Fiction Furbaby
Fiction Furbaby includes background and stories about pets in fiction, a cover, blurb, buy links, and author social media. It also has a section for shapeshifters used to introduce the animal side of the character and provides a shout out to animal rescue organizations.
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Fiction Furbaby: Meet Rochester from Dog’s Honest Truth by Neil S Plakcy @NeilPlakcy @RobsRescues #RLFblog #Pets
Semi-reformed hacker Steve Levitan and his clue-sniffing golden retriever Rochester dig up the truth about a neighbor’s murder.Neil, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We support all furbabies, real life or fictional. We want to know all about your Fiction Furbaby, but first, please tell us about Dog’s Honest Truth.
Dog’s Honest Truth by Neil S Plakcy
Cozy mystery
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
There’s a new dog in town – a golden retriever named Luke, in training to be a seeing-eye dog. He and Rochester immediately bond, but there’s something odd about Luke’s human, Ben Ji. How can someone so young afford an expensive townhouse on Sarajevo Way? When Ben is shot, Steve begins to discover the lies he has been telling.
Steve’s also forced to tell the truth about his past, when he deals with a student plagiarist at Eastern College, a professor locked in the stone age, a climate activist with dangerous habits, an angry bartender—and a rifle-wielding assassin.
Will he and Rochester be able to dig up the clues to all these mysteries? Or will a deadly killer go unpunished?
Meet Rochester from Dog’s Honest Truth
Full name: Rochester Levitan
Nickname: Puppy
Gender: Male
Species: Canine, golden retriever
Physical description: eighty pounds of muscle and golden fur that flashes in the sunshine, with a square head, dark brown eyes and a muzzle that shades between black and dark brown.
Relationship to main character: beloved child
Relationship to the villain/antagonist: None
Where this furbaby came from: When Steve’s next-door neighbor is murdered in In Dog We Trust, he and Rochester team up to find her killer.
What inspired you to create this character?
I fell deeply in love with my golden retriever, Samwise, who was my constant companion. He had adorable quirks, like putting his paw over his face to hide, shredding stuffed animals in seconds, and dragging me down the street in search of wonderful scents. I knew I had to write about him, and a cozy mystery seemed the best place to showcase a clue-sniffing dog.
What does the main character think about this furbaby?
When In Dog We Trust begins, Steve thinks his neighbor’s dog is too big, too wild and too slobbery. But Steve needs to learn how to trust and love again, and Rochester forces him to do that. By the twelfth book in the series, Steve is completely besotted.
How do other characters react to or interact with this furbaby?
Steve’s best friend Rick is the local police detective. At first he doesn’t believe that Rochester has an uncanny ability to sniff our clues. He’s just a dog, and Steve must be crazy. But eventually he agrees that Rochester has a nose for crime.
What is this furbaby’s natural habitat?
Because he was a rescue, then lost his human mom to murder in book one, Rochester is clingy. He has to know where Steve is all the time, so Steve has made special arrangements to bring Rochester to work with him every day. He’s either under the kitchen table waiting for dropped food, lounging by Steve’s desk, or sleeping on the floor beside the bed.
What does this furbaby add to the story?
Rochester is a co-detective in this amateur sleuth series. He uses his nose, his paws, and his tail to spur Steve to understand clues. He senses when someone is unhappy and comforts them, and when he’s around villains he growls or backs away.
And his big, happy personality helps balance out some of the darkness of murder.
What about this furbaby will readers like, and why?
Rochester radiates joy and curiosity, as so many dogs do. Readers enjoy his antics and connect them to their own canine companions.
About Rochester
Which, if any of the pets in your writing are modeled after your own pets? In what way?
Rochester is modeled after my first golden, Samwise. And I spend hours every day researching for my books—walking my current goldens, Brody and Griffin; observing their behaviors; feeding them and playing with them. I think this close observation of doggy details adds to reader enjoyment of the books.
What do your pets do when you are writing?
Right now Brody is on the sofa, his head resting on the arm, watching me, while Griffin is splayed out on his side next to the kitchen table, where I’m writing this piece.
What’s the most unusual pet you ever had?
I was fascinated with hermit crabs when I was a teen, and kept one in a glass globe in my college dorm rooms.
Where did you find your pet?
Brody and Griffin both came from breeders we found online. In both cases we fell in love with their adorable pictures. And of course made sure that their parents were healthy.
Where to buy Dog’s Honest Truth
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Honest-Truth-Golden-Retriever-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B09XY31DJN/
Neil S Plakcy Social Media
Author of over fifty cozy mystery, gay mystery, and MM romance novels, Neil S Plakcy lives in south Florida with his husband and two rambunctious golden retrievers. During the great lockdown of 2020 he honed his skills as his own barista.
