She's here, !

The Little White Cat & the Dog Who Wasn't is now available on all major e-book retailers!

The Shelties invite you to join us in one of FIVE ways of celebrating....

🎉 #1: Buy and read Ailbe's story!!!

Some of you had this fly to your accounts around midnight, but now everyone can get their story about Ailbe (pronounced: Ava) and the dogs, cats, mice, sparrow-hawk, night heron, and otters whom she loves.

Malin promises to bark at any websites that have any glitches at all. So go ahead and click the links; you're protected by a very ferocious Sheltie.

Get my copy of The Little White Cat and the Dog Who Wasn't

Woof, woof! Let get their book!

🎉 #2: Put it on your to-read shelf on your favorite reader app!

Even if you don't have space on your to-read pile right now, interacting with a book on reader sites increases its visibility. Your activity on GoodReads signals the Amazon algorithm to recommend Ailbe's story to other readers like you — who like folklore, Ireland, slow-burn romance, and emotionally compelling fantasy.

You can make a difference for my indie fairy tales! Just click through to your favorite reader app, and put the book on your "shelf," "like" other reviews, upvote the cover — any interaction is part of the celebration!

GoodReads

StoryGraph

BookBub

Leave a review on Amazon

🎉 #3: Share on your social media!

Do you know anyone who needs an reading escape — complete with sewing magic, tender romance, and so many fluffy and feathered animal friends?

Well, I know you do, because you know me. And I am always excited to join in book-ish celebrations! Just:

• scroll to the graphics in this email, and choose your favorite(s)
• right-click/control-click to save the picture to your photos or download
• the blurb is below my email signature, so you can copy and paste that too 😊
• then upload to your Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, blog, or wherever you're active
• if you haven't had a chance to read or are uncomfortable writing reviews, you can post something like: I'm excited for this fairy tale retelling, because I love cats so much!
• you can tag me with some variation of "Christy Matheson, Author" on all social media platforms

Every link and mention helps internet visibility..... and besides, if you tag me, I'll share some cake. (TBD how I will get cake to you... I'm thinking about it!)

Adare and Inish are ready for cake cake cake cake

🎉 #4: Recommend in your reader groups!

Are you in groups where readers share new releases, cover reveals, or anticipated reads?

Online groups often discuss tropes, so here are some where you could say "hey, I know a book that does that!" And here's some tropes you can copy and paste. I've put the cover graphic below so you can use it anywhere!

• 🌿 Irish Folklore Retelling
• 🏰 Forced Proximity in Magical Castle
• 🪡 Servant Heroine with Hidden Strength
• 🌙 Transformation Romance
• 🐈 Talking Animals as Guides
• 💚 Found Family Among Warriors
• ⚔️ Touch her and die

Evil Sorcerer Villain  Captive Heroine Who Refuses to Submit  Heroine's Quest to Save Her Companion Love as a Healing Force Rival Suitor Subplot Fae Trickster Ally  One Bed Magical Sewing and Crafts

🎉 #5: Request through your local library!

As of today, The Little White Cat should be available through OverDrive, BorrowBox, and CloudLibrary. Most of my books are on Hoopla, but their processing takes a while, so Ailbe probably isn't there yet.

As of this week, the paperback will be available from Amazon, Bookshop.org, and others. Since I'm a small author, I don't have marketing set up to libraries. But since their priority is their patrons, YOUR recommendation holds much more weight than mine. I basically grew up in the library, so my heart beats a happy dance whenever I see those library orders come in! 💒

Wait wait! We forgot the best-est celebration of all!

🎉 #6: Give your favorite furry friend a cuddle...

...and tell them how there's one more book in the world that celebrates love just like yours.

Yours in book-ish joy,

Christy & the Shelties

Woof woof! We rounded up this collection of graphics and blurb you can enjoy and share however you want! 🐶🐶🦊

What makes a man a beast?

One is her captor. One has fur and fangs. And then there’s the cat.

The sorcerer Trencoss insists that Ailbe of Dún Allaine agreed to marry him. So he sets twenty-four black wolfhounds to keep her imprisoned in his sumptuous castle, but she cannot stop searching their faces—looking for the one dog who has been more loyal than any man she has ever known.

Then, a talking white cat leaps through the window. 

To reward Ailbe for her gift of smoked eel and cheese, he sends a handsome prince to rescue her.  But not all princes are made for quests, and this former lady-in-waiting doesn’t wait to be rescued…

Following the cat’s instructions, Ailbe strikes a bargain with Trencoss: if he can bring her three more balls of magical thread, spun from the dew on the flowers, she will marry him. 

But she still hasn’t found her own beloved companion… and once the dew dries on her wedding morning, Ailbe will be trapped in the Castle of a Thousand Doors forever.

Sink into The Little White Cat and the Dog Who Wasn’t, a lyrical cozy romantasy filled with found family, talking animals, and a heroine who refuses to leave anyone behind. 

Click ‘buy now’ to curl up with your copy today!