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Apple iBook Summer Giveaway is closed

Thank you to all of the book lovers who entered our contest to win the iBooks of the Paige Maddison Series including all 3 novels. It was a joy to provide 10 winners with our series. Thank you for the winners' responses. It was refreshing to read your comments and feel your enthusiasm. Until next time ... keep reading.
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Lee & J.R.Wake Me Up InsideDestiny's GateShine Your Light

Giveaway on Now for Paige Maddison Series

Enter to win the Apple iBooks for the Paige Maddison Series. It's on now until July 25th. 10 winners will receive all 3 novels in the series: Wake Me Up Inside, Destiny's Gate, and Shine Your Light. This is a special summertime Giveaway in honour of Canada's 150th Birthday. If you are interested in how Paige navigates her gift to fight against evil on a haunted estate, this contest is for you. Remember, there's less than a week to enter. #supernatural #ghosts #spiritual
HOW TO ENTER: Go to www.facebook.com/leebicematheson and 'Like' our Page. Next, comment on the Summer Giveaway post. That's all you have to do. Good luck et bonne chance.
Lee & J.R. Matheson

In-Store Author Book Signing at Chapters Square One

What a book signing at Chapters Square One on Saturday, May 6th. It started off with a bang when a dear friend of mine arrived to kick off our event. Thank you Karen for stopping in and also for picking up a copy of Shine Your Light. It was so great to see you in person. We had a Toronto teacher/librarian drop by our table. She was so excited to hear we write about ’empowerment’ ‘girl power’ and overall ‘self-empowerment for tweens/teens.’ She bought the complete Paige Maddison Series for her school and stated, “We had 1 bookshelf in our library for tweens and middle grade readers. We took … off the shelf … every book about princesses, objectifying girls, and we were left with NOTHING on the shelf. She said we made her day that Paige Maddison is all about self empowerment. We also had the same reaction from a Toronto Teacher visiting us at Indigo Erin Mills. She, too, bought the complete series. We hope your students enjoy the Paige Maddison Series! Thank you so much for your passion and enthusiasm.

We feel honoured that so many readers dropped by our table. Over the course of 5 hours, we had many intriguing conversations. Since we sell to tweens, I am no longer posting their pictures to protect their privacy. At our last book signing, the readers’ photos posted were approved.

I am always touched when someone runs into the bookstore to buy a copy of our series and leaves waving goodbye. This has happened at the last 3 book signings. Thank you so much to the Chapters / Indigo bookstores for marketing our events. We feel your support is behind our success at the instore author signings.

I also had the opportunity to meet an author named Manjit Singh. She coauthored ‘Walking Through’ with 4 authors. It is non-fiction and looks to be an intriguing collection of short stories. Their book signing at Chapters Square One will be on June 3rd. Please watch for Manjit. She’s going places and a delight to talk to, as is her supportive husband.

Thank you so much to the welcoming staff from Theresa, Mira, Magda, Nakita, to Kav, and many more. It warmed my heart to see their enthusiasm for the Paige Maddison Series. Thank you again to all who stopped by, picked up copies, and made our visit to Chapters Square One a pleasure.

INDIGO ERIN MILLS MARKS 25TH BOOK SIGNING IN-STORE FOR THE PAIGE MADDISON SERIES

J.R. Matheson and I are pleased to announce we held our 25th book signing for the Paige Maddison Series at Indigo Erin Mills on Easter Saturday, April 15th, 2017. From the welcoming poster announcing our book signing on the entry door, to the welcoming staff, and meeting the absolutely enthusiastic readers who stopped by and picked up a copy of our series, it was one of the best days to date. We felt special and received wonderful feedback from many readers. In fact, one mother bought a book for her young daughter … who went home, read it, and emailed back ‘she loved it!’ Thank you so much for that immediate response. Writers spend a lot of time on their craft and to receive instant, positive feedback was truly appreciated. Thank you kindly to everyone who dropped by and spoke to us. We love sharing our Mom-Son writing story as well. We hope to return to Indigo Erin Mills again. Thank you kindly.

