That darned Creamy Pie is going to be the death of me! My bakery, “The Donut Hut,” is sitting empty on a Saturday morning, and that franchise across the street is getting all the business. I’ve only been open for a month, but if something doesn’t change soon, I’m going to have to close up shop and move back to Fresno!
But I just can’t! This quaint mountain community of Sugar Pine Station, just south of Yosemite, is where I want to live. I’ve already met some wonderfully quirky friends like Father Aguilera, Kelli & Jo, Doc Moore, and Big Ben Reed. Plus, owning a bakery in semi-retirement has been a life-long dream of mine. If you knew me, you know I couldn’t just throw in the towel.
Since you don’t know me, though, I guess I better introduce myself. I’m Ma Tutt, but you can call me Dolly. You can also call me out of business unless something miraculous takes place very soon. If it weren’t for Mack, my feline friend, I’d be in deep despair.
Mack’s a mysterious gray tabby that came with the log-cabin café I bought and renovated when I moved here from the Central Valley. He’s such a loyal friend. He recently helped me discover a curious recipe for some “Irresistible Doughnuts.” I can’t wait to try them out. Maybe they’ll help turn my business around.
The only thing is, the recipe includes one spice I’ve never heard of before. I wonder what it adds to the donuts? Hopefully, Mack will lend a paw and help me find out. Plus, there’s a whole cupboard full of strange and exotic ingredients that I can’t wait to experiment with. Something tells me, each recipe will be an adventure unto itself. Why don’t you come on in and sample a few of these tasty treats? Half price!
You can read more about Ma in Ma Tutt’s Donut Hut, the first book in the “Mack the Magical Cat” mystery series, published by Tule Fog Press.
A Curious Cozy with a Magical Cat!
Dolly Tutt has just opened her own bakery in the small mountain community of Sugar Pine Station. But the Creamy Pie franchise across the street is giving her fits. Her business is dying. She needs a miracle or she’ll be forced to close.
Fortunately, Mack, a mysterious tabby that came with the doughnut shop, lends a paw by pointing Dolly to a magical ingredient that definitely puts the spice back in her life and rejuvenates the Donut Hut. Unfortunately, it also unleashes as series of catastrophes that may end up destroying her business once and for all.
This short novel of over 100 pages is a complete adventure but contains four tales within the larger gentle mystery. Think of it in terms of a four episode mini-series with each story complete unto itself but all add up to a satisfying conclusion. At least that’s the goal! Thanks for reading!
GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment by 6 p.m. eastern on August 27 for the chance to win a digital copy of MA TUTT’S DONUT HUT. The giveaway is open to everyone.
About the author
Lyn Perry is a secondary level English teacher, part-time preacher, full-time husband, and grateful father of two. 
He enjoys dark roast coffee, plays host to two tabbies, and writes fiction on the side with plans to make it a career in the next few years. You can visit him at www.lyndonperrywriter.com.
Sounds good to me! 🙂
Sounds wonderful
Thank you for hosting! The ebook goes on sale tomorrow for 99 cents and the paperback is available now at CreateSpace and soon on Amazon.
Sounds like a group of short stories. But I do like reading about senior characters so will add to my TBR list. Godd luck with the FT writing career. Dru, thanks for the introduction to Lyn Perry and the giveaway.
Thanks for commenting! The four long chapters can function as short stories (they have their own little story arc), but are also interconnected so that there is a overarching plot that is resolved by the end of the book. So this isn’t an anthology or collection in that traditional sense…it’s a short novel with a slightly different structure than a regular novel. 🙂 You’ll have to tell me if it works!
Mystery and a cat! Looking forward to reading this one, whether I win or not!
Stories with cats are always a favorite of mine! Thanks for the chance to win.
thank you for the chance to win
This sounds good. I enjoy cozy mysteries that include cats and a dash of magic.
Oh this sounds like a great book. I would love to read it!
Hi, I like Lyndon writing and this new book seems interesting.
Sounds interesting – both story line & construction.
Looks delicious! Definitely going on my to read list, win or lose!
Sounds great, my cat would love to read it with me – oh wait the dog says she wants to read with me. Ok, we’ll see who if I win. Thanks
A new cozy mystery to follow. Love the items making up the plot of the story line. Hope I win a copy, either way it is a TBR.
I like the idea that this is four stories in one—maybe I could read one per day.
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I want to know about that extra spice!! My mystery friends and I are on a kitty cozy craze, so this is a must read addition to the group!! Would love to win this book !!
Looks like a great cozy mystery. Can’t wait to read it
Sounds like a fun, fast read. Can’t wait to find out more about the secret ingredient. Thanks for the chance to win.
Thank you all for commenting! It’s a different kind of cozy – no dead bodies! lol
Dolly and her adopted cat sound like a great team!
My mind is just imaging all kinds of things that mysterious ingredient could be in the Irresistible doughnuts.
This looks to be a fun read.
No, this is one new cozy mystery that I will just have to buy. Sounds delightful and funny and I sure could use laughter in my life. I was surprised it was written by a male. hehe.
Cynthia
I meant to write NOW, not No. Sorry.
Looks like a fun new series.
Drat – I shouldn’t have read this before I went to bed. Now I’m HUNGRY for a donut – especially one with magical ingredients.
I would love to read this book—thanks for the opportunity to win a copy!
As soon as I saw a cat on the cover, I knew I was going to be reading this book!
This book sounds like my cup of tea. Hope I win. Thanks for the opportunity.
This sounds just wonderful!!!
I really would like to read more Love these cozies! !!!
Thank you all for your kind comments. It’s on sale now through the 27th for 99 cents at Amazon. Then it will go to $1.99 for the rest of the week.
This book sounds good. I was just craving donuts yesterday.
Can’t wait to read.
This sounds like a great seties! I’d love to win a copy!
I enjoyed reading the snippet above. My list of authors to check out at the book store is getting longer 🙂
Thanks Lyn for interacting with my readers.
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