Lis Carey
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Kate Baray:
I'm listening to the audiobook of The Lost Library now. There's something that puzzles me. We know Lizzie's neighbor's dog is a malamute named Spencer, and that he's very friendly. And we know that Lizzie's dogs are two in number, and they bark at werewolves. No names, breeds, general type of dogs, no personalities beyond barking at werewolves. Why?
Kate Baray
The real reason? I'm a crazy dog lady (used to be a dog trainer, was a k9 handler for a few years) and I was worried about being too crazy dog lady, so I put barely anything in that first book. I should have made them full characters or removed them - but it was my first book and none of my editors made a fuss :) . Not that I blame them, all errors and omissions are certainly my own.
For a more fully fleshed out K9 character, my alternate pen (Cate Lawley) has a pet cozy series, Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mysteries. Fairmont, the canine main character of the book, is based on one of my German Shorthaired Pointers who has since passed. You even get his point of view in the book. Fair warning, the dedication of the first book is very sentimental. It still makes me cry when I read it, and a few readers have commented that it's made them teary.
Other pet characters that you might enjoy include Vegan Vamp Mysteries' Boone (he's a bloodhound based on 2 of my own hounds and joins the series in book 2), Night Shift Witch's Twinkles the cat (he gets his own story in book 4, Twinkles Takes a Holiday), and possibly Clarence in Death Retires (a bobcat possessed by a human who still has some feline tendencies.)
Thanks so much for your question, and apologies for the slow reply. For some reason I don't seem to get notifications for questions.
For a more fully fleshed out K9 character, my alternate pen (Cate Lawley) has a pet cozy series, Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mysteries. Fairmont, the canine main character of the book, is based on one of my German Shorthaired Pointers who has since passed. You even get his point of view in the book. Fair warning, the dedication of the first book is very sentimental. It still makes me cry when I read it, and a few readers have commented that it's made them teary.
Other pet characters that you might enjoy include Vegan Vamp Mysteries' Boone (he's a bloodhound based on 2 of my own hounds and joins the series in book 2), Night Shift Witch's Twinkles the cat (he gets his own story in book 4, Twinkles Takes a Holiday), and possibly Clarence in Death Retires (a bobcat possessed by a human who still has some feline tendencies.)
Thanks so much for your question, and apologies for the slow reply. For some reason I don't seem to get notifications for questions.
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Lindsey
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Kate Baray:
Why is the only short available from B&N Rage? I have read the 1st the books in the lost library series along with rage & I would love to read the other shorts if they became available on my Nook. This series has quickly became one of my favorites I can't wait for Witch's Diary to become available & hopefully lots more in the future. Thanks, Lindsey
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