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Beth Cato
@bethcato.bsky.social
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Author. Baker. Cheese lover. Late-diagnosed autistic. Three fantasy series out now. New release: cozy mystery Cheddar Luck Next Time. Next fantasy book out 10/1: A House Between Sea and Sky. Hanford, CA native now in Red Wing, MN.
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Hey @bookshop.org is doing a big free shipping deal, plus handpicked books are on sale! Support your local indie bookstore while buying books online!

Many of my books are available there in paperback (and Cheddar Luck Next Time also in ebook). Here's my affiliate link:
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November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Finn has found THE spot.
A buff orange cat is perched on an upholstered green chair arm, a crackling fireplace in the background.
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Thanksgiving tradition!
A large TV screen depicts a still from WKRP, a classic TV show, with a white man in glasses holding a mic. The caption says, “I-It’s a helicopter.”
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Today on Bready or Not: Salted Mocha Tart! This no bake, no fuss recipe is one of the best desserts I've ever made.

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View looking down on half of a tart with a thick graham cracker crust, the deep brown chocolate interior freckled with flaked salt.
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I’m not a big fan of blues, but I had to get a potted Stilton today. I had never seen one in person/in the US before!
Blue inked white pots holding blue Stilton sit in two rows on a fridge shelf.
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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New author photo just dropped.
A blond white woman in a grocery aisle motions to a neon sign above saying Big Cheese.
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
A blond woman with glasses stares adoringly at a 3-foot by 1-foot plushie baguette cradled in her arms.
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate Nut Cookies! If you love chocolate and almonds, these are the cookies for you.

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Brown cookies with almonds chunks are stacked together.
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars! Thick, soft, chocolaty, and crunchy, these luscious bars have it all going on.

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An angled close up of a thick bar with a chocolate chip cookie-like base and a top of golden pecans.
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

(This is the start of A House Between Sea and Sky, which features a 45-year-old woman raging at a sourdough starter. As one does.)
Chapter 1 Fayette Wynne unpacked deuced Mother. Mother was not to be confused with Ma, who had now been dead about a week and rested in a grave alongside two of her children. No, much to Fayette’s intense vexation, Mother was alive and bubbling. Ripe for use.
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Finn really, really wants at those dark-eyed juncos. Finn needs to learn that life is full of disappointment. #caturday
An orange cat has airplane ears as he stares through the blinds at a small dark bird. A small bird with a black top and gray underbelly stands on a gray deck.
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Aldi has a new cheese advent calendar in addition to the import one they’ve done for years! The new calendar is all Wisconsin cheeses, and judging by the trademarked names and variety, they may all be rebranded Carr Valley cheeses. Exciting!
A black box has closed panels. Two silver deer images adorn one side. Text describes the types of cheese inside the box.
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Today on Bready or Not: Pumpkin-Chocolate-Apple Butter Bundt Cake! This delicious cake is loaded with fall flavors.

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A close view of a sliced-into bundt cake with a deep brown crumb interior and the top dusted with white confectioners' sugar.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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This Apple Cider Donut Bundt Cake was a lot of work, but to a nice result!
An ornately ridged Bundt cake has a brown crystal dusted with cinnamon and sugar. A slice of a Bundt cake is viewed top down to show the pale brown crumb with yellow apple chunks.
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Finn is certain he is hiding but he is also orange.
An orange cat’s head is covered by a blanket but most of his body is exposed.
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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TODAY ONLY! Cheddar Luck Next Time, my cheesy cozy mystery w/ an autistic lead, is on sale for $.99/£.99!

Please, please spread the word!

US promo link: amzn.to/43ajEjr
Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cheddar-Luck...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Cheddar-Luck...

Also at B&N & Apple!
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November 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Yes, I bought one. #cheese

Found at Sam’s Club in Rochester, MN.
A box is full of large white wax rounds of cheese labeled with blue stickers that say Wensleydale Cookie Butter Cheese.
November 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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I signed a copy of Cheddar Luck Next Time at the Barnes & Noble in Rochester, MN!
The green cover of a book is held up against a loaded bookcase.
November 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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BEANS.
Closeup of an orange cat’s pink paw pads, their nose and sleeping face in background.
October 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Today on Bready or Not: Leftover Cranberry Sauce Bundt Cake! Be ready to use up leftover cranberry sauce after the holidays by having this recipe ready. This bundt cake is perfect for breakfast or dessert! Jam can be substituted for the filling, too.

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A slice of bundt cake sits upright on a white sauce. The cake is white inside with a deep red, oozing center. White glaze drips from the top. An intact bundt cake has a browned outside and artful oozing white icing.
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Sunrise in Red Wing this morning. ❤️
A beautiful pale blue and pink cloud-streaked sky plays background for the silhouettes of conifers.
October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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LAST WEEK! If you enjoyed A House Between Sea and Sky, it's a great time to grab ebooks of my other recent fantasies from 47North at Amazon! A Thousand Recipes for Revenge & A Feast for Starving Stone are $2.49 each in US & Canada!

Book 1: amzn.to/3H7sZ0Y
Book 2: amzn.to/3L2uzCU
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October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Chocolate Ginger Cookies to start the week!
Three cookies on a saucer are deep brown with crackled tops dusted with white sugar. Three cookies on a saucer are deep brown with crackled tops dusted with white sugar.
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Huh, I just stumbled upon a "Buy 2, save 50% on 1" deal on print books at Amazon that includes A House Between Sea and Sky. Quite a variety of books are included, too. My son loved (and still loves) the Wimpy Kid books, so it's a hoot to see these side by side.
A green banner describes an offer to buy 2, save 50% on 1 on a limited range of books on Amazon. The blue-green cover of A House Between Sea and Sky is beside the pink cover of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Party Pooper.
October 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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For reasons, yes!

Here are my two blue jays, regular visitors to my feeder. This pic is from yesterday, but they were here again a few minutes ago!
Two blue jays are perched on a feeder. One sits in profile, while the other is leaning toward the camera, head down.
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM