They weren’t looking for love…
until a four-legged friend came along.
After a devastating injury derails his military career, Logan Brock agrees to help his best friend run a dog rescue farm. When vet tech Virginia Chapman brings her defiant son, Tyler, on her rounds, things initially don’t go well. But the single mom appreciates Logan’s patience toward her child and recognizes an opportunity. Logan soon becomes the mentor Tyler needs as they all begin to bond over the care of a troubled stray dog. But will rehabbing and training Bravo be enough to help them overcome old wounds…and consider a new future together as a family?
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What do you prefer? Books or TV?
Oh, this is easy.
Books. Always books.
If I have a free hour, I’m reaching for a story long before I reach for a remote. Reading is how I rest, how I refill the creative well, and honestly, how I remember why I fell in love with storytelling in the first place.
But here’s the twist.
Recently—while working on the boat and transiting overnight—I’ve fallen in love with audiobooks.
I’ve never been an audiobook person before. I like seeing the words. Feeling the pages. But when you’re on watch at 2:00 a.m., guiding a trawler through dark water, you need something that keeps your brain alert without distracting your eyes from radar and horizon lines.
Audiobooks do exactly that.
They keep me awake. Engaged. Company in the quiet hum of engines and black water.
What type of TV drama do you watch?
Ooooh, I love this question because it reveals so much about how our storyteller brains work.
Lately? I am hooked on The Lincoln Lawyer.
This new season might be their best yet.
What I love most isn’t just the legal twists or the courtroom drama—it’s the character motivation. Every choice Mickey makes feels rooted in something. His pride. His past. His need to win. His blind spots. Nothing feels random.
And as a storyteller, that matters.
There is nothing more frustrating than watching a show where something huge happens… for no reason. A betrayal with no emotional groundwork. A risky decision that exists only to push the plot forward. I’ll sit there on our boat couch and say, “Nope. A real person wouldn’t do that.”
In The Lincoln Lawyer, even when I disagree with a choice, I understand it. That’s good writing.
I’m drawn to dramas where:
Stakes are personal, not just procedural
Flaws drive decisions
Consequences actually matter
And the emotional arc is as important as the external conflict
Probably no surprise there. 😉
As someone who writes both heart-centered romance and high-stakes suspense, I’m always studying story while I’m watching. I want to see how tension builds. How subplots weave in. How motivation pays off three episodes later.
Share something you are watching now or watched recently which you loved?
There’s something about beautifully done historical drama that just pulls me in. The costumes. The tension between duty and desire. The quiet power plays in drawing rooms instead of battlefields. And Jenna Coleman’s portrayal of a young queen learning how to rule while still learning who she is? So well layered.
What I appreciated most was the emotional stakes behind the crown. It wasn’t just politics—it was loneliness, marriage, motherhood, pride, insecurity. The series made Victoria feel human before it made her regal. As a writer, I’m always drawn to that—when the internal arc matters just as much as the external events.
And of course, the romance thread between Victoria and Albert? That slow build of respect and partnership was beautifully handled.
Tell us about your book...At its core, it’s about three people—and one dog—trying to figure out how to trust again.
Logan is a wounded veteran who’s not quite sure who he is now that his military career is over. Virginia is a single mom doing everything she can to raise her strong-willed son on her own. And then there’s Bravo, a reactive stray dog who needs patience, structure, and someone who won’t give up on him.
When their lives intersect at a dog rescue farm, things don’t go smoothly at first. There’s tension. Misunderstanding. A whole lot of emotional baggage. But as they work together to rehabilitate Bravo, they start confronting their own wounds too.
It’s really a story about healing—letting go of pride, fear, and the past long enough to consider the possibility of becoming a family.
Ciara Knight is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author who writes heart-tugging, faith-filled romance with a dash of hope and a whole lot of love. When she's not wrangling swoon-worthy cowboys or crafting small-town drama, she's navigating life as a proud mom of three spirited (and now grown!) boys.
In a major plot twist no one saw coming, Ciara and her tech-savvy husband recently traded in their empty nest for open waters—purchasing a boat to live aboard full-time. Together, they’re setting sail on the greatest adventure yet: the next chapter of life, love, and a few waves of inspiration. Anchors aweigh!
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