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Matrix of Destiny #6
Cat Scratched!
Salair Ner. . .
Hair like a silken river of midnight.
Long, gleaming ebony strands tipped in lustrous gold.
Eyes tilted slightly at the corners and of different colors. Clear blue and warm gold.
Rimmed in dark lashes.
Arresting, sensual features. . .
A loner of noble blood. A sleek, masculine cat of astounding beauty, lethal grace, and feral tendencies.
He's your new Familiar on a long, steamy night. Do not toy with him- or you just might get CAT SCRATCHED!
Join Salair on his wild love-hunt for his mate, Snow.
Hair like a silken river of midnight.
Long, gleaming ebony strands tipped in lustrous gold.
Eyes tilted slightly at the corners and of different colors. Clear blue and warm gold.
Rimmed in dark lashes.
Arresting, sensual features. . .
A loner of noble blood. A sleek, masculine cat of astounding beauty, lethal grace, and feral tendencies.
He's your new Familiar on a long, steamy night. Do not toy with him- or you just might get CAT SCRATCHED!
Join Salair on his wild love-hunt for his mate, Snow.
98 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 15, 2010
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Dara Joy
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February 8, 2017
Can give it a miss.
October 10, 2019
Here are some editing oversights I found in the Kindle text of Cat Scratched!:
Location 87, No visible weapons that is / No visible weapons, that is ; 95, if their ultimate goal were the entire destruction / if their ultimate goal WAS the entire destruction ; 102, But, the king's decree / But the king's decree ; 109, and step through portal / and step through THE portal ; 114, Luck being what is was / Luck being what IT was ; 120, But, he didn't have to / But he didn't have to ; 122, surrounded by reed like plants / surrounded by REED-LIKE plants ; 129, But, how could he be quick / But how could he be quick ;
Location 140, through the forest to investigate; because Familiars and cats / through the forest to investigate, because Familiars and cats (replace semicolon with comma) ; 194, Although, he was surprised / Although he was surprised ; 212, Familiars rely on their senses; do they not? / Familiars rely on their senses, do they not? (ibid. loc 140) ; 241, whether you desire it, or not / whether you desire it or not ; 243, clay bowl to the ground; its contents spilling / clay bowl to the ground, its contents spilling (ibid. loc 140) ;
Location 343, snap off one of the pod's at the tip / snap off one of the PODS at the tip ; 346, his scent it was irresistible / his scent was irresistible (omit "it") ; 352, According to her mother females were always sweet / According to her mother, females were always sweet ; 365, I suddenly have an outrageous curiosity for; although I am not sure / I suddenly have an outrageous curiosity for, although I am not sure (ibid. loc 140) ; 400, meant to live as life such as this / meant to live A life such as this ;
Location 404, figure it out quick enough / figure it out QUICKLY enough ; 427, no choice in the matter according to you / no choice in the matter, according to you ; 478, most mates of Familiar's do / most mates of Familiars do (plural, not possessive) ; 495, But, Salair would give her / But Salair would give her ; 517, he was in the throws of the mating trance / he was in the THROES of the mating trance ; 521, He could hear her shallows breaths / He could hear her SHALLOW breaths ; 548, No way. No no no. / No way. No, no, no. ;
Location 613, But, he had no intention / But he had no intention ; 627, Perhaps, it is not right / Perhaps it is not right ; 656, Simply, because he had / Simply because he had ; 665, But, when her energy wore down and the pitiful sobs came his heart was torn / But when her energy wore down and the pitiful sobs came, his heart was torn (move comma) ; 667, Not just for her safety; but for her ultimate well-being / Not just for her safety, but for her ultimate well-being (ibid. loc 140) ;
Location 681, We will soon be on M'Yan / We will soon be on M'yan (The Familiar home planet is referenced 20 times in the book; fifteen times it is M'yan, five times it is M'Yan {locations 681, 705, 784, 1056, and 1057}. Whichever is correct, be consistent.) ; 751, is this part the Incarnation / is this part OF the Incarnation ; 753, at the time of her parent's accident / at the time of her PARENTS' accident ; 759, They are very fortunate then / They are very fortunate, then ;
Location 775, Nine Hundred Strokes To Love" / Nine Hundred Strokes To Love." (add period) ; 824, small circles on her back; his thumbs pressing gently / small circles on her back, his thumbs pressing gently (ibid. loc 140) ; 837, A tempting, purrr let her know / A tempting purrr let her know ; 910, began to subside he seamlessly let her / began to subside, he seamlessly let her ; 915, But, it was a bit alarming / But it was a bit alarming ; 917, clamped down the back of her neck / clamped down ON the back of her neck ;
