Unspoken Bond

From Goodreads: "Blake O'Connor writes so simply but in a way that you feel you are in the living room with them as the family carries on a conversation. I felt my dog curling up in the crook of my legs as she described Joe curling up with David. I liked how she wrote the story with the prologue so you knew from the beginning that David & Emma would get together so it was like remembering along with David and seeing how all the pieces of their life fit together. This was a great read & I recommend!"

Another reviewer says: "I truly enjoyed this beautifully told and emotional story. Blake stole my heart with her story from the opening paragraph right through to the close."

A judge of a major metropolitan writing contest says: “Smooth, fluid prose, with a strong emotional hook.”

Based on a true event, Unspoken Bond is an award-winning, heart-warming story about how one unselfish act can have far reaching and lifelong consequences. It’s a celebration of the unspoken bond between a man and his dog, and the timeless bond between two people, held together by a whisper of a touch.

University senior David Hess doesn’t know what’s wrong with him. He’s been skipping school, getting into fights, his grades slip to barely passing, and he has broken up with his fiancée. After he rescues an abandoned dog on a lonely stretch of country back road, things start to look up–that is, until he is blindsided by a crippling tragedy. Along his journey to recovery, a girl he met by chance keeps haunting his dreams and his thoughts.

But there’s a problem–he doesn’t even know her name.

Emma Taylor is lamenting her turn in life: almost divorced, lousy job, no family, and no one to share her life with. She sits alone in her apartment thinking about her upcoming deployment, and about a boy she met. Who is he? Where is he? Why can’t she stop thinking about him?

And so begins a story about the love of two people transcending time and tragedy, and about the love of a dog that will never be forgotten…


AND NOW A PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: Dear Readers, thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and check out my book. I know your time is valuable, and I want you to know that I worked hard to create a quality story with memorable characters. Colby, one of the main characters in the book, ignites many passionate conversations. Also, many Amazon customers who have bought Unspoken Bond are recommending it and sharing it with their friends! It's the highest compliment an author can receive!

I am also enjoying hearing from my readers who are telling me their own stories of their pets and of abandoned dogs they have rescued and given homes to. Thank you for opening your home. And a big and personal thank you to my readers who have taken the time to write a review. It means the world to me that you enjoyed my story and has inspired me to keep writing! Thank you so much!

Unspoken Bond was written from the heart, and based on a true life event when I rescued an abandoned and starving dog I found on the side of back country Texas road while I was on my way to visit my parents.

To find out what happened to the real dog that the story was based on, please visit my Amazon Author Central Page.

Again, thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy my book! All the best, Blake.