Where She Stays

Four years on the streets taught Hazel that distance was safer than people.When rescue coordinator Paige asks Elliott to help with a dog no trap has managed to catch, he knows better than to rush her. Hazel is thin, sick, and terrified of people. Getting her off the street will take patience. Teaching her that she can stay somewhere may take much longer.At Elliott's quiet house, progress comes in inches. A meal eaten while someone is still in the room. A few more steps into the yard. A place beside the bookcase instead of the far end of the hall. Some days those inches disappear again.Elliott knows how to care for difficult dogs. What he does not know is what happens when temporary stops feeling temporary-and another good home becomes a real possibility.Where She Stays is a quiet, warm novel about rescue, patience, friendship, and the small changes that become a life.