Mildred Mistletoe Rescues Christmas

By Elaine L. Orr

Mildred Mistletoe, the cat born in the manager under her family's Christmas tree, has her paws full. She needs to get her high school humans, Fergie and Frank, to get over being mad at each other about a silly school dance. And then she spots a deserted puppy in the snow! Will she be able to get her humans' attention in time to save it? With little help from Dog or the local mouse, Mildred has to take charge or Christmas may not be merry.

A heartwarming tale for the entire family,

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elaine L. Orr
• Release date: Dec 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463834091

Elaine L. Orr

Elaine L. Orr writes four mystery series, including the thirteen-book Jolie Gentil cozy mystery series, set at the Jersey shore. "Behind the Walls" was a finalist for the 2014 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Awards. The first book in the River's Edge series--set in rural Iowa--"From Newsprint to Footprints," came out in late 2015; the second book, "Demise of a Devious Neighbor," was a Chanticleer finalist in 2017.The Logland series is a police procedural with a cozy feel, and began with "Tip a Hat to Murder" in 2016 The Family History Mystery series, set in the Western Maryland Mountains began with "Least Trodden Ground" in 2020. The second book in the series, "Unscheduled Murder Trip," received an Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion in 2021.She also writes plays and novellas, including the one-act play, "Common Ground" published in 2015. Her novella, "Falling into Place," tells the story of a family managing the results of an Iowa father’s World War II experience with humor and grace. Another novella, "Biding Time," was one of five finalists in the National Press Club's first fiction contest, in 1993. "In the Shadow of Light" is the fictional story of children separated from their mother at the US/Mexico border.Nonfiction includes :Words to Write By: Getting Your Thoughts on Paper: and :Writing When Time is Scarce.: She graduated from the University of Dayton and the American University and is a member of Sisters in Crime. Elaine grew up in Maryland and moved to the Midwest in 1994.Her fiction and nonfiction are at all online retailers in all formats -- ebooks, paperbacks, large print, and (on Amazon, itunes, and Audible.com) audio in digital form. Paperbacks can be ordered through Barnes and Noble Stores as well as t heir online site.Support your local bookstore!

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MILDRED MISTLETOE

RESCUES CHRISTMAS

ELAINE L. ORR

Second Mildred Mistletoe Christmas Story

Check out the first:

Mildred Mistletoe Fixes Christmas

ISBN: 978-0-463834091

Copyright 2019

All rights reserved.

Lifelong Dreams Publishing

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: People Are Mad at Each Other

CHAPTER TWO: The Surprise in the Bush

CHAPTER THREE Rescuing Christmas

OTHER BOOKS BY ELAINE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CHAPTER ONE

People are Mad at Each Other

MILDRED MISTLETOE WAS different from other cats. Because her black coat had only a few speckles of white, some people thought she looked like a Halloween cat. Far from it.

Mildred Mistletoe had been born under the Christmas tree, actually in the manger, on Christmas Day. Her Mama Cat had pawed the Baby Jesus and his parent out of the manger, but permitted the sheep and donkey to stay.

Mama Cat, a local stray who allowed herself to be brought indoors during a snowstorm, did not stick around to care for Mildred after her birth. Sometimes that made Mildred sad, but she had long ago decided that Mama Cat was a free spirit. And she had found Mildred a good home.

Mildred's humans, twins Fergie and Frank O’Hara, were excellent people parents. In fact, they loved her so much that Mildred had to be careful not to show that either was her favorite. If she slept with Fergie at night, she permitted Frank to feed her the next morning.

They definitely preferred Mildred over Dog, whom they didn't like to take for walks when it rained. Dog being a dork needed humans to guide him on a leash when he went outside. Mildred could always find her way home. She knew where her food bowl was.

But Mildred Mistletoe's birthday, always an occasion for family presents and good food, was not shaping up as the usual season of good cheer. In fact, if Fergie and Frank did not stop bickering, Christmas would be ruined. Mildred had to take matters into her own paws.

When they still rode bikes with training wheels, Mildred could always figure out any problem they had. She had to understand it before she could fix it.