I’m working like a fiend to get the fourth book in the Jared McKean series, A Taste of Blood and Ashes, finished and submitted by the end of the month, while getting ready for the Killer Nashville conference. It’s a busy time, but I wanted to take a minute to stop by here and share this photo of Pete in his eye patch. Since his name is Peter Pan, I think there’s a little irony in the fact that he looks a bit like a pirate here (admittedly, a pirate in a very tasteful plaid).
it’s not an early Halloween costume. A few months ago, he rubbed an ulcer onto his eye, and at first we were afraid the eye would have to be removed. Super Vet Brian Wright gave me ointment and told me to put it in Pete’s eye four times a day. Since he’s at a boarding facility about seven miles away AND I was still at my day job then, that was quite a chore.
He didn’t much like having the ointment put in, especially since the ulcerated eye was so painful, but within just a few days, thanks to clicker training and some really good treats, he was letting me put it in all by myself. That was a necessity, since at least three of the four times I went, there was nobody there but me.
Nonetheless, we prevailed and saved the eye–Huzzah!–and Pete is back to his old self. If you’d like to read more about Pete and his pasture mate, Loki, you can go here.
Ron Head
Good news about Pete and the new book. The new book is why I am checking your website. I hoped you were continuing the series and had not given up on it. I have been a licensed private investigator in Tennessee and Virginia for the past twenty-three years. My second ex, who I still love, is with someone else. My most recent girlfriend is pregnant, but not by me. I woke up this morning thinking about Racing the Devil, which I loved and read about a year ago. I checked my email at 5 am, and Yahoo had sent me an email about your books. I have not read the first two in the series. I will order one today, get the other one next, and look forward to the new one. Thanks, Ron
Jaden Terrell
Thank you, Ron. You made my day! I’m so glad you loved the book.
Actually, I’m working to finish up the fourth book in the series this week. Racing the Devil is the first one,s o it sounds like you did start at the beginning of the series. It sounds like you have a lot in common with Jared. What part of Tennessee and Virginia do you work in? As you know, I live in Tennessee, but my dad was from Richmond.