Welcome to life in the Neck a beautiful place where animals form unbreakable connections. In New Friends the first book in the Life in the Neck series Delaney Rocket and Cardinal Red meet and learn about friendship cooperation and the busy world around them. But when danger comes to the Neck will their bond be strong enough to beat it?

Diane Davies lives in the Neck right next to the animals making their home there. You'll find her in one of the Neck's two houses with her husband Papa Butch and right next door to her granddaughter Elsie grandson Eli and their mom and dad. She loves her role as Grandmother Diane and her whole family enjoys their life on the St. Croix River.