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A purr a day keeps the stress away: Sweet #Romance on sale; a beautiful world #MFRWorg

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I hope you're healthy and able to get the food and other goods you need and crave. If you need a comfort read, Kittens and Kisses at the Cat Café: A Furrever Friends Sweet Romance is on sale for 99 cents on Kindle until 3/24.
Adam has loved Marley since he was 13. Now the five-year age gap isn’t so serious, but will she ever see him as a man? Then someone leaves a box of week-old kittens at the café. Can Adam, Marley, and her son save the kittens and find a future together?
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Panda and Bear do not find this shelter at home thing any different.
If you want more goofy ferret pictures, check out my Facebook post on The stages of ferret.
Cat cafés in the news:Many small businesses are struggling due to being shut down, including cat cafés and shelters. If you have a few dollars to spare, consider making a donation, buying merchandise, or participating in fundraisers such as this raffle for The Cattery. Many places are also looking for foster families for animals.
For more Southwest beauty, check out this Facebook post (Chris Eboch is the name I use in real life and when writing for children): Hiking in Central NM
The Sweet Sixteen : Sweet/Clean Romance and Cozy MysteriesAuthors are also suffering from delayed book lunches, canceled events, and in some cases the loss of other income sources. If you can afford to buy books you'll be doing them a favor! Check out this group promo for billionaires and bosses, search and rescue heroes, fire fighters, cowboys, werewolves, and more. You'll find a couple of historicals and a paranormal, but most of these are contemporary romances. See them all here: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/zy2gzbc
Cute of the day: 38 Cats Recreate Photographs From Their Kittenhood
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A Purrfect Comfort Read - sweet #romance Kittens and Kisses only .99 #MRFWorg

xOn Sale - Kittens and Kisses at the Cat Café: A Furrever Friends Sweet Romance - 99 cents March 18-24.

Get it on Kris Bock's Amazon US page or Amazon UK page. (For other countries click here.)
He’s loved her forever. She still sees him as the neighbor kid. Can five desperate kittens bring them together?
Marley is a baker at the new Furrever Friends Cat Café, which is still trying to find its footing. Her nine-year-old son, Brian, desperately wants a kitten, but they can’t have pets where they live. Who has the time to date? Just as well that she’s protected her heart since the father of her child disappeared.
Adam has loved Marley since he was 13, and she was his best friend’s free-spirited older sister. Back then, he fantasized about rescuing her from bandits or dragons. Now he’s 24, and the five-year age gap isn’t so serious. He wants nothing more than to become a family with Marley and her son. But will she ever see him as a man?
When someone leaves a box of week-old kittens at the café, Adam jumps at the chance to be a hero. But herding kittens might be tougher than fighting dragons, especially when two of them fail to thrive. Can Adam, Marley, and Brian save the kittens and find a future together?
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The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat). These sweet romances will leave you with the warm, fuzzy feeling of cuddling a purring cat.

Get a glimpse into the Furrever Friends Cat Café with a free sweet romance novella complete at 35 pages. Lions and Love at the Cat Café is available in PDF, MOBI, and ePub. Get it free when you sign up for the Kris Bock email newsletter.
Kris also writes romantic suspense set in the Southwestern U.S. If you love Mary Stewart or Barbara Michaels, try Kris Bock’s stories of treasure hunting, archaeology, and intrigue in the Southwest. Learn more at www.krisbock.com or visit Kris Bock’s Amazon US page or Amazon UK page. (For other countries click here.)

News: Cats, ferrets, books, history, and the double tap mistake #MFRWorg

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I hope you are staying healthy, finding enough toilet paper, and taking some time to enjoy yourself – perhaps with a good book.
Pic: Panda double-checks the supply of toilet paper. Ferrets don't understand the need, but apparently this is an important hoomin thing.
Voice recognition mistake of the day:  In regards to what to do instead of shaking hands, I said "elbow tap is fine as long as people aren't coughing and sneezing into their elbows." My phone voice recognition briefly suggested Elmo tap before switching to double tap. I guess the double tap (shooting someone twice to make sure they're dead) would take care of the problem of virus transmission, but it would create other problems.
If you have kids at home and need to both educate and entertain them, may I recommend two of my middle grade novels (written under the name Chris Eboch).

