25 Authors of Christmas with Nikki Duncan

The days are ticking down until Santa decides… were you naughty or nice this year? Author Nikki Duncan has stopped by today to answer some fun holiday questions. She’s also offering one lucky reader the chance to walk away with an e-copy of their choosing from her backlist.

Heart stopping puppy chases, childhood melodrama and the aborted hangings of innocent toys are all in a day’s work for Nikki Duncan. This athletic equestrian turned reluctant homemaker turned daring author, is drawn to the siren song of a fresh storyline.

Nikki plots murder and mayhem over breakfast, scandalous exposes at lunch and the sensual turn of phrase after dinner. Nevertheless, it is the pleasurable excitement and anticipation of unraveling her character’s motivation that drives her to write long past the witching hour.

The only anxiety and apprehension haunting this author comes from pondering the mysterious outcome of her latest twist.

Nikki’s latest release Her Miracle Man came out Nov. 2012

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Thanks for stopping by and chatting with us today
Thanks for having me!

What are some of your holiday traditions?
You mean aside from spending more money than I should on gifts? At least that’s hubby’s opinion. 😉 Let’s see, we get together with my family and have lasagna and then open presents and make lots of noise. The noise is a given with my family. Then on Christmas morning my in-laws come over to watch the girls open their presents. We normally have some sort of meal with them, but that changes every year.

Also, my oldest daughter and I love to bake. We take on dessert for both get togethers and we always make more than we should. J

Do you decorate the outside of your house?
Generally we put something outside. Sometimes we only put some of the stuff out, it really just depends on how busy we are. This year, the only thing that’s gone out so far (and my daughters are working on it as I type this) are some new lights we got to go along the sidewalk. When we get up into the attic tomorrow we’ll decide just how much decorating we want to do this year.

What’s the best gift that you’ve ever received?
That would have to be a doll that I got when I was a kid. She was as tall as me so it was like having a girlfriend I could always have with me.

What is the one song that officially makes it Christmas for you?
The Chipmunks Christmas Song – Love me some Chipmunks

Red. It’s just more cheerful for some reason. I have red and gold decorations for one of my trees, and because I’m a tad OCD at times, I find red and gold wrapping paper every year. Then I top off the presents with a pretty bow with red and gold.

I think the most important question of all is… are you on Santa’s Naughty or Nice list? 
(if you were naughty here is where you can plead your case)

I struggle with this question on a daily basis. I even have a sign in my office that says “Pretending I’m a nice person day after day is exhausting.” It suits me. I do try to be nice, but sometimes Naughty Nikki exposes herself and casts Nice Nikki into shadow. Then there are my children. If you ask the oldest she’ll tell you I’m nice. If you ask the youngest you’ll hear how naughty I am. We’ll just leave my husband and sisters out of the equation because one can never know what they’ll say. 😉

Hmm. I don’t think I did a very good job of answering the question or pleading my case.