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Follow me! July 2014   Dear Readers: This should reach you just as I’m flying away for the first leg of a summer book tour that will continue into September. I’ll spend the rest of July in Texas and Oklahoma and then fly back to the northeast where I’ve got appearances scheduled for the Hamptons, the Hudson Valley, New England, western New York, and right here at home in the New York City suburbs. You can find all my appearances listed at the end of this newsletter, and follow me on Facebook and Twitter for updates on television appearances, an upcoming NPR interview, print media, blog tours, and giveaways. I’ll be signing my newest thriller THE PERFECT STRANGER (HarperCollins, August 2014), which goes on sale next week wherever print and digital books are sold. You can pre-order a copy from your favorite bookseller or online retailer, or find it on store and library shelves and available for download beginning next Tuesday. Signing the first copies at Thrillerfest last week RT Bookreviews Magazine weighed in with an early four star review: “In a word: terrifying. The author’s latest thriller combines a main character who quickly wins the reader’s heart with tense drama that propels the story forward. The well-plotted mystery features a particularly malevolent villain whose actions will make readers think twice about relationships that develop in cyberspace.” To set the stage for THE PERFECT STRANGER, you can read my e-novella prequel COLD HEARTED and view my video trailer here: This summer has been too crowded with writing deadlines and business travel to allow for our usual family vacation, but I’ve loved having my oldest son home from college and we did manage to sneak away to Vermont to visit colleges with our younger son for a few days in June. Sailing Lake Champlain on board the Northern Lights Our first glimpse of Chance the Cat We also had a little adventure that those of you who follow me on Facebook witnessed as it unfolded. One night in early June, we came home to find this enormously pregnant stray cat on our doorstep. Mama Chance and her kittens converted my office to a nursery She was sweet and affectionate and starving—and made it clear she wasn’t going anywhere. We fed her and tried unsuccessfully to find an owner for a few days, keeping her safely indoors at night to protect her and her unborn kittens from predators. We’ve never had pets because of my husband’s allergies, but even he fell in love with her. By the time the wonderful people at Community Cats, our local rescue, stepped in a few days later, we’d decided she was destined to be our cat. Because my husband and sons are working all summer and I’ll be traveling, we weren’t equipped to keep her and her impending brood just yet. She was with Community Cats when she delivered a healthy litter of six adorable kittens. We faced a harrowing health scare soon after they were born when she came down with a life-threatening bacterial infection, but we got her the emergency medical care she needed and she and the kittens survived and are thriving. My wonderful friend Laura and her family have stepped in to offer the feline family a foster home, so that’s where they’ll stay until my summer travels are over and the kittens have been weaned. A basketful of romping, snoozing cuteness After that, Chance will come home to us and most of the kittens have eager families lined up to adopt them. A happy footnote: on the day I brought Chance and the kittens home from the urgent care, she checked out the whole house, then methodically moved the babies one by one from our living room to this cramped corner beside my desk in my office. Mama Chance and her kittens converted my office to a nursery It’s as if she already knows where I happen to spend nearly every waking hour when I’m home, and she was making herself comfortable so that she can become my constant companion and my muse. So don’t be surprised if you find yourself reading about Chance and her brood in a future novel. Just saying.... I’ll be in touch again soon with more news and a tour update. Meanwhile, I’d love to see some of you during my travels, so be sure to look for me in the following locations: Tuesday, July 22 at 11:45 AM Signing Event HMS Host San Antonio Airport San Antonio, Texas Tuesdsay, July 22 from 6:30 – 9:30 PM Dinner Speaker RWA Kiss of Death Chapter Annual General Meeting Rivercenter Hotel San Antonio, Texas July 23 through 27 RWA National Conference Marriott Rivercenter Hotel San Antonio, Texas Wednesday, July 23 from 5:30 till 7:30 p.m. RWA Literacy Autographing Marriott Rivercenter Hotel San Antonio, Texas Friday, July 25 from 9:45 till 11:15 AM Avon Publisher Booksigning River Center Hotel San Antonio, Texas Friday, July 25 4:30 PM RWA Conference Criminal Minds Workshop presented with Karen Rose Riverwalk Hotel San Antonio, Texas Saturday, July 26 11:00 AM Signing Event Fort Hood (AAFES) Exchange Fort Hood, Texas Monday, July 28 at 6:30 PM Signing Event Murder by the Book Mystery Bookstore 2342 Bissonnet Street Houston, TX 77005 Tuesday, July 29 at 7:00 PM Speaking/Signing Event Tulsa City County Library 8316 E. 93 St., Tulsa, OK 74133 For more information: 918-549-7556 Friday, August 1 at 7:00 PM Signing Event with Alison Gaylin Oblong Books 6422 Montgomery St #6, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 For more information: (845) 876-0500 Saturday, August 2 from 2:00 till 4:00 PM Speaking/Signing Event with Alison Gaylin Westport Public Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT 06880 For more information: 203.291.4818 Tuesday, August 5 at 7:00 PM Speaking/Signing Event Katonah Village Library 26 Bedford Rd, Katonah, NY 10536 For more information (914) 232-3508 Wednesday, August 6 at 7:00 PM MADISON, CT Speaking/Signing Event RJ Julia Bookstore 768 Boston Post Rd, Madison, CT 06443 For more information: (203) 245-3959 Thursday, August 7 at 8:00 PM Signing Event Bookhampton 41 Main St, East Hampton, NY 11937 For more information: (631) 324-4939 Saturday, August 9 at 7:00 PM Signing Event with Alison Gaylin Northshire Books 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY For more information: 518.682.4200 Tuesday, August 26 from 5:30 till 7:00 PM Speaking/Signing Event with Alison Gaylin Dunkirk Free Library 536 Central Ave, Dunkirk, NY 14048 For more information (716) 366-2511 Wednesday, August 27 at 7:00 PM Signing Event with Alison Gaylin Talking Leaves Books 951 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 For more information: (716) 884-9524 August 29 ‐ September 1 (Labor Day Weekend) Spencertown Academy Arts Center Festival of Books Chatham, NY Wednesday, September 3 at 7:00 PM Speaking/Signing Event Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road Wilton, CT 06897 For more information: 203-762-3950 Thursday, September 18 at 7:00 PM Fairfield Library Speaking/Signing Event with Alison Gaylin 1080 Old Post Rd, Fairfield, CT For more information: (203) 256-3155 Be sure to follow me on Facebook and Twitter for updates on the tour—including upcoming television interviews and an NPR radio segment—along with news about the book and of course, Mama Chance and her brood! Thanks for reading! Till next time, Wendy Corsi Staub