Voice-recognition mistake of the day: I'm sure I said "war memorials," but it showed up in text as "warm orioles." Mmm, nice, toasty orioles. 🤔

It’s a great cloud watching season in New Mexico:

If you want a virtual trip to the Southwest, Whispers in the Dark is romantic suspense set among ancient ruins in the Four Corners area. Reviewers give it a 4.3-⭐ average: "A great read with a strong plot line & likeable characters!” Get your copy today, on sale for $.99! Visit my Amazon US page or Amazon UK page. (For other countries click here, but the sale is only US/UK.) 

Bonus nature photo! Ocotillo in bloom. Fun fact: “While semi-succulent and a desert plant, Ocotillo is more closely related to tea and blueberries than to cactuses.” Most of the year they are pretty bland, but when they flower…

More great reviews are coming in on Cupcakes and Confessions at The Cat Café: a Furrever Friends Sweet Romance (book 6). 15 reviews with a 4.8 star rating! Thank you, reviewers!

“This is the first book I’ve read in this series by Kris Bock, but it definitely won’t be my last. This is a beautifully written story about love, connecting with family, small towns, friends, and adorable cats. … If you enjoy an older couple finding their happily ever after, you won’t be disappointed with this book.” – Penny

In Cupcakes and Confessions, Sean notes: "Zoos were directly responsible for saving Père David's deer, once all the animals in China were hunted or died in a flood. That's only one of the species that went extinct or nearly extinct in the wild and was saved by captive breeding programs." This article has more examples: “Captivity saved these animals from extinction – CNN”

The Off the Mark cartoons have a lot of categories, including plenty of single panel cartoons about cats! Browse them here for a fun cartoon break.

Facebook Party: Tbr Pile is hosting a "Contemporary Romance Week" party on Facebook. Join now and stop back June 3-9 to meet new authors, pick up free books, and have a chance to win gift cards and book bundles. Learn more here.

Can’t forget the ferrets! Here Panda is standing on Bear Bear’s head while she begs for attention.

Find New Books and Authors!

N. N. Light’s Book Heaven is giving away audiobook codes, autographed print books, e-copies and Amazon gift cards. Enter via Rafflecopter. Enter here and good luck!

Summer Romance Sale!: If you love contemporary romance, check out this group. It has billionaires and blue-collar workers, romantic suspense, paranormal and loads of sweet romance stories, all priced to fill up your Kindle for summer reading. Check out the options here.

Second Chance Romance: If you love seeing a couple get a second chance at romance, check out these Second Chance Romance Reads. All are in Kindle Unlimited this month (and also for sale). See the selection here.

Memorial Day Weekend Big Book Event: Get mystery, thrillers, romantic suspense, paranormal, and sweet romance stories – each $4.99 or less and many in Kindle Unlimited. Browse here for your summer reading.

Books on My Radar:

Mail Order Clara (Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies Book 6), by Ginny Sterling: A marriage of convenience between a stubborn rancher near tombstone, Arizona, and a feisty young woman on the run with her baby brother.

New Beginnings, by Iris Blobel: a young woman and her eight-year-old sister inherit a house in Hobart, Australia, from a stranger. But why? And will she find love with either her sexy neighbor or the helpful lawyer? Readers call it sweet, feel-good, and "a very emotional read, one that is heartwarming as well as heart wrenching." Only $0.99.

Stargaze Island (South Carolina Skies Book 1), by Coral Harper: "Stargaze Island is a touching feel-good beach novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat and fill your heart with warmth and love." Only $0.99, but part of a longer story arc.

A Lesson in Love, by Agnes Canestri: "A sweet new adult romance about forbidden love" between a professor and a student paired on a dance project. Free with newsletter sign-up, so it's a great way to check out a new author.

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Have a great Memorial Day weekend, and Happy start of summer!

If you haven't yet gotten your copy of the free 35-page novella, Lions and Love at the Cat Café, you can get it here. For “13 of the recipes mentioned in Kris Bock's Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series,” go here.