We all know what the alpha of the pack does. Find out what a defender does. Oreo is a rascal dog who loves to make trouble for his 'goodie goodie' adopted brother Raffle, who keeps trying to tell him they're both aliens from outer space. Raffle is running himself ragged playing mental movies for Oreo, trying to keep him from wrecking his humans' house. Something is up, though. Their dog alien neighbors are laughing at Raffle for claiming to be from another planet. Neya does her best to care for her mother's new litter of wolf pups, but ever since that vision a year ago, she has yearned to have a mate and a pack of her own. Belg finds dog aliens in the pack's territory. When he alerts Neya, a familiar scent sends her back into the vision.

Cherise Kelley grew up in a family of teachers. Her father, Ronald Morris, taught social studies and history for 30 years at Arcadia High School in Southern California. Her mother is a registered nurse who teaches parents about the special needs of their premature infants. Her sister, Kristine Morris White, is a grand prix level dressage horse trainer.

Mrs. Kelley became a teacher herself in 1991 through a "fifth year" of study at San Francisco State University, after earning her bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of California at Berkeley. She has taught English at the college, high school, and middle school level, but prefers to substitute so that she has time for her writing.

Cherise lives in Spokane, Washington State with her husband and two dogs named Raffle and Oreo.