Apologizing to Dogs

Combining the strengths of literary fiction and fast-paced, popular novels, the critically acclaimed and wildly popular Joe Coomer tells a heartwarming, hilarious, and utterly human tale -- his best work yet. The Fort Worth antique market may be struggling, but that's not to say things are quiet for the twelve shop owners on Worth Row. Their lives have become inextricably linked -- and undeniably complicated. Aura's nine months pregnant and doesn't know it. Carl is secretly building a sailboat out of (and inside of) his historic house to prove his love for Nadine. And Mazelle and Mr. Haygood are carrying on a thirty-year affair in a cistern under the garden their spouses tend religiously. When a violent storm strikes, wreaking havoc as well as causing fire, a heart attack, and grand theft, they must finally face the task of cleaning up the mess they're in.