Books by Dusty

Explore award-winning works on feline health, behavior, and imaginative storytelling.

Stupid Gravity Press Books

Welcome to Stupid Gravity Press, where that particular force of nature isn’t just a good idea, it’s the law. While gravity might be stupid, we know you’re not. We offer informative but entertaining how-to pet health and behavior manuals (reference books) written by pet experts with a sense of humor. We also offer paranormal fiction and nonfiction. Stupid Gravity Press is an Amazon affiliate and may recieve a commission for purchases made through tese links. Just saying.

Available September 1, 2022

Ghost Cats 2: More Afterlife Encounters with Feline Spirits

Cats are notorious for not being able to make up their minds. And the phantom felines in Ghost Cats 2 prove that, whether they have a heartbeat or not, cats are always on the wrong side of every door—even the Pearly Gates. Award-winning journalist Dusty Rainbolt has assembled this second volume of previously unpublished eyewitness accounts that provide haunting yet entertaining hints about our pets’ afterlife destiny—as well as our own. Rainbolt’s collection of things-that-headbump-in-the-night will have you laughing and crying. You’ll feel comfort and reassurance, as well as the occasional chill creeping up your spine.
Readers will enjoy chapters on:

• GUARDIAN ANGELS who stand as dedicated protectors of their chosen humans

• FELINE HARBINGERS, warning of impending tragedy

• Joyful but often brief appearances in FAMILY REUNIONS

• MANY HAPPY RETURNS’ reincarnation homecomings

• And mystified homeowners scratching their heads because it’s NOT MY GHOST CAT

Ghost Cats 2 is the perfect read (or gift) for anyone who loves cats or struggles with the death of a pet, and for anyone who wants to curl up with transcendental tales before Halloween. Order copies of this family-friendly book for friends and family who have had to say goodbye to their furry friend.

Ghost Cats 2: More Afterlife Encounters with Feline Spirits will be available in both trade paperback and eBook from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and other outlets and boutiques on September 1, 2022. Hardcover will be released October 1.

Ghost Cats 2 suggested retail price

Kindle / ebook $5.99
Paperback $14.99
Hardcover $24.99

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS FOR GHOST CATS 2: MORE AFTERLIFE ENCOUNTERS WITH FELINE SPIRITS

“Well-written, thoughtful and insightful. This book provides further understanding of our furry feline friends both in the physical and spirit form.” —Phyllis Galde, publisher of Fate Magazine and Species Link Journal

“Sometimes funny, sometimes chilling. Always comforting visitations of our cats from beyond the grave.” —Carole Nelson Douglas, author of the Midnight Louie mystery series

“A fascinating book whether you’re a skeptic or a believer.” —Marty Becker, America’s Veterinarian

“This book has a feline phantom for everyone.” Catster magazine

“An outstanding gem in the literature not just of departed pets, but of the transcendent realm.” —Mary A. Turzillo, author of Cosmic Cats

“Funny and terrifying. A completely satisfying insight into the magnitude of the human-feline bond.” —Mollie Hunt, author of Crazy Cat Lady mystery series.

“A must read!” —Arden Moore, author of The Cat Behavior Answer Book

“A thoroughly captivating read that leaves one wanting a third book.” –Andrea Dorn, award-winning writer and contributor to Lyrical Iowa, Just Labs, All Creatures and Iowa Gardener.

“The perfect gift for anyone who has loved and lost a cat.” –Clea Simon, author of A Cat on the Case, a Witch Cat of Cambridge mystery, and The Feline Mystique: On the Mysterious Connection Between Women and Cats

“Rainbolt walks us through the funny and the terrifying. A completely satisfying insight into the magnitude of the human-feline bond.” –Mollie Hunt, author of Crazy Cat Lady Mystery series.

“Rainbolt brings you tears, rapport, wistful smiles, and above all, comfort. Ghost Cats 2 is outstanding gem in the literature not just of departed pets, but of the transcendent realm, for all of us.” –Mary A. Turzillo, Cosmic Cats & Fantastic Furballs.

“Ghost Cats 2 is comfort soup for all cat owners who miss a special feline in their lives. Insightful and positively written, it entertains with stories about beloved cats and assures reader with the feeling that they are not “crazy” with their spiritual experiences with past cats and that one fine day they will all meet again.” — Heike Hagenguth, Cairo, Egypt and member of the Cat Writers’ Association.

“Ghost Cats 2 is a must read!” –Arden Moore, author of The Cat Behavior Answer Book

“Made a believer out of me.” –Marci Kladnik, past president, Cat Writers’ Association and author of the Maggie and Barney children’s series

Cat Scene Investigator: Solve Your Cat’s Litter Box Mystery

Inappropriate elimination is actually inappropriate communication.
~ Dusty Rainbolt

Is your cat peeing outside the box? Does he think your potted plants are his personal dumping zone? Does he spray your home like a firehose? You need Dusty Rainbolt’s upcoming book, Cat Scene Investigator: Solve Your Cat’s Litter Box Mystery.

