Looking for Lucky - Paperback

by Shirley Kennedy (Author)

JILLIAN DAHL of Denver has a life that's as good as it gets. She's beautiful, has a successful career, a luxurious lifestyle and a rich fiancé. But her world starts to crumble when her younger sister, Karlin, a world-class skier, is diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, a fast, deadly kind of bone cancer. On the day Karlin learns she must lose her leg, Lucky, her beloved black Labrador retriever, runs away in a blizzard from Jillian's back yard. Jillian's frantic search to find him takes her to California where she meets charismatic animal activist, Travis Kerrigan. Fate takes Lucky ever closer to the Linderman Research Laboratories where "trash dogs" will be used in a horrible experiment. Can Travis help? Will Jillian find him in time? Looking for Lucky is aimed at animal lovers everywhere. In part, it's about a group of animal activists, but there's much more to the book. It's the stories of two alcoholics with different endings, one good, one shockingly sad. Of a recently widowed woman who thinks her life is over. Of a teenage valley girl who made a bad decision. Of wine tasting in Sonoma County-skiing at Winter Park, Colorado- the giant Sequoias in the Sierra Nevada Mountains- beautiful San Francisco-a casino in Lake Tahoe. The journey of a lost dog affects many lives, including Jillian's, whose life is changed forever in her desperate search to find him.

Author Biography

SHIRLEY KENNEDY was born and raised in Fresno, California, where she graduated from Fresno High School. She lived in Canada for many years, enjoying skiing and riding horses. She's a graduate of the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada with a B.S. in Computer Science. She has had many jobs in her lifetime, including several years as a computer programmer/analyst. However, her true passion has always been writing. Finally she took a big risk and decided to devote myself to writing full time. Now, after writing several traditional Regencies, she has published in several genres, including western romance and a contemporary Las Vegas mystery. Shirley lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her older daughter and feline friends, Brutus and Sparky. She belongs to the Las Vegas chapter of Romance Writers of America. Reach her at shirleyken360@gmail.com