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The Agent is here! I’m so excited! This is Natalie and Tully’s story. He’s a former FBI agent turned security consultant. She’s a hair salon owner recovering from an abusive marriage. The attraction between them is instant but they both have powerful reasons for not acting on it. Then Natalie receives threatening notes and turns to Tully for help. I love these two characters so much and had a blast writing their book.

As always, I will be donating a portion of my royalties (including pre-orders and international sales) for the first two weeks after release day on January 5th to animal support groups nominated by my amazing newsletter subscribers. They give me a tough job every time as I have to choose just three for my big donations.  I guarantee a minimum of $1,000 to each but the more books I sell, the higher the amount goes. So please spread the word!

Mobi and Skoda hope you will help increase my donation!

I just couldn’t stop with three so I added $250 donations to additional groups that I thought equally worthy. Honestly, I wish I could donate to every one of the 40+ organizations nominated.

Here are the chosen ones:

$1,000 minimum donations to each:

 Southport-Oak Island Animal Rescue (S.O.A.R.), NC – a no-kill animal rescue, S.O.A.R. resides on approximately 3 acres of property. There you will find dog kennels for up to 14 dogs; a large fenced-in run and training area where the dogs can play without being leashed; a cattery with open rooms as well as cat kennels and 2 houses for cats living with FeLV (feline leukemia virus) and FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus). S.O.A.R.’s goals are: to give abandoned cats and dogs a second chance at a new life by placing them in their new “furr-ever” home; raise public awareness about animal rescue and other animal issues throughout Brunswick County, NC; educate pet owners about the importance of spaying and neutering and proper pet care; rescue and assist cats and dogs in need.

Texas Best Choices Animal Rescue, TX – an animal rescue and sanctuary just east of Dallas, in Quinlan, Texas. We have 22 acres devoted to housing healthy, happy rescued dogs and puppies. As a no-kill rescue organization, we promote spaying/neutering and the humane treatment of all companion animals. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home dogs and puppies that are hungry, helpless, and homeless in the Quinlan / Hunt County area and beyond.

Unconditional Love Pet Rescue,  AR – committed to helping abandoned, neglected, and abused pets; finding loving homes; and educating the public about responsible pet ownership. All of our animals are pulled from overcrowded shelters and animal control facilities. We will also accept pets from owners who can no longer care for their pet. When the animal enters our program, it is treated for any medical needs, is brought up to date on all vaccinations, and is spayed or neutered. When the animal has been determined healthy and socialized, it is placed for adoption. We work with families throughout the northeast, focusing on New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, and Vermont.

$250 donations to each:

 Charlie’s Crusaders Pet Rescue, TN  – a group of volunteer dog lovers whose mission is to rescue, provide sanctuary, and ultimately to re-home abandoned, stray, and neglected dogs in Mississippi and Tennessee and surrounding areas. We rescue from the Mid-South where almost all the shelters are EXTREMELY high kill and then we transport them up North for adoption.

Halfway Home Pet Rescue, ME – We focus our mission on the rescue and rehabilitation of cats and kittens from Caribou and surrounding communities who are not eligible for admission to other area shelters. HHPR provides medical care, social and emotional rehabilitation through our foster home networkand a safe haven that is “half way home.” HHPR provides community support by: providing pet care assistance to families in crisis; promoting spay/neuter; assisting low income homes with spay/neuter resources; offering equipment for temporary fostering of strays; practicing Trap/Neuter/Relocation of area feral colonies; and providing community education about animal welfare issues.

Paws 4 You, FL – a volunteer, donor-subsidized animal rescue organization based in Miami, Florida. Over the last 11 years, we have served the vital need of sheltering, fostering, and placing dogs in the southern part of Miami-Dade County. We offer life-saving services and employ various strategies to place and keep animals in loving, lifelong homes. These include: saving dogs from abandonment and euthanasia; providing needed medical care including, but not limited to, spaying, neutering, vaccinations, and emergency procedures; and providing a safe retreat/shelter with the end goal of adopting dogs into safe and loving families.

Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando,  FL – More than 6,000 homeless dogs and cats will turn to the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando for caring, compassion and hope through our animal shelters this year. Pet Alliance provides food, medical care and shelter for dogs and cats until they find their new homes. The average length of stay for dogs is 8 days and for cats is 15 days. Pet Alliance’s live release rate averages around 96%, making it what is considered a “no kill” shelter. Pet Alliance also works to develop progressive and innovative programs that help keep pets and people together. This combined with initiatives to minimize the number of feral cats being born will help reduce the number of dogs and cats that need to enter the shelter. Pet Alliance also provides low-cost spay/neuter surgeries and animal wellness through our public veterinary clinics.

The Raptor Trust, NJ – The Trust’s professional staff supplies the highest quality medical care and maintenance to all avian patients. A fully equipped medical infirmary, including an intensive care wing, exists on site. Although begun as a raptor care facility, the Trust now offers assistance to all native wild birds. The goal is always to return all viable individuals to the wild. In the ten year period of 1986 through 1995, over 25,000 wild birds were admitted to the rehabilitation facility—half of which were set free.

Thank you for your support of my donations! I so appreciate your help!