Theodore Bobnoggin and the Backyard Chronicles

"Unscrupulous real estate developers want Theodore Bobnoggin's land as their own. The coyote-with-no-name, yellow eyes, and a black heart, also wants the Bobnoggin land as his own. Who will win? A wicked thunderstorm screams across the Midwest and Theodore Bobnoggin is struck by lightning, straight through the top of his head. Theo regains consciousness blessed with the ability to talk to animals. And they talk back. Mourning the loss of his wife of thirty years, Theodore Bobnoggin is straddling the line between what is real and what he wants to be real. Theo and his new animal friends form and unlikely alliance in defense of their territory from those determined to take it from them. A gun-toting widow next door, a veterinarian, and a charming teenage couple conspire with Theo and his alliance to stem the tide of human encroachment. Failure is not an option. Loyalties will be tested. Will the alliance hold? What price must be paid?"--back cover.