren de Lassy stood in resigned silence as the Staff Sergeant read out the dorm room assignments. MARSOC Command denied his request to live off base because he was single, below the rank of Staff Sergeant, and there were too many vacant dorm rooms.

Now he waited to be assigned a room with three other Marines. Men who snored, and farted, and moaned in their sleep. Men who thought nothing of flicking on the overhead light at 3 a.m. to undress after a weekend of drinking.

At twenty-six, Wren was too old to put up with that nonsense. He grew up with a king-size bed all to himself, and the thought of down-grading to a single bed was not at all appealing, but all Marines learned to suck it up in Boot Camp, and so he would.

Wren’s attention returned to the here and now when a violent expostulation from a Marine standing to his immediate left assaulted his ears.

“No, Staff Sergeant, I won’t do that. No way will I room with Sergeant Campbell, and I don’t care how many times you quote the regulation to me, I’m not sharing a room with a fag.”

Wren’s left eyebrow rose in surprise at the direction of the man’s anger. The man singled out was a mountain of a man, at least six feet, four inches, and with a torso like an oak trunk.

Wren’s surprise came not at Sergeant Campbell’s reaction, but in the absence of one for being outed as gay to the rest of the men in the room. Campbell didn’t glare at his accuser. He didn’t even have a frown line between his eyes to show a scintilla of emotion, but simply stood at ease and waited for the Staff NCO to straighten things out without any input from himself.

Before Wren could stop himself, he called out, “I’ll bunk with Sergeant Campbell.”

While he had the satisfaction of seeing a look of perplexity briefly cross Campbell’s face, he also saw speculation in the eyes of the rest of the Marines. Now it was his turn to show no emotion as he faced the Staff Sergeant, who sported a look of relief on his own face.

“Listen up Marines. Rogers, Levitz, Vogler, and Hernandez will take Room 301. Campbell and de Lassy will take Room 304.”

Wren didn’t even try to keep the smirk off his face. He and Campbell would now share a bedroom large enough to sleep four men, the ideal arrangement if you had to live in the dorm.

The Staff Sergeant continued to give instructions. “You have the rest of today and this weekend to settle in. Dismissed.”

Wren picked up his duffle and headed upstairs to his new room. By the heavy tread on the stairs behind him, the mountain was following. Wren didn’t acknowledge Campbell until he stepped over the threshold to room 304 and asked, “Are you a left side of the room sleeper or a right?” Wren turned to face Sergeant Campbell, who stood in the center of the room with his eyebrows making a solid line above his nose.

“Are you…?”

“Gay?” Wren finished the question. Before Campbell could ask for clarification, Wren continued, “Does it matter?” If he hadn’t been watching closely, he wouldn’t have noticed the slight rock back on Campbell’s heels.

“No, I guess it doesn’t, because I don’t date Marines. I especially don’t date anyone in my battalion, company, or team.”

“So good to know I’m safe. I’m Wren de Lassy. And you are?”

“Geordy Campbell, and I’m a right-side sleeper.”

Wren’s seeming insouciance over Geordy’s sexual orientation obviously had his new roommate puzzled, and the devil in him liked it that way.

C.L. Hadyn, a career historian with Hungarian/Viking nomadic roots, loads up the gypsy wagon for the last time (hopefully) and heads to Greensboro, North Carolina, to follow her delusion of becoming a New York Times best-selling author.  Yeah, sounds silly but it’s true.  I’m a transplanted Yankee living way south of the Mason-Dixon Line despite its lack of decent Italian food.  Uh, concerning the Italian food, I’d still sacrifice a small digit for authentic Italian cuisine a la Philly, Trenton, or New York.

Before settling down to write full time in the land of ‘bless your heart, and y’all’, I was a Special Operations (US Army and US Marines) military historian/archivist.  Now I collect a retirement check and write paranormal, and historical romance.  I guess my service with Army and Marine Special Operations left an indelible impression on my writing, because my characters, both male and female, are distinctly Spec Ops in their outlook.  They leave no man behind, color outside the lines, and are very, very lethal.  I’ve also pushed the envelope a little by including Erotica and BDSM and M/M romance. Which brings me to my latest books, Off Track, The Danegeld, and my latest, Guarded Hearts, published by Decadent Publishing under the pseudonym C. L. Hadyn.

If you have a taste for the paranormal, historical romance, or something more outre’, I would love to hear from you via Facebook.com/Cyn Hadyn or C. L. Hadyn.

Already? I still have glitter around from New Year’s Eve, but yeah it’s here and once again my birthday is rolling around.

Forget the number and celebrate with me. Because I like to share the fun, I’ve put Book 1 of The Melting Series on sale this month – The Infection!

It feels less like sci fi every year, but I think it’s a good story, at least a timely one, so come on over and enjoy it with me.

Some of you might remember it’s also my anniversary month and that number I’m proud to share – 40 years this year with my best friend and lover! Who’da thought it!! We have a very special trip planned and I’ll have lots of pics in an upcoming newsletter to share with you.

Here in North Carolina the sun has finally reappeared. I think the April showers started last September and have continued until today. There’s no drought being foretold by any of the weather people around here.

Be on the lookout for A New Time, the 3rd in the Guardians of Now series. Hope to have a cover reveal soon for you.

All three of The Conall Clan books are out and, since these guys really drew me in, a fourth book is with my editor now. Didn’t see that coming but hey, I’m not complaining.

Hope you’re enjoying Spring where you are with the snow and cold gone, and can spend some time relaxing and reading when spring fever hits you! Stop by and visit any time!

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Just discovered the cover of Family Ties is up for cover of the month at All Author! I’d love your vote!

The third book of The Conall Clan is now available. This is Wesley’s story, cousin to Lou and Brent and the reason Megan was even in Sweetwater, North Carolina to start the saga.

No mating, even lifemating is simple, but when Wesley discovers who his lifemate is, there’s more than a little angst. Clarissa?? Won’t Lou love that…

Come check out the Conall Clan and be aware, books 4 and 5 will be coming soon!

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Clarissa Johnson might be the sister of a Territory Alpha but she’s always been a wild child and rumors abound. One is true, she was banished from Lou Conall’s territory. With that hanging over her how can she function has her brother’s matriarch, or even show her face in shifter society.

Wesley Conall, a detective in Chicago, is only going home to see his cousin and Alpha, Lou in the formal mating ceremony to the woman Wesley sent to Sweetwater for protection. He plans to kick back and enjoy seeing old friends and spending time with family.

Plans are what fall apart when life happens.

Books 1 and 2 – Don’t Look Back and Family Ties also available at most eBook outlets!