Location 963, But, Salair wanted to give Snow with something more / But Salair wanted to GIFT Snow with something more ; 999, Everyday was a new adventure / Every day was a new adventure ; 1000, Snow could no stop looking / Snow could NOT stop looking ; 1000, But, most of all she could / But most of all, she could (move comma) ; 1016, Yaniff, the venerable Charl sage had requested / Yaniff, the venerable Charl sage, had requested (add comma) ; 1091, Rejar had bated the old master / Rejar had BAITED the old master ;
Location 1091, motioned for Yaniff to turnaround again / motioned for Yaniff to turn around again ; 1102, an old wizard, learned in the ways of pattern magick a headache / an old wizard, learned in the ways of pattern magick, a headache (add comma) ; 1106, Bojo, Yaniff's winged companion opened one eye / Bojo, Yaniff's winged companion, opened one eye (add comma) ; 1121, But, a good nap / But a good nap ; 1127, There were ideal mates / THEY were ideal mates ; 1127, replaced with an unboundheart / replaced with an unbound heart ; 1142, eight consecutive NYtimes bestsellers / eight consecutive New York Times bestsellers .
Location 87, No visible weapons that is / No visible weapons, that is ; 95, if their ultimate goal were the entire destruction / if their ultimate goal WAS the entire destruction ; 102, But, the king's decree / But the king's decree ; 109, and step through portal / and step through THE portal ; 114, Luck being what is was / Luck being what IT was ; 120, But, he didn't have to / But he didn't have to ; 122, surrounded by reed like plants / surrounded by REED-LIKE plants ; 129, But, how could he be quick / But how could he be quick ;
Location 140, through the forest to investigate; because Familiars and cats / through the forest to investigate, because Familiars and cats (replace semicolon with comma) ; 194, Although, he was surprised / Although he was surprised ; 212, Familiars rely on their senses; do they not? / Familiars rely on their senses, do they not? (ibid. loc 140) ; 241, whether you desire it, or not / whether you desire it or not ; 243, clay bowl to the ground; its contents spilling / clay bowl to the ground, its contents spilling (ibid. loc 140) ;
Location 343, snap off one of the pod's at the tip / snap off one of the PODS at the tip ; 346, his scent it was irresistible / his scent was irresistible (omit "it") ; 352, According to her mother females were always sweet / According to her mother, females were always sweet ; 365, I suddenly have an outrageous curiosity for; although I am not sure / I suddenly have an outrageous curiosity for, although I am not sure (ibid. loc 140) ; 400, meant to live as life such as this / meant to live A life such as this ;
Location 404, figure it out quick enough / figure it out QUICKLY enough ; 427, no choice in the matter according to you / no choice in the matter, according to you ; 478, most mates of Familiar's do / most mates of Familiars do (plural, not possessive) ; 495, But, Salair would give her / But Salair would give her ; 517, he was in the throws of the mating trance / he was in the THROES of the mating trance ; 521, He could hear her shallows breaths / He could hear her SHALLOW breaths ; 548, No way. No no no. / No way. No, no, no. ;
Location 613, But, he had no intention / But he had no intention ; 627, Perhaps, it is not right / Perhaps it is not right ; 656, Simply, because he had / Simply because he had ; 665, But, when her energy wore down and the pitiful sobs came his heart was torn / But when her energy wore down and the pitiful sobs came, his heart was torn (move comma) ; 667, Not just for her safety; but for her ultimate well-being / Not just for her safety, but for her ultimate well-being (ibid. loc 140) ;
Location 681, We will soon be on M'Yan / We will soon be on M'yan (The Familiar home planet is referenced 20 times in the book; fifteen times it is M'yan, five times it is M'Yan {locations 681, 705, 784, 1056, and 1057}. Whichever is correct, be consistent.) ; 751, is this part the Incarnation / is this part OF the Incarnation ; 753, at the time of her parent's accident / at the time of her PARENTS' accident ; 759, They are very fortunate then / They are very fortunate, then ;
Location 775, Nine Hundred Strokes To Love" / Nine Hundred Strokes To Love." (add period) ; 824, small circles on her back; his thumbs pressing gently / small circles on her back, his thumbs pressing gently (ibid. loc 140) ; 837, A tempting, purrr let her know / A tempting purrr let her know ; 910, began to subside he seamlessly let her / began to subside, he seamlessly let her ; 915, But, it was a bit alarming / But it was a bit alarming ; 917, clamped down the back of her neck / clamped down ON the back of her neck ;
