Joel Baker

About me...

I was born in Goshen Indiana many, many,....many years ago. I grew up in rural southwest Michigan. I met my wife in high school and we gave each other a gift of all our tomorrows. We reside in the Tampa Bay area, with our children and their families close by. After a successful career in business, I retired with a need to tell a story. A story about people who love each other and dogs that... well that is a story for another day...

My books...

My first novel, 'Friends of the Family' has maintained a loyal following. The sequels, 'Way of the Dogs', 'Dogs of Liberty', 'The Dog People', 'Land of the Dog', and 'Revenge of the Dogs', and now 'Surge of the Dogs' continues the saga of the family and their friends. I think you will enjoy the twists and turns as both the people and the dogs continue to evolve. The changes to the dogs and people are sometimes different than anyone could have hoped or feared...

I cannot express my appreciation enough, for those readers who read my books and gave me kind words and good reviews. I think we all, at some level, want to know, and be friends with, people like Sarah, Jessie, James, Molly, Shannon, ... and the list goes on. And then there's the dogs... giving everyone the willies and such.

Again, without the people who read and love these stories, well, there would be no reason for a biography, would there?

Thank you, Joel