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Get to know Neil S Plakcy better by signing up for an email newsletter at https://www.mahubooks.comShout out to Rob’s Rescues – founded by a 9-year-old animal activist
Rob’s Rescues is a non-profit organization in Georgia helping people in need care for and feed their pets. It was founded in 2014 by a then nine-year-old boy. Rob’s Rescues is dedicated to collecting pet food for people in need to reduce shelter surrenders, and to advocating for the adoption of shelter pets. Rob writes monthly articles advocating for shelter animals in the Around About Local Media magazine publications. His column was first published in 2014. He also has pet food collection sites for people in need in the community and interviews amazing people. His interviews appear online once they are published in his column.
Rob volunteers for Pet Buddies Food Pantry, the Cherokee County Animal Shelter and Cobb County Animal Control and collects pet food for these organizations and the communities they serve. He also wants to bring attention to smaller, rural shelters. Mostly he wants to get kids to be Rob’s Rangers to teach kids that they can help shelter animals. Rob has also talked to kids in a classroom setting.
Rob’s Rescues is a Non-Profit Corporation and all donations are tax deductible.
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Fiction Furbaby: Meet Heathcliff from Incognito by Lisabet Sarai @LisabetSarai @RobsRescues #Romance #RLFblog #Pets
Betrayed and abandoned by her first lover, Miranda freezes when someone she knows tries to become intimate. In Lisabet Sarai’s erotic romance Incognito, Miranda learns that lust and trust aren’t antithetical.Lisabet, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We support all furbabies, real life or fictional. We want to know all about your Fiction Furbaby, but first, please tell us about Incognito.
Incognito: Secret Lives, Forbidden Loves by Lisabet Sarai
Genre Erotic romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): X
Shy and serious by day—insatiable by night.
During the day, Miranda Cahill works diligently on her doctoral thesis. At night, she has sex with strangers.
Public coupling, multiple partners, age play, spankings, bondage, lesbian lust—each salacious adventure exposes new dimensions of her depravity. Her secret life explodes when she realizes her masked partner at a kink club and the charismatic colleague courting her are in fact the same man.
Dickens scholar Mark Anderson seems like an affable, uncomplicated Midwesterner, but he has hidden depths, myriad talents, and an unlimited appetite for erotic variety. With Mark as her guide, Miranda comes to accept the intricacy of her own desires, as well as to trust her heart.
Reader Advisory: This novel is an erotic romance featuring a committed relationship and culminating in a wedding. Nevertheless, the main characters participate in a wide range of taboo sexual activities, both together and separately.
Meet Heathcliff from Incognito
Full name: Heathcliff
Nickname: Kitten
Gender: Neutered Male
Species: Feline
Physical description: Heathcliff is a short-haired ginger tabby with golden eyes. He’s about four years old.
Relationship to main character: Lives with the heroine Miranda in her Beacon Hill apartment
Relationship to the villain/antagonist: N/A
Where this furbaby came from: Miranda adopted Heathcliff from the MSPCA when she moved to Boston to start her doctoral work. She has always loved cats, but as an undergraduate she wasn’t allowed to keep pets in her dorm.
What inspired you to create this character?
Miranda’s a bit of a grind and a loner. I felt Heathcliff would help balance her solitary inclinations. Plus I had a plot idea that required a cat to implement.
What does the main character think about this furbaby?
She adores him, though he’s sometimes mischievous or demanding (like all cats). Without realizing it, Miranda also judges other people by how Heathcliff reacts to them. When the orange tom cozies up to Mark, she’s suitably impressed.
How do other characters react to or interact with this furbaby?
Mark Anderson, the hero and love interest, knows exactly how to make Heathcliff purr. He’s an easy-going, sociable guy who loves both cats and dogs. Still he understands that being accepted by Heathcliff is an important step toward winning Miranda’s affection and trust.
What does this furbaby add to the story?
Heathcliff plays a critical role in the plot. In the process of seeking attention from a pre-occupied Miranda, he inadvertently reveals a secret that shapes the rest of the story. What secret? Readers will have to get the book to find out! (Or search my blog, where I’ve actually published this snippet!)
Please share an interesting fact or tidbit about this furbaby.
Heathcliff is named for the dark, emotionally-tortured anti-hero in Wuthering Heights, one of Miranda’s favorite books. Since she’s working on her Ph.D. in literature, it’s not surprising she’d mine the canon for a name. However, Heathcliff’s personality isn’t at all like Emily Bronte’s character.
About Katsu and Soba
This post is called Fiction Furbaby, but perhaps your own pet does not have fur. If you have a pet that has fins, wings, scales, or other features, please tell us about them here.
Which, if any of the pets in your writing are modeled after your own pets? In what way?
I’m a huge ailurophile. I can’t imagine living with a couple of cats. That being the case, it’s a bit surprising that I haven’t written more fiction fur babies.
Heathcliff isn’t that much like my own current cats, from a personality perspective. Katsu and Soba are more energetic, even though they’re about Heathcliff’s age. In the morning and evening they play-wrestle and run around chasing each other. (Sometimes they do that in the middle of the night, too!) Heathcliff, in contrast, just likes to relax while keeping Miranda company.
