Book Title: NINE LIVES AND ALIBIS Character Name: Maddie James   How would you describe your family or your childhood? I adore my family, even when they drive me crazy. I was lucky enough to grow up on idyllic Daybreak Island off the coast of Massachusetts with my parents and grandparents. I’m the oldest of three, all girls, and I have the best memories of growing up here. We lived with my grandparents for a while in their beautiful historic house on the ocean, and I have the best memories of sitting with Grandpa Leo in the reading nook and hitting the beach with Grandma. My family is the reason I came back a decade after I left. And they are probably the reason I will stay.   What was your greatest talent? Lately, my greatest talent seems to be solving murders! I’m also really good at business. The Cat Cafe, JJ’s House of Purrs, is my second business. My business partner Ethan and I ran a juice bar in San Francisco before I dragged him to the island to do this with me. We’re already getting the itch to start something new to supplement the cafe!   Significant other?…

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Cate Conte! Writes: Hi! I write the Cat Cafe Mysteries and the Full Moon Mysteries, and as Liz Mugavero, I write the Pawsitively Organic Mysteries. All my books feature strong female protagonists who have all had their lives upended in some fashion but are still rocking it—and they are all animal lovers. WITCH TRIAL, the second in my Full Moon series, was released in January 2022. This is a paranormal cozy filled with cats, crime, and crystals—and lots of witches! Protagonist Violet Mooney finds out she’s a witch in her 30s and has to adjust to living in two completely different worlds. Add in a long-lost mother and a half-sister she didn’t know she had, and the potential for mayhem is off the charts! About: I love murder! I’ve been obsessed with crime for as long as I can remember, which admittedly was disturbing to my parents. I have also been writing since I could hold a pen. When I’m not writing, I’m trying…