Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!

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Author. Spouse. Parent. Critter wrangler. Coffee lover. Not always in that order. 2026 Publishing Triangle Finalist I do not use and never will use genAI. Rep: Natalie Lakosil LookingGlassLit.com She/her Bi/Pan/Queer

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Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· 22d

I need to work on a character interview. What would you want to know about your favorite characters? If you've read A Murderous Business (or an early copy of A Deadly Entanglement) what would you want to know about Margot and/or Rett? #Booksky #characters

The Harriman & Mancini Mysteries. Historical Crime with Queer Leads.
Covers of A Murderous Business and A Deadly Entanglement against a brick wall background.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· 25d

Looking for some #FridayReads? I got you! All available just about everywhere, except for A DEADLY ENTANGLEMENT because she's not out until September😁 #historical #scifi #romance #crime #booksky

Historical Paranormal Sapphic Romance (mostly).
Covers of The Demon Equilibrium, Blood Remains, and Soul Food Stories on distressed wood plank background.

Science Fiction Sapphic and Het Romance.
Covers of Rulebreaker, Caught in Amber, and Deep Deception on starry background.

The Charlotte Brody Mysteries, Alaska-set Historical Mysteries.
Covers of Murder on the Last Frontier, Borrowing Death, and Murder on Location againsta a mountain background.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Jul 9

IYKYK 😘

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Jun 28

Hey, you! Yes, YOU! I hope you are doing well! Have a great day! 🌈❤️🌞

Yellow smiley face on pink background with text: Hey, you! Have a great day!

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Jun 26

@romancingthevote.com Would you be interested in this combo as an item or am I too late? The boots are gently used.

A black Doc Martin boot with red roses embroidered along the side and a copy of Blood Remains.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Jun 26

Final day of the @barnesandnoble.com Pre-Order Sale! Preorder A DEADLY ENTANGLEMENT at www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-deadly-e... and get 25% off with code PREORDER25. *This discount is only available to B&N members. Learn more & sign up here: barnesandnoble.com/membership/ #Booksky #sale

cover of A Deadly Entanglement with pre-order sale info

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Jun 23

The amazing folks at I Heart SapphFic are featuring books set in Washington and England. You can enter the giveaway for ALL the books!!! Blood Remains is one! (Prohibition era Seattle gangsters and magic! Hot butch in a suit!) Head on over and check it out! iheartsapphfic.com/2026/06/22/2...

Cover of Blood Remains, deep red rose petals with black accents and a green leaf in the upper left corner.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Jun 14

A Deadly Entanglement (Harriman & Mancini Book 2) comes out in THREE MONTHS! Currently available at NetGalley (or HMU :) for early reviews. Available for pre-order too! tinyurl.com/ADeadlyEntan... If you haven't read the first book, A Murderous Business, there's PLENTY of time to do so 😁 #booksky

An excerpt from A Deadly Entanglement with a small pigeon in the lower left corner.
“On my way out of the hospital,” Margot said, “CeeCee stopped me and asked me to come by tonight. She seemed on edge, worried, but wouldn’t elaborate.”
CeeCee wasn’t one for histrionics. She wouldn’t have bothered to invite Margot over without a damn good reason.
“I have to find her.”
Rett jumped to her feet and snatched up her keys from the glass dish on the table beside the door. She yanked the door open and stopped short, her breath in her throat.
CeeCee stood in the hall, hand reaching for the knob. Her blond hair was falling out of its usually neat coil beneath her hat, and her face was beet red, as if she’d run up the stairs.
“Holy Hannah, CeeCee, where have you—”
CeeCee burst into tears and fell into Rett’s arms.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Jun 12

Two queer women in 1912 NYC doing what they do best: Run their own businesses and find justice for those who need it most. A Murderous Business bit.ly/AMurderousBu... A Deadly Entanglement (out 9/15/26) tinyurl.com/ADeadlyEntan... @minotaurbooks.bsky.social #Booksky #historical #sapphic #crime

Covers of A Murderous Business and A Deadly Entanglement with QR codes and blurbs.
For AMB: There can be a blurry line between what is ethical and what is legal. Available everywhere https://bit.ly/AMurderousBusiness
For ADE: Money can buy just about anything, but someone else may be paying the price. Available for preorder https://tinyurl.com/ADeadlyEntanglementlp

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Jun 10

A Deadly Entanglement comes out in just over three months! Two queer women in turn-of-the-century New York must work together to uncover the rotten truth. Also, anyone wanting to review it, let me know 😁 Available for preorder tinyurl.com/ADeadlyEntan... #historical #sapphic #crime

cover of A Deadly Entanglement.
Money can buy just about anything, But someone else may be paying the price.
A Deadly Entanglement, a Harriman & Mancini Mystery, out 9/15/26 from Minotaur Books

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Jun 10

I feel a bit untethered so of course I'm having a beer.

Can of Irish Death dark ale, black can with skull and cross bones.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Jun 6

I am always absolutely chuffed when I learn someone has read or is reading one of my books. And early readers/reviewers are especially important for an upcoming release to gain some footing and momentum. (hint hint 😉) Thank you all for taking the time to read! #booksky #review #readers

On a crinkled paper and flower background:
If you read something, please say something. Authors thrive on word of mouth recs, ratings, and reviews. Thank you for reading!

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· May 18

Having a fabulous time at the Lucy Darling show!

Red curtailed stage with a screen showing a red headed woman in a sparkly gown lounging on a green chaise holding a cocktail.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· May 15

These two are 13 today.