What do your pets do when you are writing?
Sometimes Soba (black male with white toes and whiskers) sits on my lap. Katsu (tiger female) will occasionally jump up into my lap to see what I’m up to, but even though I scratch her behind the ears, she rarely settles down.
It’s not unusual for both of them to curl up together on my desk. They’re very close, though they’re not siblings. One of Soba’s tricks is to wander around behind my monitor and disturb the cable connection, so that all of a sudden everything on my screen turns green! Meanwhile, if she’s in the mood, Katsu likes to bat at my stuff and knock it onto the floor – pens, USB drives, and sometimes my eyeglasses. She also used to chew through my mouse cables. I finally had to switch to using a wireless mouse!
What’s the most unusual pet you ever had?
I had a white mouse when I was in grade school. Unfortunately, mice are rather fragile, so that didn’t last long.
Where did you find your pet?
We adopted both Katsu and Soba from animal rescue organizations. Katsu was about three months old. Soba was about ten months. Both had been homeless.
What do you feed your pet?
Nothing special, just commercial cat food. They’re not picky. Oh, and when I make tuna fish salad, they get the liquid from the can. They love that!
Describe a toy or favorite item your pet loves.
When he’s in the right mood, Soba loves to chase crumpled-up grocery receipts. He’ll bat them around, throw them into the air then leap up after them, or push them under the rug then frantically dig them out.
On the other hand, sometimes I’ll throw one and he’ll just look at me, as if to say, “Yeah? What am I supposed to do with that?”
Where to buy Incognito
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1N7CTMQ
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Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/incognito-secret-lives-forbidden-loves
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Kinky Literature https://www.kinkyliterature.com/book/362-incognito-secret-lives-forbidden-loves
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61138791-incognito
Lisabet Sarai Social Media
Lisabet Sarai became addicted to words at an early age. She began reading when she was four. She wrote her first story at five years old and her first poem at seven. Since then, she has penned plays, tutorials, scholarly articles, marketing brochures, software specifications, self-help books, press releases, a five-hundred page dissertation, and lots of erotica and erotic romance – over one hundred titles, and counting, in nearly every sub-genre—paranormal, scifi, ménage, BDSM, GLBT, and more. Regardless of the genre, every one of her stories illustrates her motto: Imagination is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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Get to know Lisabet Sarai better by signing up for her email list: https://btn.ymlp.com/xgjjhmhugmghShout out to Rob’s Rescues – founded by a 9-year-old animal activist
Rob’s Rescues is a non-profit organization in Georgia helping people in need care for and feed their pets. It was founded in 2014 by a then nine-year-old boy. Rob’s Rescues is dedicated to collecting pet food for people in need to reduce shelter surrenders, and to advocating for the adoption of shelter pets. Rob writes monthly articles advocating for shelter animals in the Around About Local Media magazine publications. His column was first published in 2014. He also has pet food collection sites for people in need in the community and interviews amazing people. His interviews appear online once they are published in his column.
Rob volunteers for Pet Buddies Food Pantry, the Cherokee County Animal Shelter and Cobb County Animal Control and collects pet food for these organizations and the communities they serve. He also wants to bring attention to smaller, rural shelters. Mostly he wants to get kids to be Rob’s Rangers to teach kids that they can help shelter animals. Rob has also talked to kids in a classroom setting.
Rob’s Rescues is a Non-Profit Corporation and all donations are tax deductible.
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Fiction Furbaby: Meet Schnoozel and Ruatha from Just My Imagination by *lizzie starr @lizziestarr @RobsRescues #RLFblog #Pets
Fantasy and reality collide in *lizzie starr’s new fantasy/contemporary romance, Just My Imagination. Can his magic save her reality?*lizzie welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We support all furbabies, real life or fictional. We want to know all about your Fiction Furbaby, but first, please tell us about Just My Imagination
Just My Imagination by *lizzie starr
Genre contemporary/fantasy romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): M
Can his magic save her reality?
Owner of the Keltic Ranch gift shop in Olde Town, Konnor MacDhuibh is skilled in forging fantasy blades and keeping his Faerie heritage and magical abilities a secret. But when Bonnie Zhang and her two doxies need a place to stay, the empty apartment above his store is the perfect solution. Being so close to the cautious woman with haunted eyes tosses his good intentions to the wind.
Bonnie brings secrets of her own to Spencer. Leaving her broken past behind, she’s ready for a new beginning. But if her secret is exposed too soon, she could lose any hope for acceptance–and a family.
Will their truths lead to love or destroy any hope they’ve forged?
Meet Schnoozel and Ruatha from Just My Imagination
Full name: Schnoozel and Ruatha Robinton
Nickname: Schnoozel is usually Schnoozel but Ruatha is often called Rude
Gender: Schnoozel is female, Ruie is male. Both are neutered.
