"Tender Wings of Desire" will combine all of your mother's favorite things: A reliable and quick family dinner via KFC, romance, and Mother's Day appreciation.
KFC, in celebration of apparently their biggest sales day of the year, Mother's Day, the crispy chicken company has released a free 96-page novella on amazon titled "Tender Wings of Desire." The romance novel tells a fictional story of Harland Sanders' courtship of a young Victorian lady.
KFC revealed the e-book, written by Colonel Sanders, just in time for Mother's Day, because we all know what moms want most is an 11 herbs and spices style romance novel! It's sure to bring the heat. The novel focuses on Lady Madeline Parker, who "must choose between a life of order and a man of passion," the man in question being Harland, a "handsome sailor with a mysterious past." Check out this hunky shirtless dude read off a few passages:
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According to a statement by KFC, Mother's Day is one of the chicken-hocker's best-selling day of the year. The company said in the statement that there is a 40 percent jump in sales on the day. Approximately 380,000 families feast on KFC meals each year on Mother's Day. Their campaign for the day is to "Let mom take a break from making dinner." According to the same statement, that is the equivalent to about 6.5 million pieces of chicken, 900,000 servings of mashed potatoes and gravy, and 480,000 servings of coleslaw.
If you want to get your mom Tender Wings of Desire, of interested in reading it yourself, it is currently available on
Amazon for free. The novella already has a four star rating on the site.
The only thing better than being swept away by the deliciousness of our Extra Crispy Chicken is being swept away by Harland Sanders himself... So this Mother's Day, the bucket of chicken I get for my wife will come with a side of steamy romance novella. Dinner is taken care of and she'll have time to escape her busy schedule." - George Felix, director of advertising for KFC U.S.
What do you think? Will you be ordering "Tender Wings of Desire" for your mother this Mother's Day?
