THE $999 SECRET

Their Christmas book sold zero copies. Not "disappointing sales." Not "below expectations." Zero. A number so unspeakable that seventeen of the most elegant cats in society sat in devastating silence while Lady Pompomshire's left eye twitched and Sir Reginald Fluffington III refused to touch his cream. The Clawver Elite-the most prestigious feline society in existence-is facing what Lord Grimalkin von Fuzz insists on calling "temporary market confusion." The reading public, he declares, simply lacks the sophistication to recognize genius. The champagne keeps flowing anyway. Because when faced with total commercial failure, what does one do? One throws a party. A magnificent party. An obscenely lavish party. It is, after all, the civilized thing to do. Miss Scribbletail, a white Persian with impeccable editorial skills and an unfortunate weakness for silver-furred authority figures, has been tasked with saving the New Year's Eve Gala. She'll wrangle a decorating committee that functions less as a committee and more as a support group for cats with opinions. She'll create something magnificent from Mr. Tabbington Paws's gold obsession and Lady Velvetine's silver snobbery. She'll finally make Lord Grimalkin notice her. Then she finds the paper. A single sheet of cream stationery. Amazon login credentials in that imperious handwriting. And scrawled in the margin, a note that changes everything: CHECK PRICE BEFORE PUBLISH. $999.00 for a puzzle book, it turns out, does limit one's audience somewhat. Now Miss Scribbletail holds a secret that could shatter Lord Grimalkin's impeccable reputation. She came to the Gala in an emerald gown, hoping for romance. She'll leave in crimson, holding something far more valuable. Leverage. Because in aristocratic circles, information is currency. And she has just stumbled upon a fortune. A wickedly funny tale of ambition, champagne, and the dangerous power of knowing too much-for fans of snobbish cats, high society drama, and typos that cost everything. Volume One of The Clawver Elite Series.

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