"High In Trial" New Raine Stockton Dog Mystery by Donna Ball

Available on Amazon and Kindle

HIGH IN TRIAL is the seventh installment in the Raine Stockton Dog Mystery series, available March 20

Available on Amazon, Kindle, and at your favorite retail book shop.

Don't Miss Out On This Special Offer!

From Thursday - Sunday ( March 24 ), buy SMOKY MOUNTAIN TRACKS, the first in the series, for only 99cents on Kindle. A great way to see how it all started if you haven't read the early books!  Click this link to order.  


Note: The print version of HIGH IN TRIAL will come with a bonus: the Christmas short story ALL THAT GLITTERS, which tells how Raine and Cisco met.

About The Book:

Dog trainer Raine Stockton and her happy-go-lucky golden retriever Cisco have been looking forward to the opening weekend of AKC competitive agility all winter.  They travel to the low country of South Carolina to compete against some of the top dogs in the southeast for blue ribbons, squeaky toys, and perhaps even that elusive title of High in Trial.  But even in this carefree atmosphere of high-spirited dogs and dedicated owners ambition runs high, and when one of the competitors is found brutally murdered  it begins to  look as though corruption might have penetrated even this last bastion of decency and sportsmanship, the AKC. 

While Raine and Cisco stalk a killer, a twenty-year old mystery is unfolding back home that will have devastating consequences for Raine and those she loves, and  every hour that passes brings a deadly threat closer.   

About The Characters:

Raine Stockton is just a small town girl from the mountains of North Carolina with money problems,men problems, and dog problems.  She does the best she can to balance her full-time boarding kennel and dog-training business, her part time forest-service job, and her volunteer therapy dog and wilderness search-and-rescue work while trying to keep her mischeivous Golden Retriever, Cisco-- not to mention the rest of her canine crew-- under control. It would be a lot easier if she didn't keep getting distracted by murder...

Learn more about the Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries by clicking here.

Meet The Author:

Donna and Destiny

Donna Ball is the author of over a hundred novels under several different pseudonyms in a variety of genres that include romance, mystery, suspense, paranormal, western adventure, historical and women’s fiction. Recent popular series include the Ladybug Farm series by Berkley Books and the Raine Stockton Dog Mystery series. Donna is an avid dog lover and her dogs have won numerous titles for agility, obedience and canine musical freestyle. She lives in a restored Victorian Barn in the heart of the Blue Ridge mountains with a variety of four-footed companions. Visit her web.

 

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Read more about Donna Ball on Coffee With A Canine

Praise for the Raine Stockton Dog Mystery Series

"An exciting, original and suspense-laden whodunit... A simply fabulous mystery starring a likeable, dedicated heroine..."

--Midwest Book Review

"A delightful protagonist...a well-crafted mystery."

--Romantic Times

"There can't be too many golden retrievers in mystery fiction for my taste."

--Deadly Pleasures

Other books in the Raine Stockton Dog Mystery series:

Smoky Mountain Tracks

Rapid Fire

Gun Shy

Bone Yard (a novella)

All That Glitters (digital short story)

Silent Night

The Dead Season

Get the first book in the series, Smoky Mountain Tracks, for 99cents on Kindle from March 21 - March 24

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Links:

Author Web

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Amazon Author Page

Coffee With A Canine Interview


For The Dogs:

Dog Daze Journal

The Pet Coach


Buy The Book:

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"The Dachshund Escapades" Book 1 and 2 by Mavis Duke Hinton

Happy Fall From Mavis Duke Hinton and the Doxies! Remember their mantra:

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The Books:

The Dachshund Escapades: Book 1:  I Am Sarge

Available on Amazon where you can take a sneak peek! Photo from author's Amazon page.

