Voice recognition mistake of the day: "She pushed open the door to the cat room with her shoulder, since her hands were full, and flipped through." Apparently I was writing about an acrobat. 🤸‍♀️

I had a great writing retreat last week with some friends who flew in to New Mexico from out of town. Here's the view from outside our lodging at the Norbertine Abbey south of Albuquerque.

Fun Fact: “A study at Iowa State University suggests that nepetalactone, a chemical in catnip, is 10 times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET, the chemical used in almost all insect repellents.” – Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Cat Lover's Companion

The ferrets were happy to have me home from my writing retreat. We took them with us for our Thanksgiving trip to visit my mother in Phoenix.

The Writing Life: Facebook brought up this memory: I don't know how I accidentally turned my document language to French. I also don't know how I fixed it, because online instructions weren't working. But eventually it told me it didn't have a Dutch dictionary, so it defaulted back to English. 🤷‍♀️

Everyone is recommending starting holiday shopping early this year. How about giving your cat-loving friends print copies of cat café romance novels? If you can't get physical objects delivered in time, you can send e-books as gifts. Visit the Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series page on Amazon US or or Amazon UK. (For other countries click here.)

PS: If you haven't yet gotten Lions and Love at the Cat Café, you can download it free here. For “22 of the recipes mentioned in Kris Bock's Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series,” go here. (Both are free).

Find New Books and Authors!

🕵️‍♀️ Mystery Romance – Murder Mystery – Suspense – $4.99 or less: If you like classic PIs, creepy thrillers, or suspense with a dash of romance, check out the selection and find new reads.

For more titles, including lots of romance, mystery, and suspense, check out my blog post with recent group promos. Many books are on sale or free!

Books on My Radar:

A Mystery At Summer Lodge: Prequel, by Amy Rafferty: "As Danielle and Nicole Cartwright take on each other's identities they soon come to realize life is not as cushy as they thought it was on the other side." Free when you sign up for the author's newsletter.

The Sniper of Escondida (The Treasure of Escondida Book 3), by Lottie Morgan: "Escondida’s elite, all-women spy team faces a battle for dominance between snipers as the hunt for the Treasure of Escondida heats up." 99 cents or free in KU.

Escaping the Duke (The Secret Crusaders Book 1), by Melanie Rose Clarke: "Edmund is intrigued by the beautiful lady caught snooping through a dangerous lord’s home." One reader called it a "humorous cat-and-mouse game regency romp." 99 cents or free in KU.

Summer of Sundaes: a new adult second chance clean romance, by Amey Zeigler: "He's lost the only girl he's ever loved only to find her again in the shop he needs to close to expand his business. Will they get a second chance at love?" It involves an ice cream shop in Seward, Alaska!

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Bonus mistake: Truth in advertising or an amusing typo in this email from the blood donation center? "This blood drive is needed. I always tell my donors how short we are on blood. But truly fiends we are." (I give blood regularly and they are not fiends.)