Sit, Stay, Love

Narrator Stina Nielsen's light tone and easy pacing provide the perfect atmosphere for this story of rescue, rehabilitation, and romance. A dog-fighting ring is broken up, and the High Grove Animal Shelter takes on 30 physically and emotionally wounded animals to try to rehabilitate them for future adoptions. Animal handler Kurt, a veteran who suffers from PTSD, reluctantly takes on the job of rehabbing the animals with shelter worker Kelsey. Nielsen distinguishes characters subtly, changing tone and inflection just enough to make it apparent who's speaking during dialogue. She perfectly conveys Kurt's reluctance to feel anything, contrasting it with Kelsey's openheartedness and warmth. L.C.L. � AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine