When I woke up in a busted cat carrier and realized I’d been left behind following an MVA, I was shocked to find a lovely feline with eyes the color of mustard and stripes the color of marigolds by my side. I had a conk on my noggin and no memory of my name or my former life. Then she said, “You can call me Angel. I’m here to take care of you.” Wasn’t it just too good to be true? Left behind on a deserted road with a beautiful female and I figured I was already dead.
Angel convinced me I was still very much alive and it was her intention to keep me that way.
We began a journey to find home and a surprising turn of events brought us to an Emu ranch and vineyard somewhere west of Reno, Nevada where we were taken in by John and his daughter, Cindy. In spite of this Garden of Eden-like setting, babbling brook, virgin vineyard surrounded by tall pine trees, and caring persons to feed us, trouble began almost as soon as we arrived.
John’s ex-wife is giving him grief, wanting to take Cindy, and the bank began foreclosure proceedings. Even more troubling, someone started messing with the Emu’s ‘soon to be hatched’ eggs, John’s only hope of fending off foreclosure until his vineyard’s first harvest. When John was nearly shot in the vineyard, I was convinced. . .We had landed in a peck of trouble.
I have only wisps of memories of my former life and for some reason, Angel won’t share any information. Where had we met? Why does she claim to be my bride? I would have thought I was a dedicated bachelor, but maybe not. It is a mystery. . .and she is cute as a button.
So here we are, our new persons facing financial disaster and increasingly dangerous pranks that are beginning to endanger Cindy. In spite of my insistence we get back on the road and find home, Angel put her nose up and her paw down. She won’t leave. She is convinced destiny brought us here to help John and Cindy. Since she is my only link to my past, I let her convince me to linger.
I like it here but I can’t help but wonder. Are our real persons looking for us? Will I ever recover memories of my former life? Will we ever go home again? Will John’s faith be rewarded and his prayers answered? I shudder to think what terrible things could happen before his problems are resolved.
Somehow I feel that Angel may be right. There is no question, destiny brought us to this place, but unless we receive divine intervention, how can a couple of lost cats help this troubled family?
You can read more in Black Cat and the Accidental Angel, the third book in the “Black Cat” mystery series, published by Elk Grove Publications. The first two books in the series are Black Cat’s Legacy and Black Cat and the Lethal Lawyer.
Tell your truth a different way. . . Black Cat and the Accidental Angel is a story of faith, love, loss, grief, and hope, with a touch of the divine. Very human truths told in a way you’ve never seen before…through the eyes of a cat.
GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment by 12 a.m. eastern on July 9 for the chance to win an e-book version of Black Cat and the Accidental Angel. The giveaway is open to everyone. Winner will be notified within 48 hours after giveaway closes and you will have three days to respond after being contacted or another winner will be selected.
About the author
Elaine Faber is an active member of Sisters in Crime, Inspire Christian Writers and Cat Writers Association. Her cat 
mystery series features Thumper (Black Cat), the cat, who, with the aid of his ancestors’ memories, helps solve mysteries. Black Cat’s Legacy, Black Cat and the Lethal Lawyer and Black Cat and the Accidental Angel are all available at Amazon.
Elaine lives in northern CA with her tolerant husband and four house cats, including a tuxedo cat who looks a lot like Thumper! Another three feral cats are welcomed at the back door night and morning. A portion of the proceeds from the Black Cat mysteries aids cat rescue organizations.
Elaine’s Website: www.mindcandymysteries.com
Sounds like a fun book. Hope I win it. Your tux looks a lot like my CH kitty, Fox which, I guess, means Fox looks a lot like Thumper.
Sounds intriguing! Thank you for the opportunity!
I’d love to see your Fox. Bet he’s a cutie.
Good luck. the book is only $3.99 if you don’t win. Hope you’ll check it out.
This sounds wonderful! I enjoy inspirational suspense, and what could be more interesting than an MIA owner, an Angel of a cat, and an emu ranch? Would love to read this; thanks for the chance to win!
Not much. We have a winning combination. Angel, cat and emu. Go figure!
Sounds like an inspirational book. Can just imagine an angel cat! servedogmom@yahoo.com
Well… maybe she’s not REALLY an angel cat. You need to read the book to find out.
Oh i would love to win this and read and i always leave a review
You are a good and responsible reader to leave a review. So kind of you. Good luck.
This sounds great!
Thank you for introducing me to a new author. I would love to read the book. Thank you for the giveaway.
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Good luck. I know you would enjoy reading my story.
Sounds like a great book. Thank you for this opportunity.
Love cat books!
I love books in which cats play a significant role—thanks for the chance to win a copy of this book!
Interesting…count me in… 🙂
Really cute and mystery too.
Sounds good,, a angel cat, would love to win ty
My cats aren’t angels, so a book about an angel cat sounds like a good read (and fiction, too).
rochf – Of course your cats are angels, just a little ‘ruff’ around the edges. I’m sure they are wonderful.
