Dog Days of Summer

An introvert at heart, newly divorced Emily Bryant will do anything to bring a smile back to her son's lips--even adopt a complete stranger's dog from a want-ad. But once she meets the owner, Daniel Gibbs, and the big-eared, furry mutt, Sir Isaac Newton, the smile she so desperately wants for Jeremy might just grace her lips as well.

Miniature Rose
20 Pages

Excerpt:

WANTED

A human companion to ease my loneliness, take me for long walks in the park, talk to me, lavish me with love and belly rubs, and just be my friend. Please call Daniel, 555-3578.

Sincerely, Sir Isaac Newton.

Emily Bryant tucked the pen behind her ear as she reread the classified ad she'd circled under the Animal Adoption Section, and reached for the cordless phone on the coffee table. Something in the wording struck a familiar chord in her, almost as if the Daniel in the ad had written it for her. But that was silly.

Her fingers hovered over the numbers and Emily's mouth went dry. She shook like a newborn colt, but she would do anything to bring a smile back to Jeremy's lips. Anything. Even call a stranger out of the blue.