Species: miniature dachshunds
Physical description: Schnoozel is a wirehaired. Ruatha is a smooth dapple and has one blue and one brown eye.
Relationship to main character: Both dogs are owned and trained by Bonnie. They enjoy being therapy dogs, especially in nursing homes.
Where this furbaby came from: Both are rescue doxies.
Do you have any working or service animals in your stories? Tell us about them.
Obviously, yes. Their owner, Bonnie, is hoping to find a position at Stick Pony, the new therapy riding camp in Spencer, to provide assistance to campers who may have or want to explore the possibility of therapy and companion animals. While doxies can be difficult to train, with their doxie stubbornness, these two are therapy dogs that to provide comfort, acceptance, and love. Their specialty is working with nursing home and memory care residents.
What inspired you to create this character?
I’ve been owned by three miniature doxies and adore the breed. Two of my doxies have crossed the rainbow bridge and this book is for them.
How do other characters react to or interact with this furbaby?
What’s not to love about a miniature doxie? Oh, there are some who aren’t dog lovers. A couple residents in the local nursing home declined visits, but for the most part people like to get down to their level for loves and licks. These two have wild wiggle-butts when they’re happy. However, when wearing their working vests, most people know to let them do their jobs. But watch out when the vests come off!
What does this furbaby eat?
A good quality dog food—in fact they eat better than their owner. For a treat, they’d do anything for French fries.
What does this furbaby add to the story?
Whether simply enhancing two people meeting or barking for help in an emergency, these two are excellent at bringing people together. How my characters treat and interact with the dogs shows off their true personalities and helps the reader get to know them.
Please share an interesting fact or tidbit about this furbaby.
In order for a doxie to be considered a dapple it only needs to have one tiny spot of another color. Any of the three coat types can be dapples.
About LessaThis post is called Fiction Furbaby, but perhaps your own pet does not have fur. If you have a pet that has fins, wings, scales, or other features, please tell us about them here.
Lessa is my siblings’ mini-doxie—although since I share a house with them, she thinks I’m hers, too. She’s trained me well in fetching cookies for her. Lessa is an old girl, very gray about the muzzle and is slowing down. We’re not sure exactly how old she is—the rescue she came from didn’t know. She has beautiful eyes with darker fur around them so she looks like she’s wearing eyeliner.
Which, if any of the pets in your writing are modeled after your own pets? In what way?
I have a goal of honoring my animal friends in my books. Although the book’s Ruatha and Schnoozel are different in appearance (I gave them my wished for coats—although Ruie really did have one blue eye) much of their personality shines through on the pages. Another canine family member that has shown up in most of my Keltic books is by brother’s dog, Noid. Big old goofy lab/chow mix. Noid is a hero many times over.
What’s the most unusual pet you ever had?
Hmm. My husband loved unusual pets. We had hissing cockroaches for awhile. They really are quite interesting.
Where did you find your pet?
Animals in my household come from a rescue or shelter—except for Schnoozel. He came from a breeder.
Where to buy Just My Imagination
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VDTM993
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Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/just-my-imagination-11
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*lizzie always made up games and stories to keep her company. So, a cunning witch lived in Grampa’s weather research station and was only held at bay by waving a certain weed. An ancient road grader morphed into a boat carrying wild adventurers to islands filled with fierce lions and dangerous cannibals, which really looked a lot like sheep.
Now filled with fantasy, love, and romance with a sparkling twist, the stories of her imagination swirl their way into the mundane world.
*lizzie recently retired from her more routine life of being *the Lunch Lady* at a private school. According to the kids, she was ‘the best cooker!’ Yes, she misses the students and teachers, but is delighted now to start her days by telling stories rather than opening cases of chicken nuggets and counting milk cartons.
Her tagline of Author and lunch lady~~what a combination! no longer holds true (which makes her sad because she really liked that one).
Now you’ll know *lizzie by her tales of~~Romance with a sparkling twist~~
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Fiction Furbaby: Meet Brady from Child Of Mine by Jana Richards @JanaRichards_ @RobsRescues #RLFblog #Pets #SmallTown
In Child of Mine, a small town romance by Jana Richards, Lauren turns to her brother-in-law Cole for comfort on the day of her estranged husband’s funeral. When she discovers she’s pregnant, she has to decide whether to tell the truth about the baby’s father. Is Lauren’s love for Cole stronger than her fear of scandal in her hometown?Jana, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We support all furbabies, real life or fictional. We want to know all about your Fiction Furbaby, but first, please tell us about Child of Mine.
Child of mine by Jana Richards
Genre contemporary smalltown romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Lauren didn’t intend to sleep with her brother-in-law Cole on the day of her husband’s funeral. But now that she is pregnant, she’s not sorry. Cole’s given her a baby, a long-wished-for miracle. He’s been her friend forever, though she never told him or anyone else how unhappy her marriage to his cheating brother was. And she’s afraid to tell the small town that considered her husband a hero that the baby isn’t his.