Dusty fuses her own extensive knowledge of feline health and behavior with the that of world class veterinarians and behaviorists to build the most comprehensive guide to combat feline inappropriate elimination issues, delivered with Rainbolt trademark sense of humor.

CSI: Solve Your Cat’s Litter Box Mystery will approach the problem from the perspective of a detective to reveal your cat’s motive for anointing the carpet and how to resolve the problem. Watch for the trade paperback and kindle books in August from Stupid Gravity Press.

Inappropriate elimination is the most vexing problem cat owners face, but there’s good news. Dr. Carlo Siracusa, chief of the animal behavior service at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, says, “Among behavior problems, housesoiling is the problem with the best prognosis if the owner is educated.”

Enter Cat Scene Investigator: Solve Your Cat’s Litter Box Mystery, the consummate inappropriate elimination guide. CSI approaches kitty crime scenes through the eyes of a detective to help determine your cat’s motive and the remedy.

Award-winning behavior author Dusty Rainbolt uses humor and cutting-edge science-based research to bust feline myths and help you devise a practical strategy so you and Fluffy can live happily ever after.

This comprehensive handbook includes:

• Veterinary and behavioral breakthroughs that will help you understand your cat’s litter box need

• Setting up a litter box your cat will want to pee in

• Insight into illnesses that can cause or contribute to litter box mishaps

• Finding the culprit in a multipet home

• Determining whether your cat is peeing or marking

• The effects of stress or fear on feline litter box behavior

• How to stop urine marking

• Techniques to remove odor from soiled flooring

What they’re saying about Cat Scene Investigator

“I now have a comprehensive tool help to save cats’ lives: This superb, long-overdue book!” ~ Louise Holton, Alley Cat Rescue founder, community cat rescue pioneer

“This a must-read book for every cat owner. Read it to determine and correct the cause of housesoiling, or better still, to prevent the problem entirely.” ~ Dr. Marty Becker, America’s Veterinarian

Cat Scene Investigator: Solve Your Cat’s Litter Box Mystery
218 pages
Paperback $14.99
Kindle $6.99

Finding Your Lost Cat: The Practical Cat-Specific Guide to Your Happy Reunion

Lost cats are no longer a lost cause ~ Dusty Rainbolt

Your cat is missing. Take a deep breath. Finding Your Lost Cat: The Practical Cat-Specific Guide for Your Happy Reunion to the rescue. This book tells you exactly what to do and when to do it in order to find your feline friend.
While there are dozens of books about locating a lost pet, cat behavior expert Dusty Rainbolt cuts through the clutter. She uses scientific research to help determine which cat-specific strategies work for your situation and how to implement them most effectively.

With more than 30 years of experience in cat rescue and pet journalism, Rainbolt teams up with other experts in the fields of pet recovery and advertising, as well as cat parents who persevered to bring you this comprehensive guide. Rainbolt’s light touch and trademark humor makes this difficult topic easier to digest. Inside you’ll discover:

• There’s no one-size-fits-all approach

• Search techniques for cats differ from dogs

• Lost cat behavior

• Best search strategies for housecats vs. outdoor cats

• Effective lost cat signs and where to post them

Cat recovery statistics are depressing. According to the American Humane Association, one in three pets go missing at some point in their lives, and cats have a much poorer chance of returning home than dogs. However, Finding Your Lost Cat offers a step-by-step plan of action to find your cat. Get this book, start your search, and most importantly, never give up!

Finding Your Lost Cat: The Practical Cat-Specific Guide to Your Happy Reunion
136 Pages
Paperback $12.99
Kindle $6.99

Ghost Cats: Human Encounters with Feline Spirits, Revised Edition

Some cats won’t let a little thing like death separate them from their humans. ~ Dusty Rainbolt

Cat lovers know their amazing creatures possess mystical powers that reach beyond what we can see and touch, But can cats extend a paw from beyond the grave? Award-winning Ghost Cats is an original collection of heartwarming, and sometimes heart-stopping, accounts of cats who connected with their loved ones for a final time—ghost encounters of the feline kind. From the chilling “Demon Cat of the Nation’s Capitol” to the comical “Phantom Litter Box” to the reassuring “Grungy’s Greeting,” there are feline phantasms for everyone. And if you believe you have heard, seen or felt your very own departed kitty, author Dusty Rainbolt offers reasons why your best forever friend breeched that last, tenuous veil to reach you again.

What they’re saying about Ghost Cats: Human Encounters with Feline Spirits

“Decades of tending rescue and foster cats and kittens make Dusty Rainbolt the cat companion’s go-to expert on feline health, happiness, and behavior. And that includes stunning examples of cats’ extra-sensory sensitivity we all glimpse and often too easily dismiss. Ghost Cats will make you wonder if any of our cats are ever really ‘lost’ to us.” ~ Carole Nelson Douglas, author of the Midnight Louie Feline PI Mysteries

Ghost Cats: Human Encounters with Feline Spirits
198 pages
Paperback $11.99
Kindle $3.99

Other Books By Dusty Rainbolt

Death Under the Crescent Moon

The Baker Hospital and Health Resort is a luxury cancer hospital. But before Norman Baker purchased it, the defunct Crescent Hotel/Crescent College for Girls had provided opulent lodging for the rich seeking the healing waters of Eureka Springs and an education for their privileged daughters.

