"I share a lot of things in common with my readers and friends, but the number one thing is a love of animals. So here are some photos and stories about the people who read my books and their animals.  Want  your pet to have a special place here?  Simply e-mail Sarah Booth Delaney and be sure to include a photo of your pet (or you posing with your pet!) along with a message explaining why you love your animal so much."

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I need your help! Will you contribute a special yummy recipe? In the spirit of the "Sarah Booth Delaney" mystery series by Carolyn Haines, I am putting together a COOKBOOK to raise money for the Good Fortune Farm Refuge. Please privately message me about the HISTORY of your recipe, who gave it to you, and be sure to include your name, location, and which of the BONES characters would serve your dish!!

Please e-mail submissions and inquiries to CarolynHaines21@yahoo.com.

The deadline for all submissions is April 30, 2013.
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Congratulations to Amanda Owens.  She wins a pre-release copy of THE DARKLING (written under my pseudonym R.B. Chesterton).  Read about the creepiest thing that EVER happened to her!
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WIN a Signed Hardcover of BONEFIRE OF THE VANITIES! 


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Introducing Baxter, Bella and me.  I know he is so grateful to get out of the shelter as he tried to sit on my lap in the...
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Congratulations to Andrea Tew for winning April's Freebie-of-the-Month!  Read about which movie she would love to have starred in and why.


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6 years ago I had a small dog that got hit by a car... read more...

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Joel and I have just adopted another stinky, stupid doggie!  His name is...
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"I am Monroe Bigglesworth 1 (or Biggyboo, or Mr. Biggles): I was brought to...
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Our family adopted a lab mix six years ago from Peppertree Rescue...
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I thought you'd appreciate that I drove 180 miles on Monday to adopt this Blue...
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Hi- I am a new fan of your books. My puppy, Chase’s, favorite trick is to kiss “poppy” with lots of licks and then take dollar bills out of his shirt pocket…and.. read more...

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I wanted to share these pictures of my little baby Robin, who passed away last year of ... read more...

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I am owned by two wonderful cats. Shelby and Annie.  Both are rescues, but Shelby is... read more...

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Attached is a photo of my dog Bones Lee Allen.  He is a purebred Miniature Schnauzer.  My husband, Chris and I... read more...

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About 7 years ago, my sister, Nancy, had a tough run on her cat population.  She lost ...
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The shepherd is Jasmine (yes I do seem to have a lot of "Js" in my life right now). On Christmas Day in 2009, I... read more...

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I just had to drop you a line after reading you black cat story.  When my grandparents downsized...
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This is my granddog, Penny (Miniature Schnauzer). She lives in Okinawa, Japan. Penny has always been gentle with our ...
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As an animal lover and owned by four cats and two beautiful golden retrievers, I couldn't help but share this picture of my big boy - His name was initially...
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As the newest member of the Carolyn Haines fan club, I have the honor of ...

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This is our adopted dog Tiny Boy (or as our neighbors call him, Taco Bell!)  He just came up to the house one day.  We...

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This is my baby, Treasure.  He and his brother, Domino, live with me and make my life better!  They are the ...
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Marilee Snyder's wonderful Cavalier spaniels! They are her constant companion in good times and bad.  Read her story...
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Bill wrote me an e-mail that lighted me all up.
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This is my dog Jackson.  He is 1 of our 3 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels ...
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This is Willow and Atticus. read more...

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This note made my day!
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I love Abby because she is  loyal, obedient and affectionate.  Abby is a therapy dog and I ... read more...

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Fleur is the feral kitty Ann trapped and tamed and who now rules the Gray household. read more...

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This letter made me feel like a SUPER HERO !!!
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This is a lovely letter this reader sent to me.  It just made my day and I felt so good reading it.
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I have just recently started reading your Bones series, and I love them! Attached is a picture of ..

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These are pictures of my two rescue dogs, Bubba (poodle) and Dudley.  I had an elderly black lab mix, Daisy.  My neighbor called and told me her read more...

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A pic of our puppies with my hubby. Sadly we had to take the wee one back because our weiner wanted to eat his head off. I am too old to run after a baby pup. We wish we had kept him now but he is in good home so I am not worried about him. read more...

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This is a picture of my mother and my grandma's dog Smoky. He was a huge one. My granddaddy found him one morning on his daily walk and took him home and he had a wonderful... read more...

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New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Terri DuLong:  We've been feeding and looking after 4-plus cats in our driveway for over a year now.  They're strays here on the island of Cedar Key and they found their way to our home.  We have a... read more...

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This is Chico and Elvis. Chico is a chihuahua and Elvis is a longed haired Dachsund. We live in Elberta, AL a small German town so felt we needed a long little German doggie. The name came about as he is very... read more...

