Second-Chance Cats: True Stories of the Cats We Rescue and the Cats Who Rescue Us

There's no feeling quite like that of getting a second chance and a fresh start. When we adopt a homeless cat--or that cat decides to adopt us--we're not just giving one of earth's most beautiful and inscrutable creatures a chance at a good life, we're giving ourselves the gift of companionship, solace, and love. And plenty of laughter too!This heartwarming collection includes more than 30 true, contemporary stories told by a variety of writers, including Melody Carlson, Lauraine Snelling, and Kristin Billerbeck. Each feel-good story involves cat rescue, some in a typical way and others in surprising--even miraculous--ways. Sometimes the question becomes: Really, who rescued whom?A thoughtful gift for the cat lover in your life, Second-Chance Cats is the purrfect companion for cozy nights, lazy weekends, and any time you need a pick-me-up.From the Back CoverReally, who rescued whom?There's no feeling quite like that of getting a second chance and a fresh start. When we adopt a homeless cat--or that cat decides to adopt us--we're not just giving one of earth's most beautiful and inscrutable creatures a chance at a good life, we're giving ourselves the gift of companionship, solace, and love. And plenty of laughter too!This heartwarming collection includes more than thirty true, contemporary stories of people finding their cats and cats finding their people. Each feel-good story involves cat rescue, some in a typical way and others in surprising--even miraculous--ways.So brew a cuppa and curl up with your favorite feline. Second-Chance Cats is the purrfect companion for cozy nights, lazy weekends, and any time you need a pick-me-up.Callie Smith Grant enjoys animals of all kinds. She is the author of many published animal stories, the author of several biographies for young readers, and the compiler of the anthologies Second-Chance Dogs (awarded the Maxwell Medallion by Dog Writers Association of America), The Horse of My Dreams, The Horse of My Heart, The Dog Next Door, The Cat in the Window, The Dog at My Feet, and The Cat in My Lap.About the AuthorCallie Smith Grant enjoys animals of all kinds. She is the author of many published animal stories and several biographies, and she is the editor of the anthologies Second-Chance Dogs (awarded the Maxwell Medallion from Dog Writers Association of America), Second-Chance Cats (awarded the Muse Medallion from Cat Writers' Association), The Horse of My Dreams, The Horse of My Heart, The Dog Next Door, The Cat in the Window, The Dog at My Feet, and The Cat in My Lap.