The Ones Who Call Back

By Diane Kann

The Ones Who Call Back

Golden Paws Legacy, Book 3

Some bonds never really leave.

After losing the dog who carried her through the hardest years of her life, Margaret tells herself she is done. Done opening her home. Done opening her heart. The quiet is easier than the risk.

But grief has a way of echoing.

When a senior retriever with tired eyes and an uncertain history enters her world, something stirs - not excitement, not hope... something deeper. Recognition. As if love itself is calling her back.

Yet this dog is not a replacement. He is guarded. Slower. Carrying his own invisible wounds. Trust does not come easily - for either of them.

As Margaret learns to love differently - not desperately, not fearfully, but gently - she discovers that some connections return not to repeat the past, but to reshape it.

The Ones Who Call Back is a tender story about second chances, senior rescues, and the quiet courage it takes to love again after loss.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1971356123
• ISBN13: 9781971356129
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Bolt and Charlie Books
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary