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Rescued: A Parker's Sanctuary Story
Marsha Dillard’s whole life is about dogs. Her husband knows that, her kids know that, her church knows that. As one of the higher ranking, long-term animal control officers for the city of Tallahassee in north Florida, she has seen her fair share of cats, pigs, chickens, horses, snakes, possums and raccoons. The majority of her work, though, usually consists of dogs.
Loose dogs, sick dogs, abused dogs, lost dogs, feral dogs, dead dogs – she has seen it all. She has taken dying dogs out of fighting rings and she has revived should-be-dead dogs from heat stroke.
Nothing prepared her for rescuing a dog named Parker.
This is a FREE prologue to the book Parker's Sanctuary, a gay romance/suspense novel set in the unique alternative universe of Guardsmen, bonded pairs of weredogs and their partners who live on the edges of society -- worshipped and feared in turn, sheltered as much as they are shunned, Guardsmen mates live, love, and die together.
Loose dogs, sick dogs, abused dogs, lost dogs, feral dogs, dead dogs – she has seen it all. She has taken dying dogs out of fighting rings and she has revived should-be-dead dogs from heat stroke.
Nothing prepared her for rescuing a dog named Parker.
This is a FREE prologue to the book Parker's Sanctuary, a gay romance/suspense novel set in the unique alternative universe of Guardsmen, bonded pairs of weredogs and their partners who live on the edges of society -- worshipped and feared in turn, sheltered as much as they are shunned, Guardsmen mates live, love, and die together.
25 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 21, 2017
About the author
Cooper West
16 books84 followersCooper West is the pen name of KimBoo York, who is a GenX elder-goth whose main life purpose is to provide a good life for her rescue mutt, Keely-Boo, who is perfect and beyond reproach in every way. She is also a librarian, former project manager, and a professional author who wears too many hats and crosses too many genres including romance, fantasy, and non-fiction. She is a bit grumpy, especially in the morning.
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October 13, 2020
I am so glad that the author decided to write this short detailing how Marsha, Greg's friend, and a high-ranking, long-term officer of Tallahassee's animal control, rescued Parker from Howell, the insane man who had kept him in a cage for two years. Granted, this was difficult to read, but I really thought having this insight made my appreciation of Greg and Parker's story so much more.
"He’s tired. He’s in pain and so weak he can barely stand, even just long enough to piss. He knows that he’s in real danger of being murdered. BadMan is getting worse, his beatings more vicious, but at this point Parker could not do what the man wants him to do even if he knew how. As real as the memories of being a man are to him, Parker cannot remember what it feels like to walk on two legs, or see colors he knows exists. With a whine, he sets his head down on his paws and waits for the mercy of death, however painful it might be in the coming."
(Broke my heart!)
Just a glimpse into what thousands of animal control officers deal with on a daily basis in America is enough to bring tears to my eyes. Those individuals are true heroes and Marsha, along with her team and the vet, showcase the finest of what human compassion and caring is all about. It broke my heart but also made me so happy to see Parker's rescue, and because I've already read 'Parker's Sanctuary', I know how much better life gets for Parker.
"He’s tired. He’s in pain and so weak he can barely stand, even just long enough to piss. He knows that he’s in real danger of being murdered. BadMan is getting worse, his beatings more vicious, but at this point Parker could not do what the man wants him to do even if he knew how. As real as the memories of being a man are to him, Parker cannot remember what it feels like to walk on two legs, or see colors he knows exists. With a whine, he sets his head down on his paws and waits for the mercy of death, however painful it might be in the coming."
(Broke my heart!)
Just a glimpse into what thousands of animal control officers deal with on a daily basis in America is enough to bring tears to my eyes. Those individuals are true heroes and Marsha, along with her team and the vet, showcase the finest of what human compassion and caring is all about. It broke my heart but also made me so happy to see Parker's rescue, and because I've already read 'Parker's Sanctuary', I know how much better life gets for Parker.
March 16, 2022
Difficult to rate because it's more an extended prologue of the next book. No inkling about romance and if you didn't already read book 1 you might only read a story about the rescue of a badly treated dog.
