What parent of a
ten-year-old daughter can resist her fervent pleas for a dog? Especially when
her young life has been marked by the pain of a horrible car accident that took
her mother when she was a toddler. Jay McAllister, single parent for the past
eight years, heeds the call of a neighbor in need of placing a newborn puppy and
welcomes Intrepid - a Lab-mix orphan - into his family. Intrepid gains the
nickname "Tepid", but her fit into the McAllister household is
anything but lukewarm. She helps the family heal from wounds they thought they
had left behind years ago, integrating herself into their lives and burrowing
into their hearts. She instills belief in Jay, knowledge that hurts can be
healed, family can be strengthened, and joy can return even when it has been
absent for quite a while.
She also opens his mind to something otherworldly. Together,
Jay and Tepid experience the reality that a promise made - between a wife and a
husband, between a public servant and his community - can transcend even death
itself
Buy Links: Amazon / Smashwords
About the Author:
Daniel Weckerly resides in Pennsylvania and shares his life
with his wife and kids and his wonderful Labrador Retriever, Parker. He has
been writing in a business context for the past 25 years, with
"Intrepid" being his first novel. He credits a long-term love of
Labradors with his ability to capture in words the humor, honor, and heart of
these magnificent dogs, the only breed he has ever owned. You can follow Daniel
on Facebook at www.facebook.com/daniel.weckerly or www.facebook.com/intrepid or
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Intrepid-By-Daniel-Weckerly/392251177526031
*MY REVIEW*
I really liked this book. I loved the story of a man and his two daughters healing with the help of a puppy. The puppy, the dog's love comes into their lives at a time it's needed.
The puppy comes to them needing major care; bottle feeding, supervision, mothering, training, exercise. The dog's need for exercise leads to nighttime walks in the local cemetery where they scare away pesky geese and pick up water bottles.
They are welcome there.
Other intruders are not; kids on dirt bikes, vandals, muggers. The hero of the story...at first he doesn't face down his fear very well, and then I was perturbed that he takes his dog into the heart of danger, while at the same time I admired his sudden growth of balls didn't have before...but here's where the story gets paranormal. And I'll say no more.
I liked the style of this. It's well told, well written, and engaging. I'd read more by this author, but in the end, I failed to see to how the paranormal activity tied into the dog. Was there a hint of something? Sort of, but I'm uncertain.
Four bikes. I received this from Sizzling PR.
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