UNLEASH THE MUTTS featuring "The Fast and the Furriest" by Heather Weidner

“Live like someone left the gate open” makes for a great meme. Not to mention a great philosophy of life…and book publishing! We will be opening the gates and unleashing the mutts in just THREE days!  They will run free in order to chase killers and bring justice to this crazy world. This is last post before you can get your copy and read it all! In the meantime, enjoy this insight into why the author chose the setting and then start reading the first few pages.

Today’s feature…

“THE FAST AND THE FURRIEST” by Heather Weidner

We asked Heather where her story is set, and why she chose that location:

I’m from Virginia, so I write what I know. Virginia is the setting for all my novels and stories. I needed a small town for this story to house my fictional racetrack. I chose Amelia, VA because it still has that small-town feel, while being relatively close to Richmond, the state capital.

And now read this:

CHAPTER ONE

“I see you were attending to more important things,” Uncle Henry said to Cassidy Green as she slid in an empty plastic chair in the back. Some of the drivers and crew members turned around to stare at her as her uncle continued to plow through his list of race violations to avoid. The participants settled back in their rows of chairs, set up like a classroom.

Cassidy smiled. She had hoped to sneak into the driver and crew meeting without anyone noticing. Her uncle held court there each race night at the Amelia Speedway. She kicked her legs forward, hoping to relax for a few minutes. She needed a reprieve from the normal chaos of keeping the track running

Thirty minutes later, her uncle wrapped up his PowerPoint slideshow of rules for the different races that included late model, grand stock, modified, and U-CAR. No go-cart, sprint, or midget racing this evening. Cassidy liked the latter because it often gave younger drivers a chance. At least they had U-CAR, an acronym for You Can Afford to Race. This opened up the field to guys who didn’t have sponsors or deep pockets.

Uncle Henry, who loved racing as much as her dad had, talked about the forms and waivers he had available at the front table. Cassidy ran the day-to-day operations of the track, while her uncle, a retired postal inspector, took care of the garage, rules, and inspections. Cassidy had inherited the lion’s share of the track after her father’s death two years ago and had spent that time learning the ins and outs of maintaining the business that were a lot different than her previous job as a marketing manager.

Uncle Henry’s spiel ground to a halt when a high-pitched squeal echoed through the meeting room. “There you are.” Cheri Ellis made a beeline for her driver husband Donnie. She waved a pair of bubble-gum pink stilettos that matched her long fingernails. “Look what I found, in my minivan of all places.”

Donnie jumped up. His brother Dickie, his crew chief, joined him. Both brothers had a deer-in-the-headlights look as Cheri continued to advance toward them. She waved the shoes high above her head.

Before Donnie could explain, Mandy Jenkins rose from her seat next to her brother, a driver for another team. “That’s where they went? I’ve been looking for those everywhere. Did you happen to find a matching thong?” Mandy titled her head so that her long blond hair draped over her shoulder like a stole. She waved her hand with its perfectly manicured hot pink talons in Cheri’s direction.

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