This is the last weekend my new paranormal cozy mystery Nozy Cat 1 is up for preorders at Amazon. It should appeal to cozy fans who enjoy reading about small town bookshops, funny sleuths, and clever cats. The ebook is discounted 50% off the regular price of $3.99. It will be delivered to your Kindle on Mother's Day. Reserve your copy today.

Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CW9SRII

Reading sample is taken from Chapter 1

“Nozy Cat, what happened to you?” Hope asked as she tried to pat down and smooth out his ruffled fur. “You look as if you just saw a ghost.”

Hoo boy, it’s something as scary as seeing a ghost.

“Huh?” This time the hair on the back of Hope’s neck rose. Nevertheless, her shock didn’t give way to fear. She instead smiled at him. “So. You can talk. Speak English, I mean.”

Why, certainly, I can. Is it a surprise?

“Quite frankly, yes, it is since you ask me.”

Peggy Sue has known about it for years.

Hope felt a wave of anger. “However, I’m the one who cares for and feeds you. I’m entitled to know it before she ever did. Why am I hearing of it only now?”

You weren’t ready to know the truth about Nozy Cat.

“Is that so? I may have to give Peggy Sue a piece of my mind.”

Nevertheless, I have a hot issue you’ll want to address now.

“Can’t it wait until later? I’ve got a thousand things to do while I’m also processing the mind-blowing fact that my cat is fluent in English.”

I’d strongly advise against waiting until later. It constitutes an emergency.

Hope let out a weary sigh. “What is it that’s so urgent?”

It’s a stiff.

“Do you mean stiff as in a basket of starched laundry?”

No, it’s a stiff as in a dead body also known as a corpse.

Hope waited for the feline punch line that wasn’t coming. “Are you trying to be droll?” she asked. “Because your morbid humor isn’t tickling my funny bone.”

I’ve never been more serious in my nine lives.

“Finding a dead body isn’t a promising way to start the day.”

No argument here. Shall I call the cops?

“I’ll be the one contacting the local authorities,”
Hope replied. “The bottom line is you’re only to speak English to Peggy Sue and me. Nobody else can hear you communicating as we’re doing now. Is that crystal clear?”

Whatever. I need my back scratched again before my nap.

“Forget about it,” Hope said. “I have the dead body you so unceremoniously dumped on me to take care of before I’ve even had my day’s first cup of coffee.”

Okay, the next time I’ll wait until after you’ve had your day’s first cup of coffee.

“No! There won’t be a next time! Hear me?”

I was just doing my job, Hope. You should commend me. Better I should find it than a little, old book lady. Now move your handbag from my nook by the cash register so I may curl up at my guard post.

End of sample

Thanks for reading from my new cozy mystery Nozy Cat 1. You can click on the title to find its Goodreads page and learn more information. The series right now consists of three books, the next two published in 2017.