It's official! I've entered the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. My newest book, Jack K9 Warrior is now entered in the General Fiction category.

I worked with UK author Jacky Gray to shape up the 300 word pitch. Jacky was a huge help and taught me much! Phew, writing the book was easier than those few short paragraphs, but the 'pitch' is key to getting reviewers, agents and publishers interested and wanting more.

So here's the pitch:
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Being around Lieutenant Dakota Dixon (DX to his friends) means being on your toes or you might just find something unpleasant in your combat boots! Something in his Native American psyche gives him a special connection with dogs, gaining him a new handle – dog whisperer. Keith Barnes’s idea of a storybook home life takes a major detour as his Collie, Jack, turns therapy dog and becomes the new training partner for DX as he struggles through rehab.

Before his platoon was ambushed, DX was on track to realize his vision of training a revolutionary breed of K9 warrior, but now he faces a medical discharge. Jack and DX’s destinies become one, as Keith encourages his new friend to test his theories on Jack. Pairing this Marine with the mischievous Jack is just trouble waiting to happen!

Impressed with Jack’s new abilities, the leader of an elite unit gives DX a second chance. Realizing DX’s future depends on Jack’s skills, Keith makes the difficult decision to loan the Collie for a dangerous mission. The team must recover a stolen laser weapon from an abandoned castle in the mountains of Romania to rescue the country from an impending coup. Combining instincts and training, Jack saves one of the agents from a wolf, takes out a sniper, and relays vital information about a mole who threatens the success of the mission.

Surrounded by double agents and espionage, DX doesn’t know who he can trust as the team is nearly wiped out. JACK K9 WARRIOR is a suspenseful revival of the classic Collie stories of old and an uplifting tale of friendship and sacrifice.
Jack: K9 Warrior
Kevin L. Brett