<p><strong>Gayle M. Irwin </strong>is an award-winning author and freelance writer, being recognized by Wyoming Writers, Inc., and the Wyoming Press Association for several of her works. She is a contributor to seven <em>Chicken Soup for the Soul</em> books and the author of many inspirational pet books and stories for both children and adults. She subtly weaves important life lessons within the lines and pages of her stories, including courage, kindness, perseverance, friendship, appreciation of nature, and the importance of pet rescue and adoption. Her first novel, a clean, contemporary pet rescue romance titled <em>Rescue Road</em>, releases November 2019. A pet rescue and adoption advocate, she volunteers for various dog rescue and humane society organizations and donates a percentage of all book sales to such groups. Gayle <pwa data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-dictionary-word="resides" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by using: lives" data-pwa-id="pwa-4380A6CD176A2944E86B22795B5CF89B" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_2084" data-pwa-suggestions="lives">resides</pwa> in Wyoming with her husband and their adopted animals.</p>