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Our cat Sugar, was a special delivery from the North Pole to my son Nash (then 4 yrs old). When he wrote Santa that he wanted a kitten for Christmas, Santa replied that t was too cold for Kitten at the North Pole but he knew some one in Alabama that had one in need of a good home. A few days after hearing back from Santa, Sugar was... read more...

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My Amazon parrot, Pepè, is a shady lady with a tainted past.  In order to tell her story, I must mention my first rescue parrot, an ornery Cockatiel that led me to Pepè... read more...

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Our puppy dog, Peanut Butter, entered our family 10 yrs. ago when we were stationed in Virginia Beach. She was rescued by a fireman from a burning house owned by a drug dealer who had chained her to a bed. The kind fireman brought Peanut to our vet, who happened to be my..
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We found Oscar in the most unusual place…a flea market. We were living in Biloxi at that time and were looking for a dog. My husband and I made it a habit to visit the local human society every Saturday, and were really looking at big dogs, labs, German Sheppard’s, mutts and such, and even signed up for ... read more...

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Introducing MERLIN.  He is a Maine coon cat and weighs 20#, "gray smoke" coloration. He was named for his mystical appearance but it turns out he is a big momma's boy scaredy-cat. He is especially fond of peach yogurt. read more...

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My beloved dog, Nero Wolfe (named for Rex Stout's famous detective), is now 16 years old. He worships the ground I walk on, gives me unlimited unconditional love, never talks back to me, always agrees with me, and...
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I need your help! Can you contribute a special yummy recipe? In the spirit of the "Sarah Booth Delaney" mystery series by Carolyn Haines, I am putting together a COOKBOOK to raise money for the Good Fortune Farm Refuge. Please privately message me about the HISTORY of your recipe, who gave it to you, and be sure to include your name, location, and which of the BONES characters would serve your dish!! E-mail me at Carolynhaines21@yahoo.com

AND if you're an artist or know one, I'm hosting a COVER ART CONTEST for the upcoming cookbook from the "Sarah Booth Delaney" mystery series by Carolyn Haines. Please e-mail submissions and inquiries to CarolynHaines21@yahoo.com. read more...

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Mugzie, 13, and Mico, 4, are my two special guys. Although they are from different times in my life, they both hold my heart in their paws. Mugzie is a Rottweiler/German Sheppard mix that I rescued from the streets in the wrong part of town. Mico is my Alaskan Malamute that is an avid hunter of all critters and who I refer to as...
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Toni Davies, co-founder of Ark Rain Wildlife Sanctuary and Cheyenne posed for pictures during a visit to the sanctuary. Sadly, Cheyenne, a rescue baby, died in a tragic fire at the sanctuary last month. Along with Cheyenne, 55 other wonderful animals, exotic and domestic, crossed the rainbow bridge that day. Two of the Davies pets escaped the fire, Freedom the dingo and Ashes the kitten.  read more...

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This is my border collie Ranger, we adopted him 2 years ago from a Doberman/Rotweiller rescue shelter! He was born on Valentine's Day! We had a Llasa Apso who developed diabetes and lost his vision and after trying for months to get his blood sugar levels evened out we made the tough decision to end his suffering, he was 14. A friend told us to look at Petfinder.com when we were ready for a new dog. We saw Ranger's picture on the site and ... read more...

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This is the cutest kitten in the world! She was a runt, and she's the Himalayan I always wanted. She cuddles with her mommy and she's so beautiful and playful! She was here with me when I had my knee surgery and didn't leave my side. She's the best kitty ever and she's mine! read more...

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Cole is almost 6 years old...he's a Siberian Husky/Mutt mix and is my sweetheart... He is very skiddish and we don't know why since we were the first people he ever saw and he's been pampered ever since... But the most interesting part is that we have decided that he's in the Witness Protection Program! Any camera pointed in his directions is... read more...

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This is my sweet sweet Dixie Belle. At the end of this month she will be a year old. She has had two owners, me and a foster mom. I rescued her from a shelter in March 2010 when she was just a couple of months old. My sweet Belle (as I sometimes call her) captured my heart from the moment I saw her furball self picture on petfinder.com. Don't tell her--but Dixie is...
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This is my Daisy. We met the day she was born ... on my bed! Her parents are my daughter's dogs and it was freezing rain out when Mercedes had the puppies. As soon as I saw Daisy, I knew that was the dog I had dreamed of about a year earlier. She's my faithful companion. She is always by my side or, if she's laying on the couch, she's watching every single move I make. When the other dogs start barking, I ... read more...

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This is Harley and Marley, two bob tailed cat brothers. When you pick up Harley his motor starts running. Marley is his sidekick. (Harley Davis and the Marlboro Man) They were rescue kittens and are now living on our farm with 11 other rescues. Needless to say,  they... read more...

