Kendra Ballantyne

The Kendra Ballantyne series is a series of thriller, mystery, and suspense books written by one of the well known authors from The United States named Lind O. Johnston. This series is comprised of a total of 9 books, which were released between the years 2005 and 2010. It is also known by the name, Pet-Sitter Mystery series. Each and every book in this mystery series features the chief protagonist as Kendra Ballantyne. She is introduced as an attorney and a part time pet sitter living in Los Angeles, California, The United States. Author Linda has developed the fictional character of Kendra Ballantyne based on her own personal life. Just like her, she too works as an attorney in Los Angeles. Kendra owns a King Charles Spaniel. In spite of all the similarities between her and the lead character of the series, author Linda maintains that the series is not autobiographical. As the series begins, it is shown that Kendra’s license to practice law gets suspended. Due to this, she is forced to start a pet sitting business in order to earn her living. While doing so, she comes across a number of mysterious situations. In order to deal with them, she takes up some sleuthing activities and tries to solve the mysteries around her. Author Linda began writing this mystery series in the year 2005 and also released its debut novel in the same year under the title of Sit, Stay, Stay. It was followed by the series’ second book quickly after a gap of a few months the same year.