Maui Holidaze (PARADISE CRIME COZY MYSTERY #4) by Toby Neal EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Toby Neal
- Language: English
- Genre: Thriller / Suspense
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My cat Tiki was demanding, prone to violence, loud, and loving. She made
her feelings about me abundantly clear: wherever I was, that’s where she
wanted to be—and to heck with the inconvenience to me or anyone else.
That’s why, when I woke up alone in my big bed, stretching my very tall
body to its limits so that my fingers and toes reached over both edges of the
king-size mattress, I was surprised not to bonk into my big fat cat. Tiki was
usually right beside me, on top of my legs, or attempting to drape herself over
my head like a hot furry hat.
Which, since we lived in the warm tropics on the island of Maui, was not
pleasant.
Also, because—fleas. *shudder*
Or the possibility of them, which I kept at bay by feeding Tiki those pills
that made her fur toxic and luring her into a monthly bath.
If I could have trained Tiki to sleep somewhere else, I would’ve, but Tiki
was a former feral cat, and just getting her to comply with basic human/feline
interspecies politeness was a big ask.
I’d also have loved for her to sleep somewhere else because she was a
romance killer with my boyfriend Keone when he tried to visit. Tiki didn’t
like us being together in what she considered HER bed; she was as possessive
and jealous as that rather terrifying Hawaiian goddess, Pele.
I sat up and tossed my covers off, straightening my sleep tee, a mid-thigh
number that featured Jessica Rabbit striking a come-hither pose. Aunt Fae
had given it to me to assist with my relationship, which was endearing given
she was a lifelong singleton herself. Auntie was all atwitter that I had a
boyfriend, let alone one of Keone’s hot pilot caliber. She thought Jessica
Rabbit sent the right message.
I could hardly blame Auntie for being surprised by the ongoing presence
of “Mr. K” as I fondly called him. I’d never had a relationship for this long.
Ever.
Yep, I had issues. Somewhat like those of my cat, as a matter of fact.
“Tiki?” I padded across the floor of my enormous bedroom and climbed
onto the bench seat that looked out behind the house. I peered out the wide
bay window, scanning the grounds for my favorite one-eared, kink-tailed
calico feline. If Tiki saw something huntable outside, she’d stalk off to catch
it, but since we’d moved into these cushy digs where she was provided ondemand meals, she was getting lazy. She hadn’t brought in a rat, bird, or
lizard for months.
Alas, my reformed hellcat wasn’t outside in the yard; nothing to see but
mowed grass, swaying palms, and hibiscus bushes.
My gaze followed the empty street that wound past the cul-de-sac (of
which we were the only house) to the hill at the top of the onetime
subdivision. A Greek Revival mansion had been mapped out there by the
gangster who’d planned this neighborhood, but the whole development had
reverted to the state of Hawaii recently. New Ohia State Park was now owned
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