Bordeaux & DiMarco

04/13/2026

What? Merlin's in Vermont?

04/02/2026

#30 in the Stitched in Secrets Series. Merlin in San Antonio. Link in the comments.

03/25/2026

Merlin and Eliza solve another one. This time in So. Africa!

02/03/2026

28th adventure/mystery for our man Merlin. Linke in comments once KDP clears it tomorrow morning!

01/24/2026

Being interviewed today on YouTube about books/writing. 11 a.m. Sat. 1/24/26. Free replay available, of course, since it's YouTube:

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12/21/2025

[an excerpt from the upcoming Merlin Takes Tulsa] We were in Tulsa. I knew this because the air smelled of red dust, humidity, and the distinct, disappointing absence of fresh seafood.
"Make yourself comfortable, Merlin," Eliza said, placing my carrier on the floor of the rental car with a thud that I felt in my whiskers. "It's just a twenty-minute drive to
the museum cottage."
"Comfortable?" I meowed, the sound muffled by the indignity of nylon mesh. "I am currently folded like a cheap napkin. My tail is asleep. My dignity is in a coma."

12/14/2025

Merlin keeps on the case! #24 will be published in the next day or so. Depends how quickly KDP can get it up on their platform.

11/29/2025

Merlin hits Key West in this book that will be published later this weekend.

11/26/2025

Merlin, the famous talking cat detective, always insists on living the good life! Here is an excerpt from one of his latest cases(book #22 in the series, set in Montreal):
“Be nice,” Eliza whispered, nodding at a pair of students who were staring open-mouthed.�
“Is that him?” one student whispered in French.
“C’est le chat qui parle?”�“Oui,” Merlin replied flawlessly, his French accented with a disdainful purr. “Pas d’autographes, s’il vous plaît. Je suis en vacances.” (No autographs, please. I am on vacation.)�
The students giggled and snapped a photo as Eliza hurried past, her cheeks flushing slightly.�“You enjoy that too much,” she muttered.

10/07/2025

New on the trail of another mysterious murder! #19 in the Stitched in Secrets Series "Merlin Does Hollywood." Link in the comments. Free in KU as always.

09/23/2025

Merlin #18 is coming out in the next day or so. Here is an excerpt: The baggage claim carousel at St. Louis Lambert International Airport moved with all the urgency of a garden snail. Textile expert Eliza Bennett shifted her weight from one foot to the other, adjusting her glasses and checking her watch for the third time in as many minutes.

"You know," came a muffled voice from the cat carrier at her feet, "staring at it won't make your suitcase appear any faster."

Eliza glanced down at the handsome orange and white cat with striking green-gold eyes peering through the mesh door. "Hush, Merlin. Someone might hear you."

"And that would be... what? The fourteenth city where people discover I can talk? I've lost count." Merlin's tail swished violently inside the carrier. "Besides, everyone's too busy with their phones to notice a talking cat."

"It's still disconcerting for most people," Eliza whispered, bending down to appear as though she was simply checking on her pet. "And we need this visit to go smoothly. The Missouri Botanical Garden conference is important."

"Ah yes, three days of fascinating lectures about plant fibers and dye techniques. Be still my beating heart." Merlin lifted his upper lip to mimic a disdainful snarl.

Eliza spotted her distinctive suitcase—covered in patches from textile museums around the world—and lunged forward to grab it before it could pass by. The sudden movement caused her to bump into a businessman, sending his coffee splashing across the floor.

"I'm so sorry!" Eliza exclaimed, now red-faced.

"No harm done," the man said with a tight smile that suggested otherwise as he dabbed at his sleeve with a handkerchief.

"Smooth," Merlin commented as Eliza returned, rolling her suitcase behind her.