The Dog Thief by Marta Acosta (Paperback)

Autographed, with a special inscription, by Marta Acosta - Bestselling Author known for her urban fantasy, young adult, and chick-lit novels, including the Casa Dracula series and The She-Hulk Diaries - especially for HALO! The Dog Thief is Book One of the Coyote Run Series How far would you go to save the dog you love? From Library Journal Women's Summer Reading and Romantic Times Editor's Choice author, Marta Acosta, comes a "touching, funny, and worth crying over" novel about taking risks, making friends, and finding love, while staying true to yourself. Maddie Whitney is both a brilliant dog trainer and an eccentric outcast in the small rural town of Coyote Run. When she's with dangerous or damaged dogs, she's patient, selfless, and courageous. But her canine rehabilitation center is struggling because she constantly offends people with her unfiltered speech, inappropriate behavior, and weird sense of humor. When Maddie and her retired military K-9 Bertie discover a murdered woman in a field, she recklessly claims that she's an animal psychic to help save her center. Sheriff Oliver Desjardins (who is her ex-girlfriend's brother) is more irritated with Maddie than ever. But he needs her skills for a new K-9 Search & Rescue team and leverages a secret against her, forcing her to join. As they work together, they begin to tolerate and then respect each other. And Maddie's obsessive mind clicks into the investigation. Especially since the unknown killer now believes K-9 Bertie can identify him. The only way for Maddie to save the heroic dog she loves is to solve the crime. And to do that, she must achieve the impossible: connect with others. Because the key to every mystery lies within the human heart. Published: January 15, 2018