“Only in books. You really need to start reading something other than paranormal romance. There’s no mystical bond or anything like that. We’re not bound. You can reject me, and it’ll be like any other rejection. I’m not going to die or anything ridiculous like that.”
“Oh, good.” I was maybe a little disappointed. I sat up straight, so I could see his face. “But then, why? I mean, you moved in pretty fast, there, Detective Boo.”
“Well, there’s no mystical bond, but there’s instinct. Scents and pheromones, that kind of thing. They’re powerful for Cats, and those did draw me to you.”
“So, basically, you like the way I smell.”
“Something like that. Too weird?”
“Not any weirder than anything else that’s happened lately.”
“So, you’re not going to kick me out?” He looked up at me, his green eyes hopeful and teasing.
“No, Boo, I’m not kicking you out. Besides,” I leaned down to whisper in his ear, “I fed you. You have to stay.”
Coming in early 2016
Not a Mermaid
It’s July in Houston, and heat waves and storm warnings have everyone on edge. When the rains finally come, Jake Hillebrand’s strange dreams take a sinister turn, leading to the body of a young woman in a flooded bayou. What appears at first to be a drowning turns out to be foul play, and Detective Ruben “Boo” Petreski is on the case.
Jake tries to stay out of their way, but the problem with being friendly and approachable is that people keep wanting to tell him things he probably shouldn’t know.
About the Location
Jake’s neighborhood is a fictionalized version of my own “hometown” of Woodland Heights. Most of the locations are real, but portrayed fictionally. Some are based on real places, but the names are changed. If you were to ask me about any location in the book, I could take you to the spot(s) that inspired it. Jake and Don’s apartment building is based on an apartment building I lived in myself. It is still standing, although others like it have sadly been lost in recent years. I love my neighborhood, and I grieve to see the so-called progress that is being inflicted upon it. If you feel that you need a 4,000 sf, 5 bedroom home with a 2-car garage, don’t try to shoehorn it into a 5,000 sf semi-urban lot. Take that mess to the suburbs where it belongs.
About the Author
Madeline Kirby lives in a Craftsman bungalow in Houston, Texas, with her husband, two cats, and a squirrelly neighbor who leaves pecan shells all over the front porch. If she’s not at home writing, you’ll probably find her at her local coffee shop.
You can follow Madeline on Twitter – @Madeline_Kirby – or check out her neglected blog, www.evilgeniusatwork.com.
Other Books by Madeline Kirby
Saving Grapes (Cable’s Bend – Book 1)
Just That Easy
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