Ask your local bookstore to order paperback copies, or find the books at Amazon or Amazon UK. (For other countries click here.) Or get them at B&N/Nook, Kobo,  or iBooks.

Teachers who would like lesson plans associated with the book can find them at my website. If you buy a classroom or school set of 6 or more copies, contact me via my website for a free Skype visit.


Café news: Try this great recipe for Chai Tea Shortbread
Cute of the day: I love these “Minimal LandscapeIllustrations For Art And Cat Lovers.”
Things you should be watching: Kitten Rescue, Netflix. In Kittens and Kisses, you meet Jenna, a veterinarian. She's the female lead in Tea and Temptation. Kitten Rescue shows animal control officers in the UK rescuing cats and kittens from a variety of situations. It also shows vets tackling the problems of injured or sick cats and kittens. Warning, there are some rather gruesome surgery scenes, but the host warns you to look away if you have a weak stomach. Also, if you only want success stories, you might want to stop with the first four episodes.
Lucky in Love Romance Giveaway – March 10-21 This giveaway event is for romance novels of all heat levels and genres.  Get previews and complete stories in a variety of romance sub-genres. You'll find sweet to sexy, small town to big city. See all the books here.
Coffee and Crushes at the Café is now available free for review from Booksprout. It's also available via Story Origin, but if you already have an account through Booksprout, no doubt you'll find that version easier.
Stay safe everyone!

Chai Tea Shortbread #Cookie #Recipe from the Cat Café sweet #romance #MFRWorg

My Furrever Friends Cat Café sweet romance series is set around a cat café. (Cat cafés are crosses between coffee shops and pet adoption centers. Learn more about cat cafés here.)

Since the series  involves a café, I mention delectable baked goods and include a recipe at the end of each book. Here's one from the free novella, Lions and Love at the Cat Café. This sweet romance novella, complete at 35 pages, is freeas a PDF, MOBI (Kindle), or ePub when you sign up for the Kris Bock email newsletterhere: https://sendfox.com/lp/1g5nx3.
If you prefer not to sign up for the newsletter, Lions and Love at the Cat Café is also on sale for 99 cents. Find it on Kris Bock’s Amazon US page or Amazon UK page. For B&N (Nook), Kobo, and other retailers, check here.
Chai Tea Shortbread CookiesIf using loose-leaf tea, grind the tea into a rough powder first. If using tea bags, cut open the tea bags (4-6) and measure. Tea bags usually have a more powdered mix, so you don't have to grind it. Mix the ingredients in a food processor for ease. You can also press the dough into a shortbread pan and bake for about 30 minutes
2 cups all-purpose flour2/3 cup sugar 2 tablespoons chai tea (ground fine)1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Blend the flour, sugar, chai, and salt.
Mix in the butter and vanilla. Press the mixture into a ball of dough.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/3-inch thick. Use a cookie cutter and place cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone baking sheets. Bake until the edges are golden, 8-12 minutes depending on size. Let cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks and cool to room temperature.

You can also get 13 of the recipes mentioned in the novella and books 1, 2, and 3. Get it here as a direct download in PDF, mobi (Kindle) or ePub.
The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series by Kris Bock features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat). These sweet romances will leave you with the warm, fuzzy feeling of cuddling a purring cat.

Check out the Cat Café Series by @Kris_Bock w/a Free Sweet #Romance Novella #MFRWauthor

