I saved a dog's life today- Her name is Mollie. She's this black and white four year old healthy sheltie with a heart-shaped face and sorrowful brown eyes. Her owner's no longer want her. They've left her at the vet to be euthanized. How does anyone do that? What could possibly be wrong with her? I have a horrible feeling she's terrified of everyone and everything. I can't change her past. I have to help her-teach her to trust and love.

Ellen Gilman is a graduate of the University of Maryland where she earned her degree in Early Childhood Education. She taught kindergarten for four years before retiring to raise her two boys. She returned to the workforce once her kids were in school and enjoyed a ten year stint at Saks Fifth Avenue until the store closed. Her next job was assisting her husband in their family's building supply business, and with her free time she began her writing career with Mollie's Tail a tribute to an amazing sheltie the family rescued. Rescued is a follow-up to Mollie's Tail. Since Mollie's Tail Ellen has written a series of three contemporary fiction novels that take place in a small town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The last one Mutts Murder and Mayhem, a cozy mystery, was published in October 2023. Rescued, her newest novella, is a follow-up to Mollie's Tail. It is a heartwarming personal story of the six shelties her family rescued over many years starting with Mollie. Ellen resides in Owings Mills Maryland with her husband, one sheltie, and two rough collies. You can find her at Starbucks writing her next novel. Please visit her on Facebook or check out her website www.ellengilman.com