What happens when a middle aged cat lady learns she’s humanity’s only hope?

Chaos. Catnip. Curse Words.

One tough cookie...

Felicity Cheshire has survived cancer, medical bankruptcy, and the world’s slimiest ex-husband. Now she’s about to be evicted from the ramshackle Airstream on the Oregon coast that's home for her and her twelve rescue cats.

One last kitty...

When her car breaks down during a freakish rainstorm, Felicity spies an injured tomcat on the roadside and thinks, “how much trouble can one more be?” A lot, as it turns out. Soon there’s a naked mystery man in her bed and her small-town, middle-aged existence careens to WTF? territory.

Two weeks to save the world.

With her posse of badass BFFs at her side, Felicity takes a terrifying journey from has-been to hero, where she must face her darkest fears in order to save those she loves. She might even have to attempt sit-ups.

Chris Sullivan, two-time Emmy®-nominated actor, NBC's This is Us

Catalyst is an incredibly wild ride, twisting where I least expected and turning in all the right places. This profoundly gratifying tale reminded me that we are all capable of more than we realize.”

Laura Drake, award-winning fiction author of The Road to Me

"Catalyst is as heart-warming as it is hilarious - and dammit, it made me cry."

Elise Sax, USA Today bestselling author of the Partners in Crime thrillers and the Matchmaker Mystery series

"With richly drawn characters and expert storytelling, Catalyst delivers suspense, humor, mystery, and myth. It's a magical read."

About the Authors

  • Formerly a writer of paranormal television (THE X-FILES, CHARMED), Valerie is now sowing mischief of the normal kind as a college writing instructor. She lives in Los Angeles, with her husband, who writes horror, her children, who can be horrors, and more cats than she cares to admit to in print. Valerie received her B.F.A. from New York's prestigious The Juilliard School, and later studied Theology and Art at The Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena.


  • Susan's novels are "the perfect blend of romance and women's fiction," according to Publishers Weekly. She is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of novels from Penguin/Random House, St. Matin's Press. Hachette, HQN, and Kensington, along with several self-published works. Susan is a former journalist with degrees from Northwestern University and lives with her posse in New Mexico. Learn about Susan's new projects at: www.catladychronicles.com