[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y sister, Betty Ann Stoub, came to Texas from Illinois, with her husband, Tom, to attend the book launch for my latest novel, “The Fifth Trumpet: Fire in the Blood.” She had trained her dog, Maggie, who just recently had died, to compete in obedience competition.  I worried what she would think of Goldie, but she said, unsolicited, that Goldie was “well behaved!” Was I ecstatic to hear that! It was music to my ears.

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