Sandy Nathan

Opal Sandy Nathan

Cait and Thad Cummins fled the high prices and craziness of San Francisco to breed designer dogs in the California foothills. They found their dream in an idyllic little town called Paradise. Thad bought dogs while Cait transformed their rundown, Victorian mini-mansion into a farm-style masterpiece. Thad got a little carried away buying dogs-he bought twelve instead of the four they planned on. He couldn't pass up the magnificent Grand Champion Standard Poodle, Opal. That was the beginning of the end. Expenses climbed and their enchanting farm in the woods lost its shine. Plus, Opal carried baggage. The manager of the fancy kennel where Thad got her warned that she had bitten people and was a legal liability to her owners. "She could be put down as a vicious dog." Thad and Cait knew they could overcome Opal's aggressiveness, with time. Couldn't they?The Camp Fire of 2018 turned Paradise into an inferno. Thad and Cait's heaven became a blazing firestorm. The survivors had to fight their way back from a horrific natural disaster, braving loss and pain. Through it all, Opal struggled to find her destiny and be the dog she was born to be. Would she ever find her true home?