Get a glimpse into the Furrever Friends Cat Café with a free sweet romance novella complete at 36 pages. Lions and Love at the Cat Café is available in PDF, MOBI, and ePub. Get it free when you sign up for the KrisBock email newsletter.
Chapter 1 excerpt
Cheyenne stopped in front of the Furrever Friends Cat Café and gazed through the windows. A man crouched on the floor, holding a long stick with a string on the end. He waved the stick, and a cat leapt for the bundle of feathers on the other end of the string. The cat had to be adorable – after all, cats were – but she couldn’t look away from the man. His crouched position didn’t hide his long legs and broad shoulders. The curve of his cheek, the angle of his jaw, the dark hair falling over his forehead – they were more familiar than her own face.
via Deposit PhotosBut it couldn’t be Nash. Not here. He hated cats, always had, wouldn’t go near them. That had destroyed their relationship all those years ago.
Cheyenne stared, blinked, and stared some more. The sight didn’t change. The clean café windows and bright lights inside left no doubt. He might have filled out a little, gained a touch of grey in his dark hair, but it couldn’t be anyone else.
Her ex-boyfriend was in a cat café. Playing with a cat. It didn’t make sense.
The black and white cat pounced on the bunch of feathers and pinned it to the ground. Nash appeared to be laughing. He gave the stick little tugs until the feathers popped out of the cat’s grip.
Cheyenne’s eyes stung. At one point, she’d wanted little more than to know she might someday see this scene. But that was long ago. This came far too late. That made it worse than never seeing it at all.
Lions and Love at the Cat Café
In college, Cheyenne and Nash were inseparable. Then she followed her dream, heading to Asia to work on big cat conservation. Nash stayed behind, protecting his secret: a phobia of all cats.
Fifteen years later, Cheyenne comes home. Can Nash convince her to stay and give him another chance?
Lions and Love at the Cat Café is available in PDF, MOBI, and ePub. Get it free when you sign up for the Kris Bock email newsletter here: https://sendfox.com/lp/1g5nx3
The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat). 
These sweet romances will leave you with the warm feeling of cuddling a purring cat. Check out the series for free with this novella, or get books 1 - 3 at Kris Bock’s Amazon US page or Amazon UK page. (For other countries click here.) All three books are available in The Furrever Friends Cat Café Collection.

The Furrever Friends Cat Café Collection: Sweet #Romance with Cats! #MFRWorg

The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat). These sweet romances will leave you with the warm, cozy feeling of cuddling a purring cat.


Now get all three books in the series!The Furrever Friends Cat Café Collection: A Furrever Friends Sweet Romance books 1-3ebook $7.99, free with Kindle Unlimitedpaperback $14.99

Coffee and Crushes at the Cat Café
What do you do when you meet the guy of your dreams? Set him up with your sister, of course.
Kittens and Kisses at the Cat Café
He’s loved her forever. She still sees him as the neighbor kid. Can five desperate kittens bring them together?
Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café
Can two lonely people get a second chance at finding love?

Get the collection on Kris Bock's Amazon US page or Amazon UK page. (For other countries click here.)
Lions and Love at the Cat Café is available in PDF, MOBI, and ePub. Get it free when you sign up for the Kris Bock email newsletterhere: https://sendfox.com/lp/1g5nx3. 
You’ll also get a printable copy of the recipes mentioned in the cat café novels, plus cute cat photos, book news, and more. 

The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat). These sweet romances will leave you with the warm, cozy feeling of cuddling a purring cat.

Now get all three books in the series!The Furrever Friends Cat Café Collection: A Furrever Friends Sweet Romance books 1-3ebook $7.99, free with Kindle Unlimitedpaperback $14.99

Coffee and Crushes at the Cat Café
What do you do when you meet the guy of your dreams? Set him up with your sister, of course.
Kittens and Kisses at the Cat Café
He’s loved her forever. She still sees him as the neighbor kid. Can five desperate kittens bring them together?
Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café
Can two lonely people get a second chance at finding love?

Get the collection on Kris Bock's Amazon US page or Amazon UK page. (For other countries click here.)
Lions and Love at the Cat Café is available in PDF, MOBI, and ePub. Get it free when you sign up for the Kris Bock email newsletterhere: https://sendfox.com/lp/1g5nx3. 
You’ll also get a printable copy of the recipes mentioned in the cat café novels, plus cute cat photos, book news, and more. 

The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat). These sweet romances will leave you with the warm, cozy feeling of cuddling a purring cat.

