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    Cat's Claus: A Broken Protocols Story, #4
    Cat's Claus: A Broken Protocols Story, #4
    Cat's Claus: A Broken Protocols Story, #4
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    Cat's Claus: A Broken Protocols Story, #4

    By Dale Mayer

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    Cat's Claus, A Broken Protocols Series Christmas Tale

     

    Charming Marvin is always thinking, always talking, always learning, always looking for interesting new distractions. After the talking, mega-intelligence enhanced feline inquires when Christmas Day would be in their new timeframe, it sets in motion events that might not make everyone so holly or jolly.

    Charming's mistress, Lani Blackburn, realizes that although she's gained so much, she's also lost some things she loved in being brought forward two hundred years in the future by her husband Liev's slightly abnormal, genius brother Milo.

    All holidays were banned from society by the government long ago. Though he hates to deny his beloved anything, Liev has no idea what Christmas is until he does a little research that makes him wonder if they can find a way to return the festive miracle to their small family, if nowhere else.

    The best of intentions for a wondrous celebration of peace on Earth and goodwill toward mankind quickly becomes very complicated in world that doesn't always know the sentiment, let alone the Christmas spirit…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherValley Publishing Ltd.
    Release dateSep 5, 2018
    ISBN9781773361048
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    Dale Mayer

    Dale Mayer is a USA Today bestselling author who writes for the young, the old and those in-between. Some of her books are hot, some are sweet. Some will keep you up at night with a light on to keep the boogie man away and some you'll want to cuddle close. She's long given up on trying to fit a specific genre. Instead she honors the stories that come to her - and some of them are crazy, break all the rules and cross multiple genres! And that's okay too. There is one guarantee with each book - it will be a great read - each and every time.

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      Cat's Claus - Dale Mayer

      About This Book

      Charming Marvin is always thinking, always talking, always learning, always looking for interesting new distractions. After the talking, mega-intelligence enhanced feline inquires when Christmas Day would be in their new timeframe, it sets in motion events that might not make everyone so holly or jolly.

      Charming’s mistress, Lani Blackburn, realizes that although she’s gained so much, she’s also lost some things she loved in being brought forward two hundred years in the future by her husband Liev’s slightly abnormal, genius brother Milo.

      All holidays were banned from society by the government long ago. Though he hates to deny his beloved anything, Liev has no idea what Christmas is until he does a little research that makes him wonder if they can find a way to return the festive miracle to their small family, if nowhere else.

      The best of intentions for a wondrous celebration of peace on Earth and goodwill toward mankind quickly becomes very complicated in world that doesn’t always know the sentiment, let alone the Christmas spirit…

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      Cat’s Meow

      Cat’s Pajamas

      Cat’s Cradle

      Cat’s Claus

      Broken Protocols 1-4

      Protocol 4:6:12. You will in no way use our history to recreate that which we know to be detrimental to our society—particularly if those actions are to selfishly enhance your own authority, position, status, and/or wealth.

      Chapter 1

      "When is Christmas?" Charming asked.

      Lani Blackburn looked at her beloved orange Persian cat and grinned. It was a little hard to have any respect for his vast intelligence when he was upside down, four paws to the wind, and twisted in a bizarre curl.

      Remember? They don’t do any of those old holidays anymore.

      So? That’s them. Then there’s us. He snorted out a sneeze and flopped over on one side. And the two don’t have to be the same.

      Sometimes the darnedest things came out of that cat’s mouth. And where was this all coming from? Are you missing the holidays? She quirked her lips and laughed. You hated the noise, the company. Really howled when I sang Christmas carols.

      Ha! He rolled over to glare at her. Anyone would howl at your singing.

      While she was still gasping at his barb, he continued, I liked the tree. It was fun. Adored the tinsel. He grinned evilly. Loved the cookies.

