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Book: Love on Trial (Rivals in Love Book 1) by P.C. Zick

categories: Book, Sweet Romance, Lawyers in Love, Holidays and Pets, Family Saga, Chicago Love Story, Courtroom Drama, Strong Women, Female Lawyer, Italian Heritage, Persian Culture, Dogs Rescue, Contemporary Romance

P.C. Zick

about this book: When asked to write a Valentine's Day-themed book with a pet for a multi-author box set, I conceived the idea of writing about a large family. But where to set it? My books contain settings from the places I've lived, but I'd run out of options since I've only moved a few times in my life. I began to think about the places I'd visited and loved.

Then I remembered walking with my brother along the shores of Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois, years ago. We'd take his dog for long walks in the freezing cold and enjoyed long talks about our life. He was seventeen years older than me, and we'd never been close until that winter when I visited him frequently after he'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Chicago's dog parks were always filled with folks walking briskly with rambunctious dogs happy to be out of their high-rise apartments. His dog, Buddy, had become his best friend during those days when he knew his disease would progress without hesitation. Buddy soothed him and gave him moments of happiness.

Chicago--a place I've loved and visited many times. A great place to set a novel with its dramatic skyline, extreme weather, and dog parks! The idea formed to set the book in Chicago, always one of my favorite cities. The writing of this book brought back many fond memories of my visits there. My brother and his dog are no longer with us, but they both inspired Love on Trial. And that wasn't the end. There are six more books that follow the Crandalls and their quest for love.