About the Author

Monica Connon is a Navy veteran, world traveler, and cat mom to a highly organized and deeply opinionated Pride of twenty-eight. After visiting 52 countries, she discovered that while the world is vast, the most complex politics often happen at home—usually on the kitchen counter or right in front of the food bowl. She is the author of Tails of the Midnight Kingdom, a domestic fantasy series inspired directly by her real-life clowder—known simply as "The Pride" —where hierarchy is enforced, territories are negotiated, and every personality has a voice. What begins as everyday life quickly reveals itself to be something far more structured, intentional, and, at times, chaotic. Her writing blends humor, observation, and heart, capturing the distinct behaviors, dynamics, and unspoken rules that exist within multi-cat households. Readers who love animal-centered stories and character-driven worlds will recognize something familiar in her work—the quiet sense that our pets may understand far more than we think. Monica was recently featured as a local author at West Carteret Library, where readers connected with the authenticity behind her stories and the real cats who inspire them. When she’s not writing, she is living inside the world she creates—managing "The Pride", observing its ever-shifting balance, and turning those moments into stories that are as real as they are imaginative.