Books by Lisa Edwards

Professional dog trainer Lisa Edwards offers prescriptive advice for families on bringing up baby with Fido in the home, and for bringing Fido home with kids in the house

Thirty-five years ago, Ann Joseph lost the only man sheÕs ever loved.SheÕs been out on a few dates since then and kissed a couple of potential princes, but they promptly turned into frogs, so sheÕs given up looking for a kindred spirit who might make her feel like a woman instead of just a mother, grandmother, and occasional babysitter.It takes a chance meeting with a total stranger to give her life meaning again, but it isnÕt long before the relationship that starts out as companionship develops into an emotional roller coaster, and when it gradually turns into a white-knuckle ride, she starts to realise that what you see isnÕt necessarily what you get when it comes to Owen RoachÉ

At the tender age of sixty, Alex Cunningham has fallen in love for the very first time.And that's the good news. The bad news is that he's hardly aware of her existence.She tries everything she can to get him to notice her, but nothing seems to work.Just to get some dialogue going would be a start, and she can hardly believe her luck when Fate steps in and hands her the sweet gift of opportunity, but it turns out to be a mixed blessing.Heartbroken when he evokes memories she's spent years trying to forget, she runs to the bolthole where she always goes to escape from her past.After some serious soul-searching, Alex makes a life-changing decision, but the consequences threaten to turn her whole world completely upside down...

Ginny has never been able to forget the night when she was eighteen years old and an intruder broke into her home and sexually assaulted her at knife point.Even now, forty-two years on, she still has trouble sleeping at night, and the incident has had devastating repercussions Ð not least of which was the toll it took on her subsequent marriage.But there are also other things on her mind, like finding out who is sending her anonymous gifts. They seemed to be harmless little trinkets at first, but theyÕve started to indicate that the sender has an intimate knowledge of her.Now, the lives of people closest to her are being threatened, and sheÕs wondering if the presents arenÕt from a secret admirer after all, but a sinister link to the intruder.

Boo is an unlikely hero. The runt of his litter, class dunce in puppy training, clumsy and short-sighted - the odds are stacked against him. But there's more to little Boo than meets the eye: he radiates love and empathy. Working as a therapy dog alongside owner Lisa, he has been a true miracle worker, helping countless patients with his kindness, soft fur and warm heart. And for Lisa, suffering from her own health problems, Boo's presence in her life is an unexpected gift she continues to treasure.