Soon after retired silent-screen sta, Eva Dupree learns that she might be terminal, she travels to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, with her dead husband’s cat and her personal maid, Rose. When Eva starts to hear and see strange things, she can’t be sure whether it’s the effects of Baker’s unorthodox “cure” or her disease.

Of course, it could be that the place is entirely filled with ghosts, and not all of them are nice — much less harmless.

What they’re saying about Death Under the Crescent Moon

Death Under the Crescent Moon delivers on all levels: interesting, relatable characters, a vivid recreation of 1930s America on the brink of war, and bone-chilling suspense. ~ Julia S. Mandala, author of House of Doors

“Ghostly doings and poignant puzzles haunt feisty silent film star Eva Dupree when she resides at a famed Ozark mountain sanitarium with her maid and companion cat. Eva must confront both lost and evil spirits to uncover the answers to the hospital’s many riddles and save her own life. Lively writing and the well-researched 1939 setting (at a genuine historically haunted site) make for a fun and spooky paranormal mystery.” ~ Carole Nelson Douglas, author of the Delilah Street Paranormal Mystery Series

“There’s a moment toward the end of Dusty Rainbolt’s Death Under the Crescent Moon that is worth the price of admission all by its lonesome. In that instant, Rainbolt takes the clichés of the haunted hotel mystery and neatly dumps them on their head. It’s masterfully done, and, without spoiling it, it manages the rare trick of being shocking at the moment while being completely logical in hindsight.” ~ Richard Dansky, The Green Man Review

Death Under the Crescent Moon
Paperback $16.00
Kindle $4.99

All the Marbles

Chandra was having a bad day anyway, but then that cat…

Starts with a galactic Ma Bell and the equivalent of the Wichita Lineman on the run from thugs demanding an object Chandra’s never even heard of, then throw in space pirates who steal party supplies, a cat who’s even more a law unto himself than most felines, and oddball planets where the inhabitants have deified Fifties TV sitcom characters or the drunks in the gutter at night are lawyers in court by day. It all adds to make All the Marbles a highly entertaining ride. ~ Lee Killough, author of Wilding Nights

If you’ve missed Douglas Adams, you’ll laugh with relief when you read All the Marbles. ~ Selina Rosen, author of Queen of Denial and Recycled

Rainbolt taps into the heart of science fiction; all that can be imagined is possible. All the Marbles is fast paced, outrageous, and of a cosmic scale. Rainbolt will take you on a trip far from home, a trip well worth taking. ~ Gary Moreau, author of Almost Human

Crossing screwball comedy with space opera, Dusty Rainbolt’s All The Marbles is a fast, funny take on far-future shenanigans and some eternal verities, like corporate monopolies and human idiocy. Readers will love this wild space chase after a mysteriously valuable object through galaxies far, far away with spunky heroine Chandra Solomon, a large cast of oddballs along for the ride, and Ivan the top-dog cat. ~ Carole Nelson Douglas, author of Cat in a Neon Nightmare

All the Marbles
Paperback $16.00
Kindle $4.99

The Four Redheads
of the Apocalypse series

Death, War, Famine, and Plague have died — now their wives are taking over…Too bad they don’t have a clue how to do their new jobs. Look out world! Here come the Four Redheads of the Apocalypse!

The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse Paperback $8.00, Kindle $4.99
The Four Redheads: Apocalypse NOW! Paperback $14.00, Kindle $4.99
Redheads in Love! Paperback $18.00; Kindle $4.99
The Four Redheads: The Wrath of Satan Paperback $14.00; Kindle $4.99

The Mystical Cat: An Anthology of All Things Feline

Sometimes loved, sometimes worshipped, sometimes demonized, the cat has been humankind’s companion throughout thousands of years. The mystical cat explores the magical side of the feline, helper and imp, guide and god.

The Mystical Cat includes Fluffy’s story, “One Spoiled Rotten Cat Lives Here” by the anthology editor, Dusty Rainbolt. Meet Fluffy, an average farm cat. This Maine Coon-mix is normal in every way except he stands 12 feet tall. Forget the “Beware of Dog” sign. At the Bagley ranch, trespassers need to watch out for the cat.

This other-worldly collections includes the award-winning story, “Cat Out of Time” by Bev Freed. You’ll read 19 of the best cat stories by authors such as: Lyn McConchie, Dana Bell, Mary E. Lowd, Karen Comming, Janiss Garza, Connie Wilkins, Karen Pullen, Frog and Esther Jones, Robert D. Brewer, Pat Sachs, CJ Ruby, Cynthia Ward, Sam S. Klepfield, Bryan Fields, Livia Funicci, S.A. Bolich, Alma Alexander.

The Mystical Cat: A Cat Anthology
Paperback $14.95
Kindle $4.99
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