Two gray and white cats curled up on a dog bed with a brown dog bone beside them.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· May 10

Happy Mother's Day! Excerpt from Rulebreaker, a sapphic sci fi romance from Carina Press www.harlequin.com/shop/books/9... #booksky #sapphic #scifi #romance

Standing in the dim, faintly cheesy-smelling
hallway was Sabine Braxton.
My mother.
She smiled and spread her arms wide. “Hiya, sweetie!”
I blinked twice to see if my vision was failing. It wasn’t. “Fuck me.”
Tonio’s voice came over the headset. “Is
everything all right?”
My mother’s smile turned into a purse-lipped grimace as she lowered her arms. “Such language, Olivia. Please.”
Funny thing, coming from the woman who taught me such language.
--from Rulebreaker, copyright Carina Press

cover of Rulebreaker--woman with short dark hair wearing blue strapless top and has one arm bent over her head with gun in hand. Behind her, head bent and lips looking as if she's about to kiss the first woman's shoulder, is a woman with long dark hair.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· May 8

Hey there, #booksky #reviewers! The second Harriman & Mancini story, A DEADLY ENTANGLEMENT is available for #review! Check it out at NetGalley www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... or hit me up! Money can buy just about anything, but someone else may be paying the price... #historical #sapphic #crime

cover of A Deadly Entanglement
Dark, atmospheric scene on two women in early 20th century clothes walking a tree-lined path with several gaslamps lining the way. A pigeon is on the path in the right foreground.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· May 8

It's #LesFicFriday ! Choose your player! #booksky #read #historical #paranormal #crime #scifi #romance #sapphic

covers of Blood Remains, The Demon Equilibrium, A Murderous Business, Rulebreaker, and Deep Deception.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· May 1

Baby Kevin is a week old and now out of the infant mortality risk phase. He can receive his official name now. Friends, meet Scaramouche! When he lifts his head up he reaches Mom's shoulder. Shetland lambs are typically barely at their mother's stomach. He is also partial to head butting.

Brown ewe with white lamb about half her size in a fenced paddock.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 26

Springtime in SC #Alaska

Pussy willows in front of a few icy ponds surrounded by trees and low still brown vegetation. Snow patch visible in background. Gray skies.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 24

Mama Isabella is just a wee taller than a 5 gallon bucket. Baby Kevin isn't much shorter. #LambSurprise

Brown sheep and white lamb nursing in a shed with straw on floor and a bucket of hay on a gray towel. Also a blue absorbent pad off to the side.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 24

Semi-panicky text/call from son last night One of his supposed virgin ewes was in labor. They got hold of a vet, but not one who makes house calls (large animal vets are not easy to find). Last I heard (around 1am) they were prepping for a c-section. Fingers and hooves crossed, Friends! 🐑🤞

Two brown sheep in front of a rail fence.
This is a picture of the two ewes when son first got them.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 21

Happy Lesbian Visibility Week to those who celebrate! And really, that should be all of us! #Booksky #sapphic #LesbianVisibilityWeek

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 20

"If you like historical fiction, like Murdoch Mysteries, you will enjoy reading this book." 😁 belladonnasbooks.com/review/a-mur... #historical #sapphic #crime #mystery #Booksky #review #wlw #LesbianVisibilityWeek #queer

cover of A Murderous Business on a purple background with several descriptors and arrows.
Women in non-traditional roles
Suave butch in a waistcoat
Queer rep galore
Start of a series
Historical cozy. Ish.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 17

Being a woman in 1912 New York isn't easy. Being a queer woman in 1912 NY is even harder. Being a queer woman who gets involved with solving crimes in 1912 NY is worth reading about 😉 #historical #sapphic #crime #booksky #ResistTheHeteropatriarchy bit.ly/AMurderousBu... tinyurl.com/ADeadlyEntan...

covers of A Murderous Business and A Deadly Entanglement with links and QR codes as well as taglines.
There can be a blurry line between what is ethical and what is legal.
Money can buy just about anything, but someone else may be paying the price.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 16

It's "Tattooed Main Character Day" over at Jae's Sapphic Book Bingo! jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book... EJ from Blood Remains has a rose tattoo on her forearm that makes Callie have tingly feelings. Check it out: tinyurl.com/ByBksBloodRe... #Booksky #Sapphic #Historical #Paranormal #Romance #Tattoo

graphic of rainbow colors with Sapphic Book Bingo 2026 Tattooed main character

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 16

It's The Publishing Triangle Awards Night day! Keep your fingers crossed for A Murderous Business! 🤞🏻 Best of luck to all the finalists in all the categories!

covers of the books that finaled in The Publishing Triangle Awards Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ Crime Writing category.
Crime Ink, Mirage City, A Murderous Business, The Smallest Day, and The Tiger and the Cosmonaut.

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 16

Potential for AMB to be in a college seminar on Women in Mystery and Suspense? Yes, please!!!!

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 10

A DEADLY ENTANGLEMENT isn't a romance but... "The next hour was a blur of quickly discarded clothing and slender limbs. They quenched their thirst with the wine—thankfully Shiloh had brought a corkscrew, if not glasses—and took a slower approach to their activities before falling asleep together."

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 9

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau· Apr 3

Memory came up for this first photo. I don't know who took it and can't recall where I got it. But it inspired Blood Remains🌹🩸 tinyurl.com/ByBksBloodRe... @bywaterbooks.bsky.social #Booksky #Inspiration #Historical #Sapphic #Paranormal