Yes, my dear friends…. I owe you a very heartfelt apology for my tardy return to writing.
My original plan was to have a new book out about every 6 months. However, fate unfortunately, decided otherwise. My neglectful behavior was actually due to a rather serious situation. You see, I have had a few health crises in my family that needed my full attention and I was lucky if I could even cut my toenails. ;D
As you know, I am a firm believer in Family First and I thank God that our healing has already begun. Quite happily, I may now place my focus on you and our adventure together. I plan to update this website as often as I can and give you clues and interesting little tidbits as we go along. Her are a few….
“Beware the fury of the son of the Dark Knight”
“Never adopt the scullery maid”
“Though she be but little, she is fierce” (William Shakespeare)
Always YOUR greatest fan!
Cat Collins
Prepare to be seduced…
Yes, that is correct…. seduced. Women will be seduced by the charismatic hero and men by the sexy heroine. But, ALL will be seduced by the mystery, intrigue and murderous mayhem, all interlaced with clever wit and unforgettable characters. This book is so much more than mommy porn. (Though, there have been many a man that got lucky, because his sweetheart read this book… multiple times lucky.) In fact, men have been surprised by just how much they love this book too.
This is a book about Dani, a clever ICU nurse and her spirited niece Tory, as they become involved in the attempted murder of an MI6 officer. Too soon, they become suspects themselves and must scheme and manipulate those around them to find a way to survive. But, when surrounded by spies, things never go as planned. This is especially true when the too charming, too sexy and too wonderful spy, Alec Merrickson, seduces not only Dani's body, but her mind and destiny, as well.
This book is first, a great romance, involving characters that may speak and write like the eloquent poets of old, charm with the best of today's modern wit, or possess the seductive skills of a master libertine. Second, this book is a thrilling murder mystery, with frequent twists and turns that keep the reader strategizing and guessing, with an occasional scream. And third, it is an entertaining book of adventure, audacious humor and international intrigue. Just try to wipe the smile off of your face.
You are invited to a seduction. Please, slip into something more comfortable and have a leisurely glass of wine as I introduce you to the guests that you will come to know quite intimately….
· Dani (Danielle Elizabeth Bishop) ---This is her grand adventure, told in her words directly to her Dear Reader. Dani is a beautiful, little spitfire, draped in both commonsense wisdom and sultry sensuality. Dependent on the occasion, this witty ICU nurse is both serious and silly, ready to hug, help, or kick some serious ass when it is most needed. She is the brilliant heroine all women desire to be, and the bewitching temptress all men desire to have. For, to love her, is to never be the same again.
“When I first met her, I knew in a moment, I would have to spend the next few days re-arranging my mind so there’d be room for her to stay.”
~F. Scott Fitzgerald~
· Tory (Victoria Jeanne Ludington)—-Dani's vivacious niece and main partner in crime and shenanigans. She accompanies Dani in this adventure to Europe and will do almost anything required to keep her family safe, perhaps… even kill.
“She is delightfully chaotic; a beautiful mess. Loving her is a splendid adventure.”
~Steve Maraboli~
· Alec George Cameron Shaw Merrickson—-The possessive British spy, whose very presence exudes sexual tension, cloaked in an animalistic strength that makes you both fear and desire to be his prey. Intellectual and mysterious, he is armed with a magnetic charm and a velvet voice that can melt all women's hearts, spoken in words that seduce both the feminine mind and body. Yet, who is he really? That is shadowed in the darkness of his past, and the intrigue of espionage. His stillness terrifies the enemy, but his touch comforts the innocent. Is he a knight in shining armor or a traitor covered in tin foil holding a pistol?
“Good people sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
~George Orwell~
Cal (Calvor Anthony Delacrox) —- Here is a man shrouded in brilliance, but a fool in love, dark and devastating in his silence, unknown to all. Dani thought that she knew him well, this important man from her past… a man she desperately tries to forgive, but can never agonizingly forget. Though he claims to love her like a goddess, he secretly placed her in the middle of a dangerous game without teaching her the rules, nor revealing her opponents. Now, she and her family need to do everything they can to survive, and now, he must protect her at all costs, with no regret in doing what must be done.
“The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.”
~Edgar Allen Poe~