Thank you to everyone who signed up for my newsletter.  The contest ran April 13th through April 15th and all who signed up were entered in a drawing for a $10 MBaM Gift Certificate. 

I drew two names……and the winners are……

amysmith98 and lisalsilva

Congratulations!!

-Paige

Lipstick of the Day:  #124 Chanel Lotus Rouge

Drink of the Day:       Anything with Caffine 

WereLions, Alpha Males, and Red-Hot Animal Attraction.  The Beckett brothers are WereLions who know how to make a woman purrrrrrr……….

Jules Kingston is a WereLion destined to be the next Lioness of the White Sands Pride. Her fathers, having decided to step down as Leos, have put out a call for a pair of lions to mate with their daughter. Before settling down with mates and a litter of cubs, though, Jules wants to spread her wings.

Of all the Lions in the Pride, Gabriel and Lucas Beckett are the only two who make her panties wet-and the last two she would ever take on as mates. When the brothers stake their claim, she runs, cursing her hormones for reacting to such prime specimens of her species.

Gabe and Luke have known for years that Jules is meant to be their mate. The trick will be to convince their woman she belongs to them. As expected, Jules leads them on a merry chase.

Then a mate fight and hunt is called by a rival pair. To win Jules as their own, Gabe and Luke must prove their dominance over the Pride-and their woman.

I wanted to do something special to celebrate my first release so……..I’m giving away an eBook reader.  YAY!!  Details can be found on my contest page.  The contest runs from April 15th until June 30th, 2008.  Good luck to everyone who enters!!

Once I finished writing Claiming Their Mate I wondered what happens after Jules, Luke, and Gabe’s happily ever after.  If you’d like to read more of their story check out the EVER AFTER page on my website to see where they are six months after their mating.

I hope you enjoy reading Claiming Their Mate as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day.

-Paige 

Check out the covers.  Anne Cain did a GREAT job!!

Available Tuesday, April 15th.

Lipstick of the Day:  Beauty by Clinique

Drink of the Day:      Diet Coke with Extra Ice

Good morning.  Tomorrow is release day!!  I’m nervous.  And excited.  But mostly nervous.  In Claiming Their Mate the characters are bold and brassy.  The men are total Alphas.  Jules, the heroine - she holds her own with them every step of the way.  Well…almost every step.  And they’re shifters, cat shifters, my very favorite kind.  The kind that make you purr. 

Angie, my editor from Samhain Publishing, is blogging about all 6 Cat Shifter releases at www.writemindedblog.com today.  Stop by and check it out.

To celebrate my first release I’m running two contests.  The first is for a $10 MBaM gift certificate.  Sign-up for my newsletter at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paigemckellannews/  by midnight on April 15th to be entered in the drawing.  The winner will be announced here on my blog and at the Cafe on April 16th.

The second contest….go to my Contest page by clicking the link above on the menu bar to find out how you could win an eBook Reader. I’m giving one away to celebrate the release of Claiming Their Mate.

Fellow author Kaye Chambers has a great contest going on to celebrate her release of Tiger By the Tail, which also releases tomorrow from Samhain Publishing.  Check out her site at http://kayechambers.literalseduction.com for details.  This is one contest, and book, you do not want to miss.  Sasha’s story is too good to pass up.

Thanks to everyone at the Samhain Cafe Yahoo group for their gracious hospitality yesterday.  Tomorrow Kaye Chambers, Dana Marie Bell, Marie Harte, J.B. McDonald, Taryn Blackthorne, and I will be at the Cafe with contests, excerpts and conversation  for the release of our books.  Hope to see you there.

Have a great day!!

-Paige

Lipstick of the Day:  Its way too early for lipstick

Drink of the Day:     Grapefruit Juice

Good morning.  Today is going to be a busy day. 

It is List Mom Day @ the Cafe. 

Join me and 5 other Samhain authors at the Samhain Cafe Yahoo Group for lively conversation, excerpts, games, and great prizes to celebrate our upcoming Cat Shifter releases on April 15th.   Kaye Chambers, Dana Marie Bell, Marie Harte, Taryn Blackthorne, J.B. McDonald, and I will be on-hand to talk about our new books and all other subjects that come our way.   

The Cafe is a great place to meet new friends and discuss the world of romance writing, life, and a variety of other topics.  Stop by between Noon and 8:00 PM Eastern to join in the fun of our Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy releases. 

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/samhaincafe

Have a Great Day!!

-Paige

Lipstick of the Day:  #124 Lotus Rouge by Chanel

Drink of the Day:      Something Bubbly 

The first reviews for Claiming Their Mate are out.  They made me smile…….

“Great story! This was a thoroughly enjoyable read. The men are great, true Alpha shape shifters, I love that! The emotional connection is one that is evident in the chemistry too, that can be rare in short stories, but not in this. Ms. McKellan has written a great tale guaranteed to sizzle your night! Happy reading to everyone, I say give this a shot, you will love it.”

Reviewed by Stephanie McGrath for ParaNormal Romance

And…..

“CLAIMING THEIR MATE is a stunning read. From start to finish I didn’t move from my computer. I squirmed in my seat and I can swear I saw smoke coming from my screen. Paige McKellan is an astonishing author and I cannot wait to read more of her works.”

Blue Ribbon Rating: 5

Thank you Stephanie and Shayla

-Paige

Lipstick of the Day:  Chapstick - the plain kind

Drink of the Day:      Orange Juice - but I wish it was a Mimosa

Good morning.  I like shopping at warehouse clubs and restaurant supply stores - places where I can stock up on boring necessities like laundry detergent, soap, paper towels, toilet paper, and garbage bags; stuff I have to buy and hate running out of.  A couple times a year I’ll stop by those stores and load up.  I did that yesterday.  Now, while I hate spending money on those kind of purchases, I really hate putting it all away.  Last night I got busy, put away a few things, but left the rest stacked in the kitchen to put away today.

Jackson is a two year old hound dog mix I adopted last year.  One day he showed up and decided to stay.  He’s a good dog most of the time.  He’s house trained, barks at strangers, rides good in the car, likes to cuddle, and gets along great with my other dogs.  His favorite game is ’Lets Try to Kill the Cats’ but, thankfully, the cats are smart, run fast, and he has yet to catch one.  His bad habits include digging in the yard (trenches, not holes), he can bark for hours until he gets what he wants (that’s how he whines), and shredding paper.

I thought, because the paper products I bought were in cardboard cases, they would be safe in the kitchen until I had a chance to put them away.  I was wrong.  This morning I woke to a floor covered several inches deep of shredded paper towels and toilet paper.  Jackson was sitting happily in the middle of the mess, his tail wagging, smiling, with scraps of paper hanging off his teeth. 

Hope your day is better than mine…

-Paige

Hello and welcome to my blog. This has been a long time coming and I’m ecstatic I’ve finally gotten here. My name is Paige McKellan and I am a romance author. My first book, Claiming Their Mate, releases April 15th from Samhain Publishing. Check back soon for more information on my release including excerpts, contest information and more about me and my world.

Thank you for stopping by.