Product Description

Nine award-winning tales of Romance under the watchful eye of some very special pussycats. These are not your ordinary run of the mill kitties, mind, but highly-developed felines who have a firm hold on helping romance happen when humans seem to be having trouble finding each other. Hmm, matchmakers in fur suits!

There is Auggie Moggie, Jack, Basil, Cyril, Sinnjinn, Elvis, Edward, Bubba--and we mustn't forget Simon. Simon is a very special cat, indeed, as his owner is about to find out.

A collection of Deborah Macgillivray's award-winning short stories and novellas, plus a new novella entitled A Very Special Man, now presented for the first time as a set in this Collector's Edition.

Half of Ms. Macgillivray's royalties will be donated to helping homeless cats find homes. The organization to be announced shortly.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #881341 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-13
• Released on: 2007-10-13
• Format: Special Limited Edition
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 300 pages

From the Publisher
Collector's Edition of Award-winning Author Deborah Macgillivray's short stories and novellas (2006-2007. Nine award short stories and novellas; 4 PEARL award-nominations; Pearl Winner for Best Short Story "Double, Double, Toil & Trouble"; RIO Award Winner for Best Short Story - "Bad Cat"; Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence for "All I Want For Christmas is a Hula-Hoop...and a Mother" and more.

Customer Reviews

nine purrrrrrfect tales!
I adore cats and adore Macgillivray's way of working them into her romance tales. This is a wonderful showcase for the multi-talented author, giving the reader nine stories from contemporary romances to a historical to paranormals. They are funny, emotional tales, and romance at its very best.

BAD CAT is one sexy, savvy tales of furball match maker, Auggie Moggie. This story shows what an author can really do with the short story medium. Katlyn and her half Scottish wildcat drive Iain St. Giles up the wall--and he loves every minute of it.

GETTING IT IN THE END - would make a full novel easily! Romance writer Catlynne Falconer and her half Scottish wildcat, Jack, are at a Authors' Renfaire in England. And who should they run into - literally - James Douglas Kinloch, the reviewer who has trashed every one of Catlynne's sexy romances. Only, he's so sexy that she almost forgets the stack of pans of her books. It's up to Jack to seem romance rules the day.

DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE - Cian MacKinnon and Gillian Grant are caught in a struggle over Castle Dunnascual, a long standing feud that was to end with the death of Cian's grandfather, when Gillian inherited the castle. Cian received the castle instead and plans on turning it into a bed and breakfast - over Gillian's dead body! It's up to Gillian and her cat Basil to stop Cian's plans, anyway they can. Again, this would make a wonderful, charming, sexy novel.

RIDER IN THE STORM - is an emotional tale of love lost and love found, if one can only open their heart. Ciara MacIain loved her fiancé, Derek, who died seven years ago in a horrible automobile accident. Seven years later, nearly to the hour, she spots a red sports car off the side of the road in the spot where Derek died. The driver, Roarke Devlin, flags her down and begs a lift in the storm. Could the wish on a Blue Moon see Ciara able to love once again, or will the past forevermore claim her. This one really packs an emotional punch. The romance is conducted under the watchful and knowing Sinnjinn's eye.

DEVIL IN SPURS - as a lover of Regency romances, this one really hit target with me. A dangerous highwayman, out for vengeance, sees his brother mistakenly arrested for his sins. Desdein Deshaunt is determined to set his brother free, and kidnaps Lady Ashlyn Findlater - and her cat Cyril - to use as a pawn in the deadly game. Ashlyn is a vulnerable, yet silently strong character that won my heart. The very special story truly deserves to be a novel!

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A HULA-HOOP...AND A MOTHER - precious Allison Challenger has her Christmas list made out. However, she figures Santa needs a helping hand. She wants a pony, a cat, a hula-hoop...and a mother. And she has set her big blue eyes on Leslie Seaforth, her ballet teacher. Leslie has a pony named Edward, a cat named Alvin and she is just perfect for her new mommy. Allison figures she only has to daddy's attention and nature will handle the rest.

