Dear humans,

This will be short, sweet, and to the point.

When the female moved to California several years ago for the male's work, the female's mother adopted two of the female's four kitties, because the laws where they moved to only allowed two and the male's employer couldn't legally import the two extras.

They kept Tia the Majestic and my sister, Princess.

Lily and Smoke moved to Maryland several weeks before the humans ventured to California.

Today, Lily crossed the rainbow bridge. She was 14 and suffering from cancer.

The female will be going into hiding for a few days, because she is very sad right now. Lily had been six weeks old when she'd been adopted.

Outfoxed and the Flame Game will be releasing as scheduled, although Outfoxed is a little late getting to the editor. License to Kill is mostly done, but the female will likely panic-write the ending to make sure it is finished on time.

Wild Wolf... we won't talk about that one.

Don't ask about Murder Mittens, but it'll be done on time, too.

A special thanks to the female's editor, who has already agreed to burn midnight oil right up until Christmas to make certain everything gets completed on time.

Take care, and hug your pets for us. If the female is silent, please know it's because she's sad. We read all of your messages, but we may be quiet this go around. We're sorry in advance if we can't muster the energy to reply to you right now.

~Zazzle the Beguiling Tyrant