Cole’s been in love with Lauren since he was sixteen. It kills him that everyone believes the baby is his dead brother’s. All he wants is to claim the baby, and Lauren, as his own. Though she marries him, will Lauren’s heart ever be his?
Lauren must tell the truth or risk losing Cole. Is her newly-discovered love for him greater than her fear of scandal in her hometown?
Meet Brady from Child of Mine
Full name: Brady
Gender: male
Species: dog – Labrador Retriever
Physical description: fairly large, beautiful golden hair, sweeping tail and a smile on his face.
Relationship to main character: Brady is Cole’s dog and lives with him.
Relationship to the villain/antagonist: n/a
Where this furbaby came from: I don’t actually say in the book where Brady came from, but since Cole is a veterinarian and sometimes helps out at shelters, I believe Brady was rescued from a shelter.
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What inspired you to create this character?
Like I said, my main character, Cole, is a veterinarian. I worked for several years for the veterinary association in my province, and most, if not all, the vets I knew had a pet, and often more than one. So, it seemed logical to me that Cole would have a dog. Cole is a compassionate, caring person who enjoys having an animal in his life.
What does the main character think about this furbaby?
Cole adores Brady, even though Brady’s exuberance can get him into trouble at times. Part of the reason Cole adopts Brady is for the company he provides. Cole is busy with work, but before Lauren comes back into life, he comes home to an empty house every night. Brady provides companionship to Cole and makes him laugh, something he really needs.
How do other characters react to or interact with this furbaby?
When Lauren and Cole marry and she moves in with Cole and Brady, Brady falls head over heels for her. Cole jokingly says Brady has completely forgotten about him. When Cole and Lauren’s love is tested and they’re going through difficult times, Brady sticks close to Lauren and provides her with unconditional love and support.
What is this furbaby’s natural habitat?
Brady lives in Cole’s house in Masonville, North Dakota. His natural habitat is the sofa, or in his human’s bed, especially if Lauren is there.
What does this furbaby add to the story?
I think Brady adds some comic relief and a shoulder for his humans to cry on.
What about this furbaby will readers like, and why?
I think Brady will remind readers of dogs they’ve known and loved and lived with. Brady is a member of Cole and Lauren’s family. Sometimes he gets into trouble, but the unconditional love he provides gives his humans much needed solace when they need it most.
Where to buy Child of Mine
Publisher https://www.thewildrosepress.com/books/child-of-mine-the-masonville-series-book-1
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Child-Mine-Masonville-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07MBVK9LY
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iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/child-of-mine/id1449022684?mt=11
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Jana Richards has tried her hand at many writing projects over the years, from magazine articles and short stories to full-length paranormal suspense and romantic comedy. She loves to create characters with a sense of humor, but also a serious side. She believes there’s nothing more interesting then peeling back the layers of a character to see what makes them tick.
When not writing up a storm, working at her day job as an Office Administrator, or dealing with ever present mountains of laundry, Jana can be found on the local golf course pursuing her newest hobby.
Jana lives in Western Canada with her husband Warren. You can reach her through her website at http://www.janarichards.com
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Rob’s Rescues is a non-profit organization in Georgia helping people in need care for and feed their pets. It was founded in 2014 by a then nine-year-old boy. Rob’s Rescues is dedicated to collecting pet food for people in need to reduce shelter surrenders, and to advocating for the adoption of shelter pets. Rob writes monthly articles advocating for shelter animals in the Around About Local Media magazine publications. His column was first published in 2014. He also has pet food collection sites for people in need in the community and interviews amazing people. His interviews appear online once they are published in his column.
Rob volunteers for Pet Buddies Food Pantry, the Cherokee County Animal Shelter and Cobb County Animal Control and collects pet food for these organizations and the communities they serve. He also wants to bring attention to smaller, rural shelters. Mostly he wants to get kids to be Rob’s Rangers to teach kids that they can help shelter animals. Rob has also talked to kids in a classroom setting.
Rob’s Rescues is a Non-Profit Corporation and all donations are tax deductible.
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Fiction Furbaby: Meet Piper from Charm Me by Tena Stetler @tenastetler #RLFblog #Pets
A witch yoga instructor is surprised by the rugged Navy Seal owner of MoonRidge Gun Club in Tena Stetler’s Candy Hearts paranormal romance, Charm Me. Will Valentine Magic bring them together forever?Tena welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We support all furbabies, real life or fictional. We want to know all about your Fiction Furbaby, but first, please tell us about Charm Me.
Charm Me by Tena Stetler
Genre Paranormal Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
Summer Dawn Rylie’s an extraordinary elemental witch whose troubled past haunts her. She’s created a calm life for herself teaching yoga and keeping people at a distance. Her life takes a one eighty degree turn when she enrolls in a women’s weapons class and meets ruggedly handsome Devlin Sawyer.
