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    The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty
    The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty
    The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty
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    The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty

    By Kristen S. Walker

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    Treasure Island meets The Little Mermaid with lesbian cats.

    Calico Jack is the captain of a pirate ship, but she’s tired of living on the run. All she needs is one big score and she can retire in comfort. Treasure maps usually lead nowhere, but her whiskers tell her that this chart of a hidden island could bring her to the riches of her dreams. Until she gets distracted by a mysterious cat in a storm and ends up swept overboard.

    Nerissa longs to see the world outside of the merkitties’ secret lagoon. She knows the land cats are dangerous, but when she sees a beautiful calico fall into the ocean, she can’t bear to let her drown. She doesn’t know if she can trust Jackie even as she’s drawn closer to her.

    Will the two of them see past their differences to stop the violence when the pirate cats and the merkitties fight over the treasure?

    “The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty” is a short story of feline romance and adventure on the high seas. If you like pirates, cats, mermaids, and lesbians, then you'll enjoy this light-hearted tale from fantasy author Kristen S. Walker.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKristen S. Walker
    Release dateJun 15, 2020
    ISBN9780463048856
    The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty
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    Kristen S. Walker

    Kristen S. Walker is a twenty-something writer, blogger, and nerd from San Jose, California.She grew up in small towns in Northern California, running around barefoot in the woods and climbing trees with a notebook to write down stories. She lives with her family, including two rescued cats, in a house full of books.She writes and self-publishes young adult fantasy novels.

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      The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty - Kristen S. Walker

      The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty

      The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty

      A Tail of Love and Adventure

      Kristen S. Walker

      Kristen S. Walker

      The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty

      Kristen S. Walker

      Copyright © 2019 Kristen S. Walker

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      © Kristen S. Walker and kristenwalker.net

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      The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty

      Thank You

      Also by Kristen S. Walker

      About the Author

      The Pirate Cat and the Merkitty

      Calico Jack never got lost. I know these waters like the back of my paw, she bragged in every bar and tavern that welcomed a pirate’s gold. The multicolored patches on her fur were laid out like a map of the Toebean Islands, making her the best navigator at sea. Cats signed onto her crew because she never steered them wrong.

      So it was embarrassing that she couldn’t say where, exactly, her ship the Mournful Meow was right now. They had sailed west, where the charts were less reliable, and she had a map leading to a secret island. But after days at the mercy of the storm, she didn’t know which way was up.

      This is what came of getting too greedy. Every year, the Persian Navy breathed closer down her neck, and the prizes got smaller. The last few ships they’d taken had barely paid for her crew’s wages and supplies to keep them afloat. Jackie needed one last score to retire in comfort—before the hangman’s noose caught up with her.

      The ship lurched on another vicious wave, and she had to dig her nails into the table to stay upright. She closed her pale blue eyes. What was she missing?

      The grizzled tomcat who had sold her the map promised it would lead her to the greatest treasure she’d ever seen. He’d been lurking in the back of the tavern late one night, hunched over a bottle of kefir, the fermented milk drink favored by some older sailors. When she offered to buy him a rum, he grinned a toothless smile and shook his head.

      When ye’ve seen what I have, lass, there’s no need for that poison, he said with a twitch of one ragged ear. But yer welcome to sit while I spin a tale.

      He smelled of alcohol and rotten fish, probably just an old drunk. But something about the gleam in the tomcat’s rheumy eyes had made her curious. She took the seat he offered. You’ve seen many things, old timer. But I’ve heard lots of stories. Do you have any new ones?

      He leaned

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