It's finally here. Two years after I'd planned, but it's been an eventful two years!
Dorothy Grant was gracious enough to write a blurb for me... she's the queen of blurbage!
When the starship's captain died midway through a run with a cargo of exotic animals, the owner gave first mate Jem one chance, and one choice. The chance: if he successfully runs the trade route solo, he'll become the new captain. If he fails, he'll lose the only home he's ever known.
And the choice? He's now raising an old earth animal called a basset hound. Between station officials, housebreaking, pirates, and drool, Jem's got his hands full! I will have a print version available, but that will take about two weeks.