Location 963, But, Salair wanted to give Snow with something more / But Salair wanted to GIFT Snow with something more ; 999, Everyday was a new adventure / Every day was a new adventure ; 1000, Snow could no stop looking / Snow could NOT stop looking ; 1000, But, most of all she could / But most of all, she could (move comma) ; 1016, Yaniff, the venerable Charl sage had requested / Yaniff, the venerable Charl sage, had requested (add comma) ; 1091, Rejar had bated the old master / Rejar had BAITED the old master ;
Location 1091, motioned for Yaniff to turnaround again / motioned for Yaniff to turn around again ; 1102, an old wizard, learned in the ways of pattern magick a headache / an old wizard, learned in the ways of pattern magick, a headache (add comma) ; 1106, Bojo, Yaniff's winged companion opened one eye / Bojo, Yaniff's winged companion, opened one eye (add comma) ; 1121, But, a good nap / But a good nap ; 1127, There were ideal mates / THEY were ideal mates ; 1127, replaced with an unboundheart / replaced with an unbound heart ; 1142, eight consecutive NYtimes bestsellers / eight consecutive New York Times bestsellers .
May 14, 2020
A sweet story that mostly centered on Familars Salair and Snow. Salair was returning to M'Yan at taj Gian’s order when he discovered a blind Familiar living in an isolated cabin on a remote world. Snow had not seen another Familiar since her parents were killed when she was but a child. She was cut off from their home world, the Familiars as a race, and her own feline nature. He stole her away from her safe haven, going from her first encounter with an adult male Familiar, to mating, to aiding her mate’s Incarnation in a very short spread of time. During his Incarnation, Salair is able to give her a unique gift, her sight and her ability to shift.
Little bit of Yaniff & Rejar at the end, but mostly just the newly mated couple.
Little bit of Yaniff & Rejar at the end, but mostly just the newly mated couple.
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April 28, 2018
Best
Just love this story . Never wanted it to end want to know what happens next. Have all Data's books
Just love this story . Never wanted it to end want to know what happens next. Have all Data's books
June 26, 2018
Love this shapeshifter/paranormal romance. Definitely recommend this book!
January 31, 2020
Very good
I just wish she had written more books for the Matrix. No ending for the series.. I miss the characters.
I just wish she had written more books for the Matrix. No ending for the series.. I miss the characters.
March 15, 2020
The author took what could have been an interesting series and resorted to cutesy fluff.
August 29, 2014
This is part of a series, perhaps I might of enjoyed it more If I had read the others.
Our hero Salair is traveling back to his own planet by a diverse route to try and lose the person tracking him. He meets Snowflake a woman of his kind. She has been living with adopted parents since her parents died,and has almost no knowledge of her true nature. When Salair meets her he knows she is his Mate. Convincing her is proving difficult, but pleasurable.
This story seemed too disjointed for me. It opens with the trackers P.O.V. but we never hear anymore from her. Salair takes over Snow's life, with virtually no problems. They get back to his home planet to find that Snow has important information, but we never find out Why It's important.
I just found the whole story unbelievable. A sexy story but not much else. I think the startling could have been fleshed out much better than it was.
Very disappointed.
January 1, 2014
I really miss her full size books. This was good but could have been fleshed out more.
March 27, 2014
Destiny
Destiny
this book was a cute novel. I enjoyed it. it was
relaxing and fun. although I would have preferred more information on snowflake.
Destiny
this book was a cute novel. I enjoyed it. it was
relaxing and fun. although I would have preferred more information on snowflake.
October 28, 2015
Ok
I did enjoy this story. It is short and to the point and has things in it of what is to come if it ever does.
I did enjoy this story. It is short and to the point and has things in it of what is to come if it ever does.
March 30, 2015
Another winner in this series.
March 19, 2016
Love & Mystery with Matrix of Destiny
I have enjoyed reading all of the Matrix of Destiny books because they combine my favorite genre of romance & mystery.
I have enjoyed reading all of the Matrix of Destiny books because they combine my favorite genre of romance & mystery.
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June 15, 2016no
October 24, 2012
Another Stupid Title!
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