
I recently posted my review of Kendra Leigh Castle's newest release, "Wild Highland Magic", please go back here to read that if you missed it, then come back and visit with Kendra. She's has a question for you guys so be sure to read to the end. And if you pay attention you will spot a giveaway from me to you.
I enjoyed the book so much I wanted to have a chance for you and I to learn more about the author. Thanks to Danielle at Sourcebooks we have this awesome Guest Post from Kendra herself:
For as long as I can remember, I've been fascinated by things that go bump in the night. And by "fascinated by," I mean, "in at least semi-lust with." Vampires, werewolves, tortured spirits, and even the occasional wizard behaving VERY badly, make my heart go pitty-pat like nothing else. My barbies? Had shoebox coffins. Yeah, it goes that far back. Ken might have worn a shiny gold rocker suit (hey, it was the 80s), but to me, he always had a vampire's heart. I mourned Keifer Sutherland when he got staked at the end of Lost Boys. I probably watched Monster Squad two hundred times just to stare at the yummy Count Dracula. And though I am technically a grown-up, I have a Slytherin tee-shirt. Um, and a scarf. Because Severus Snape, in all his nasty, tormented glory, is soooo my man.
In my not so humble opinion, a lot of the bad boys from monster cinema could have been redeemed if they'd just had the love of a good woman to set them straight. And fortunately, there's a job that allows me to help them get the happily-ever-afters they deserve. It's called "paranormal romance writer." And oh, how I do love my job:-)
My new release, "Wild Highland Magic", is the final book in my trilogy about a pack of Highland werewolves and their otherworldly counterparts, the Drakkyn. The series has been a dream for someone with my supernatural predilections: werewolves, dragon-shifters, and a tribe of blood-drinking demi-goddesses all appear in my pages, and I’ve loved every minute of it. Now, to finish off the trilogy, I’ve put together the only male ever born to that tribe of demi-goddesses with a beautiful werewolf who’s only just discovering her heritage.
Here’s the blurb:
Bastian an Morgaine has always been a man apart. The only male ever born into the Dyadd Morgaine, Tribe of the Goddess, his unusual powers and silent strength have kept him a mystery even to those closest to him. But Bastian hides a terrible secret, one that drives him to isolate himself on the remote Highland estate of the MacInnes Wolves: he carries a terrible curse, one he knows he must either find a way to remove, or make sure that it dies with him alone.
Catriona MacInnes, the daughter of the powerful Pack Alpha’s long-estranged brother, has only just begun to discover her family’s rich legacy. Worried about her father’s increasingly strange behavior, Cat hopes that Scotland might somehow hold the answers to all of her family’s problems. But upon Cat’s arrival, it’s the reclusive stranger with the face of a fallen angel who consumes her thoughts and fires her blood. Cat soon begins to suspect that her father isn’t the only one with secrets. If only her every instinct wasn’t telling her that Bastian must be hers alone, no matter the cost…
In the western Highlands, as the Wolves gather, an ancient evil watches, waiting to reach from the shadows and fulfill its dark destiny. A daemon’s curse has terrible power. But the love of a Wolf might just be stronger…and as Bastian and Cat are about to discover, the Highland moon has a magic all its own.
I’ve always loved a good Beauty and the Beast story, and in this case, both my hero and heroine are a bit of both. I hope, if you enjoy lots of sizzling attraction, plenty of wicked humor, and a little something different in your romances, that you’ll check out Wild Highland Magic!
Thanks so much for having me here today, and to everyone for stopping by. I’ll be around all day to chat.
And now, my question to all of you is: who or what is your favorite creature of the night?
Kendra Leigh Castle is the author of the MacInnes Werewolves trilogy, as well as the upcoming series The Fallen, coming from Harlequin Nocturne. She lives in Maryland with her husband, three kids, and menagerie of pets, and loves to be visited online at http://www.kendraleighcastle.com/
We are giving away TWO books.. one new ARC from me, and one from the Sourcebooks Casablanca. Giveaway ends May 30th. To enter in the drawing for your copy of "Wild Highland Magic" you need to do ALL of the following:
1. Follow Me/Subscribe to my blog
2. Comment with your answer to Kendra's question.
3. Leave me your email address in a spam-blocking format.
4. Let me know which book you would prefer, the ARC or the New Release Version.
5. Have fun, be creative, and be open-minded about the Paranormal!



























31 Witty Commenters Here:
I'm a follower. Vampires are my favorite. Always have been & always will be. I don't care if I receive an ARC or a new release copy.
bjhopper(at)me(dot)com
This looks great! Please enter me!
I'm a subscriber (through Google Reader)!
I'd prefer the New Release Version.
Oddly enough, I think my favorite creatures of the night are bats. They're just SO deliciously creepy and always remind me of Dracula!
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Hi, Bridget and kitten! I do love vampires...and there are so many ways you can write them, which is a lot of fun:-) And bats, I agree, are wonderfully creepy! Thanks for entering!
1. FOLLOWER! :)
2. Fav paranormal creature would have to be a werewolf or shapeshifter...such a fun thing to be able to change and become something so animalistic...and yet human at the same time. Very hot! :D
3. rachie2004 AT yahoo.com
4. Either version would be fine...just excited to read the book!!
5. REALLY lookin' forward to this book!!! :D
You know me, Kendra! I'd really have to say magick bunny slippers.
