Sir Ginger loves Chad… as much as a cat with serious cattitude can love a man named Chad. And Chad loves Sir Ginger back, keeping him well supplied with toys, scritches, and Churu. It’s a good life Sir Ginger is living, despite Chad’s refusal to use Sir Ginger’s actual name.
But then Chad loses one of his gloves. There’s something in the shrub outside Sir Ginger’s favorite window. The neighborhood has welcomed someone new. And even the local murder of crows seems to be up to no good, stealing Sir Ginger’s red spring!
It is up to Sir Ginger to handle Chad and convince him to do a cat’s bidding so they can get to the bottom of it all: Find the missing glove, welcome the new neighbor, and maybe at least try to understand the crows?
In this first spinoff from the Tales from the Sheep Farm novels, Sir Ginger comes to life and brings us a glimpse into the life of a pampered housecat who can’t stop interacting with the world outside the front door.
Susan Helene Gottfried is the heavy-metal-loving, not-disabled enough divorced Jewish mother of two. A freelance line editor to authors of fiction by day, her select roster of clients tend to hit bestseller lists, and more than a few have quit their day jobs. It’s not entirely her doing, but like does attract like. As an author, she focuses on contemporary fiction, loving the challenge of creating great characters who find themselves in situations that force them to grow and change.
Susan holds a BA and MFA in English Writing and Fiction, respectively. She lives with a couple cats in the Pittsburgh suburbs, just West of Mars. She’s a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association and Pennwriters and is the recipient of a 2024 Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator grant. Visit her at westofmars.com.