Bonjour from the world of Fidette, the world’s most adorable French poodle. I humor the one who feeds me by referring to her as my owner. Actually, she works for me. Anyway, she used to say, "I ought to write a book." Then zut alors! she did it. It took her a while, and then she spent months shopping for a publisher for her beloved opus. With persistence--and perhaps a little luck--the day finally arrived when she received a box of books with her name on them. Mon ami, you must never chew on such a book. I do not need to tell you how Fidette learned this important lesson!

Oddly enough, nothing in the household changed much. My owner did laundry the next day. She seemed to think the garbage cans might sprout wings and fly to the curb in honor of her achievement, mais non. By and by, I heard someone refer to her as “the author”. Then a stranger called and made arrangements for my owner to speak to a book club. Little Fidette was favored with beaucoup doggie treats that day you may be sure. She gets so excited when a new review appears on Amazon or Goodreads or when a fan tracks her down to say “I loved your book!”

Now she’s totally hooked. No longer content merely to be my owner, she seems to think she is a bona fide artiste. Ah, perhaps her eccentric behavior now has a logical explanation.

My owner’s name is Carlene Havel. Her Christian romance "A Hero's Homecoming" was published in July by Prism Book Group, http://www.prismbookgroup.com/AHerosH... . "Daughter of the King", the story of Princess Michal of ancient Israel is just about to be released. She has signed a contract with Prism for another sweet romance, tentatively titled "Here Today Gone Tomorrow." And then? Probably another Old Testament Biblical heroine. For her, writing is like eating milk bones. She always wants "just one more." It would be tres bon for you to buy many copies of her books. This will put my owner in such a good mood she will not be upset when she finds the lamp that seems to have jumped from a table to the floor. It was probably an unreported earthquake, but Fidette is often blamed for the results of such natural phenomena. Such is the life of a poodle!

Alors! What's that I hear? The sound of the electric can opener! Something special pour moi no doubt. Tata for now, mes amis.