     Sometimes a dachshund's "lowdown from the ground" perspective is just what human beings need. I was only eight weeks old when I was adopted into my new human family who knew immediately I was a super dog. They proudly gave me the name Sarge-after my Papa Duke, who was a sergeant in the Army. Quite a fitting name for a good-looking dachshund too, I might add. I just know someday I'll do great and mighty things, befitting a super dog. But in the meanwhile, I'll just steal your heart and make you laugh out loud with the antics of this "chow hound." And maybe, if you come over, Papa and I-two food lovers-might just share a snack or two with you, too.

     Fall in love with Sarge, the quintessential dachshund, and laugh along with his foibles and humorous escapades. Book 1 of The Dachshund Escapades series. Don't miss Book 2, I Am Dachshund.

     For all ages who love a fun adventure story and who love dogs, particularly dachshunds.

Book 2: I Am Dachshund

Buy the book on Amazon. Take a peek inside when you link to Amazon.

The series continues! The third, Dachshunds Forever, is awaiting publication. Mavis Duke Hinton is currently working on the fourth book in this series, A Dachshund's Tribute. Keep up with the latest on the author's Amazon page. Note that on Amazon there are an earlier version of these two books. The links here take you to the latest copies. Visit the author's web page and blog. Like Mavis Duke Hinton's Facebook Page and read more about the dogs.

About the author: Heartfelt Christian Fiction: Dachshund Books For Dog Lovers!

Mavis with granddog Shadow on left upon whom the Sarge book was based and her own dog Duke on the right.

Why do you write from the Dachshund's point of view? 
                                                            

Oh, I've been asked that question countless times . . . and I always give the same answer, basically something like this: 

"It is a running joke in our family that we just know what a dachshund is thinking by its facial expression and body language.  My late father used to tell us what our dachshunds were thinking, and I believe I have inherited that 'gene' for doing so.  All of this is tongue in cheek, of course—and it makes for many a laugh around our house."

For example, I watch my dachshund Duke closely if I think he’s up to something.  If he’s looking at one of us imploringly, it can mean:  (1) he wants to go out; (2) he’s hungry; (3) he wants us to play with him.  So I interpret his wishes for my husband:  “Daddy, I wish you’d put down that newspaper and throw my ball for me.  Mama has been at the computer all day, ignoring me.  I need to have some fun around here, you know!”  Voila—Duke’s thoughts.  It’s not necessarily a talent (maybe even a bit silly to those who are not dog lovers), but we all get a good chuckle out of my interpretations. A particularly endearing trait of dogs is their concern for someone who is sick or upset. If one of the grandchildren is crying, both Duke and Shadow want to comfort by giving doggie kisses and lying next to the child. I have incorporated that caring attitude into my books. My other reasons (besides the 'gene' thing) for writing from the dog's viewpoint are: 1. I enjoy imagining how day-to-day happenings must appear to the family dog. 2. I can shift reality to share with readers what dogs think about life situations. 3. I have a zany sense of humor (my family can attest to that) and can use such humor when incorporating it into a dog's viewpoint. 4. I love and appreciate dogs as man's best friend. They show us unconditional love, like God has for us. Tips For Writers: Just get the words down and edit later. That was good advice I found on a well-known author's website. I had a tendency (I am an English teacher, after all) to just keep editing that particular paragraph until I thought it was perfect before moving on, and it takes too much time. It's better to just write, then edit at the end of the manuscript.   Waiting is a big part of publishing—waiting to hear back from a publisher, waiting for “your turn” in the queue of the publication process (I waited three years, from contract to release, for my second book). Write what you know. Your life experiences can color and enrich your writing, so examine your experiences and incorporate anything you can, even a small incident that can be added to your story.

Bio:

In her 22-year career as an English teacher, Mavis Duke Hinton now teaches English online to students across the USA and several foreign countries. She grew up in a military family and lived abroad in Europe during her childhood. She has also been an editor for Christian and secular organizations, including Liberty University, publications editor for the North Carolina State Budget, as well as a police officer. She has taught Bible studies to all ages, from preschool children to adult women, and has spoken in educational conferences as well as women’s groups from time to time.

Married for forty-one years with two married daughters and three grandchildren, she has written two Christian fiction novels in The Dachshund Escapades series.