Devlin, a former Navy Seal, has sworn off women after two long-term failed relationships, but there is no denying his attraction to Summer. She intrigues him like no other woman ever has. Despite her attempts to ignore him, Summer is drawn to Devlin. His magic signature is strong, but he’s no warlock. Will Valentine’s Day magic find them a future together?
Meet Piper from Charm Me
Full name: Piper
Nickname:Pip
Gender: Female
Species: Chow Chow dog
Physical description: big and furry
Relationship to main character: Canine companion/trained guard dog
Relationship to the villain/antagonist: hate
Where this furbaby came from: a kennel
Do you have any working or service animals in your stories? Tell us about them.
Yes. Piper is a trained guard dog to protect Summer Dawn Rylie.
In several of my other stories involving Wildlife Rescue (A Witch’s Journey Series) the dogs, birds, and reptiles play important roles.
What inspired you to create this character?
I was taking my puppy to obedience classes. In our class was a yoga instructor with her dog. I considered how a woman/witch alone would need protection in the mortal world. I created Piper, Summer’s guard dog with a few fun loving quirks. In fact Piper nearly takes over the story.
How do other characters react to or interact with this furbaby?
Summer’s two assistant yoga instructors absolutely adore Piper and she likes them. But when it comes to Devlin, the hero, Piper isn’t so sure this new man in Summer’s life is to be trusted.
What about this furbaby will readers like, and why?
Piper is completed dedicated to Summer and her well-being. While her main duty is protection, she still is a heartwarming canine companion.
Please share an interesting fact or tidbit about this furbaby.
Piper LOVES beef jerky. That’s one way the hero wins her over.
Describe a humorous incident involving the animal character.
Devlin, the hero, brings Summer, the heroine, her favorite hot drink on a cold, snowy winter day. He walks into the yoga Studio and is greeted by Piper in full snarl. He backs off and calls out to Summer. She calls off Piper and takes the drink.
About My Furbabies
Taco an Eclectus parrot,(23 years old) and Mystic our chow chow dog (9 years old). I also have Sammie, 52 year old Box Turtle.
These two bonded when we brought Mystic home as an eight week old pup. Taco had been through two prior dogs in her lifetime. Each one she nurtured from inside her cage as they lay below or beside her cage with her baby talk or soothing words. She mourned the passing of each dog, but happy to accept a new pup. Taco has a 250 word vocabulary that she uses in context.
If I have harsh words for Taco or Mystic for bad behavior, the one not in trouble comes running to get between me and the companion in trouble barking or screaming depending on if it’s Taco or Mystic.
Mystic has several awards. AKC Star Puppy (earned at 6 months) AKC Companion Dog title (Earned at 13 months), Obedience I & II, and several agility fun match 1st and 2nd place finishes. As she has gotten older, she guards the house, the RV and Truck but allows the order takers at Dutch Brothers access to the truck and to pet her. She also loves their puppachinos (whipped cream and dog biscuits). LOL
I believe this picture reflects Taco and Mystic plotting to take over the world. LOL
Which, if any of the pets in your writing are modeled after your own pets? In what way?
The dogs in my stories pretty much reflect Mystic’s quirks, humor (yes, dogs and other animals do have a humor) and attitude.
Taco sits on my shoulder or on her play stand in my office.
Mystic checked in about every hour or so and lets me know all is well inside and outside. Or if it’s not, she makes that quite clear.
What’s the most unusual pet you ever had?
We had an iguana for 15 years. His name was Fluffy. He was a sweet lizard. Still miss him.
Where did you find your pet?
Chow breeder, Parrot breeder, our turtle was a rescue, Fluffy came from a pet shop.
What do you feed your pet?
We prepare special parrot food for Taco. Mystic gets kibble and a bit of canned food.
Sammie – loved Taco’s cooked parrot food, Mystic’s canned food, and spaghetti.
Describe a toy or favorite item your pet loves.
Taco loves anything she can destroy, wooden toys, pinecones, metal spoons she can bang together. Noise is the name of the game on some days.
Where to buy Charm Me
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018L2U904
Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B018L2U904
Amazon CA http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B018L2U904
Amazon AU http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B018L2U904
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/charm-me-tena-stetler/1123082834?ean=2940157816506
iBooks http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9781509204670
Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/charm-me
Bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/books/charm-me-a-candy-hearts-romance-by-tena-stetlerTena Stetler Social Media
Tena Stetler is a best-selling author of award winning paranormal romance novels. She has an over-active imagination, which led to writing her first vampire romance as a tween to the chagrin of her mother and delight of her friends.
With the Rocky Mountains outside her window, she sits at her computer surrounded by a wide array of paranormal creatures, with a Navy SEAL or two mixed in telling their tales. Her books tell stories of magical kick-ass women and strong mystical males that dare to love them. Travel, adventure and a bit of mystery flourish in her books along with a few companion animals to round out the tales.
Colorado is her home; shared with her husband of many moons, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot and a forty-five-year-old box turtle. Any winter evening, you can find her curled up in front of a crackling fire with a good book, a mug of hot chocolate and a big bowl of popcorn.