Now get all three books in the series!The Furrever Friends Cat Café Collection: A Furrever Friends Sweet Romance books 1-3ebook $7.99, free with Kindle Unlimitedpaperback $14.99

Coffee and Crushes at the Cat Café
What do you do when you meet the guy of your dreams? Set him up with your sister, of course.
Kittens and Kisses at the Cat Café
He’s loved her forever. She still sees him as the neighbor kid. Can five desperate kittens bring them together?
Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café
Can two lonely people get a second chance at finding love?

Get the collection on Kris Bock's Amazon US page or Amazon UK page. (For other countries click here.)
Lions and Love at the Cat Café is available in PDF, MOBI, and ePub. Get it free when you sign up for the Kris Bock email newsletterhere: https://sendfox.com/lp/1g5nx3. 
You’ll also get a printable copy of the recipes mentioned in the cat café novels, plus cute cat photos, book news, and more. 

A Free Sweet #Romance - Coffee and Crushes at the Cat Café free Feb 7-10 #MFRWorg

Coffee and Crushes at the Cat Café: a Furrever Friends Sweet Romance is FREE February 7-10!
What do you do when you meet the guy of your dreams? Set him up with your sister, of course.
Kari doesn't have time for love when she's opening her new cat café. She’s busy hiring employees, fighting with the health inspector – oh, and welcoming 16 shelter cats. She's doing this for the cats, the community, and her family. The café will give her sister, Marley, a job worthy of her baking skills.
Then a tattooed military vet wanders in claiming he’s a master baker. Surely Marley will fall for a guy this sweet, this sexy, this tasty.
Colin has other ideas. It's Kari who makes him want to turn up the heat. But he's spent the last two years recovering from physical and psychological wounds. Is he really ready for a relationship? He's not even sure he should commit to Samson, the sweet Siamese cat who steals his heart.
The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at the Furrever Friends Cat Café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple. These sweet romances will leave you with the warm, fuzzy feeling of cuddling a purring cat.
If you enjoy friends to lovers tropes, work romances, military heroes, and heroines completely failing at playing the matchmaker, check out Coffee and Crushes at the Cat Café. You'll also find rescue cats with plenty of personality and their own ideas about love.
Find it on Kris Bock's Amazon US page or Amazon UK page. (For other countries click here.)
Grab your copy now! Then follow up with book 2, Kittens and Kisses at the Cat Café, and the just released book 3, Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café.

Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café - a sweet #romance #MFRWauthor

I now have a book description and a cover, and Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café is up for pre-order!
Can two lonely people get a second chance at finding love?
Zach may be a best-selling novelist, but it's been a long time since he's felt truly alive. In the last six months, he moved to the country, his wife left him, and he was diagnosed with cancer. Now he lives in a haze of treatments, writer's block, and simply trying to survive each week. But when a pretty woman comes into his favorite café and throws herself down on a padded bench with a groan of despair, he feels something he thought he'd lost long ago: curiosity.
As a veterinarian, Jenna knows both joy and heartbreak. The former she can share with her clients. The latter she keeps to herself. She learned one lesson from her ex-husband: Men don't want to deal with your emotions.​ It's odd to have a stranger ask about her problems. It's even more of a shock when he offers to solve one of them by fostering the sick kitten abandoned by its owners.
​Zach and Jenna bond over kitten care and build a close friendship. Could they have more? Zach is finally starting to hope for a future, ideally one that includes Jenna, but he can't move forward until he's dealt with his past. Meanwhile, Jenna is afraid to risk her heart on someone who might not survive the next few months.
If you enjoy friends to lovers tropes, or seasoned romance/mature romance, check out Tea andTemptation at the Cat Café . You'll also find rescue cats with plenty of personality and their own ideas about love. 
Read an excerpt from chapter 1 in last week's blog post.
The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series by Kris Bock features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple (and maybe more than one rescued cat). These sweet romances will leave you with the warm, fuzzy feeling of cuddling a purring cat.

Join my newsletter and get a glimpse into the Furrever Friends Cat Café with a free sweet romance novella complete at 10,000 words. Lions and Love at the Cat Café is available in PDF, MOBI, and ePub. Get it free when you sign up for the Kris Bock email newsletter. You’ll also get a printable copy of the recipes mentioned in the cat café novels, plus cute cat photos, book news, and more.
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