May 5, 2017
OMG... I am so glad the next book is out because I have to start it NOW. Love both of these characters already and totally hooked into their story!
June 4, 2019
super sad prelude of what puppy knows will be a roller coaster to come... puppy doesn't like roller coaster.
August 10, 2018
4.5 out of 5
Y'know, I was kind of cranky about how The Protector went (thus my 3.25 rating) but I loved the world-building so much I thought I'd give this a try to see if I want to move on to book 2. Well, I'm hooked. You can only do so much in 25 pages but it picks up neatly (though tacitly) from one of the plot threads in The Protector and sets things up nicely for Parker's Sanctuary. Which I bought right after reading this :-) I guess that's a pretty good endorsement right there!
Y'know, I was kind of cranky about how The Protector went (thus my 3.25 rating) but I loved the world-building so much I thought I'd give this a try to see if I want to move on to book 2. Well, I'm hooked. You can only do so much in 25 pages but it picks up neatly (though tacitly) from one of the plot threads in The Protector and sets things up nicely for Parker's Sanctuary. Which I bought right after reading this :-) I guess that's a pretty good endorsement right there!
November 28, 2020
Rescued By Cooper West
For a book that's supposed to be a prequel it didn't say much about the story behind the Guardsmen. I haven't yet read any of the Guardsmen series so I was hoping to understand more about the world before doing so. It basically shared nothing other than a dog was being abused and it was a shifter, but it never shifted so we got no background of his story. Unsure if I'll go on and start the series at this point.
For a book that's supposed to be a prequel it didn't say much about the story behind the Guardsmen. I haven't yet read any of the Guardsmen series so I was hoping to understand more about the world before doing so. It basically shared nothing other than a dog was being abused and it was a shifter, but it never shifted so we got no background of his story. Unsure if I'll go on and start the series at this point.
December 22, 2020
This is the prequel to Parker's Sanctuary .
This is a interesting start too a new M.M human Shifter series since this is just the prequel there is not a lot of back story . All we know is that Parker who is a shifter was captured by a unstable human who has severely abused him Parker knows that if he doesn't find a way too escape he won't make it . Just when Parker thinks there's no hope dog rescue is called by his owner's neighbor although it's a tricky rescue Parker is saved . Know it's up too the vet that he was brought to go help heal him and maybe Parker can find a good human to car for him and love him .
This is a interesting start too a new M.M human Shifter series since this is just the prequel there is not a lot of back story . All we know is that Parker who is a shifter was captured by a unstable human who has severely abused him Parker knows that if he doesn't find a way too escape he won't make it . Just when Parker thinks there's no hope dog rescue is called by his owner's neighbor although it's a tricky rescue Parker is saved . Know it's up too the vet that he was brought to go help heal him and maybe Parker can find a good human to car for him and love him .
May 20, 2017
Ok read
This book was interesting and had the potential to be great but the author ended the book too soon. The characters development is fair, the plot is slow paced with room for growth
This book was interesting and had the potential to be great but the author ended the book too soon. The characters development is fair, the plot is slow paced with room for growth
May 12, 2017
A great little short story. I love the author's writing style and look forward to reading Parker's Sanctuary because I'm already invested in these characters.
May 31, 2017
Great introduction to the next pair, but a horrible beginning for Parker.
August 7, 2017
Great lead in.
Great lead in to The Protector. Makes me want to read more. I would recommend this book to anyone. Thanks
Great lead in to The Protector. Makes me want to read more. I would recommend this book to anyone. Thanks
October 29, 2019
Absolutely loved this!
December 9, 2021
I enjoyed the different take on the shifter/bond theme. Found the series to be intriguing, sexy and very entertaining.
May 7, 2017
This is the Prologue to Parkers Sanctuary and I loved reading it and knowing that I'd downloaded both books together and could go from this delightfully Angst filled First Chapter really straight to the main event. I'm so pleased to see more from the Guardsmen world.
May 3, 2019
Very short, this is just a tiny taster of what's to come really. I enjoyed it though, West manages to pack a lot of emotion into just a couple of pages. You can really feel Parker's despair and I can't wait until I read the next book so he can get his happy ending.
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