First Page-Shelter of Hope by Author Lyn Cote!

Today's first page is from my own September release, Shelter of Hope.

Out of the clear blue August morning, danger barreled onto New Friends Street--without warning. Glancing over his shoulder, Marc Chambers saw the cement truck take the corner a little fast. At the same moment, he glimpsed a boy running toward the street. Not looking.

Stop!

The cement truck brakes squealed like a trapped animal. Marc raced for the kid. Scooped him up. The wheels of the cement just feet away jumped, skipped—trying to stop in time.

People were screaming. Marc wrapped himself around the small body. Threw himself into a roll…

I can't stop in time. The horrible wrenching sound of metal chewing into metal churned through his flesh like the grinding of some vicious machine. His heart pounded in his ears--

"Marc," a familiar voice came through the din in Marc's head. "Marc, it's all right. You and the boy are safe. The truck missed you both."

Marc blinked. His mind repeated his grandmother's words, tried to grasp them and hold them. What had just happened to him?

---So did that catch your interest?

Who Named the Kitties?

Wow! I'm happy to find out that so many animal lovers--in particular kitten lovers-- read this blog. The winning names, suggested by two different women, have been chosen!

I loved all the names suggested even "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer," names I'd never heard but which I was told are from the Rock Opera "Cats."

Now I (as in Lyn) didn't choose the winning names. My characters, twin sister, Cindy and Mimi, first graders, had to choose. Fortunately I know them very well, having known them since they were born (in my mind GRIN).

Mimi went first--because she always does! And she said, "My kitten looks like a Twinkie, my favorite dessert in my lunch bag at school."
And then Cindy said, "Oh, then I'll call mine Peanutbutter because that's my favorite part of lunch.And my kitty is that golden color too!"

My thanks to Sheree who suggested Twinkles which made me think of Twinkie! And to Terry who suggested the name peanutbutter. I have Terry's email address.
BUT SHEREE, I NEED YOU TO EMAIL ME AT l(dot)cote(at)juno(dot)com.
Send me your mailing address and I'll send you (and Terry) an autographed copy of

This is my latest book, out now at a Wal-Mart near you. And it's the first in a series about three Habitat for Humanity homes built for three families in Wisconsin. If you click the photo of the book cover in the right column, you will be taken to a page where the story and an excerpt are.

Some of the names on the list below which were suggested were utterly delightful and so clever! But I had to let Mimi and Cindy name them, right? (As the names came in, I put * near the ones that I thought little girls might pick).

See what you think of them. What ones are your favorites and what do you think of Mimi and Cindy's choices?

Kitten Names

Peaches and Pumpkin

Marmalade and Tigger

Peaches and Cream?

Squirt and Squeaker

Missy and Prissy

Ginger and Snap

faith and hope

Tough and Tougher

butter and cream

Samson and Delilah

Taffy and Punkin

fluffy and tuffy,

Pepsi and Chips.....
*Snickers and Reeses

Barnabas and Solomon
or
Solomon and Sheba

*Snickerdoodle and Gingersnap.

Percy and Penny

Sugar AND Spice

Nutmeg and Cinnamon

Peaches and Apricot

*Butterscotch and Honey

Jack & Jill

Candy & Randy

Heads and Tails.

Ruth and Naomi

Darla and Daisy

Nuzzle and Noodle

Lucy and Ethel

Andy and Barney

Amos and Charlie

*Sprinkles and Sugar or

Candie and Taffie

Mis & Chief = Mischief

Cassi & Nymph

Cotton & Candy = Cotton Candy

Cassi & Sassy

Spooky & Trixie

Summer & Autumn

Sasha & Tasha

*Pumpkin & Pie = Pumpkin Pie

Sheba & Esther

Lucky & Penny = Lucky Penny

David & Goliath

Adam & Eve

Leah & Rachel

Mary & Joseph

Cream & Sugar

Trixie and Pixie

Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer

Mango and Tango
*Peanut and Buttercup

Marmalade and Mustard.

champagne & wine

Butterscotch & Peaches n'cream

Channel and Tequi

Ginger meggs (its after a cartoon character in australia) Meggs and Fluff or fluffy after Ginger fluff (the sponge)

Charity and Chance

Tabitha and Tibby Taco

Belle and Gracie or Belle and Noel.

Payton Eli

Milo and Aslan, and for female cats Ginger and Peachfuzz.

Tom and Jerry
Or Sandy and Candy
Or Puss and Boots
Or Ebb and Flo (short for Floyd)

Honey and Harley
*Tater and Tot
*Skittles and Snuggles
Trixie and Belle
Skit and Skat

*Sunny and Tabby

Twinkles and Sparkles

Smoochie and Sweetie

Cookie and Cupcake

Daisy and Daffodil (Daffy)

Tutti and Frutti

Joy and Hope

Mercy and Glory

*KAT KAT & SKEEZIX OR CATSBY

RAGDOLL & BABYDOLL

MOUSER & MEWSETTE

RAGGEDY ANN & RAGGEDY ANDY

DAFFODIL & DAPHNE (Daffo & Daffy)

TOPAZ & ASHEY

BONNIE & CLYDE

TIGGER & POOH

MOXIE & ROXIE

ABIGAIL & AGATHA (Abby & Aggie)

ILA & DEKE

GUINEVERE & ARTHUR

SCAT CAT & ALLEY CAT

REBEL & FEARLESS

MINNIEPAWS & MAXIEPAWS

ROMEO JULIETTE

DUCHESS & DUKE

JACK & JILL

DIXIE & REBEL

IMA CAT & ITSA CAT

Jolie & Jolly
Goldie & Max
Skit & Scat

Molly and Polly.

Juice & Tabitha
Callie & Dusty

Butterscotch and Sunshine

Shirley

Butter Bean and Cantaloupe

*Butterscotch and Sunshine

Goldie and Ginger.

Pete and Repeat

Gayle and Lana

Mr. Mitz and Baby

Twinkles and Sparkles

Smoochie and Sweetie

Cookie and Cupcake

Daisy and Daffodil (Daffy)

Tutti and Frutti

Joy and Hope

Mercy and Glory

I hope you enjoyed this name quest as much as I did!!!--Lyn