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Rebecca Brock

Rebecca Brock

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Rebecca Brock is the director of a small library in southern West Virginia. She is also the author of a collection of short horror stories (Abominations) and a variety of other horror stories published in anthologies and online since 2000. When not cleaning up after her cats, Rebecca enjoys books and movies in a variety of genres (romance, horror, true crime, sci-fi) and attempts to be crafty by crocheting, sewing, and cross stitching. The Giving Season is her first published novel (all the others are hidden away in drawers somewhere).

Murdo

Murdo

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<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding &quot;No&quot;; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>

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<font face="Verdana" size="2">&quot;A charming, heartwarming love story. Ms. Brock handles the heroine's self esteem issues regarding her weight with sensitivity, and yet with a realism with which many readers will be able to identity....Ms. Brock has crafted a superb romance novel that had this reader giving a huge sigh of satisfaction at its end.&quot;<br /><br /><strong>Judy Bagshaw</strong><br />author of <em><strong>At Long Last, Love</strong></em><br />&amp; other works of romantic fiction<br /><br /></font><font face="Verdana" size="2">&quot;Rebecca Brock has woven the lives of two people from different walks of life into a beautiful love story. Jessy Monroe is down on love and has convinced herself that she will never find anyone to spend her life with.  Michael Forrester, a single dad raising three children, isn't looking for love, but there's something about Jessy he can't resist. When a cold, stormy night brings them together, both their lives will change. <em>The Giving Season</em> will grab you from the very first page and keep you turning pages until the end.&quot;</font><br /><br /><strong>Pat Ballard</strong><br />Queen of Rubenesque Romances<br />&amp; author of <em><strong>10 Steps to Loving Your Body<br />(No Matter What Size You Are)<br /></strong></em>