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If you love Susan Mallery and Jill Shalvis, you won’t
want to miss this new novel of second chances, dogs, and knitting, from the
author Sit! Stay! Speak!Laid off, cheated on, mugged: what else can go wrong in
Maeve Stephens’ life? So, when she learns her birth mother has left her a
house, a vintage VW Beetle, and a marauding cat, in the small town of Timber
Creek, Washington, she packs up to discover the truth about her past.
She arrives to the sight of a cheerful bulldog abandoned on
her front porch, a reclusive but tempting author living next door, and a set of
ready-made friends at the St. Francis Society for Wayward Pets, where women
knit colorful sweaters for the dogs and cats in their care. But there’s also an
undercurrent of something that doesn’t sit right with Maeve. What’s the secret
(besides her!) that her mother has hidden?
If Maeve is going to make Timber Creek her home, she must
figure out where she fits in and unravel the truth about her past. But is she
ready to be adopted again—this time, by an entire town?
About the author
Annie England Noblin lives with her son, husband, and three dogs in the Missouri Ozarks. She graduated with an M.A. in creative writing from Missouri State University and currently teaches English and communications for Arkansas State University in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She spends her free time playing make-believe, feeding stray cats, and working with animal shelters across the country to save homeless dogs.
Summary
If you love Susan Mallery and Jill Shalvis, you won’t
want to miss this new novel of second chances, dogs, and knitting, from the
author Sit! Stay! Speak!
Laid off, cheated on, mugged: what else can go wrong in
Maeve Stephens’ life? So, when she learns her birth mother has left her a
house, a vintage VW Beetle, and a marauding cat, in the small town of Timber
Creek, Washington, she packs up to discover the truth about her past.
She arrives to the sight of a cheerful bulldog abandoned on
her front porch, a reclusive but tempting author living next door, and a set of
ready-made friends at the St. Francis Society for Wayward Pets, where women
knit colorful sweaters for the dogs and cats in their care. But there’s also an
undercurrent of something that doesn’t sit right with Maeve. What’s the secret
(besides her!) that her mother has hidden?
If Maeve is going to make Timber Creek her home, she must
figure out where she fits in and unravel the truth about her past. But is she
ready to be adopted again—this time, by an entire town?
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“Noblin’s books are known for their connection to pets, and the animals are present here... Despite some heavy subject matter…the story is funny and light. Readers will bond with Maeve and her sweet disposition.”