BLUE CHRISTMAS CAT - is a sequel to ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A HULA-HOOP...AND A MOTHER Rhys St. John has come back to the small Scottish village in hopes of starting anew. Dara Seaforth (Leslie's sister)
has always loved Rhys, but was forced to watch as he married and moved away. Stuck in her small cottage at Christmas, snowbound, and missing her cat Dexter who recently died, she is puzzled when she hears a cat calling to be let inside. Elvis, the British Blue cat, appears lost in the storm, but soon his owner shows up to claim him - Rhys. Elvis knows best where romance is concerned!

CHICKEN WHAT DU HELL - is a hoot of a romance. Remy (aka Royce Torqhill Remington Kinross, the 13th Marquis of Dunmoor and Seafeld) is hiding out for the world. Repairing his grandmother's home outside of New Orleans, he is tired of women after his titles and money. Why he is "Remy". Only Catonia, the sexy neighbor, has Remy and his cat Bubba in love. Bubba knows the recipe for love, and hope Remy and Catonia sound learn!!

The last tale A VERY SPECIAL MAN is a paranormal, and it's a very special tale, indeed. Desdemona "Dezzy" Vashon keeps waking up to highly charged sensual dreams of someone named Simon. Only Simon is the name of her cat! On Christmas Eve she makes a wish for a very special man to love her and boy does she get that!! Sizzling, sexy, funny, this one is a gem.

All these stories are so wonderful that each could easily be made into full novels. It's a showcase that demonstrates the range of this authors talent and just want can be done with the short story format. Cat lovers and romance lovers will adore this one. Purrrrrrrrrrfect gift for that cat fancier you know.

Nine Terrific Stories!
Who doesn't love kitties?

You'll laugh and cry, but mostly fall in love with nine yummy heroes in nine entertaining tales. Award-winning author Deborah Macgillivray has another winner with this book, and several stories in Cat have won awards or finaled.

I love Simon, the cat who . . . I don't think I'm gonna say. But I'd recommend him to anyone. :) His story is A Very Special Man. Then there's Elvis the Cat who connives to get his human, Rhys St. John, matched up good and proper in Blue Christmas Cat.

This is a high-quality trade paperback book with a beautiful cover, a perfect gift for any cat lover or romance reader.


reviewed by Jacquie Rogers
author of Down Home Ever Lovin' Mule Blues

Purrfect Romance!
Cat O' Nine Tales by Deborah MacGillivray is a compilation of romance, spice, a little naughty and a whole lot of nice. Couples that have loved and lost, still hurting from the past unable to let go, come face to face with their soul mate. With a little help of course; from their beloved kitties.

A fast paced novel that you will absolutely fall in love with. Each story is different and very enjoyable in its own way. Humor tends to hide in the best places, along with a good selection of music thrown in here or there. Whether it be healing from a broken heart from divorce, or the lost love in a car accident, or the loneliness of wanting something you can not have, it is within the pages of this book.

Each story was perfectly written. I can not pick out one story that was more special to me above the others. But I will lavish upon the one entitled, All I Want For Christmas Is A Hula-Hoop & A Mother. This story is so beautiful. Keon Challenger and his small daughter Allison were about to receive the best Christmas gift possible. A woman for Keon to love and a Mother for Allison. Allison sent her list in to Santa via e-mail asking for a pony, kitty, hula-hoop, and a mother. When Keon decides to stay and help Miz Leslie set up for the ballet recital, he is smitten with her in an instant. Allison wanted a Mommy more than anything and with the way he was feeling, she may very well get that wish. A game of hide the pickle will be just the ticket. (You have to read the story to get the meaning). Only 3 more things on little Allison's list, has she been a good enough girl this year?

Ms. MacGillivray always pens interesting tales that will warm your heart and make you cry at the same time. In her stories you truly believe love like the ones found within her characters and books can be real. Cat O' Nine Tales is beyond a magnificent read, it is a book that you can curl up with beside that special feline in your life and enjoy many times over. Deborah delivers a purrfectly written novel with just enough naughty Scots to make you wish for your own braw lad with a Scottish lilt to warm your bed. 5 Hearts