This sounds like a fun read. I’d love to get to try it.
thanks.
As the owner of a black cat, or should I say being owned by a black cat, I was immediately drawn in by the title and cover. Thanks for the opportunity to sample your book. robeader53@yahoo.com
Black cats are the bomb!! And our cat, Thumper experiences quite human emotions and deals with experiences we share in ways that can help us humans learn from his mistakes. Hope you will read the book, even if you don’t win. I know you will love it.
I like the idea of a black cat being “the good guy”.
There’s not a better good guy out there! Everyone who reads my book falls in love with Thumper and you will too.
Thank you all for your comments and I wish you all good luck. Remember, at $3.99 for the e-book, even if you don’t win, it’s still a bargain to purchase. If you buy and don’t love my story, let me know and I’ll send you a free emu…. (just kidding).
Sure do like this idea, a black cat as a good guy!
I love cat books
KayE: then you will love my Black Cat Mystery series. Black Cat’s Legacy,
Black Cat and the Lethal Lawyer, and Black Cat and the Accidental Angel. Hope you get a chance to read all three.
Thanks, Dru and Elaine! This sounds wonderful. I love cats in cozies!
Patricia – Good for you. Hope you enjoy all three of Thumper’s stories, all available at Amazon for $3.99.
This sounds intriguing. I love cats!
Happy to learn there are so many cat lovers and cat cozy readers in this group. Surely hope you folks will buy my book and discover a new great cat mystery series. Well worth the price and I know you will love Black CAt. Thanks for visiting and you comment.
All my cats are mysteries and can be Angels when they want to be..
They have such different personalities and sometimes seem to have human emotions. So glad to find books that relate to that. Keep up the good work. I know I will enjoy your books
Verna: If you want cats with human emotions, you will LOVE my cozy cat series, especially the last one, Accidental Angel, as the book is written about 75% from Black Cat’s point of view. As hee experiences love, loss, grief and hope, he must learn from his mistakes, as he, like humans often reacts to situations in ways he shouldn’t. Human truths told in a way you’ve never seen before, through the cat’s eyes I do hope you will buy my books and enjoy a new cat mystery series. Thanks for your comments.
These books are how I get my cat fix since my husband doesn’t like cats. (We do have two dogs.)
Wow, that cats point of view. Interesting
I love my cats and would like to read this book from a cat’s point of view.
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Sounds good. I can read it to my cat.
Sounds very interesting.
Thank you Mary Jane, Kay, Valerie, CJ, Sue, Prentiss and Barbara for your comments: So glad you read the guest post, got to meet Black Cat and have taken the time to comment on the post. Good luck for winning the free book. I do hope that you will consider buying one of the three Black CAt mysteries for just $3.99 at Amazon. If you buy one and then WIN the free book, I’ll send another of the three novels for free, so no risk. Have a good 4th of July weekend.
Another interesting book! I have two black cats that I get to live with. They are so much fun! Thanks for the giveaway.
Can’t go wrong with a black cat or black and white cat, or tortie cat, or cream cat…or grey and white cat, or Siamese cat, or any combination there of… I have them all!!!
Oh would love to win and read this
Thanks for the chance to win.
Would love to win
OMG!!! I love this cover!!!
thank you for the giveaway………..
Wanda, Verena, Katrina and Cyn – Thanks for visiting and your comments. Good luck to each of you. You know, at only $3.99, you can enjoy the book, even if yu don’t win. Hope you will ALL bookmark Accidental Angel and choose to purchase. Hope you all had a good 4th of July celebration
I have the Black Cat series on my Mystery Read Wish List. Love mystery stories and black cats. Our black cat is 16 yrs and is just beginning to show her age, but then so am I, lol. Can’t wait to read the books.
Sounds like an intriguing series!!
Celest and Cheryl: Thanks for your comments. Hope your black cat continues to be healthy and happy. I’m sure you both would enjoy my black cat novels. Reasonably priced at $3.99 on amazon, you’ll have hours of reading pleasure. Hope you’ll both become fans for my series.
I’m sure I could become a fan of this series very quickly! I have five cats right now, and a total of ten have owned me from time to time. I have one all black cat named Fender, named by his foster parent’s grandson. The grandson came home from school one day and asked if they had a new cat. Since the foster parents were a veterinarian and his wife, this was a logical question. Grandma said no, that they were taking care of him for a short while. The grandson took it one step further by saying if they were fending for him now, he must have been fending for himself before, so his name should be Fender. We kept the name and the cat.
I love that. Thumper got his name when he ‘thumped’ on the door and the little girl ‘letted’ him in. So sweet. I’m sure you would love my series. Hope you will purchase all three books. If you buy one and then win the free one, I’ll send you one of the others. Thanks for writing.
I love cat mysteries and the picture of the author and her cat.
Thanks. I am pictured with my cat, Boots, who is the exact muse of Thumper, my tuxedo cat in the story. Hope you will take a chance and enjoy my books.
Thanks Elaine for commenting and interacting with my readers.
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