I love books! If you know me and have been following me for some time, you'll know I love reading them, editing them, writing them, and reviewing them! Especially when they are about our beloved pets! Having been a career photojournalist, editor, and having my own publishing house, only intensified my love of writing, art, and books! Today, I have the pleasure of sharing my review and a GIVEAWAY of a new book release by someone many in the art, Siberian Husky, pet, and rescue worlds know— CAMEO ANDERSON!  I know, I know...right about now a lot of you are going, "I know Cameo! I have her art of my dog(s)/cat(s)/horse(s)!" And for those of you who may be new to my blog or to Cameo Anderson, I'm very excited to not only review her book, Elsker the Husky: Broken AND Beautiful (I received a digital copy), but to also share my Q&A interview with her further down in the blog post. And, yes, a GIVEAWAY of one hard copy of Cameo's book! Be sure read the entry rules...

  T his book review is in perfect time for Purple Day® for (K9) Epilepsy! A Mission For Molly, written by Julie Ann Nettifee, RVT, MS, VTS (Neurology) and illustrated by Julie MacMonagle, is based on the real life of Epi-dog (dog with epilepsy) of "Molly," the beautiful English Setter, and newly retired U.S. veteran Willard Moore, who was searching for, and found her in a shelter.  As Willard tells me, when their eyes met, they knew they were meant for each other. The question of "Who rescued Who?" truly fits this duo after Willard adopted her and brought her back home where his wife was waiting and they began their happy life together.  Molly bonded pretty quickly with Willard. Then one day, on a "breezy Carolina afternoon," as the story unfolds, Molly had her first seizure, and shortly after was diagnosed by their veterinarian with epilepsy.    Willard did not know if this was why Molly was left at the shelter, but what he did know...he would never retu...