Book excerpt: Miss Katy Williamson and her Maine Coon cat, Chester, moved from an apartment in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to the country just outside of the small town, Sweetwater, Oklahoma. Dave Middleton, owner of the "Garden and Landscape Store" in Sweetwater, Oklahoma, has become a very good friend to Miss Katy and Chester. Dave helps Miss Katy find the hidden oak stairway in her yellow Victorian home that leads to a third-story room. The two intruders who broke into Miss Katy's home have escaped. No one knows where they are. Chester made a promise to his friend Foxy Gent to help find what or who walks amongst "Dark Woods" along the Cedar River frightening all the animals and birds on Halloween night. The people of Sweetwater, Oklahoma, had discontinued traveling through "Dark Woods" when they had hayrides because of what they have seen and heard in "Dark Woods" for the past two years. Dave and Miss Katy are on the Ferris Wheel at the Springville, Oklahoma Fair. Dave asks Miss Katy if she will marry him. Will the two intruders break into Miss Katy's home again? Will Chester be able to solve the mystery in "Dark Woods" on Halloween night? What will Miss Katy's answer be when Dave asks her to marry him? If Miss Katy says "yes" to Dave's question, what lies ahead in Miss Katy's and Chester's future?