The Love of a Dog
Dan, a recent widower at 40, is barely holding on a year after his beloved wife’s death. He needs to talk to someone about his inner most feelings, and he can’t share that with his teenage daughter, Lindsay, so his floppy eared beagle mix, Anni, takes on the job. Unfortunately, one winter day, while Lindsay grabs the mail, Anni wanders off a bit and is abducted by two nasty men.
Across town, Andrea Keller, the manager of a property development firm, discovers a dog in one of her buildings that doesn’t permit pets. Andrea checks out the problem and discovers an abused dog in that apartment and rescues the animal from the “frat boys”—middle aged men who have never grown up.
Anni has a very positive affect on Andrea. As the months pass the two become inseparable. But Dan and Lindsay spend all their free time searching for their missing pet and get some hopeful leads.
Beware!! Hello Love is a real tearjerker. I related to Dan’s situation too closely. I too lost my wife to disease and depended on my dog to help me through the hard emotional times. And the pain Andrea goes through after her divorce is realistically portrayed.
As the novel progresses, Andrea and Dan cross paths several times. Author Karen McQuestion does a brilliant job of showing near misses and a casual friendship building between the two protagonists.
McQuestion’s character development and setting descriptions are wonderful; but her plot development is amazing. Readers are drawn into the possibility of Anni being re-united with her family as the drama and tension keep readers turning pages until the expected outcome.
About the Author
Karen McQuestion is an Amazon Charts bestselling author whose books have sold over three million copies. Some of her titles include The Moonlight Child, Dovetail, and A Limited Run. Her publishing story has been covered by the Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR. Additionally, she appeared on ABC’s World News Now and America This Morning.
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