ABOUT THE BOOK
The first novel in a frisky new mystery series set in a small New England town, where an unlikely citizen is called in to solve the purrfect crime . . .Maddie James has arrived in Daybreak Island, just off the coast of Massachusetts, eager to settle down and start her own business―and maybe even fall in love. When a stray orange tabby pounces into her life, she’s inspired to open a cat café. But little does Maddie know that she’s in for something a lot more catastrophic when her new furry companion finds the dead body of the town bully. Now all eyes are on Maddie: Who is this crazy cat-whisperer lady who’s come to town? If pet-hair-maintenance and crime-fighting weren’t keeping her busy enough, Maddie now has not one but two eligible bachelors who think she’s the cat’s pajamas . . . and will do anything to win her heart. But how can she even think about happily-ever-after while a killer remains on the loose―and on her path?
LOVE OR HATE INTERVIEW WITH CATE CONTE
Things you need in order to write:
Coffee, potato chips, my dog.
Things that hamper your writing:
Social media, my day job, Gilmore Girls reruns .
Things you love about writing:
The act of creation.
Things you hate about writing:
Being stuck in the middle.
Hardest thing about being a writer:
Writing .
Easiest thing about being a writer:
Seeing my books in the bookstore .
Things you love about where you live:
Spring, summer, fall.
Things that make you want to move:
Winter
Words that describe you:
Work-in-progress, healing, loving, willing to change.
Words that describe you but you wish they didn’t:
Impatient, procrastinator.
Favorite foods:
Sushi, potato chips, green juice, French fries.
Things that make you want to throw up:
Meat.
Favorite music:
I love lots of music! Jazz, pop, 80s, classical.
Music that make your ears bleed:
Country
Favorite beverage:
Coffee .
Something that gives you a pickle face:
Soda.
Favorite smell:
Pipe smoke, incense, hot apple cider, fall.
Something that makes you hold your nose:
Old, cheap beer.
Things you always put in your books:
Dogs and cats!
Things you never put in your books:
Killing an animal.
Things to say to an author:
I loved your last book!
Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book:
I have an idea for a bestseller - can you write it for me?
Favorite places you’ve been:
London, Key West.
Places you never want to go to again:
That scary motel in West Virginia.
People you’d like to invite to dinner:
Dennis Lehane, Lee Child, Tana French .
People you’d cancel dinner on:
Some of my former co-workers.
Favorite things to do:
Write, read, yoga, shop.
Things you’d run through a fire wearing gasoline pants to get out of doing:
Anything mathematical, yard work, shoveling snow.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Connect with Cate:
Website | Facebook
Buy the book:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble