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Rob’s Rescues is a non-profit organization in Georgia helping people in need care for and feed their pets. It was founded in 2014 by a then nine-year-old boy. Rob’s Rescues is dedicated to collecting pet food for people in need to reduce shelter surrenders, and to advocating for the adoption of shelter pets. Rob writes monthly articles advocating for shelter animals in the Around About Local Media magazine publications. His column was first published in 2014. He also has pet food collection sites for people in need in the community and interviews amazing people. His interviews appear online once they are published in his column.
Rob volunteers for Pet Buddies Food Pantry, the Cherokee County Animal Shelter and Cobb County Animal Control and collects pet food for these organizations and the communities they serve. He also wants to bring attention to smaller, rural shelters. Mostly he wants to get kids to be Rob’s Rangers to teach kids that they can help shelter animals. Rob has also talked to kids in a classroom setting.
Rob’s Rescues is a Non-Profit Corporation and all donations are tax deductible.
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WOLF Sanctuary W.O.L.F’s mission is to improve the quality of life for wolves and wolf dogs through Rescue, Sanctuary, and Education. https://wolfsanctuary.co/
Gabrial Foundation is a parrot welfare organization providing for the complete physical, psychological, and environment well-being of the parrots in their care. Through the education of the public, proper legal documentation, extensive support services, and constant follow-up procedures, we ensure that whether the parrots remain in a sanctuary, in rehabilitation, or are placed into adoptive homes, that the parrots are continually nurtured. The Gabriel Foundation also provides for the general welfare of parrots in the community by providing accurate, comprehensive, and reliable educational materials and resources to the public.
With the proliferation of psittacine birds into the pet marketplace, the issue of unwanted birds is rapidly growing. This is no longer one person’s problem or even one industry’s problem. It speaks to the entire issue of being responsible for anyone and anything in your life for which you have chosen stewardship. All living creatures deserve respect and kindness.
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Fiction Furbaby: Meet Princess Sofia from Ginger Snapping All the Way by Gabbi Grey @gabbigrey @RobsRescues #RLFblog #Pets
Gabbi G
rey’s full-length gay romance Ginger Snapping All the Way is what happens when you take a ginger lumberjack Scrooge, who just wants to be left alone, with a sunshine pediatric nurse who needs shelter during a snowstorm.Gabbi, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We support all furbabies, real life or fictional. We want to know all about your Fiction Furbaby, but first, please tell us about Ginger Snapping All the Way.
Ginger Snapping All the Way by Gabbi Grey
Genre contemporary gay romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R – steamy
Maddox
I’m not a fan of Christmas. I’m happy to stay up in my mountain cabin and let the silly season pass me by. But when a friend asks for a favor, I can’t say no. Now I’m stuck in my cabin during a snowstorm, trapped with the most beautiful man I’ve ever met—who can’t wait to get away. He just might break my heart when he goes.
Ravi
I’m racing to get home for the birth of my goddaughter when mechanical troubles force my plane’s emergency landing. There are no beds at the inn due to a horrendous storm, but a friend says she knows a guy who won’t mind putting me up until the bad weather passes. Now I’m trapped with that man, and I must decide if I stay, hiding from the rest of the world, or go and face my past to earn a shot at my happily ever after.
This is a 72k word, hurt/comfort, lumberjack/nurse, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity MM romance novel with a moderate amount of angst.
Meet Princess Sofia from Ginger Snapping All the Way
Full name: Princess Sofia
Nickname:Sof
Gender: Female
Species: Canine
Physical description: Little white furball with an adorable black nose
Relationship to main character: companion to Maddox
Relationship to the love interest: quickly wrapping the newcomer around her little paw
Where this furbaby came from: Sofia was a rescue
What inspired you to create this character?
As I was writing Maddox, I realized he was too dark. Scrooge, hermit, general grumpy guy. I acknowledged I need something to soften him up. Although he loves his nieces and nephew – and even his sister – he doesn’t interact with them until much later in the book. Vivacious Princess Sofia was the perfect foil for Maddox’s dark and brooding.
What does the main character think about this furbaby?
Maddox adores Sofia. He tries to play it off like she’s no big deal, but she’s his entire world. There are days when he’d prefer to stay in bed, hidden from the world and from himself. Sofia forces him to keep living. He has to stay healthy because she needs him. And he needs her just as much.
What does this furbaby eat?
Princess Sofia is fed very expensive kibble. When Maddox needs to bribe her – like staying out of the bedroom when he’s, uh, busy with Ravi – she gets a soup bone and even premium wet food.
What is this furbaby’s natural habitat?
For all her delicacy, Princess Sofia is a creature of her environs. She lives up on the mountain with Maddox. She loves to chase squirrels into the woods and knows to stay away from the nasty bears. She doesn’t get to see many people, so she’s thrilled when Ravi shows up – another human to manipulate.
What does this furbaby add to the story?
