Soon to be released – GHOST AT THE MYSTERY HOTEL To celebrate, we’re going on a book tour! If you’ve never followed a Great Escapes book tour before, you’re in for a treat. 7 days of Book Reviews, Blogs, Spotlights, Author and Character Interviews, and Giveaways from the best cozy bloggers on the web. Ghost Cat at the Mystery Hotel (A Tenth Life Cozy Mystery) by Mollie Hunt, Book Launch Tour by Great Escapes When: Tour begins today, May 24 and runs through June 2, 2024 What: Great Escapes Book Tour Where: ONLINE Did I mention a Giveaway? Stop by any blog on the Great Escapes ..read more

Headline! Clarence turns ONE on May 19th! My dear little kitten is turning One! I can’t believe it! It seems like only yesterday I picked him up from the Humane Society to provide him fostering until he recovered from his amputation surgery. The little guy was shocked and disoriented to find the appendage gone, and my heart went out to him. It didn’t take long for me to realize he was meant to stay with us. May 19th may not be his real birthday, but it is the one his previous owner gave when Clarence was surrendered to OHS. I don’t know why they didn’t want him, but they did the right think b ..read more

We all wish our cats could live forever. But when they don’t, some of us turn to a different realm to connect with them again, the realm of the spiritual. When I first began writing the Tenth Life cozy mystery series, I asked people if they had ever experienced a paranormal event involving a cat who had passed away. I wasn’t surprised when the response was often in the positive. Most visitations were intangible, a pressure on the bed or a flicker seen out of the corner of the eye, but a few people recounted clear sightings of cats as they had been in their prime of life. In all cases, people ..read more

Not All Mothers Have Human Babies Every year I look forward to Mother’s Day for one special reason. It’s not the flowers or candy or appreciation. It’s that I get to watch and share one of my favorite videos, That’s What Moms Do, by Furball Fables.  Thank you again this year, Furball Fables! (Watch to the end.)   ..read more

I recently had the privilege of being interviewed by Mewla Young for her popular cat-centric blog. You can read, “Mollie Hunt Talks About Her New Book, Ghost Cat, and More” here. Besides asking about my upcoming new release, Ghost Cat at the Mystery Hotel, Mewla posed some difficult questions, such as, “What is the most rewarding aspect of working at the shelter?” and “What’s your main hint(s) for socializing new cats and kittens when they arrive at the shelter?” I had to think long and hard to give her my answers, and it was fun to mull over those important subjects in my mind. I especially ..read more

I’ve never been to a Mystery Weekend Retreat… I’ve never been to a Mystery Weekend Retreat, so when I started writing a book that takes place within such an environment, I needed to do some research. Bottom line, I found out that the average all-inclusive mystery weekend adventure, though not cheap, sounded like loads of fun. One of the more intriguing companies I discovered on the internet is Keith & Margo’s Murder Mystery Weekend. Their website boasts: “Since 1985 Keith & Margo’s Murder Mystery Weekend have offered a thrilling opportunity for people with a passion for cold blo ..read more

In March of 2014, I accepted a foster assignment from the Oregon Humane Society. I had no idea the job would change my life. A cat named Lux made headlines when he went on a rampage and trapped his family in their bedroom, fearful for their lives. When the family called 911, telling police the 22-lb Himalayan was out for blood, the incident went viral. The story reached the ears of celebrity cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy who jumped in his pink ’57 Lincoln and hotfooted it to Portland. In normal circumstances, a violent cat such as Lux would be euthanized; Galaxy didn’t want to see that happ ..read more

I just talked with a woman who wants to save the world. Okay, maybe not the entire world, but the part of it that is home to feral and community cats. Dr. Rachel Geller is a certified Cat Behavior and Retention Specialist, an author, and President of All Cats All the Time, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to promoting the adoption of cats and preventing their surrender through free-of-charge cat behavior counseling. Dr. Rachel is now dedicating her time and energy to teaching others the steps to being a functioning advocate for community cats through her Surrender Prevention Workshop. The he ..read more

I’ve been clearing out my files lately, going through and tossing things that are no longer relevant to me and my life. I have a tendency to keep everything—every scrap of paper, every event program or ticket stub; every submission entry that got rebuffed. In my look down file cabinet memory lane, I found newspaper clippings from when there were newspapers. I found printouts from internet searches because loading used to be so slow I printed anything I thought I might want to read again. I also turned up a whole drawer full of rejection slips from manuscript queries to publishers and agents ..read more

Ghost Cat at the Mystery Hotel, the 3rd instalment of my Tenth Life Paranormal Cozy Series, is on its way! Today I’m beginning one of the last steps before Ghost Cat at the Mystery Hotel, the 3rd instalment of my Tenth Life Paranormal Cozy Series, is ready for release—reading through the proof copy for a final edit. Then once my editor and I are happy with the results, the magic happens, and the book goes live. We’ve got a tentative launch day of May 30th, and the eBook preorder link is up HERE. The paperback version will also be available for purchase on May 30th. Here is the wond ..read more