Happy 12th birthday to Buddy the Wonder Cat! It's been an adventure sharing a home with this cat, who wandered into our lives as a two-pound, 10-week-old kitten. In the years since he's proven to be an easy-going companion, but every now and then he gets a bit wild, reminding me that all domestic cats …
Category: Cats
A Different Kind of Mystery
Shifting and Shenanigans Virtual Book Tour October 10-21, 2022 Fiction—and mystery fiction in particular—opens the door to fascinating places where everyday life takes a backseat to adventure in a journey through the unknown. And when that journey includes talking cats, eccentric characters, and paranormal elements, the result is a spiced-up cozy mystery that delivers a storyline …
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A Batavia-on-Hudson Mystery
Dead Man's Leap Virtual Book Tour May 1-31, 2022 Review: As a writer and reader, one of the things I most enjoy is the “hook” that captures my imagination and draws me into a book. In the case of Tina deBellegarde’s novel Dead Man’s Leap¸ the hook was the title itself that called to me, pulling …
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Murder, Mayhem, and Missing Animals
Playing Possum by Lois Schmitt February 1-28, 2022 Virtual Book Tour Long-term readers of this blog know I'm a fan of cozy mysteries--particularly those featuring dogs or other animals. Lois Schmitt is a new-to-me author, and after reading book #3 of her Kristy Farrell Mystery Series, I'm hooked! The classic elements of a cozy …
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New Adventures
I'm back after a long hiatus, the result of my website having mysteriously disappeared while I was offline dealing with other matters. The site fell into a technological black hole and seemed lost. (And before you ask, the site and its contents are backed up regularly. The back-ups proved irretrievable. But that's a story for …
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