A Fluffy Black Ball of Pure Naughtiness

An Appetite for Love

Troy Stewart hopes to introduce himself and his maple syrup to the cozy town of Hidden Springs on Small Business Saturday.

Never expecting to discover something a lot sweeter.

Bruce Kennedy wants to show off his skills as a chef to the whole town and maybe change his life.

The gift of a brand-new love never crosses his mind.

But Loretta the cat knows better than mere humans ever could.

Will Troy and Bruce discover their perfect recipe for happiness?

An excerpt from A Fluffy Black Ball of Pure Naughtiness

A Fabulous Feline Focused on Romance

For a second, Troy thought the mellow guitar and mandolin music playing softly in the background had taken a turn toward jazz, with an oddly offbeat trill of some kind of organ.

Then something gave a firm push against his shin, and Troy realized he was being serenaded by an absolutely stunning black cat with long, silky hair and huge green eyes.

"Hello there," he said, squatting down with only a couple of creaks from his forty-two-year-old knees. "Are you the welcoming committee for local businesses today?"

The cat butted Troy's hand and sat, letting out another of those extended chirrups that really did sound like a rising and falling organ flourish. He happily stroked from her insistent head all the way down to her bushy, waving tail, grinning when she pushed her rear end up and turned in a tight circle to invite more pets.