CHAPTERS BRAMPTON HOSTS LEE BICE-MATHESON AND THE PAIGE MADDISON SERIES

It was our debut book signing at Chapters Brampton held on April 1st, 2017. What a wonderful store with many interesting book lovers, authors, and welcoming staff. https://business.facebook.com/leebicematheson/posts/1315214225222192 We quickly set up our display and when I turned around to greet readers there stood two authors asking what it’s like to do book signings with Indigo/Chapters. I hope I helped to encourage and share information that will help you in your journeys. Next up was an interested writer who shared he’s putting his pen to paper writing his memoir. It was an interesting conversation with Gar. We wish you all the best in your new adventure. Then we met a dozen or so book lovers that were interested in our series. Discussing the Paige Maddison Series and what it’s all about is an honour and we’re always happy many readers are interested in our series. I explained that we write a supernatural series with a spiritual twist, not paranormal. It is the age-old tale of good vs evil and as one reviewer said, ‘You have a unique series here. You tell the tale from the good side and what they do with evil.” Thank you for that insightful observation. We sold many copies of our second novel, Destiny’s Gate, and Shine Your Light, our bestseller. Thank you to those who support Indie authors. We’re always grateful when you choose our series. Thank you Rob for setting us up, and Mike for making sure the afternoon went smoothly.A special thank you to Melanie for doing a Facebook post on our event and on Twitter.  We also really enjoyed our conversations with Karla, Joe,  and Thomas. You made our day. Thank you kindly. Next up, we’re excited to be coming to Indigo Erin Mills in Mississauga on Easter Saturday, 1 pm. They have already begun advertising us via social media, and in their awesome bookstore, and in the Starbucks, too. We really appreciate your support and both J.R. and I are happy to see you soon. Thank you again.

Paige Maddison Series Returned to Indigo Eaton Centre, St. Patrick’s Day, March Break 2017

We are excited as we arrived at the Eaton Centre for our St. Patrick’s Day book signing. Thanks again for having us back. March Break Fun, 2017.

We were thrilled to return to Indigo Eaton Centre on March 17th with the Paige Maddison Series.  

Thank you to our host, Kari, for greeting us and setting us up at the top of the escalator. It was good to be back again. It was a bustling place. We assumed most people would be on vacation, but there were so many readers buzzing around the store.

Thank you for your enthusiasm about the Paige Maddison Series.

It was awesome! I loved every second of this energized book signing from the hospitable staff, Kari, Jennifer, Karen, and so many more (thank you for making my husband and I feel so welcomed) to your awesome book lovers! Many stopped by to look at our series: a sea cadet from Ottawa who loves the supernatural genre, especially ghosts, to a university student that was interested in Paige Maddison’s spiritual awakening, to a young book lover who wanted to read about Paige’s personality and her fight against evil / bullying, and many more. I talked a lot throughout our late afternoon on St. Patrick’s Day.

Thank you Katy for stopping in. Truly appreciated.

We know not everyone loves ghosts, or supernatural books, but so many readers stopped by to congratulate me and my son (in absentia working) for having written 3 novels in the Paige Maddison Series.

Thank Frank Matys for our interview. Orillia Today. Dec. 17, 2016.

Thank you for your excitement about the Paige Maddison Series. Sea Cadet from Ottawa visiting Toronto. What are the chances your favourite genre would be highlighted?

I cannot recount how many people shook my hand over this. As a special thank you, we gave out Paige’s Guardian Angel charm (hand-crafted by our friends at Muskoka Pewter)  that is mentioned in Destiny’s Gate to the book lovers who bought copies of our series.  

Garrett Green handcrafted the Guardian Angel Pocket Charms. Thank you!

Thank you for picking up a copy of the Paige Maddison Series. I enjoyed our conversation.

Interested group of teens asking questions about the Paige Maddison Series. Thank you for dropping by.

