Des DeVivo

🩺 An Appreciation of Cats🩺 is a queer, age gap, small town romance novella about a retiring veterinarian and the secrets he keeps from his assistant.

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You’ll fall in love with Ian and Tarley if you enjoy:

🕰️ Age Gap (+20 May-December)
🏔️ Small Town
🩺 Co-Workers
🐈 Veterinarians
☕️ Tea Time
💥 Banter
🫶🏻 Melanoma Awareness
📜 Older Persons Rep (65+)
💜 Ace Rep (Demi)

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🎧 Audiobook, narrated by Cary Kawamoto, is coming Oct 13th!

😻 The cover art was designed by me, and my husband took the photo of our cat, Vanya!

😻 Character art by @writerkaciejbell & @kayworx

🩺 An Appreciation of Cats🩺 is a dual POV, no spice, slow burn romance. Themes and tropes include age gap (+20), small town, co-workers, melanoma awareness, older persons rep (65+) and ace rep (demi). This is the first book in a duology but can be read as a standalone.

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