Hello pretty cat. What is your name and your author’s name?
Prudence is my name. I am a white beautiful, fluffy cat. My author’s name is Marcy Blesy.
Mice to meet you both.
What book(s) have you appeared in? Please list them and their genre.
I am in Marcy Blesy’s newest series called The Empty Nest Mystical Cozy Mystery Series. The book is called Dead Focused and Hocus Pocused.
Love the title, and I’m a cozy mystery cat, too.
Are you in a series? If so, please give information about it.
Yep. This is book 1, but Marcy has more planned. Here is a shortened series’ blurb:
The Empty Nest Retreat was supposed to help Juli find herself—not make her question reality.
When her kids leave the nest, Juli Tully signs up for a phone-free retreat at a windswept Lake Michigan estate. Instead of peace, she finds strange happenings—flickering lights, shifting temperatures, even floating objects—and a group of quirky strangers she didn’t ask for.
Then an employee dies under suspicious circumstances… and Juli becomes the prime suspect.
With her sanity on the line, a murder to solve, and a sarcastic talking cat who knows more than she should, Juli must uncover the truth before her fresh start ends in handcuffs.
A humorous cozy mystery featuring midlife reinvention, light paranormal twists, and found-family chaos.
Pawsome! Thanks for sharing.
Are you based on a real cat such as your author’s? If so, please give further details.
No. My author has tabby cats. I’m unique and not nearly as sweet as Marcy’s cats Pam and Gem.
I’m sure you are. I’m a Siamese by the way and also unique.
Can you share an excerpt from one of your books that features you in an important scene? If so, please include it.
The door swings open unexpectedly. I take a step back, knocking into a wall sconce. The shade crashes to the ground, shattering glass around the hallway rug. “Oops! I’ll clean that up.” I drop my bag and turn back toward my room.
“Wait!” Prudence jumps into her owner’s arms as Ms. Esther calls out my name. “Juli, how long were you listening?”
“I…what…no…I…”
“Long enough,” says a low gravelly voice—a combination between a smoker’s voice and a dry hotel morning voice—but most definitely not from Ms. Esther or from Pinkney as his lips have not moved.
“Who…who’s there?” I call out, which seems ridiculous as clearly Ms. Esther and Pinkney are the only ones standing in the hallway. And…and…Prudence?
“Yeah, it was me.” The fluffy tail of the irritable cat swishes in the air as she’s stroked by her owner.
“I…I…ouch.” I step back against the wall and hit the back of my head on the exposed lightbulb.
“Prudence! Naughty kitty! You know better than to speak without permission.” Rather than chance chastisement again, the cat simply licks Ms. Esther ’s cheek before jumping out of her arms and racing down the stairs.
A Purrfect excerpt.
What do you like most about your role in your authors’ books?
I’m a lazy cat. I show up when I’m needed. Otherwise, I’m chasing my toys down the long corridors of the estate until I conk out and curl up in front of the fireplace in the library.
MOL (Meow Out Loud). That sounds like fun.
Are you a talking cat in your books or just a silent one like I am who just meows occasionally?
I talk, but not everyone is able to understand.
That’s always an issue.
What advice would you give other cat characters?
Be yourself. Humans will like ya just the same.
Great advice.
Do you have any new books coming out? Please give dates and details.
My author, Marcy Blesy, has several series. Can you believe she’s working on book 12 in the Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery Series. There’s a dog on the cover. The audacity! I hope she gets started on book 2 in my series soon.
Not surprising. My author, Debbie De Louise, has three series, and I’m only in the Cobble Cove one.
Are you and/or your author on social media? If so, please list your links.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcyBlesyAuthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcy_blesy/
Thank you so much for the interview, Prudence, and best whiskers to you and your author on the first book of a new series. I’m sharing your blog tour below.
Dead Focused and Hocus Pocused
(The Empty Nest Mystical Cozy Mystery Series)
by Marcy Blesy
About Dead Focused and Hocus Pocused
Dead Focused and Hocus Pocused (The Empty Nest Mystical Cozy Mystery Series)
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Michigan
Publisher : Independently Published
Publication date : February 25, 2026
Print length : 236 pages
Paperback
ISBN-13 : 979-8247248682
ASIN : B0GQBPXL2G
Digital
ASIN : B0GKJBBR79
The Empty Nest Retreat was supposed to help Juli find herself. Not question her sanity—or reality.
When Juli Tully’s kids fly the coop and she takes early retirement, the silence in her house is deafening—and not in a calming, spa-music kind of way. At her mother’s not-so-subtle urging, she signs for the Empty Nest Retreat at the Sand Bur Estate, a stately mansion perched on the windswept dunes of Lake Michigan.
Juli nearly bolts when she learns the retreat is phone-free. No texts. No doom-scrolling. No emergency updates from her kids. Instead, she’s stuck with an unusual group of fellow empty nesters: Nelle, a perpetually cheerful optimist; Kimmie, a bubbly influencer convinced the estate is magical; and Jedd, an arrogant dad who fancies himself Parent of the Year—and takes an instant dislike to Juli.
Then things get… strange.
Temperatures swing wildly. Lights flicker. Objects float. Juli can’t tell if her menopausal symptoms have gone off the rails or if rumors about the estate’s supernatural past are true.
Between meditation sessions and awkward financial-planning talks, one of the estate’s employees dies under suspicious circumstances. Thanks to Juli’s increasingly unpredictable “episodes,” she becomes the prime suspect.
With a murder to solve, a reputation to save, and a sarcastic talking cat who knows more than she’s letting on, Juli must uncover the truth—before this empty nest lands her in handcuffs.
If you love:
Empty nest reinventionMidlife amateur sleuth
Retreat gone wrong
Isolated estate near Lake Michigan
Light paranormal elements
Self-help retreat chaos
Haunted (or is it?) mansion
Sarcastic talking cat
Humor with heart
Found family friendships
Wrongly suspected heroine
Cozy whodunit
You’ll adore this humorous cozy mystery set under along the shores of Lake Michigan!Empty nests bring new beginnings… and unexpected secrets.
About Marcy Blesy
Marcy Blesy is the author of over thirty books across genres, best known for her Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery Series and the Monthly Murder Movie Club Cozy Mystery Series —humorous, heartwarming whodunits filled with senior sleuths, quirky characters, and animal sidekicks. Her cozy mysteries spotlight midlife reinvention, found family, and laugh-out-loud amateur sleuthing, perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Finlay Donovan, and The Golden Girls.
Marcy also writes the Ghost Texter Paranormal Cozy Mystery Series, starring a kindergarten teacher-turned-reluctant sleuth, and the Secrets romantic mystery duo (The Secret of Blue Lake and The Secret of Silver Beach), transporting readers to the scenic and suspenseful shores of Michigan.
For younger readers, Marcy’s best-selling Be the Vet series offers interactive veterinary mysteries for kids ages 9–13. Her early chapter book series—Evie and the Volunteers, Niles and Bradford, Third Grade Outsider, and Hazel, the Clinic Cat—delight animal lovers and growing readers alike.
When she’s not writing, you’ll find Marcy treasure-hunting along Lake Michigan in search of rare red beach glass. She believes every story should offer heart, humor, and a hint of hope—whether it’s solving a mystery or chasing a dream.
Author Links
Website Facebook Instagram GoodReads
Purchase Link – Amazon
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April 29 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
April 29 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
April 30 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT
April 30 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – REVIEW
May 1 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
May 1 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
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May 3 – deal sharing aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
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May 10 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
May 11 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT
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