Cate Conte

Maddie James has arrived in Daybreak Island, just off the coast of Massachusetts, eager to settle down and start her own business - and maybe even fall in love. When a stray orange tabby pounces into her life, she's inspired to open a cat cafe. But little does Maddie know that she's in for...

Second in the pawsitively charming new feline mystery series set off the New England coast, where curiosity leads to some killer small-town secrets.... It's the grand opening of Daybreak Island's cat cafe, where customers can get cozy with an assortment of friendly felines - and maybe even take...

Double, double toil and trouble. A witch's life is quite a muddle. The Full Moon crystal shop in North Harbor, Connecticut, offers healing stones for all sorts of ailments. Unfortunately, there's nothing among the gems that can help owner Violet Mooney learn how to wield the magick she inherited...

Murder isn't always crystal-clear...especially when the prime suspect discovers she's a witch. Violet Mooney owns The Full Moon crystal shop in quaint North Harbor, Connecticut. Still grieving her beloved grandmother's recent unexpected death, she takes comfort in her fat orange cat, Monty, and...

After a long, snowy winter on Daybreak Island, Maddie and her cat cafe crew are finally ready to embrace the spring, though life is anything but calm. With Val and Ethan's wedding taking center stage, Maddie finds herself juggling wedding plans alongside a new and unexpected venture—a generous...

It's promising to be a picture-purrfect Christmas at New England's favorite cat café...but instead of jolly old St. Nick, residents are being visited by murder. The fourth in a mystery series from author Cate Conte, A Whisker of a Doubt is filled with felines and crime. The holiday season on...

Welcome back to the charming New England coast, where Maddie James' cat cafe is at risk of becoming a crime scene for the purrfect murder.... Maddie is hoping to have some downtime during Daybreak Island's off-season to tackle her to-do list. Her grandfather's house-turned-cat-cafe is under...

In Claws for Alarm, the fifth book in Cate Conte's delightful and cat-filled series, it's the heart of the busy season, and JJ's House of Purrs is booming - until a killer is let off the leash. Maddie James has finally given in to her friend Katrina's pleas to open up her cat cafe to more than...

In Nine Lives and Alibis, Daybreak Island is gearing up for Halloween—but this year it seems like it'll be all tricks and no treats. It's October in Daybreak Harbor, which means everything Halloween. The town is going all out for the holiday, hoping to one-up the festivities in neighboring...

It's the holiday season on Daybreak Island, and Maddie James is looking forward to stepping out of the limelight, watching the island's Christmas decoration competition from afar, spending time with her boyfriend and family, running tours for visitors as part of the festivities, and spreading...

Charmed meets Murder, She Wrote in Cate Conte's latest Full Moon Mystery, as an unexpected death completely rocks the Spring Equinox Fair and it's up to crystal shop owner Violet Mooney to uncover the truth to settle the mayhem. When Violet Mooney's coworker and fellow witch calls to say that...

In Gone but Not Furgotten, the sixth in Cate Conte’s beloved Cat Café cozy mystery series, Daybreak Island has a killer on the loose … and this villain isn’t afraid to use their claws....