Fat Cat Cocktail

1 ounce Bailey’s Irish cream
1/2 ounce amaretto almond liqueur
1/2 ounce banana liqueur
Ice cubes

Put two or three ice cubes in a cocktail shaker.
Add all three ingredients.
Shake and strain into a shot glass or serve on the rocks.

(P.S. The photo is not of an actual Fat Cat cocktail, but I just couldn’t resist. :kittyeyes )

Happy Sunday!  I hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend at the end of a wonderful week!

By now, you know that I wasn’t able to attend the Reader & Author Get Together in Ohio with my animal benefit partners in crime…er, I mean, fundraising, Lori Foster, Jules Bennett, & Maisey Yates.  I have it on good authority that they had a fabulous time, though, & raised oodles of money for the Animal Adoption Foundation! :puppydance

And thank you to everyone for being good sports while I posted several days of “head shots” pretending that I was, indeed, on my way to the Get Together.  There’s a little bit more to come on that, which I think you’ll also find amusing. :kittywink

On top of all that, this week I AM GRATEFUL to Lori Foster who invited me to be a part of ANIMAL ATTRACTION to begin with…& who is generous enough to use her talents & popularity to raise money for homeless pets…& came up with the brilliant idea of making a pop-up of my head to include in all the great Get Together festivities in my absence.

I AM GRATEFUL also to Lori’s husband, who was the brilliant mind behind all of those fun pics to begin with!

And I AM GRATEFUL to Jules Bennett, who volunteered to be the “Keeper of Heidi’s Head” all through the Get Together & came up with so many great poses to include me in.

I AM GRATEFUL to everyone who’s bought a copy of ANIMAL ATTRACTION already!  As you know, 100% of all author & agent proceeds for the book go directly to the Animal Adoption Foundation‘s no-kill shelter & will be put to use to help homeless pets.  So thank you so much from the bottom of my heart…& from the hearts of all the pets you’re helping with your generosity & love of reading. :lovemykitty

I AM GRATEFUL, too, to everyone who’s posted about ANIMAL ATTRACTION on Facebook &/or Twitter…who’s retweeted &/or shared about ANIMAL ATTRACTION on Facebook &/or Twitter…& who’s posted &/or retweeted the fun pics from my almost-travels to this weekend’s Get Together.  Thank you for her eager participation & for helping to spread the word about the benefit book & the good deeds we’re trying to do with it! :rescued

And finally, I AM GRATEFUL to everyone who’s left positive…oh, who am I kidding?…stellar reviews for ANIMAL ATTRACTION on sites like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, & GoodReads.  You’re doing a terrific job of getting the word out, & the thing I love best about them is that (so far) every single one makes a point of saying they’re “great stories that raise money for a great cause!”

:loveisdogs

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ANIMAL ATTRACTION Today!

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Remember the end of the movie Clue, where they say, “That’s how it could have happened…”?

Well, here’s how it really happened…

I knew from the very beginning that I wouldn’t be able to attend Lori Foster’s Reader & Author Get Together this year because, alas, I am a cat mama.  And one of my babies will be celebrating her 17th birthday while everyone else is in Ohio, having a grand old time & celebrating the fabulous release of ANIMAL ATTRACTION.

Normally, I’d try to find a pet sitter to watch The Kittehs while I was away, but though Miss Precious is holding her own at such an advanced age, unfortunately, she can’t be left alone for long.  She needs special food & special medicine & constant monitoring.  And even if I convinced her veterinarian to stay with her for the weekend in my place, it wouldn’t do much good—Miss Precious won’t come out from under my bed for anybody but me.  I have a friend who’s been to the house numerous times over the years & she’s still never seen my eldest kiddo.  In fact, my friend calls her “Phantom Kitty” & often remarks that she “doesn’t believe she exists.” :laughingdog2

But she does!  And because I love her & want her to have the best life possibly for as long as possible, I’m happy to stay home with her, even if it cuts into any fun I might have outside of the house & makes me seem totally anti-social. :runkitty   Thankfully, Lori Foster is a huge animal lover herself (duh—look what she’s doing for the Animal Adoption Foundation!) & completely understood my need to put my baby ahead of a super-fun weekend with the girls.

And for those of you who are at Lori Foster’s Reader & Author Get Together right now—never fear!  I didn’t leave you in the lurch.  As promised, if you buy a print copy of ANIMAL ATTRACTION at the event, is will be signed by all four authors.  Lori, Jules, & Maisey will be there to sign in person, & I sent along adorable autographed bookplates to be included with each copy sold.

For those of you who are stuck at home like I am & didn’t make it to Lori Foster’s Reader & Author Get Together, either, remember that you can still get the e-book of ANIMAL ATTRACTION, our wonderful collection of fun, sexy stories to raise money for the Animal Adoption Foundation‘s no-kill shelter!  100% of Author/Agent proceeds go to the AAF.

:loveisdogs

Help Animals – Buy a Copy
of ANIMAL ATTRACTION Today!

Amazon :: Kindle ebook :: Barnes & Noble :: NOOK ebook
eHarlequin :: Books-a-Million :: Indiebound ::
The Book Depository (free international shipping)
!ndigo :: Amazon.ca