Cat Reads & Advocates

Dazzling Visitations (Editor’s note: Heidi Cobblehoff was used as a pen name of anonymity for my cousin Patty Peacock, who would now like to acknowledge that she is the source for this story from “Rising Wind Rock My Soul.”)  The Missoula team for the water collection projects in Afghanistan was ready to fly home from Armenia. Secora Gideon and Tario Cyr would spend fifteen hours in travel…

‘Part Two: ‘Gideon’s Dilemma’ The sister of the one who seeks the little humans. Wakinyan grew ever more distant, only a speck now, and then gone. I was hyperventilating when I opened my eyes, and my knuckles were white as I snatched the walker to find Jane and Iris folding clothes for their trip to research the Duendes. Who was Secora James, and how could the two of us find Wakinyan – let…

Gideon’s Dilemma – Part One “All the time I wondered who Secora James was, and how we both could possibly find, let alone help, a mythical creature.“ Wakinyan Tanka, the Great Thunderbird, contacted me in a dream while I was in the hospital healing from a lightning strike. She was perched atop a misty cliff and stood at least eight feet tall as far as I could tell. Her stare had a primitive…

A WORLD OF FIRSTS In the earliest pre-flood accounts, there are tatters of sacred memorythat appear to precede Adam as He is presented in Genesis. The story ofAdam is not unique. There are other stories about Creation and the “FirstMan,” in other parts of the world, which are also truly amazing.All have similarities. Differences arise within mankind. Somedistortions occur from the passing of…

Hayk’s Country Kheridan Kocherian showed up, waving a handful of brochures he’d brought to share with his new friends, Gideon Yellow Thunder, and Secora James. Seamus McGill had also arrived at their hotel room to plan their day. Keridan exclaimed, “My friends, what would you like to do today?Gideon, I believe it is your turn to choose.” Gideon wrinkled his brow, saying, “There are so many…

Little Boy and the Dead Man Kyah Roanhorse was still feeling rumpled inside due to the lack of closure in his second search-and-rescue case. A grandmotherly friend, Dr. L. W. Dalton, noticed and felt his dismay. She asked him to join her husband, Sage, and herself for lunch. Kyah could smell the freshly baked bread as he sauntered to the main house. It occurred to him that it had been a long…

For Immediate Release: Debra Morgan’s new book receives a warm literary welcome. Readers’ Favorite announces the review of the Non-Fiction – Memoir book “Fractured” by Debra Morgan, currently available!  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GX2TRN3C. Readers’ Favorite is one of the largest book review and award contest sites on the Internet. They have earned the respect of renowned publishers…

ABOUT THE NEW RELEASE “The Comfort Prayer Book: A Gift for Your Heart,” by award-winning author Elizabeth Upton, is a beautifully written collection of comforting prayers designed to bring peace and joy to your mind, body, and soul. Its compact size makes it an ideal travel companion, allowing you to carry it with you wherever you go. From The Author ~ How To Use The Prayer Book:Before you…

Courtesy of Wikipedia – Glen Eyrie (eagle’s nest) Colorado Springs Rampart Range Sasquatch Children After my very personal introduction to both Sasquatch children and adults at Seven Falls, I was nervous about going alone into the South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs. It would be two years before I went anywhere after dark.Eventually, Tom and I, and occasionally other friends, played…

Welcome to Cat’s Book Library! We are sharing some ‘News and Reviews’ that have been awarded 5-STAR Editorial Reviews given by ‘Readers’ Favorite Magazine’ to some of our outstanding writers! Both books are new releases by Author Adriana Gavazzoni and Author Pavane Ravel. I hope you enjoy learning more about these amazing new reads… 📚😻********************* For immediate release: These authors’…

SPIRIT BEASTS Secora James ran from cave to cave on Chad’s Ennedi Plateau, thinking, what am I doing here? How do I even know the water witcher is out here?  I thought I heard Mosa scream, but maybe I just imagined it.  The formations that were a part of the mesa she was racing across seemed surreal, like cloaked statues, anthills, mushrooms, or dung heaps. Panting hard, she approached the…

Mexican Desert The year was 1959, and Trail’s End was the rodeo circuit’s Bucking Horse of the Year. Fidel Castro had just come to power in Cuba, and Tibet was cruelly occupied by the Chinese Communists. At least 33,000 Buddhist monks and nuns were tortured and slaughtered. If 1959 was not a time for the world to turn to the hope of peace, when would it be? Sunlight quivered off the seething…

“And after Him [Hud] there appeared from the Ridvan of the Eternal, the Invisible; the holy person of Salih, who again summoned the people to the river of everlasting life. For over a hundred years. He admonished them to hold fast unto the commandments of God and eschew that which is forbidden. His admonitions, however, yielded no fruit, and His pleading proved to no avail. Several times, He…

In the summer of 2012 the elders of the Dalton family, Dr. L. W., and her husband, Dr. Sage, and Alai Santiago from Isla del Sol, last of her tribe decided to invite all of their grandchildren, and the children of close friends to come for playtime, picture coloring, storytelling, and snacks in the heavenly safety of the trees and the meadow of their Missoula, Montana back yard... After the…

Bosque Redondo Iris and Kyah had been asked by the big and little people of Bosque Alto to look for the bodies of three Duendes who were lost when a downpour washed them off a cliff as they searched for a midnight horse rider. Jane was weary from the search but grateful that Rocky was an extremely good pilot. He carefully maneuvered the chopper up and down the mountain slope. She shielded her…

“Enoch”Part One In Neolithic times, there was a bold and brilliant pre-flood Messenger born of the line of Jared. He was referenced by many names around the world, including Enoch, Khonoukh, Hermes, Thoth, and Idris. Although the name Enoch was also given to the son of Cain, Enoch, the spiritual and literal King, was a son of Jared, and the father of Methuselah, who was the father of Lamech and…

Secrets of a Nun Elizabeth UptonIndependently Published (2025)ISBN:  979-8388248473Official Website: https://authorelizabethupton.com/Reviewed by Heather Curran for Reader Views (11/08/2025) “Growing up in southern Germany, I frequently saw nuns when my family and I visited local churches and cathedrals.  In my trips to Rome, when I toured the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica, nuns were…