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So, In honor of CHRISTMAS IN JULY, I have 2 holiday romance books releasing for the 2024 holiday season. The first is the DICKENS HOLIDAY ROMANCE, A CHEF’S KISS CHRISTMAS, which comes out on 11.11.24. I’ve talked a bit about that one already, so….

The second is a short story/novella in an anthology titled LOVE, LATTES and HOLIDAY TALES. The cool thing about this anthology is that the profits all go towards the charity 4 Paws for Ability, a non-profit organization that matches service dogs with Veterans. How fabulous is that?? The book is available for preorder and is just 99 cents – that’s 25 authors/25 stories for just 99 cents. Come on, kids – what a bargain that is!!!

My story is about a dog trainer and one of her clients…

Here’s a little bit:

Talk about performance pressure.

Ben pointed to my table. We sat, while he held fast to his dog’s leash just in case he decided to bolt again.

He needn’t have worried.  D’Artagnan (and can we just establish how cute that name is ) plopped down between my chair and Juliette’s, his mouth pulled into an enraptured smile as he continued to stare at my little darling.

And that little darling was staring right back, her doggie coquette on full blast.

Ben took a quick look at his dog, seemed satisfied all was well, then turned his attention to me.

“So,” I said. “You’re in the market for a dog trainer.”

He grinned and nodded. “I am, but Dart isn’t my dog.”

That surprised me.

“He belongs to my aunt, who, recently, fell and broke her hip. She’s in a rehab facility for a few months, recouping.”

“I’m sorry.”

He waved a hand at me. “She’s strong and determined, so she’ll be fine. The issue is when she comes home there’s no way she can manage Dart in his present state. He pulls like crazy when you walk him, he’s easily distracted, and I’m not sure she’s going to be able to safely take care of him by herself. He needs to be trained, something she never bothered with.”

“Do you know how old he is?”

“Four. Is that too old for him to learn?”

“Of course not.”

“Even though he still acts like that’s months and not years? He’s a full-on puppy. He doesn’t know his boundaries and he doesn’t listen to commands.”

I refrained from saying he listened to me just fine when I told him to sit.

Here’s the cover for the anthology and my book cover.