We loved each and every conversation and it was indeed my honour to meet all of you. Thank you for stopping by. Special thanks to the book lovers who picked up copies of our series. We’ve been asked to return again to Indigo Eaton Centre and we shall look forward to it.  As a sidebar, J.R. Matheson spent hours and hours browsing books in this Indigo bookstore as a young child right through until the end of highschool. We, as parents, allowed him to explore the store on his own. We had a planned meet-up after an hour. However, as a mom, I never really let him out of my sight unbeknownst to J.R. It gave him confidence and independence to explore his interests. Now J.R.’s a PhD student at the University of Toronto.

March Break Fun: Book Signing at Chapters Bayview Village for Lee Bice-Matheson & the Paige Maddison Series

It was this author’s dream come true with the exception of missing my coauthor and son. Unfortunately, J.R. Matheson caught a virus that many have succumbed to in our cold Canadian winter season. So many book lovers asked about J.R. and wished him well. I passed the well wishes along.

Book Signing at Chapters Bayview Village for Lee Bice-Matheson & the Paige Maddison Series

It was this author’s dream come true with the exception of missing my coauthor and son, mind you. Unfortunately, J.R. Matheson caught a virus that many have succumbed to in our cold Canadian winter season. So many book lovers asked about J.R. and wished him well. I passed the well wishes along.

INDIGO YORKDALE HOSTS LEE BICE-MATHESON & J.R. MATHESON OF THE PAIGE MADDISON SERIES

It was an interesting afternoon spent at Indigo Yorkdale on Saturday and our first time there for an Author instore book signing. We were greeted right away by their welcoming staff. We began our day with a visit from grandparents looking for a special book for their granddaughter and boy were they happy to see the Paige Maddison Series on display. We had a lively chat and they bought Wake Me Up Inside to start her on the Paige Maddison Series. They really made our day.

We had so much fun talking with this couple. Thank you so much for stopping by and supporting us. Very kind indeed.

J.R. Matheson & Lee Bice-Matheson pictured with their Hot New Release: Shine Your Light, Book 3, Paige Maddison Series at Indigo Yorkdale

We had another visit with parents of four daughters. They were so happy to see a series written for their daughters’ age group, 10+. And again they invested in the series and shook our hands encouraging us to continue on in our journey writing Paige’s story. So many readers dropped by our table and supported us. We want everyone to know how much we enjoyed our time with you and to thank you so much for stopping by. So many of you had kind words of encouragement. For instance, a local composer stopped to chat about art and what it’s like to write as a Mom-Son team; one young man attending Carleton University specifically came to talk to us about the craft of writing and what it’s like to be authors. He said, “I know of the Paige Maddison Series.” We wish him all the best with his writing career. It really made our day knowing this student came all the way to Indigo Yorkdale to meet J.R. and I. Thank you so much for your time and trouble. We’d like to thank Sarah, Geoffrey, and Sharon for hosting us on Saturday. We appreciated the opportunity to share Paige Maddison with the world; it’s priceless to us. Thank you kindly. And thank you Sharon for the invite to come back again. We shall return. Thank you so much!

We’re excited to be at Indigo Yorkdale today thanks to Sarah, Geoffrey, and Sharon.

We were happy to meet author Nana Abraham of ‘For Black Girls’ fame and her team. They are all very talented people. They held a raffle and read from her new release.

Nana Abraham, author of For Black Girls at Indigo Yorkdale photographed with her team.

It was very entertaining. Congratulations on your success Nana!

 

As Seen On Live TV – Paige Maddison Series Hits Indigo Yorkdale for the First Time, February 25th

Thank Frank Matys for our interview. Orillia Today. Dec 17, 2016.

J.R. Matheson and I are thrilled to be hosted by Indigo Yorkdale next Saturday, February 25th, beginning at 1 pm.

Thankfully I taped Daytime Simcoe and here is our introduction.

We are bringing the Paige Maddison Series, and our new bestseller, Shine Your Light – As Seen On Live TV! We cannot wait to meet the book lovers and talk about all things supernatural, spiritual, and ghosts. Thank you for having us.