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Scout Takes the Lead
A Veteran with PTSD Dog Training Healing Romance Novella
2023
First Published
4.40
Average Rating
128
Number of Pages

Wounded Warrior Finds Love and Healing Through Man's Best Friend Dog trainer Grace connects with Alex, a handsome yet troubled veteran, when he comes into her store looking for help with his new rescue dog, Scout. As Grace assists Alex in training Scout to be his psychiatric service dog, the two start falling for each other. But Alex's PTSD causes strains on their budding relationship. Can Scout take the lead in bringing them back together? This uplifting novella blends romance and the unbreakable human-canine bond.

Avg Rating
4.40
Number of Ratings
93
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Author

Neil S. Plakcy
Neil S. Plakcy
Author · 104 books

I have been a voracious reader all my life, mostly in mystery, romance, and science fiction/fantasy, though a college degree in English did push a lot of literary works into my list of favorites. I began writing seriously in high school after an inspiring assignment with A Separate Peace by John Knowles. But it took getting an MFA in creative writing to kick-start my career. Since then I've written dozens of books, won a couple of treasured awards, and enjoyed the support of readers. I hope you'll visit my website, where you can sign up for my occasional newsletter, and also follow my author page on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/neil.plakcy. I love writing cozy mysteries as well as gay mysteries, M/M romance and gay erotica. My golden retriever mysteries were inspired by my own goldens, Samwise, Brody and Griffin, who continually give me ideas for new books.

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