Good Morning, Booklovers!
I have a rare experience for you this morning. We will be chatting with Cathy Carter, a character created by author Debbie De Louise for her cozy mystery, The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady: Buttercup Bend Mystery #1.
Welcome to the blog, Cathy. Thanks for being willing to answer questions regarding your role in this book. Shall we get started?
Ally: Your author suggested I begin with a question about your love interest. What can you tell us about him? Is he the way you pictured? Would you have changed anything in his appearance or personality?
Cathy: My situation is a bit unique because I have three potential suitors, a gardener, a vet, and a deputy sheriff. In my first book, I’m leaning toward the gardener who tends my pet cemetery and grandmother’s yard where I live. In Book 2, I have chosen two out of the three, but I won’t give spoilers here.
Ally: Is there enough romantic tension or sex in the book? Would you have liked more?
Cathy: This is a cozy, so there’s no explicit sex, but there’s plenty of romantic tension and even more coming in Book 2.
Ally: You do have a lively social life. Aside from the men, who was your favorite supporting character?
Cathy: My friend, Nancy Meyers. She’s more aggressive than I am and motivated me to find my inner sleuth.
Ally: Let’s talk about your family. Do you have siblings?
Cathy: I have one brother, Doug. We’re very close since we lost our parents in a car accident in which I still have a scar on my cheek. Doug is twenty-eight, two years older than I am. He’s married to Becky and, in our first book, they’re expecting a baby.
Ally: With your busy social life, do you have time for pets or hobbies?
Cathy: I run a pet rescue center. In my first story, I have a Siamese cat named Oliver. He was named after my author’s Siamese who passed away during the writing of the book.
Ally: Do you like the profession your author chose? Is there a career that would have been better?
Cathy: I’m actually still deciding on a career. I run the rescue center and pet cemetery with my brother and grandmother, and I also take photos for the town newspaper, the Buttercup Bugle. I quit college after my parents died, and Doug and I moved to Buttercup Bend. I’m thinking about going back to school, but I’m not sure what I would major in.
Ally: Are you happy with the setting? Did you want a bigger house or a ranch in Wyoming?
Cathy: I love Buttercup Bend. It’s a small town in the Catskills, and I enjoy strolling through it and taking photographs of the mountains and neighborhood. I live with my grandmother, and I’m quite comfortable there. My brother and his wife live right next door which makes it nice, and we also have our pet cemetery and rescue center nearby.
Ally: How many re-writes did you have to live through?
Cathy: I can’t really count them. My author sent this book to many beta readers and editors. She put it on hold while trying to find an agent and working on other books and her other series and then finally submitted it to one of her publishers after five years.
Ally: Were you satisfied with the ending?
Cathy: Oh, yes. There were two twists that surprised me.
Ally: You seem satisfied with how Ms. De Louise portrayed you, and you mentioned a book two, are you hoping the series will continue?
Cathy: She has already written over 60K words in my second book, tentatively titled, The Case of the Parrot-Loving Professor. She hopes to finish it and submit it to her publisher in another month or so.
Ally: Then we can look forward to more mysteries, including you will win out as your love interest. Thank you for visiting the blog. Give our best to Ms De Louise. One last thing before we finish, please show us your first book.
The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady
: Buttercup Bend Mystery #1.Genre: cozy mystery
Cathy Carter and her brother Douglas own a pet cemetery and animal rescue center in the small, upstate New York town of Buttercup Bend.
After the local “Cat Crazy Lady,” Maggie Broom, is found dead in her home, Cathy is stunned to learn that Rainbow Gardens and Rainbow Rescues is the recipient of most of Maggie’s estate.
Maggie’s estranged brother and sister come to town and are upset with the terms of their sister’s will. Sheriff Leroy Miller is convinced one of them killed Maggie.
When another person turns up dead, Cathy sets out to solve the murders with her reporter friend, Nancy Meyers. But who really wanted to kill the “Cat Crazy Lady,” and why?
Buy Link: https://books2read.com/u/bOzPdN
Debbie De Louise is a reference librarian at a public library. She’s the author of the Cobble Cove cozy mystery series featuring Alicia the librarian and Sneaky, the library cat, and the new Buttercup Bend cozy mysteries featuring Cathy Carter, the owner of a pet cemetery and rescue center.
Debbie’s other books include standalone mysteries, a paranormal romance, a time-travel novel, and a collection of cat poems. She also writes for Catster.com, is a member of the Cat Writers’ Association, Sisters-in-Crime, International Thriller Writers, and the Long Island Authors Group. She lives on Long Island with her husband, daughter, and two cats.
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