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My favorite pet was a Shetland pony I had when I was 7. His name was Joe-Joe and when we got him, he was sick and required treatment for a cold. I was the only kid in my family to ever have a horse as a pet. I loved riding him around my grandfather house and business and brushing him down after our rides. Joe-Joe loved to eat carrots and apples, and loved being around kids. We would take him to ... read more...

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Smooches is my best friend in the world. She doesn't yell at me, and she is there for me at all times. She is my Syamise Cat. She has been with me for three years this last April 15, and continues to be loyal to this day. She thinks she is part dog. She will take a small stuffed animal and drop it in my face, I would throw... read more...

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Nine years ago, my husband and I were driving back from the family farm. We were in the middle of nowhere when I looked back and running down what would have been the center line was a small puppy. I told my husband to stop because the puppy had a ... read more...

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This is a picture of our precious beagle, Charlotte Dahlia Johnson Wilbourn. She came to us as a foster puppy and immediately became very ill with the Parvovirus, requiring constant care. At one point, our vet didn't think she would survive but the staff noticed that she improved significantly each time we visited. She rallied and joined us at home again where we ... read more...

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My cat, Charlie, decided to become a member of my family on a bitter cold day in Jackson Mississippi. He was a feral kitten, one of many on my downtown street. When my dog and I went for our (very quick paced) afternoon walk, we suddenly saw this tiger kitten walking along with us, underneath my dog. When we got home, he ... read more...

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I delivered them...well, helped deliver them. Rescued the Momma from Chilton County animal Shelter, only to learn that she was pregnant. We had five beautiful huskies, but lost one shortly after it was born. Shayla and Lakota live in Gulfbreeze with my best friend, and Kisha and Kody stayed with me. Someone stole ... read more...

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Here you go, a picture of my "daughter." And the reason this lil brat is sooo special are too numerous to list. She is my heart wrapped in fur, walking around on four legs. She's my own personal guardian angel in a tiny fur coat. The best antidepressant in the world. She's quirky as all get out, just like her ... read more...

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Fleur is a 4 mo. old kitten of mixed heritage. I first spied her peeking up through a cluster of day lilies in our backyard. Ergo, the name "fleur".  She was a tiny thing when I first saw her and I hoped that she was just visiting our garden & had a home. She disappeared and was seen no more and then...
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This is my girl Bosco, she is just special all around. She never has learned to roll over but she can play dead. Just point your finger at her and say "bang" and she stumbles around then... read more...

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Brady the Basset Hound looks like a very traditional Basset but his personality is all his own! He is a little monster and he has at least 20 different grunts, groans, and silly noises! People stop and take his picture everywhere we go. read more...

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My Maine coon cat Daisy.  She is a "classic tabby" and a contender for the Guiness Book of World Records longest whiskers! She'll soon be seven years old. She loves to play hide and seek: dresser drawers, closets, under beds, cedar chest, clothes dryer, garage clutter...you name it. My household now automatically takes attendance before bed. read more...

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Our newest family member is Rose. She is a wonderful Rhodesian Ridgeback and she is about 2 and a half years old. She is such a sweet girl!! We made her a member of our family last year when she had just turned 1 year old. She was living in a townhouse where she had no ...
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This is a hard write because all my pets are the best! They are crazy and funny and sometimes wierd and creepy. This will be dedicated to my girl Tsali (solly). She was our first pet and lived to the ripe old age of ... read more...

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Jackson the cat.  He is big and he’s bad and he’s black…JACKSON. Thank- God Arizona and Utah have no kill laws or Jackson would have been long gone…poor baby. I was in a Phoenix humane society house (yes, it is a house with furniture, TV and everything) to pick out a cat to ... read more...

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My pets are brothers….not brothers by birth, but brothers all the same. Jackson is the big brother, a black and white medium hair cat. He is ten years old and very loving and protective. He loves to be held like a ... read more...

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My favorite pet -- Her name is BABY!" It was a hot, August day, almost seven years ago. I had received a call from a friend informing me that my husband had told her husband, that we could have a dog she wanted to give away. The trouble was, I ... read more...

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I have many wonderful memories of my yellow lab Dakota Sioux, but my first memory is of the day I met her. I had recently lost my black lab, so a friend of mine offered me the pick of her Penelope's litter. I went over when they were 5 weeks old and saw... read more...

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I met my pet unexpectedly one day. He had been purchased as a gift for a young adult who lived in an apartment. When the collie was small, it was showered with love....but as it grew it became too much for the young owner. My husband rescued it before it ... read more...

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I love my cat, Gracie, because she loves me unconditionally. When I have a bad day, she is always there to kiss me and make me all better. Also, she is ... read more...

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