No Kitten Around

By: R.J. Blain

Narrated by: Wesley Nelson

Warning: contains excessive humor, action, excitement, adventure, magic, romance, and bodies. Proceed with caution.

The last thing Reed Matthews needs in his life is a kitten, but when an orphaned tabby suckers him into becoming her caretaker, he's in for the ride of his life. Add in an angel determined to meddle in his affairs, a devil with an agenda, and a bucketful of bad omens, and he'll count himself fortunate if he survives the clash between heaven, hell, and his ex.

In this anything goes romp, there's no kitten around–if Reed wants to survive and regain control of his life, his only hope lies in the hands of an elf and his ex, a woman he's sworn to never see again.

©2018 Pen & Page Publishing, R.J. Blain (P)2019 Pen & Page Publishing, R.J. Blain

Absurd plotting and pet tricks

The animal hijinks were fun, but the writing for this one was more nonsensical than usual. In a world where angels ensure honesty in criminal trials, Reed was wrongly imprisoned for killing a monster. Elves rank higher than angels or demons on the deadliness scale (and are proud if their students manage to kill them). Reed was a disaster magnet, resulting in crashed planes and cars (which he walks away from all the time).

This story had a small backstory in Reed having an ex, and the kernel of a paranormal mystery in figuring out why an angel and demon are locked onto him, but per usual the main point of the story was to provide a vehicle for endless absurdist humor. The finale was yet again victory by luck and paranormal intervention (and not by the MC’s smarts or skill). All the mindless mayhem just became muddled Muzak in the elevator of purgatory. Huh? Exactly.