{"id":1648,"date":"2016-12-01T04:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2016-12-01T04:00:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T12:00:01","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-autographed-copies-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1648","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 Autographed Copies for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-848\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Picture-Purrfect-Christmas-cover-300-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picture-Purrfect-Christmas-cover-300\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Picture-Purrfect-Christmas-cover-300-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Picture-Purrfect-Christmas-cover-300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/>Here are links to something special\u2014autographed copies of the two books I recommend for holiday giving: <strong><em>A Picture-Purrfect Christmas <\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>By Cat or By Crook.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Picture-Purrfect Christmas<\/em><\/strong> is a spellbinding story of love, hope, and a child&#8217;s innocent Christmas dreams. When Savannah Ivey agrees to teach photography to a group of at-risk children, she doesn&#8217;t expect a sweet-spirited little crippled girl to steal her heart and become an important part of her family. Even Rags, the kleptomaniac cat, is captivated by the child named Marissa. When she goes missing, everyone, including Rags, experiences the pain of loss.<\/p>\n<p>While this story involves some intense drama, it will also make you smile and even laugh out loud. Bring out the tissues for the beautiful ending. <strong><em>A Picture-Purrfect Christmas<\/em><\/strong> is one of those feel-good holiday stories you&#8217;ll want to read over and over again<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>By Cat or By Crook<\/em><\/strong> is the 20<sup>th<\/sup> in the Klepto Cat Mystery series. In this story, Iris<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1644\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ByCat-cover-web-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"bycat-cover-web\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ByCat-cover-web-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ByCat-cover-web-768x1226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ByCat-cover-web-313x500.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ByCat-cover-web.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>continues her refurbishing work at the grand old Kaiser home, but things aren\u2019t going smoothly. Is she being stalked or is she simply spooked by what she hears at night kicking around in the attic? She certainly didn\u2019t expect to hire gravediggers, nor did she anticipate the discovery of a large fortune amidst the chaos and mayhem at the old mobster hangout. Of course, Rags, the klepto cat, is on duty. He helps to reveal some decades-old family secrets and he finds a murderer\u2019s calling card in the most unexpected place.<\/p>\n<p>Order autographed copies by December 15 for Christmas giving and receive a packet of Klepto Cat Mystery note cards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/Klepto-Cat-Mysteries\/Picture-Purrfect-Christmas.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/Klepto-Cat-Mysteries\/Picture-Purrfect-Christmas.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/Klepto-Cat-Mysteries\/ByCat-or-ByCrook.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/Klepto-Cat-Mysteries\/ByCat-or-ByCrook.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are links to something special\u2014autographed copies of the two books I recommend for holiday giving: A Picture-Purrfect Christmas and By Cat or By Crook. 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