      She remembered the last Christmas in Technicolor memories. Charming climbing up the pathetic fake tree, until it collapsed on top of him. The problem of him constantly trying to eat the tinsel and her finding the tinsel and plastic needles everywhere, but the cookies? … She groaned out loud. You used to take a bite out of every one.

      I had to see which one I wanted, he said in such a reasonable tone of voice that she had to laugh.

      Christmas tree? Tinsel? Liev, Lani’s husband, who was technically a couple hundred years younger than her, sat down on her chair with her. She grinned, as the furniture stretched and sprawled to accommodate the extra person. That never got old. Her husband—and what a trip that still was to say or to contemplate—held a mug of something hot.

      Is that coffee? she asked accusingly. And you didn’t bring me one?

      He leaned over and kissed her. I brought enough to share.

      "Blech." Charming rolled over in such a way that his butt was presented.

      Charming, don’t you fire that thing, Liev warned.

      But gentle snores were already working up and out of her beloved dust ball of a cat.

      Christmas, she murmured, images of past holidays floating through her head. She didn’t even know what time of year it was right now. They were currently on a Pacific island paradise. After all the hell they’d been through getting here, she’d wanted nothing more than to crash in peace and to recuperate after her time-traveling side effects—something that was taking longer than expected.

      Her body still hadn’t fully adjusted to her new surroundings or the atmosphere a couple centuries in the future. Neither had Charming’s. And their original trip here to this time era hadn’t exactly been a fun one—or one she’d agreed to. But Milo, Liev’s genius kid brother, had devised a computer program that had snatched her from the twenty-first century and dumped her here two hundred or so years later, practically in Liev’s arms as a gift for him. Thank goodness she’d been holding Charming at the time. Milo had added enhancements for her to better adjust to her new life, only he hadn’t known to adjust his calculations for Charming. As a result, Charming had been given enhanced communication skills.

      Lani wished she’d have gotten something because not only could Charming talk but he was a wizard when it came to the latest technology.

      He matched Milo perfectly.

      Affectionately Lani glanced at Milo. His massive mohawk was orange now. She couldn’t help but wonder if it wasn’t to show his solidarity with Charming. She wouldn’t put it past him.

      Both Liev and Milo had decent relationships with their family, but it was distant. Then again, that might have been because of genius Milo’s work. The security around the two men was something else. Milo had a seriously scary brain. When he’d created the time-travel program that had hauled her out of her life, he’d created a hell of a mess.

      Now he was working on something else. Genius was to be allowed at all times, as Milo had created some amazing inventions, but genius also needed to be watched. Up until now, Liev kept tabs on his brother, like a hen trying to keep track of twenty chicks. It worked but not well.

      What are you doing, Milo?

      Research.

      Of course, she said patiently. Research on what?

      She tugged Liev’s mug toward her and took a sip. The one thing they did wonderfully well in this century was coffee. Lord, it was good. Travel was another one. Planes had been relegated to the annals of history, as the dirigibles had been in her time. Now they could punch in a code and walk through a portal. She loved that.

      And she’d quickly fallen in love with her new husband. Their relationship was in its early stages for them though. A honeymoon phase, so to speak. Still, as honeymoons went, it was pretty great, once they’d gotten over the attacks, attempted kidnappings, and murders that had arisen after her time-travel event.

      She smiled.

      What’s that look for? Liev glanced at her, his eyes warming.

      You. Us. She loved that about him. He hadn’t had much long-term relationship experience before she’d landed almost literally in his lap, but he’d blossomed since.

      So had she. She felt blessed to have him in her life.

      Maybe the other two felt the same as well. The four of them made up their family unit. She knew a few people she might one day learn to call friends, but, because of the many pitfalls in this new life waiting to trip her up, she was hesitant to get cozy with anyone. After all, the conversations were limited to keep her past a secret. Then again, she’d also gained some notoriety recently, and many people had heard of her by now.

      How weird was that?

      Cool too. She’d been transformed from a number in a city of big numbers to someone special here.

      She’d still rather trade

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