Dog Days of Winter

Anyone who knows me can tell you, I’m an absolute sucker when it comes to puppies.

My niece recently posted a picture of a puppy she adopted from a shelter.  She named her Sadie.  Sadie is adorable.  She’s cute, and chubby, and she’s the reason I almost got in my car and drove through three states to adopt one of her siblings. (don’t worry, they all found their forever homes!)

(not Sadie but she looks almost like this!)

Not that I don’t adore my adult dog.  I love him to pieces.  But there’s just something about puppies that makes me go all warm and gooshy inside.

Maybe it’s the new-puppy smell, or the big, warm eyes in those sweet, little faces.  It might be the licks and wriggles and mouths that always look like they’re smiling at you and bright little eyes that say “let’s play.” Whatever the reason, puppies are my kryptonite.

Hi, my name is Nika and I’m a puppy addict.  (But honestly, if there’s a cure, I don’t want it!)

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Okay, as promised, I’m doing another

GIVEAWAY

Woohoo!!

 

This time around, I’m giving away a signed print copy of my debut novel What the Lady Wants to one lucky U.S. reader (should the winner live outside of the contiguous 48, I’ll substitute an e-book version instead).  To win, here’s all you need to do:

• Sign up for my newsletter
• Comment below about your favorite pet, or just animals in general

That’s it!  Easy peasy.

And if you’ve already signed up for my newsletter, no worries, just tell me so in your comment.

 Giveaway will stay open through Saturday, March 19^th.  Winner will be announced the following day.  (Make sure you’ve click on the Dog Days of Winter blog heading to be where the comments section shows up. In the unlikely (I hope!) event that the comments section does a disappearing act like it did in the middle of my last giveaway (Nika + technology = chaos), just leave your comments on the “contact” page instead and you’ll still be entered to win.)