Category Archives: Cat

*Expired*MEWOW Free EBook July 5-9

Posted on July 4, 2017 by splendidsummer

Enjoy a free download of MEWOW from July 5 – 9. Here’s the description from Amazon: “He has money. I like money. The whole universe came into balance when we met,” a model said about a designer at a 1920s … Continue reading →

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*Expired*FREE Magical Cool Cats Mysteries Boxed Set Volume 1 June 14-18

Posted on June 14, 2017 by splendidsummer

Magical Cool Cats Mysteries Boxed Set Volume 1 can be downloaded for free from Amazon June 14-18. In Splendid Summer, Grace meets Jack and magical white cat, Tatania, and the adventure begins! Here’s the description from Amazon: Cool cat sleuths, … Continue reading →

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Awesome Hero Saves Royal Docks Office Cat From Drowning

Posted on May 1, 2017 by splendidsummer

One of the things I love about this hero is his absolute lack of hesitation. When he sees Felix, the Royal Docks office cat, pushed in the Thames by another cat, he immediately drops everything to save her from drowning. … Continue reading →

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Superbowl 2017 – Dear Kitten Regarding the Big Game

Posted on January 31, 2017 by splendidsummer
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Abraham Lincoln and Cats – Presidents & Pets

Posted on January 14, 2017 by splendidsummer

Public Domain, Link When asked if her husband had any hobbies, Mary Todd Lincoln reportedly said, “cats”. President Lincoln welcomed stray cats to the White House. During the darkest days of the Civil War, the company of his cats helped … Continue reading →

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*Expired* Nine Lives and Google Play and Amazon’s 99 Cent Movies Deal Through January 23, 2017

Posted on December 24, 2016 by splendidsummer

Nine Lives is a cute movie. Kevin Spacey plays an executive who briefly inhabits the body of a cat. As Mark Twain said, “If you crossed man with a cat, you’d improve man but deteriorate the cat.” And Nine Lives … Continue reading →

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*Expired* MEOW or NEVER – Free Dec 11-15

Posted on December 11, 2016 by splendidsummer

From December 11 through 15, enjoy a free download of Meow or Never. Here’s the description from Amazon: In the 1920s, nothing interesting happens before 2 a.m. When a wealthy stockbroker’s wife disappears, magical cool cat sleuths, Tatania and Zeus, … Continue reading →

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Best Of Blog: Hemingway’s Cat is Missing

Posted on October 14, 2016 by splendidsummer

This post appeared in November 2011. The kitty pictured above wasn’t Hemingway’s cat but she was the inspiration for the Magical Cool Cat Mysteries. The books don’t really do her justice. She died unexpectedly and I’m just grateful now that … Continue reading →

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Cat Cafe San Diego

Posted on September 21, 2016 by splendidsummer

Dodger, the adorable to the max cat pictured above, resided at Cat Cafe San Diego until humans worthy to take him home arrived. Cat Cafe San Diego offers the company of cats, locally brewed coffee, and locally baked pastry every … Continue reading →

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*Expired*FREE Ebook Cat Dance September 2-6

Posted on September 1, 2016 by splendidsummer

Here is the description from Amazon: “Grace, Jack, and their magical cool cats, Tatania and Zeus, race to find a 1920s dance marathon’s saboteur. They meet their client in the kind of speakeasy where any woman who says she’s alone … Continue reading →

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