Book excerpt: Felines, Footprints, and a Fur Baby Houseguest – a cozy cat mystery! Cupcake baker Lauren, her cousin Zoe, and Annie, a Norwegian Forest Cat, run a popular cat café in the Californian town of Gold Leaf Valley. When Father Mike, the beloved local priest, jets off to Miami for a church conference, he leaves a supply priest called Gavin in charge, and asks the trio to look after his grumpy Persian cat. Mrs. Snuggle is not pleased at the arrangement, but Annie does her best to look after her, with Lauren and Zoe assisting. But then Lauren and Zoe find Gavin’s body in the church parking lot! Who could have killed the new priest? Someone from his past? Or someone from his present? While the trio start sleuthing, Lauren whips up a new creation – lemon meringue cupcakes – which are a big hit. When Lauren finds counterfeit money in her register, she can’t help wondering if it’s linked to Gavin’s “accident”. But when she realizes who the killer is, thoughts of a romantic lunch with her boyfriend Mitch are cast aside. Can the trio foil the murderer, or will they have tasted their last lemon meringue cupcake? This is a humorous, clean, cat cozy mystery with female amateur sleuths, cupcake talk – and Annie, the Norwegian Forest Cat! You may also enjoy: Purrs and Peril – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 1 Meow Means Murder - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 2 Whiskers and Warrants - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 3 Two Tailed Trouble – A Norwegian Forest Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery – Book 4 Paws and Punishment – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 5 Kitty Cats and Crime – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 6 Catnaps and Clues - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 7 Pedigrees and Poison – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 8 Christmas Claws – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 9 Fur and Felons - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 10 Catmint and Crooks – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 11 Kittens and Killers – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 12 METADATA: cozy cat mystery, cupcake cozy cat mystery, small town mystery, police romance cat mystery, humorous mystery with amateur sleuths, female sleuths cozy cupcakes coffee mystery, culinary cozy,