From New York Times bestselling author Susan Wilson comes What a
Dog Knows, another heartwarming novel about humans and the dogs that
change our lives.
Ruby Heartwood has spent her life running away. Away from the orphanage
where she was left as a newborn, away from those who exploited her, and
away from the man who raped her. She ran from child welfare authorities
as a runaway and teenage mother. She's never stayed put. She's never
felt connected. Until now.
Ruby is a psychic, a fortune teller. She has spent most of her life
working at street fairs, carnivals, and the odd Renaissance Faire. Of
late, her abilities to tell a person's fortune have been declining. One
night she pulls off the road during a violent thunderstorm, sheltering
in her Volkswagen Westfalia. At the storm's height, a bolt of lightning
leaves Ruby shaken--and changes her life.
As the storm clears, Ruby finds a visitor sitting outside her van door:
a little dog who says, quite distinctly, Let me in. Ruby has woken up
able to hear the thoughts of animals, so she adds that to her list of
psychic offerings and signs up for the Harmony Farms Farmers' Market and
Makers Faire.
With the little Hitchhiker, her fast friend and her familiar, Ruby finds
herself lingering in Harmony Farms. At the same time, she is haunted by
dreams that lead her to wonder if she hasn't been running away all this
time, but running toward something--or someone.
