Tossing.  Turning.  Sucking wet clogs block my nostrils.  Allergy tears crawl from my eyes, tingling and scratchy.  CAN’T SLEEP!  In desperation, I open my eReader to Echo.  Magic flash.  My airway’s clear.  I take a breath (one of those where you don’t care if you smell bad things; you’re so relieved) and I feel fuzzy, Ultimate Warmth near my belly.  A small, eyes-squinched-shut puppy has appeared and presses next to me:  The BEST sedative.  As I drift, I see an eight pack form where the puppy touches my stomach.

Say hello to the allergy-banishing, eight-pack-forming, best-damn-sleep-of-your-life puppy.  Buy Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:  Vol. 1 on Kindle.  Vol. 2 on Kindle here:  Vol.2 on Kindle.  Both volumes on other eReaders here:  Echo on other eReaders