Coffee with a canine: Michelle Styles & Tess and Hardy

The current featured guests at Coffee with a Canine: Michelle Styles & Tess and Hardy, her two border collies.

Styles, on how they were united:

We got the pair after our ten year Border collie suddenly died last May. Within hours, it was blatantly obvious that the house was too quiet. We decided to get two because my husband worried that our 13 year Labrador would go soon as well. So far, so good and he remains with us. The neighbour of a friend had a litter and we were able to go and get them. It was not until about mid way through the second week that I twigged why most books and experts say – do not do two puppies at once. It is doing twins voluntarily! Lots of fun but if one dog doesn’t think of it, the...[read on]

Michelle Styles is a historical romance novelist. Although born and raised near San Francisco, California, she currently lives a mile south of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, UK.

Styles has written 14 novels for Harlequin Mills & Boon. Her latest North American release is Sold & Seduced in February 2010; her next UK release is Compromising Miss Milton in May 2010.

Read an excerpt from Styles' new book, Sold & Seduced, and learn more about the author and her work at Michelle Styles' website and blog.

Coffee with a Canine: Michelle Styles & Tess and Hardy.

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