Finding Riley
An unexpected surprise brings the Mitchell family of Savannah a chance to experience the vacation of their dreams. An unexpected disappointment threatens to turn it into the worst trip of their lives. John Finch and his friend Alfred have been living off the grid in Florida for several years. But given the cold winter months, freezing rain and terrifying lightning storms, John’s thinking his lifestyle could use a total makeover. A new friend enters the picture and changes everything. Kim Harper (the dog trainer introduced in Rescuing Finley), is contacted by a billionaire philanthropist seeking help with a new dog training project to help the poor. She wonders if he’s for real or if this rich, handsome man’s interest in Kim goes deeper than her dog-training skills? Bestselling author Dan Walsh is known for page-turning, character driven novels. Fans of Dan’s other novels, especially Rescuing Finley, as well as dog-lovers everywhere will love Finding Riley. Also Available: Books 3 and 4 in the Forever Home Series – Saving Parker and Keeping Bailey
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“What do you wanna be when you grow up?”
Kids get asked that question all the time. When my son was five, he knew. “I wanna be a green Batman.” By high school I knew. I wanted to be an author of novels. My composition teacher was the spark that lit this fire. She went out of her way to encourage my feeble offerings. “You could really be a writer if you wanted to,” she said. Secretly, I began to write poems and short stories. Only my teacher and mother could read them (such things clashed badly with the surfer-guy persona I’d worked so hard to fabricate at school).
After becoming a Christian, my attention shifted in a different direction. I met Cindi, my wife-to-be. Then came a call to pastoral ministry. Then fatherhood. I still loved to write, but found little time for it. In the mid-90′s, we decided I needed a relaxing hobby. Cindi suggested I start writing again. I read some great how-to books and found some wonderful friends on a Christian fiction writer’s board on AOL (back when AOL was the Internet). A year later, my first novel was complete.
It was soon picked up by a top literary agent, but she found it difficult to market. Not much interest back then in a faith-based suspense thriller with a military edge. Shortly after that, the idea for The Unfinished Gift came to me…. Read on.
