Kindle Edition Amazon Carol McKibben Category:  Relationships Publisher: Troll River Publications ISBN-10:  1939564026 Type: Fiction Pages: 184 Copyright: December 12, 2009 ISBN-13: 9781939564023 Price: $3.99 (eBook) Luke's Tale is the story of a young couple's search for unconditional love as told through the eyes of their blind dog.  "A touching, introspective story of human behavior from the eyes of a flawless canine!" Luke, an intelligent, 89-pound yellow Labrador retriever, has an odd ability to understand human conversations and actions. When his owner’s girlfriend, Sara Colson, discovers she has breast cancer Luke is the sole secret keeper of her disease. Not knowing if she’ll survive, Sara leaves her boyfriend, Ashlundt Jaynes, to shield him from the pain. Luke, knowing how to give unconditional love, is the catalyst bringing the two lovers back together and helps them stay together while Sara and Ashlundt overcome a series of life-changing events. ˃˃˃ At the heart of Luke’s Tale is the story of two young lovers and their struggle with unforeseen disillusionment to build a lasting relationship -- and the loving, furry creature who is devoted to them beyond all reason.               https://youtu.be/s5TgN5PQao8 Excerpt Go to: https://www.amazon.com/Lukes-Tale-Story-Unconditional-Love-ebook/dp/B00ASZNBW6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1529014160&sr=1-1&keywords=Luke%27s+Tale+by+Carol+McKibben&dpID=511NojR6bJL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch And look inside the book.

A Heartfelt Story Told Through the Eyes of a Dog
I like to stretch my literary horizons, and when something different comes along, I will often check it out. Carol McKibben is a masterful writer who portrays the emotional struggles of a young couple through the eyes of Luke, a yellow lab.

It takes skill to make a reader suspend believe and go with the flow. Within a page or two, I accepted the human qualities of Luke, and wanted to know where the story was going. I got right into the story and read 80 pages the first night.

I like mystery novels, and when Luke was trying to give his master (not really a good word in this case) clues about where Ash's long-time friend, Sara,was, I really got into it. Each day, Luke would bring Ash objects Sara had owned. And each time, he failed to get the message.

I don't want to spoil the story by giving too many details. I will say that the author was able to bring tears to my eyes. Yet, there was hope and, of course, as the title says, "unconditional love."

Highly recommended!

5-Stars!
It took me a while to read this wonderful book. It isn't long, but it is so potent with messages that reached into my heart and my intellect that I kept reading, then contemplating, then reading more. It was a journey that took me through a variety of emotions. This tale, told through the eyes of a dog, is multi tiered and beyond the message about unconditional love (that a dog is uniquely capable of) and the lesson that Luke teaches us about love, forgiveness, and compassion, it also has one additional message that resonated to me. Like Luke, we can choose our actions and reactions, choosing to be happy, choosing to be giving, choosing to love unconditionally. Carol writes beautifully, blessing us with a literary masterpiece that is life changing when you read between the lines. It is a must read on so many levels and worth a re-read whenever we're in need of introspection.

Lesson for Every Human
This story taught me so much more than 15+ years of therapy did about how to love. Unconditional love is something we often hear preached but not demonstrated. These daily demonstrations between the characters are the most primal example of unconditional love imaginable. Wishing this to the bucket list of everyone I know. Thank you Carol for this beautiful piece of work.