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    A History of Cats
    A History of Cats
    A History of Cats
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    A History of Cats

    By Richard Freeland

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    Jeanne Wetherford's world, everything is coming up roses. She's the successful author of Mingo's Feline Escapades, a series of best-selling cat mysteries. She's been seeing a rich banker. What's not to like?

    But shy Jeanne is in a quandary. Her genre writing career has left her burned out and dissatisfied. The banker is an arrogant stuffed shirt, who thinks only of himself.

    Lonely and misunderstood, all Jeanne wants to do is finish "A History of Cats", the book that will make her name as a serious scholar, and tend to her five felines. Especially fat cat Mingo, her favorite fur friend.

    But Jeanne is about to get a surprise. Because sometimes love arrives when you least expect it. Sometimes there's a chance you might fall for the guy next door.

    All you need is a catalyst. Like a cat named Mingo.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard Freeland
    Release dateFeb 22, 2012
    ISBN9781465770967
    A History of Cats
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    Richard Freeland

    I write horror and thriller fiction as well as non-fiction about gardens and landscapes. I'm a fair singer/songwriter, and a family man. I love to travel and hike with my wife Martha, play a little tennis when my bum knees let me, make and sip a great margarita, play on the water with boats, and go on adventures with my two boys. I also love Jekyll Island, Georgia, our home-away-from-home, and have another website devoted just to our adventures on this wonderful island (www.jekyll-island-family-adventures.com). Hope you enjoy my writing, and keep a weather eye out for "Seed", my upcoming novel.

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      A History of Cats - Richard Freeland

      A History of Cats

      Richard S. Freeland

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      Copyright 2012

      Cover by Macy Wong

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      A History of Cats

      Jeanne Wetherford finished typing the last sentence with a flourish, read over what she had written, and saved the document. She leaned back in her chair, and let out a breath. There! She was done, the latest installment of Mingo’s Feline Escapades under wrap.

      This made number twenty-seven in her series of best-selling cat mysteries.

      She sighed, stood, and walked into the kitchen for a cup of lukewarm coffee.

      The house was quiet, with only the soft strains of a Lorena McKennitt song holding back the silence. Jeanne stood there a moment, listening, then abruptly stepped to the CD player and pushed Stop.

      The house settled. The clock ticked. Mr. Sims, her white Persian, twined a path around her ankles, demanding food. Silence filled the room, becoming more uncomfortable by the minute. She couldn’t stand it, and turned the CD player back on. The notes of a Celtic ballad drifted from the speakers and held the silence at bay.

      Jeanne leaned back against the kitchen sink and sipped her coffee.

      Another Mingo down. Another flush of royalties into her bank account. By now, she’d amassed a tidy sum. Whatever for, she no longer knew. It’s not as if she ever bought anything. Or went anywhere.

      Movement out the window caught her attention. She ignored Mr. Sim’s manipulations and glanced outside. Next door, Nate Calhoun was pulling his lawnmower from his garage.

      She perked up a bit. She only knew Nate well enough to say hello to now and then, but he was good to look

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