The Heart of Dog includes Doranna's various backlist dog stories, and that's all it was initially meant to include—until her dog-loving writer friends heard about her need to fund expensive veterinary treatment for her beloved young companion and dog sports partner, ConneryBeagle. In short order, the book filled out with nine more stories, all from wonderful authors.

The stories encompass a range of genres and moods—plenty of humor, plenty of sweetness and satisfaction, and above all, a profound understanding of the Heart of Dog.

Author Friends of Connery: Jeffrey Carver, Julie Czerneda, Tanya Huff, John Mierau, Fiona Patton, Jennifer Roberson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, & John Zakour (x2!); graphic artist Pat Ryan, and production assistant Tom Powers. Connery himself has been on social networking since the day he left the litter, and is on Twitter, LiveJournal, and FaceBook as "ConneryBeagle."

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Feef's House: Doranna Durgin

A Bitch in Time: Doranna Durgin

The Right Bitch: Doranna Durgin

Bitch Bewitched: Doranna Durgin

Hair of the Dog: Doranna Durgin

A Call from the Wild: Doranna Durgin

Brothers Bound: Julie E. Czerneda

Totally Devoted 2 U: John Zakour

Heartsease: Fiona Patton

Dog Star: Jeffrey A. Carver

Finding Marcus: Tanya Huff

Dog Gone: John Zakour

Mountain Challenge: John Mierau

After the Fall: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Piece of Mind: Jennifer Roberson

Just Hanah: Doranna Durgin