From magic to murder, from felines
to faeries, the authors of NINE DEADLY LIVES spin thirteen tales featuring
those sometimes aloof and occasionally dangerous but always adorable creatures
we know and love as cats! Whether it's mystery, fantasy, historical, or
romance, these cat tales provide plenty of entertainment and thrills!
As a Hollywood stuntwoman, Beth Hallam follows in
her famous dad’s footsteps. But can she measure up as a private eye, as well?
In Livia J. Washburn’s SECOND NATURE,
Beth must solve her first attempted murder case—on a cat!
Can Dominique dare to hope she—the girl everyone
shunned—could win the love of sexy Bran MacKenzie, the most popular guy in
town? In Deborah Macgillivray’s SHOES, SHADES, AND FAERYDUST, it might happen! Take red shoes, a pair of sunglasses,
and sprinkle liberally with golden faerydust, and you have a magic spell in the
making…
Lovey Villines’s cat, Mr. Fred, is the only witness
to her possible murder. Brady Rowe, a veteran police officer, searches for a key
that will open MR. FRED’S TREASURE BOX
and possibly clear everything up. But what will become of Mr. Fred in Cheryl
Pierson’s tale of squabbling siblings and “treasure” to be had?
When cat lady Lynley Cannon discovers a stray kitten
trapped in a gym bag, she finds herself pursued through Portland’s warehouse
district by gun-wielding thugs. Lynley is
not about to give up the kit to those crazies, so the race is on. Will Lynley
survive? Come find out in Mollie Hunt’s CAT’S
CRADLE!
In Isabella Norse’s THE NERD IN SHINING ARMOR, working girl Abby needs a hero. Ryan,
her neighbor, needs an assistant. Can a battle-scarred tabby with a penchant
for quoting from Star Wars bring them together?
Rochelle Spencer’s tale, THE CAT ON COOGAN’S BLUFF, involves a cranky detective who uncovers
secrets about baseball, Harlem, and cats. The clues are scarce, and hinge on
Harlem’s mysterious residents, a blue-eyed Persian, and an old love gone
bad.
In MISSING
LYNX, Clay More pens a story of supernatural tragedy that seems to never
end. It is 1926, and the world mourns silent movie heart-throb Rudolph
Valentino who has tragically died at the age of thirty-one. But Rudolph’s death
is only the first in a series of tragedies in this supernatural feline murder
mystery tale from the silent movie era.
C. A. Jamison’s story, DREAM WEAVER, has California newcomer Mary Price being given the
impossible task of reading three romance novels in three days. Mary is in
disbelief when her newly-adopted cat has her dreaming the outcomes of the
stories. The handsome blue-eyed stranger is the hero in each novel, and Mary
has no idea she is falling in love with her new boss.
In Mariah Lynne’s CLAWS FOR JUSTICE, two spunky shelter cats, Shurlock and Wattson,
learn their time at the shelter is up. The furry duo finds a clever way to
escape their fate, only to find their caretaker, Robby, dead. They now must
make it their mission to find Robby’s killer and bring him to justice before
they get caught again.
WHO
LET THE CATS OUT? That’s the question in this story by
Faye Rapoport DesPres. When a mysterious fire tears through the main house of
the Jane S. Dooley Cat Shelter, Adalyn, the shelter’s director, vows to keep
the shelter open. Now, Adalyn has two mysteries on her hands: Who set the fire,
and who let the cats out?
In Brandy Herr’s tale, after Larry's
wife walks out on him, the sudden arrival of a mysterious calico cat appears to
be just what he needs to lift his spirits. But appearances can be
deceiving. Will THE CALICO be a
blessing... or a curse?
Angela Crider Neary pens a supernatural story about
an enchanting cat named ANGEL, a
series of suspicious fires, and a Colorado sheriff who finds himself wondering
if cats really do have nine lives—and trying to figure out who the next victim
will be.
Bill Crider’s THE
EASTER CAT—When Hollywood private-eye Bill Ferrel gave a ride to the Easter
Bunny, he thought he was just doing a friend a favor. How was he to know he’d wind up chasing a cat
through the jungle and trying to prevent a murder?
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