<p>The 3rd installment of Shojai's dark female-driven domestic thriller series featuring pet-centric plots: </p><br /><p> <strong><em>An animal behaviorist and her service dog race a deadly storm to expose a treacherous secret others will kill to protect.</em></strong></p><br /><p><strong>A BLACKMAILER</strong> returns to sell a deadly cure.</p><p><strong>A MOTHER'S DENIAL</strong> dooms millions of children.</p><p><strong>AND A DOG</strong> shows true loyalty...when he runs away.</p><br /><p>With her stalker finally caught animal behaviorist September Day's PTSD has abated and she's begun to trust again. She dares to hope Detective Jeff Combs might become more than a friend until his investigation into a dogfighting ring leaves her reeling.</p><br /><p>Shadow wrestles his own demons. A German Shepherd autism service dog before losing his-boy to a health crises Shadow found love and his true purpose working with September. Now his-boy is back--but changed--and Shadow fears he'll be forced to choose.</p><br /><p>When a desperate mom demands help and Combs's son disappears with his dog September and Shadow must find the children before a devastating storm hits. But the children have a secret plan of their own. Only when September shows true courage and a good-dog tells the truth can they find their way home again.</p>