Conall the wolfhound is telling his story to Bob the Cat, and Kappa the soldier dog... I stood guard in the dog-yard, rage and shock roiling under my fur. In front of me, I was watching Ailbe tend my wounded dog, Odarnat. Behind me, I was listening t...

(continued... Conall the wolf-hound is telling his story to Bob the Cat and Kappa the soldier-dog.) I stood on the castle walls, watching two women leave the castle grounds, wrapped in shawls against the cold. One of them carried a gathering basket;...

I yawn. Twitch my tail. Yawn. “You might as well tell me about this Ailbe of yours.” Conall, the black wolf-hound, settles more comfortably into the straw, head high and front paws crossed. Kappa, the soldier-dog who came downstairs to check on him,...

All this noise is completely unreasonable.  I don’t know why anyone needs to make a fuss this time of day; it’s almost twenty-two minutes after eleven in the morning. In four more minutes, the sun will hit the windowsill with the slightly squas...

She's here, ! The Little White Cat & the Dog Who Wasn't is now available on all major e-book retailers!The Shelties invite you to join us in one of FIVE ways of celebrating....🎉 #1: Buy and read Ailbe's story!!!Some of you had this fly to your a...

Happy weekend, —A couple days ago, I send out a sneak preview from my upcoming release, along with a story about my cats. I got sooo many email replies (if that wasn't you, please tell me about your cat!) and people saying they couldn't wait to read...

Are you a cat person, ?This newsletter is full of dogs, but I had always thought I would be the kind of person who had both dogs and cats, just like I did growing up. My family had Pippin from my earliest memories through when I was in collegeSo why...

What do your kids want to know after school, ?That's what my 9-year-old is asking me lately: Have you got Peter out of Denmark yet?You see, this weekend, I had one of my teens make dinner and the other put the younger kids to bed, and explained to th...

Hello and all my favorite readers —First of all, the Shelties have discovered an evil interloper in our happy book-world... aka, a technology problem. Apparently, my email server and the platform that hosts my book giveaways are currently not talkin...

Hello ,It has come to my attention that the download link for "Magical Libraries" is not working correctly for a few of you. I believe you may be in the group that is affected, and I am very sorry!! Related to this offer that you signed up for!I have...