Princess Sofia is the comic relief in this book. Both my men have deep emotional wounds, and I worried the story might be too dark. Sofia adds just the right amount of levity.
What about this furbaby will readers like, and why?
Readers enjoy Sofia precociousness. She’s like a secondary character. She’s whip-smart (except when chasing squirrels into the woods and getting poor Ravi lost). She knows what she wants and how to manipulate Maddox to get it. Readers like how she’s able to read Maddox’s moods and to be there to support him when he’s devastated because he and Ravi need to be apart for a while.
Please share an interesting fact or tidbit about this furbaby.
Maddox’s nieces Alexa and Alannah named Princess Sofia. They’ve never seen How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Maddox pretends to be horrified by the name and even contemplated calling her Butch when the girls weren’t around. He realized he was too old for subterfuge and that Butch sounds too much like Bitch. He maintains Sofia likes her name. If pressed, he’ll admit to liking it as well.
Describe a humorous incident involving the animal character.
One day Maddox arrived home to find Sofia was not in the backseat. It took him two hours of walking the back roads before someone said they’d seen Sofia. She was sunning herself in someone’s backyard after having taken a dip in the kiddie pool. She never told Maddox whether she jumped or slipped. Needless to say, she’s been wearing a harness in the truck ever since. (And this may or may not be a true story – my Ally never told me if she jumped or slid – but she did take ten years off my life when I found her gone…)
About Ally
This post is called Fiction Furbaby, but perhaps your own pet does not have fur. If you have a pet that has fins, wings, scales, or other features, please tell us about them here.
Which, if any of the pets in your writing are modeled after your own pets? In what way?
Princess Sofia is Ally and Ally is Princess Sofia. My little ChinPoo has an attitude when she wants something (or doesn’t – try putting a winter coat on her). Her gentle nature was the perfect example for Sofia.
What do your pets do when you are writing?
Even as I write this, Ally’s asleep on a mat under my writing desk. She’s never more than a foot away from me. Ever.
Where did you find your pet?
Ally was a rescue. She wasn’t being abused, but she was neglected – her owner couldn’t care for her properly. She went through several different places before she came to my home. Once she realized I was her forever person, she attached herself to me. We’re almost never apart.
What do you feed your pet?
Like Princess Sofia, Ally gets very expensive kibble. She has a severe attachment disorder so when I leave, she gets a tray of wet food and a dental bone. I put her in her crate (her safe spot), dump the treats, and run like hell.
Describe a toy or favorite item your pet loves.
We were visiting my friend Donna and Ally wandered away. She came back with a stuffed rat. Donna’s dog Chili just shrugged. Ally for the steal. She loves it, and will often jump up on my lap with the rat in tow.
Where to buy Ginger Snapping All the Way
Universal Book Link https://books2read.com/u/3yaArV
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09KMC3X5X
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ginger-snapping-all-the-way-gabbi-grey/1140479206
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/ginger-snapping-all-the-way/id1593193241
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/ginger-snapping-all-the-wayGabbi Grey Social Media
Gabbi Grey lives surrounded by trees, racoons, deer, and other woodland creatures, on a mountain in beautiful British Columbia where her fur baby chin poo keeps her safe from nasty bears.
Working for the government by day, she spends her nights writing contemporary, gay, sweet, and dark erotic BDSM romances…and while she firmly believes in happy endings, she also believes in making her characters suffer before finding their true love.
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Again, thank you Kayelle for letting me hang out. I have a contest going on if you’re interested.
https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/801c221b102/Shout out to Rob’s Rescues – founded by a 9-year-old animal activist
Rob’s Rescues is a non-profit organization in Georgia helping people in need care for and feed their pets. It was founded in 2014 by a then nine-year-old boy. Rob’s Rescues is dedicated to collecting pet food for people in need to reduce shelter surrenders, and to advocating for the adoption of shelter pets. Rob writes monthly articles advocating for shelter animals in the Around About Local Media magazine publications. His column was first published in 2014. He also has pet food collection sites for people in need in the community and interviews amazing people. His interviews appear online once they are published in his column.
Rob volunteers for Pet Buddies Food Pantry, the Cherokee County Animal Shelter and Cobb County Animal Control and collects pet food for these organizations and the communities they serve. He also wants to bring attention to smaller, rural shelters. Mostly he wants to get kids to be Rob’s Rangers to teach kids that they can help shelter animals. Rob has also talked to kids in a classroom setting.
Rob’s Rescues is a Non-Profit Corporation and all donations are tax deductible.
Website http://www.robsrescues.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/robsrescues/
Twitter https://twitter.com/RobsRescuesShout out to Tiny Kittens
Tiny Kittens is a non-profit dedicated to rescuing feral cats. Located near my home in British Columbia, they do amazing work. I’ve watched the Grandpa Mason videos often, and was heartbroken when he passed. His legacy lives on with all the kittens he cared for. https://tinykittens.com/
