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The life of a cat-shifter by Trinity Morrigan Caine
What’s it like being a
house cat once a month?
Other than the whole litter
box thing, it could actually be kind of cool at times. I could run around like
crazy – doing mad dashes around the house, and then when I got tired, I could
just find a nice warm sunny spot and curl up to sleep. There were plenty of
toys to play with around my house and Bronwyn (Trinity’s cat) was a pretty cool
companion. We played chased, we wrestled and bitch slapped each other, we
knocked mice around and did I mention the catnip? It was legal too! Damn that
was good stuff.
There were a few downsides
to being a cat. One was the grooming, or should I say the after effects of it.
While I was a cat, I couldn’t help but groom myself and it was comforting at
the time. Unfortunately, when I turned back to human form, I still ended up
with occasional residual hairballs. That part was damn disgusting.
Then there was the hated litter box. Just
knowing it was not only Bronwyn’s fault it needed cleaning, grossed me out a
little. Being a cat also meant I ate mice and bugs like any other cat in the
universe. Try keeping your breakfast down after realizing you’ve done that the
night before. It makes the day after a hangover seem like child’s play. I
didn’t even want to think about what dad ingested in his puma form. Double
yuck. I still had a hard time with that aspect of my life. All I knew was there
were some mornings after the full moon when Bronwyn was too excessively proud
of my hunting skills for my comfort.
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The Guardian of BastetBy Jacqueline Battisti
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Carina Press
Date of Publication: 8/20/2012
ISBN: 978-14268-9424-4
ASIN: B0088NH1Z8
Number of pages: 237
Word Count: 84,000
Cat-shifter Trinity Morrigan-Caine has discovered a demon is killing supernaturals. Magically challenged, she has every intention of letting handsome Alpha werewolf Gordon Barnes handle it. But after a dying vampire gifts Trinity a mystical amulet, she is drawn into the fray as the legendary Guardian of Bastet, a warrior born when the need arises.
Though Trinity initially rejects the role, she warms to the idea when Gordon agrees to train her—and their passion for each other grows as he teaches her to embrace her animal instincts.
As she begins to accept her destiny and believe in her growing powers, Trinity realizes the danger is even closer to home than she ever imagined—and she and Gordon are going to have to face the demon in a fight to the death...
Excerpt:
Like
a good girl, I try to say my prayers every morning. This morning was no
exception.
“Goddess, it’s me, Trinity
Morrigan-Caine. Could you please let me get through today without pissing off
too many people or wanting to kill anyone? And would you please grant me
patience for the idiots I meet and guidance to keep my mouth shut when they say
something really freakin’ stupid? Thank you.”
Afterward,
I felt better. Today was just one of those days. I slept through the alarm. My
familiar, a long haired Birman feline named Bronwyn, had to wake me up and there
is nothing like being swatted in the face with a clawed paw first thing in the
morning. I showered and then realized I had no clean work scrubs. Crap. I put
on already worn scrubs which didn’t smell too bad. The only brightness of the
morning was my cousin and roommate, Lily, had made a pot of coffee and saved me
some before she left for work—and probably on time, of course.
Once
again, I was late and I knew my boss was going to have kittens because of it.
Okay, not literally, although the thought of that made me giggle aloud. No, I
was the one who turned into a furry feline once a month. She was just a human
pain in my ass.
I
grabbed the travel mug and took a swig of the coffee I had heated up before
leaving. I didn’t even care I burned my lips on the brew. I let out a deep
sigh. Ah coffee, the elixir of gods and humans. There was just nothing better
than the jolt of caffeine to wake up to. I drove to work whistling.
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Author Bio:
Jacqueline
Battisti was raised in Little Falls, New York where she met and married her
high school sweetheart. They have two children and live near Rochester, New
York where she is a stay at home mom and writer of the paranormal and urban
fantasy of her vivid imagination.
Her
first novel, The Guardian of Bastet, is being published by Carina Press August
20, 2012. She is currently working on a sequel as well as a dystopian
paranormal.
Her
life has taken her from the trials and tribulations of working as an
administrative assistant at various companies, back to college as an adult
student, and then into the adventurous world of motherhood.
Jacqueline
began writing seriously in 2007 after attempting NaNoWriMo for the first time.
It was the first time she had disciplined herself to finish a novel. From
there, her supportive critique group was formed and attended, and then she
attended RT Book Lovers Convention in 2009. Jacqueline attended their aspiring
authors workshops and met with many talented writers who inspired her to
continue writing.
Flash
forward to today: Jacqueline has two children who are very outgoing and keep
her on her toes. Cub Scouts, Daisy Scouts, play dates, school activities for
the kids...then writing, reading current authors, following blogs, Facebook,
household chores, gardening and exhaustion for mom. Add in a new puppy, two
furry feline children and fish and you have the craziness that is the Battisti
household.
Twitter:@jmbattisti
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Sounds like a book I would like! sdalvit@mac.com
ReplyDeleteI really need to read this book. I love cats of all kinds, from itty bitty kitties to big old tigers and lions - they are all regal and playful at the same time.
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