Losing Dolly — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Annabeth loses her Dolly three days after her daddy died. Little Annabeth searches everywhere, but she can't understand why God would take away her best friend so soon after taking her daddy. And so close to Christmas. To heal, she must discover why Dolly disappeared and find a reason to believe in God once more.

A heart-rending story about a child's love, loss and faith.

“Rusch's short fiction is golden.”
-- Kansas City Star

USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Generally, she uses her real name (Rusch) for most of her writing. Under that name, she publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy, award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in eighteen best of the year collections. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov's Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award.
To keep up with everything she does, go to kriswrites.com. To track her many pen names and series, see their individual websites (krisnelscott.com, kristinegrayson.com, krisdelake.com, retrievalartist.com, divingintothewreck.com, fictionriver.com). She lives and occasionally sleeps in Oregon.