Linda
LOL on the Barbies in coffins, Kendra. You'd have one of your kids to a shrink if it had been them rather than you doing that!!!! I have no favorite creature, because you know me, not my kind of thing, but I have to say that I did love Hugh Jackman in Wolverine, which I was recently forced to endure during mother-son weekend. I actually liked the movie but wouldn't have gone if it wasn't for a very cute ten-year-old boy with big blue eyes!
PS--don't enter me to win the book. I have it on order!
Hi Ladies! Rachie G, glad to see you here!:-)
I'm glad you're so excited to read the book! And I agree, I LOVE shapeshifters, were or otherwise.
LOL, Linda, I do love those slippers...
Marie, I want to see that movie SO BAD! But I'm all about mutant superheroes who wear latex:-) As far the Barbie coffins, I think my mother just rolled her eyes and looked the other way...she knew what my reading/viewing tastes were like even then.
I'm so glad you all stopped by! Hope everyone enjoys the book!
Hi Kendra!
The book sounds great. I'm looking forward to reading Bastian's story.
I don't really have a favorite creature of the night, but I am rather fond of the elves in LOTR.
OK my two cents now.. Creature of the night question... I am really more partial to witches I think... I am not so good with the Blood Factor - Vampire things, my stomach turns.. But I wouldn't mind being a GOOD Witch casting Spells on Evil people :)
Hi Cheryl! Yeah, I'm fond of one of the LOTR elves in particular (*cough*Legolas*cough*).
Hi Marie!:-) I loooove witches, actually, they're a lot of fun. Linda Wisdom (she commented up above) writes some very sassy witch stories for Sourcebooks, you should check 'em out:-) They all involve this troublemaking pair of magickal bunny slippers. I spent a lot of years wanting to be Glinda (I even do the voice, LOL), so I understand!
Marie, Kendra, I'm sorry I didn't get here yesterday. It's been CRAZY in my world, and that's putting it mildly.
Anyway, I've posted about this at Win a Book. I owe you both some faster promo, so be sure to take advantage!
Favorite creature of the night is a vampire.
I'm now a follower (EJG)
either copy of the books is fine with me.
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My favorite creature of the night is, of course, me. Just kidding. Vampire for sure. Dangerous and sexy at the same time ;)
I am a follower.
I don't mind which copy :)
jaam121388 at yahoo dot com
Vampires. I like the whole vampire thing, but the good kind. Like Angel from Buffy. Lestat from Ann Rice would be nice too.
I am follower. (I thought I already was. What an oversight on my part!)
Either copy. I'm flexable.
jennygirl73(at)gmail(dot)com
Vampires both scare me to death and thrill me at the same time.
I'm a follower (I learned how to follow just to enter your contests so you're the first person I've followed!!)
I can be happy with either copy. THanks!
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Please count me in! I would l♥ve to read this book! Thanks for the chance! tryingtostaycalm@gmail.com
following -
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1. Follow Me/Subscribe to my blog
*done*
2. Comment with your answer to Kendra's question.
vampire
3. Leave me your email address in a spam-blocking format.
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4. Let me know which book you would prefer, the ARC or the New Release Version.
either
I follow!
My favorite creature of the night is the vampire.
I would prefer either, to be honest.
Valorie
morbidromantic[@]gmail.com
I just found your blog (via West of Mars) and became a follower (google).
My favorite creatures of the night are shifters. All shifters but especially feline ones.
I would love either the Arc or the new release but if I absolutely HAVE to say one it would be the new release.
lynda98662 at yahoo dot com
I follow publicly (Rubymoon/Blogger)
rubymoonstone at gmail dot com
Favorite night creature? Goblins, Gnomes. Fairies (any are fun) NOT Trolls.
ARC or regular copy is fine. I have no preference.
My favorite are vampires. I was sad when Keifer got staked too. But I still love th movie.
I follow.
I would love to read either copy.
bacchus76 at myself dot com
My favorite thing that goes bump in the night is werewolves. I like the ability to change, shapeshift, whatever you want to call it.
And I follow via RSS, because I don't have facebook and can't figure out how to follow without it.
As far as which copy I'd like, I don't think I have a real preference. So if I win, whatever the other person doesn't want is what I want!
danunepthys(at)hotmail(dot)com
I follow.. Creature of the night would be wolves only they aren't really creatures of the night per say... Either book but I think the New version would be first pick..weeshenanigans(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm a follower. My favorite creature of the night would be werewolves - I love the way that they can become animals and have the heightened senses and closeness with their pack and that it comes with the full moon, something out of one's control.
I would be hugely happy with either version of the book. Thanks!!
gaby317nyc AT gmail DOT com
I am a follower.
My favorite creature of the night would be vampires.
marielay@gmail.com
Hi
My favorite creature of the night is the owl. I'm a follower.
MarionG
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Opps I'm sorry I forgot my version, that I would like is the New Version but I'm not really sure what ARC or the New Version is.
Apologies
MarionG
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I follow.
I love vampires.
Eith version is fine with me, but I'd prefer the new version.
lovinfitch(at)aol(dot)com
My favorite creature of the night ---- my childhood crush Barnabas, vampire extraordinaire, from Dark Shadows!
Amy version is fine
hart(dot)lisa(at)gmail(dot)com
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