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  62. About the Author
  63. Books by Bobbie Pyron
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“Sis says not to expect too much,

that Heartwell Manor is nothing fancy.”

Jewel hugs Baby to her.

“We don’t need much,” I told her,

“as long as we’re together.”

Baby licks Jewel’s chin and

wags his bit of a tail.

He sneezes in agreement once,

then again.

He listens as Jewel hums softly under her breath.

He watches the world slide past the window

as the road spools out ahead.

A world full of wonder

and hope. And love.

Baby and Jewel,

a pack of two,

warm and safe together

again.

Acknowledgments

During the journey that would become this book, I have been so fortunate to have many heartbeats on my side.

To my bighearted agent, Alyssa Eisner Henkin, thanks as always for believing in the story I just had to tell.

I am once again so grateful to have had Maria Barbo and Katherine Tegen Books on my side. Maria, you always ask the right questions.

Huge thanks to the HarperCollins team—Megan Gendell, Jon Howard, Stephanie Guerdan—for making sure I look like I know what I’m doing, even when I don’t. Y’all keep me honest.

Artist Erwin Madrid, thank you for creating such a beautiful image of Baby for the jacket cover! Doubtless it will grab everyone’s heart.

Many thanks to Vikki Terrile and Dr. Julie Ann Winkelstein for your thoughtful reading of an early draft of Stay. Because of your suggestions, I know my story is a much more respectful and rich depiction of people and families experiencing homelessness. Thank you for all you do in your own lives to make the world a better place.

Two books were particularly important to me in understanding the world of families experiencing homelessness and the pets of the homeless: Invisible Nation: Homeless Families in America, by Richard Schweid (University of California Press, 2016) and My Dog Always Eats First: Homeless People and Their Animals, by Leslie Irvine (Lynn Rienner Publishers, 2015). Thank you for helping me understand.

I will always have these names on my Grateful list: Jean Reagan, Lora Koehler, Chris Graham, Becky Hall, and Charlene Brewster. True hearts all.

And to my husband, Todd, who helps me see the doughnut rather than the hole, always.

About the Author

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Photo by Charlene Brewster

BOBBIE PYRON currently lives high on the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband and two dogs. Bobbie is the author of the award-winning A Dog’s Way Home and the critically acclaimed A Pup Called Trouble, The Dogs of Winter, and Lucky Strike. You can visit Bobbie online at www.bobbiepyron.com.

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