Animals Instead: A Thrilling Romance Novella

by Jessica T. Priest

Can you love someone regardless of his or her past?Are there conditions to true love?Set in rural South Carolina, Lowell is a veterinarian who falls in love with a young woman. He is not prepared for the conditions of her past. Many twists and turns challenge their relationship, including some very dark ones."Lowell felt the buzz again, and got sick feeling that it might be Jenna. This was about the time for her to be at work right? He was trying to not call or text her during this time partly because he was mad. He let the buck walk, and pulled his phone out of his pocket. Hopefully it would just be some spam calling about his car’s extended warranty, but when he looked down it said Jenna Montreve. He didn’t care in the slightest about the deer hearing him and busting this stand. He would just move it later. He slid the phone icon over to answer it. “Hey,” he said. All he could hear on the other end of the line was Jenna’s sobs. She was crying, trying to say “Lowell.” He felt the strength go out of his arms, and he dropped his bow which fell out of the stand, and hit the ground."

156 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 23, 2021