The Catnap Ramblers
Book 1: Vincent and the Cat (2023)
Stuck on the Arctic island of Whitskersey in the middle of the polar night, is it just a case of fever-induced paranoia or is the young editor assigned to Vincent acting shifty?
Even the cat, Mr Swifty, seems suspicious of the man, but can he save Vincent just by peeing on his biscuits? Can anyone save him from his chilly fate?
Follow along to the cat-shaped continent of Furuyan and discover this atmospheric, fragrant onion of a character-driven Gaslamp Scifi saga about a man with a turd-shaped flying machine and the sweetest, most romantic and exciting quest to get some sleep.
Book 2: Rhys and the Voiceless (2023)
Rhys would bloody well want some Guardian-damned sleep, but the old shoe shop he's inherited has a tenant that keeps disturbing him almost every night. It's neither of the two new tenants who actually pay rent, so who the hell is the blistering piece of moose caca oozing from the ceiling? As if Rhys didn't already have enough skeletons in his own closet, now he's forced to deal with everyone else's, too. But could there be a small blessing hiding amidst all this? Or is he doomed to be whisked from a bad situation to worse as he searches for the answers?
Crawl back into the delightful chaos of the Catnap Ramblers in this awkward middle book that poses more questions than it answers but provides plenty of heartwarming camaraderie, intrigue and character growth, priming your appetite for the revelations in the last instalment of the series.
Book 3: Aurora and the Guardian (2023)
If your current lodgings deny your life-long dream of cat ownership, isn't it only logical to become a brilliant scientist, land the big promotion and transfer to a prestigious sleep research team in Schadesborough?
According to Dr Vesper, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’! But before she has even finished packing, something unexpected falls on her lap, and she's no longer sure if it's the cat she really wants or something else she'd long since sworn to do without (like ‘Gerard’).
To find out how all of this is connected to the story so far, jump back into the fantastical world of the Catnap Ramblers, and hold on tight, because it's going to be a rough ride, and some of us might not make it to the Midwinter Feast this year…
The Catnap Fumblers (extra novellas)
Private Afterwords (2024)
This book was written as thanks to all the lovely people who took a chance on the author's whimsical debut series the Catnap Ramblers. It contains some delicious complimentary scenes that take place after the main story. If you felt the series could have used a bit more spice and wanted to get the juicy details of where the characters' relationships were heading, this novella is definitely for you! It also includes all the maps and six new character illustrations.
Join us for one more adventure to the cat-shaped continent of Furuyan to discover how Vincent and his family are faring back on Whitskersey and what Rhys and his roommates are up to in the pharmacy in Schadesborough. There are many hilarious and sweet moments in store for you as our motley cast of lovable characters learn to deal with their issues and trauma and explore their relationships with each other.
If you haven't read the Catnap Ramblers yet, please do so before reading this novella!
Solicitous Missteps (2024)
Hosta’s comfortable routines are derailed by the insidious family curse. Determined to not let herself or her newborn baby succumb to it, she works tirelessly to understand the Guardian—an ancient system guarding people as they sleep. She devotes her life to her research, but can she find what she’s looking for and or is it too late for her to save herself and her family from a grizzly fate?
An alternative point of view retelling of the Catnap Ramblers. To fully enjoy the story and to avoid spoilers, please read the main Catnap Ramblers series before you dig into this book.
Feudal Fisticuffs (coming soon)
Vaito Unenhalti’s (44) family has always supported itself by fishing, hunting and tending to their reindeer whilst roaming the rugged lands of ‘Feudal’ beyond the Nishkakarwat mountain range. Life has never been easy, but it’s in a careful balance. A closely-guarded secret forces the family to mostly keep to themselves—to preserve the old ways and the fragile peace that comes with it. There’s just one thing plaguing Vaito’s peaceful existence: the infuriating, snot-nosed youngster (27), Kuura ‘Rime’ Marrasmiel. There’s not much that can make Vaito lose his sh*t like the a-hole whose pet raven made mince out of Rehti, Vaito’s squirrel. To add insult to injury, the damned deer scat uses Rehti’s hide as a handkerchief!
Genera Series
Pandion (2024)
After graduating from the seven-year extended program of the top-ranking empath university in Japan, the serial overachiever, Harumine Satoru, is paired to work with the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel shirker delinquent Kagesawa Tsuyoshi. What could possibly go wrong?
Allomyrina (coming in 2025)
May contain spoilers!
The Catnap Ramblers
Vincent and the Cat
abandonment, adoption, attempted suicide, captivity & confinement, death, depression, disability, disownment, drowning, drugging, explicit violence, family conflict, fire, foul language, gaslighting, hallucinations, illness, injury, medical procedures, mental health issues, loss of an appendage, miscarriage (mention), pain, physical abuse, sexism, sleep disorders, suicidal ideation, victim blaming
Rhys and the Voiceless
abusive relationship, alcohol and drug use, amnesia and memory problems, attempted suicide, breathplay, child abuse, conversion therapy, depression, death, disability, disappearance of a loved one, disownment, dysphoria, explicit violence, family conflict, foul language, ghosts, homophobia, hospitalisation, illness, injury, kidnapping, medical procedures, mental health issues, misgendering, needles, physical assault, sexually explicit scenes, sexual harassment, sleep disorders, suicidal ideation, transphobia, vomit
Aurora and the Guardian
alcohol and drug use, amnesia and memory problems, anxiety, asphyxia, blood, child abuse, conversion therapy, death, decapitation, disability, dysphoria, explicit violence, family conflict, fire, ghosts, foul language, graphic death, homophobia, illness, injury, medical procedures, mental health issues, needles, panic attacks, PTSD, sexually explicit scenes, sleep disorders, strangulation, transphobia
Private Afterwords
alcohol and drug use, dysphoria, foul language, PTSD, sexually explicit scenes, trans PiV sex
Solicitous Missteps
addiction, alcohol and drug use, amnesia and memory problems, anxiety, blood, child abuse, child death, conversion therapy, death, disability, explicit violence, family conflict, fire, foul language, illness, injury, medical procedures, mental health issues, needles, panic attacks, poisoning, problematic motherhood, sexually explicit scenes, suicidal ideation, suicide
Note: this book is likely unsuitable for anyone suffering from unwanted infertility.
Feudal Fisticuffs
abusive relationship, alcohol use, animal death (not dog), blood, captivity & confinement, death, explicit violence, foul language, injury, physical abuse, pregnancy complications, religion, sexually explicit scenes, vomit
Note: this book may be unsuitable for anyone suffering from unwanted infertility.
Genera
Pandion
alcohol use, blood, breathplay, death, explicit violence, fire, foul language, illnes, medical procedures, mental health issues, panic attacks, sexually explicit scenes, vomit
Allomyrina
J.B. Thwaite is the author of dozens of best-selling books that only exist in her dreams. She lives in the darkest, most inhospitable depths of Southern Finland with her spouse, scion and feline companion. She has discovered fire and re-invented the wheel in exactly the same form as before but better. With an incredibly busy schedule, she uses her scarce free time to nap, sleep and doomscroll on social media. She is also a connoisseur of the highest quality Asian homoerotic literature and a bit too neurodivergent to enjoy long walks on the beach..