Family of Deception: How a Veterinarian's Determination Was Spirited by Her Love for Animals (River Glen #1)
Sue Skelding
When released from prison, Martin is a changed man. Supposedly, a good man. He moves South to reconnect with his family who fled after his incarceration. His good intentions are short-lived by his propensity for bad luck and trouble. Sue Sheldon, Martin’s wife, and mother to their two young children is tired of his empty promises and files for divorce. Now a single mother, Sue struggles keeping her horse farm and veterinary hospital afloat while trying to be the best possible mother to Clara and Jason.
In Family of Deception, saying “I do” changes a young veterinarian’s ordinary life into a fight for survival. This first book in a trilogy blends divorce, child custody, corruption, and opioid addiction in a veterinary hospital story world where caring for animals provides the author needed fortitude.
The narrative, which is conveyed through Sue’s interactions with employees, clients, and their pets, is a candid view of a veterinary hospital beyond the front desk, including medical and surgical cases, hilarious and somber moments between pets and owners, and the compelling power of the human and animal bond.