Black Cat Books: Services for Authors
Who We Are
Beauty and Brains! Just two moms and former English Majors who love books.
Rachel Reeves-Smith brings knowledge as a reader and as a marketing professional with experience in retail to position your work in the book market. She creates eye catching graphics and attention to detail for a polished and engaging marketing plan. She also lives with her kindle in her hand at (mostly) all times, and would love to beta-read your book for readability, plot, character development, or another specified area of focus.
Carly Pugh is a former English Teacher, Self-Published author of the Roses and Rakes series. Book one: A Lady of Means, a steamy Mean Girls meets Bridgerton second chance romance, is available on Amazon, with an audiobook releasing this fall. Book two: Untitled, follows two fencing frenemies-to-lovers in a championship to secure one lady’s future, is releasing Spring 2026. Carly is also a member of the Editorial Freelancer’s Association and provides both positive feedback and helpful insight on the “readiness” of your manuscript.
Author Services
At 0.0275 per word, Carly will read your book for tonal and word choice dynamics, while keeping true to your authentic voice. Carly also offers constructive feedback on the manuscript as a whole, but can hone her focus for your specific areas of concern
Add to Cart if you’d like Rachael to contact you and create a detailed, multi-step proposal for promoting and marketing your book.
Contact Us
Fill out the form with some more information about you, the author, and your book! We’d love to hear from you and will reach back out to discuss how we can help, pricing, and timeline.