Voice recognition mistake of the week: “He stealed himself for her reaction.” 🤺 I really feel that VR should have deduced I meant “steeled” from that context.

For Fun: Pride and Prejudice at the Cat Café features dogs as well as cats, including a vocal bulldog. Check out “12 Noises a Bulldog Makes in 4 Minutes!“

The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat).

Have you ever seen a horned lizard, or as we say in New Mexico, a horny toad? I’ve frequently seen them out hiking, although only when they move, as they have excellent camouflage. This is the season when we see itty-bitty babies like this one. 

Want a fun book vacation? How about some Romantic Suspense in the Southwest? Start the treasure hunting trilogy for only 99 cents! Desert Gold, “Smart romance with an ‘Indiana Jones’ feel,” is ranked 4.3 out of 5 stars with over 240 reviews.

Here’s Bear Bear the ferret enjoying "camping." Doesn't he look conTENTed?

Find More New Books and Authors!

Beck’s Rules, by Suzanne Rudd Hamilton: “Fifty years ago reporter May Beck vanished without a trace while investigating political corruption and organized crime. New evidence now breathes life into this cold case and City Editor Buc Edwards will risk everything to discover the truth of his friend and mentor’s mysterious disappearance. But the clues lead through unexpected realities of time and space, taking him where he never dreamed he’d go. Is time itself his friend or foe?” Reviews praise the characters and the smooth writing in this cozy mystery series.

Valentine’s Festival, by Ruby Valentina: “Trixie James has always been a rule breaking dare devil with a sense of humor that gets her into trouble. But there’s far too much to do on the ranch this February, and she finds herself becoming the girl her mamma always hoped she’d be. Jared Williams is just one of a crew lending a hand on the ranch, with snow and a big freeze coming. The job was supposed to last a week, but after meeting Trixie he’s hoping it’ll be forever.” Readers say this is a short, feel-good story.

Jennifer Bohnhoff's books: Jennifer writes fantastic historical fiction, with one historical romance for adults set around World War I (A Blaze of Poppies), and many books for middle grade and young adult readers – great for getting kids fired up about history, or fun if you want to learn a little history yourself! The Rebels along the Rio Grande series features boys from different cultures as they get caught up in the US Civil War in New Mexico. The Bent Reed stars a fifteen-year-old girl in a body cast for scoliosis as the Confederate Army invades. Code: Elephants on the Moon is set in World War II, and The Last Song of the Swan features a modern girl and a girl in the time of Beowulf, 25,000 years ago.

The Secret is Love: Mysteries with Romance: if you like your mysteries with a good dose of romance, this group is for you! the mysteries here include historical and paranormal as well as contemporary titles.

Did you know the squiggly line called the tilde ~ is also called the squiggly or twiddle? Here’s Bear as a Squiggly-twiddle-ferret-tilde.

Thanks for reading this far, , and thanks for choosing to sign up for my newsletter. If you want to unsubscribe, no problem—the link is below.

You can also follow me on Amazon or BookBub if you only want New Release Alerts. Or check out my books – available at all major retailers as ebooks or print!

Did you get your freebies? Find them all here: a cat café romance novella, an Accidental Detective short story, and 22 recipes from the cat Café. Plus get a Sweet Home Alabama short story and a preview of my brother’s comedy, Totally Rad Wormhole.

Learn more about the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys sweet romance series, the Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels, and the Furrever Friends cat cafe sweet romance series.