It's a Dog's Life (a romantic comedy with a canine sidekick) [Kindle Edition]

Dale Mayer (Author)

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Product Description

This is a NOVELLA of approximately 24,000 words = 70 odd pages.

It's the first day of Ninna's job in the local animal shelter...and a dog is talking to her. Not just any dog...a fat, old, smart-alecky Basset Hound who says his name is Mosey.

She can't quit, she needs this job. And then there's the yummy vet. Who turns out to live across the street from her in a much bigger house than her tiny house. Big enough to hold a few animals - including the mouthy Mosey. With all this going on, she doesn't have time to worry about the rash of break-ins and the sense of being watched. She's too busy worrying that she's nuts.

When Ninna agrees to dog sit for the cute vet from work, she sees it as a trial at being a pet owner and a way to build on her budding relationship with the vet. For Mosey, this weekend means time to get to know each other.

For the stalker who's tracking Ninna's movements, it means…opportunity.

From the Author

Unfortunately, there were formatting and editing errors found in this book - even though the book was edited several times and proofread several times. It has been been gone over yet again! 

So we found out where the problem is - through the conversion process of HTML to .prc, several sentences have been cut off - they just drift off to nowhere!  Obviously, this is a huge issue and hopefully has been fixed!

If you have a copy with errors, let me know and I'll send you a new one!

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 207 KB
• Publisher: Valley Publishing (December 24, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006PXUOWU
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Humor
  • #4 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Romance > Romantic Suspense

More About the Author

Freelance writer Dale Mayer lives in the beautiful Okanagan valley in British Columbia, Canada. She's multi-pubbed in nonfiction and is currently writing The Essential Series including The Career Essential Series(The Resume, The Cover Letter, The Interview), Lifestyle Essentials (Ergonomics for today's world, Raising the dyslexic child, etc.), and the Gardening Essential Series, (Beginning with Bulbs, Urban Farming, Gardening for Seeds, etc.).

Stay tuned as she adds to these and several other proposed series. For the last decade, she's written on all of these topics either under her own name or as a ghostwriter. As a researcher and technical writer, Dale has a wealth of knowledge she can't wait to share!

However, fiction is her passion. Here, she writes taut psychological suspense with romance and paranormal elements. She has recently branched out into writing both mystery and urban fantasy books for young adult with the occasional vampire book thrown in just for fun.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love Mosey!, December 26, 2011

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E.S. Rose - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's a Dog's Life (a romantic comedy with a canine sidekick) (Kindle Edition)

This hit my happy spot in so many ways. There's a bit of a Cinderella story going on, with the broke heroine, who really needs the job at the animal center. And then there's the handsome and hot vet. (Kind of prince-like now that I think of it.) And then there's the suspense. A villain who's stalking the heroine. Scary enough to give me chills. But most of all, there's Mosey. Wise and cantankerous and lovable.

I loved Mosey! I want one in my life. And I didn't even mention the surprise ending. I didn't see it coming, and it left me smiling for a long time.

Though this is a novella, it felt as satisfying as a longer book. The characters had depth, there were multiple story lines, and then there was Mosey the wise. Just thinking about it, I'm happy again.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can You do Dog Talk?, January 2, 2012

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Jo Ann Hakola (Las Cruces, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's a Dog's Life (a romantic comedy with a canine sidekick) (Kindle Edition)

It's her first day at the vet's office and she wants to do well; she really needs this job. Then a dog starts talking to her. Is she losing her mind?

Ms. Mayer gave me a copy of this novelette to read for review (thank you). It is available on Amazon as an ebook.

Ninna has never worked with animals and isn't even sure she likes dogs, but she needs a source of income to pay her bills. This job will help with that. And the veterinarian is really cute and nice. Maybe this could be her dream job. If that floppy eared Basset Hound would just leave her alone, it'd be great.

He informs her his name is Mosey (and when he moves, that's about his speed). She thinks his loose skin is disgusting; he's real pleased she can hear his speech. You already know how she feels about it.

When she finds out the vet is living across the street from her, she's thrilled. Here is her chance to get to know him better, discretely, of course. Even better, he has to go away for the weekend and wants her to babysit his menagerie. She agrees willingly. That will let her know if a pet is will work for her and might also be the beginning of a relationship with Stuart. She sure never expected it to save her life...

This is a well written light tale that will make you smile with the bantering between girl and dog and girl and girlfriend. Why not download the book, get a cup of coffee or tea and sit in your reading chair with a good read? You'll enjoy it, I'm sure.

Happy reading.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this dog!, January 17, 2012

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A Phantom Reader - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's a Dog's Life (a romantic comedy with a canine sidekick) (Kindle Edition)

For a novella (70 odd pages), this story still has it all. Characters that you can't forget, plot that moves and wonderful twist at the end! I really enjoyed this book.

The best part is Mosey, the dog with character that even now makes me smile. If you want a feel good story that will make you laugh and make you sigh happily when you reach the end - this is for you.

Well worth the time, effort, and money.