A reason for hope /
Kristin von Kreisler.
- 316 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes discussion questions.
On San Julian Island, across Puget Sound from Seattle, Tessa Jordan works as a bookmobile librarian. In her spare time she cares for a colony of feral cats. When she meets Nick Payne, a respected community leader, their first date leaves her feeling confused and upset. When Tessa decides to step forward and accuse Nick of assault, local prosecutor Will Armstrong declines to pursue her case, citing lack of evidence. Her main solace is Hope, a courthouse dog, trained to comfort victims through the difficult judicial process. Will, who is Hope's primary handler, longs to get justice for Tessa, yet knows how rocky the path will be.
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Women librarians--Fiction. Victims of crimes--Fiction. Psychiatric service dogs--Fiction. Public prosecutors--Fiction. Dogs--Fiction. Islands--Washington (State)--Puget Sound--Fiction.