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Last month, I published my latest novel Red in the Snow. Aside from my human characters, the story features Rusty, a three-legged dog.
I dedicated the story to my first granddoggie Coral, a very energetic and loyal little rat terrier. She was a stray found in the street that my son adopted when he was just a single young guy in university, and she stayed by his side for fifteen years.
Coral got a wonderful mom when he got married, and she became the big sister to two cute human girls. (In the pic, Coral is watching over her youngest human sister.)
Coral was fiercely protective of her family, just like Rusty in my story, and everyone was devastated when she passed away from cancer last winter.
I knew my son and daughter-in-love would eventually adopt another dog and I suspected they would look in shelters for another stray to love. Well, a month ago, they added Lucy to their family.
Where am I going with that story? Well, just before they got Lucy, there was another little female rat terrier that they were interested in adopting, but by the time they reached the shelter, someone else had already started the adoption process.
This is where fiction almost turned into reality. That female rat terrier they almost adopted before Lucy, she was a three-legged dog, just like Rusty in Red in the Snow.
The coincidence makes me smile. They're flying here at the end of October, so I'm looking forward to see all five of them.
Now, if you're curious as how my heroine Raven ended up with a three-legged dog, get a copy of Red in the Snow. It's a wonderful read.
Stay safe! Enjoy fall! It's my favourite season.
Hugs!
Nice real story
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