We work full-time around here and just about every day of the year. So what’s going on here this month? We just got Olivia’s Book 16 back from the editor, and we’re putting the final touches on that book. Meanwhile, I have finished the first rough draft of Book 66 of the Klepto Cat Mysteries, That means we’ll most likely publish a new Calico Cat Mystery around the first part of October with a new Klepto Cat Mystery following later in the month.
To date this year, we’ve published 9 books for your reading pleasure. We’ve taken you to 
Greece, on a mountain adventure, to a very special wedding and we’ve introduced new characters, including an old owl and a lot of kittens.
Olivia and Rags have been working and playing hard while helping people and animals in these charming cozies. Be sure to catch up on both series—there may be another beloved holiday story on the horizon. I know that you readers love a touching holiday story.
What is our goal for the year here in the factory? We’ll definitely hit 10 published books this year—maybe more and we plan the same for next year. We hope to continue bringing you sweet and sassy mysteries that make you laugh and touch your heart strings. Why? Because we have such a wide base of fans hungry for more of Olivia and Rags, and because I’m having the time of my life creating these stories for you.
How can we resist paying attention to Happy Cat Month? We all want our cats to be happy. In fact we go to great lengths to make sure our cats are happy—keeping their food coming, making sure they get plenty of petting and other attention, accommodating their whims (“Move, Mommy, so I can lie next to you—or in
your spot” or “toss my feather-ball toy. I want to chase my feather-ball toy.”)
Today is Ginger Cat Appreciation Day. Have you ever had an orange tabby—or ginger cat? I’ve known several. Most of them I’ve known are wonderful pets—mellow and sweet, clever and funny—real people cats.
terror. His family loved him, but he terrorized the neighborhood—inviting petting, then attacking with vengeance. He attacked children and he even broke into a house and assaulted an 
elderly cat that was napping. Were we ever glad when that family and that cat moved out of our neighborhood.
there is no orange tabby or ginger cat breed. However, there are orange tabbies in many breeds—Maine coon, Persian, British shorthair, American curl, Turkish angora and more.
We all love a good happy-ending story. When it involves cats—even BETTER. Here’s a site featuring 13 stories of real-life cat heroes.
by a dog. She went after the dog, who quickly ran off.
was trying to tell her something. A doctor visit confirmed—the cat had accurately diagnosed her cancer.
abandoned baby in a box and climbed into it with the baby, keeping it warm until it was rescued. This cat actually saved the baby’s life and maybe vice versa.
There are cats that have alerted their family to a fire in the house, and those that have called attention to an ailing family member who needed help.
Today is Rainbow Bridge Appreciation Day—a day to remember those cats and dogs we loved and who have gone to that special place we call the Rainbow Bridge. Deborah Barnes, former president and active member in the Cat Writer’s Association, founded Rainbow Bridge Appreciation Day in honor of one of her beloved cats.
You just never know where you’re liable to find a cat—in a paper bag or box, sleeping in a shoe or a boot, hiding in a tree or flowerpot, under the bed, in a closet, snoozing in a file drawer or a lingerie 
drawer…
Rags faces a monster of a mystery.
Most of us take our cats to a veterinarian for wellness checks once a year, to get their booster vaccines, and anytime they appear under the weather or have sustained an injury, for example.
skin and it is programmed with the cat’s name, your name, and your contact information. Should your cat get out and get lost or be taken, anyone can take the cat to any veterinarian to have him checked for a chip. If he has one, you are liable to get your cat back. That would be a happy day.
Cats that aren’t supposed to get out sometimes do—when there are visitors in your home, especially small children, who don’t always remember to close doors behind them. Cats escape when you’re getting a delivery that has to be brought inside, or when you have workers inside—remodeling your kitchen or bathroom, for example. Moving day 
provides numerous opportunities for a cat to slip out. If it happens at your new residence there’s a good chance that the cat could get lost.
Black Cat Appreciation Day was launched in 2011 to honor a black cat and the woman who loved him. Here’s a site with interesting information about black cats and how to celebrate this holiday with your own cats. 
few very famous very black cats–there’s Felix the Cat, of course and you might know about Cole of Marmalade and Cole on the internet, but did you know about Gladstone? He’s the chief mouser in the treasury of the United Kingdom since 2016.
Oscar is a bionic black cat who walks around on blades since he lost his paws in an accident.
