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Also by Allie Larkin:

Swimming for Sunlight, May 2019
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Why Can't I Be You, March 2013
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Stay, August 2011
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Stay, June 2010
Hardcover

STAY
By: Allie Larkin

Warm and witty, poignant and funny, STAY marks the arrival of an irresistible new voice.

Dutton
June 2010
On Sale: June 10, 2010
Featuring: Savannah "Van" Leone; Peter Clarke
320 pages
ISBN: 0525951717
EAN: 9780525951711
Hardcover
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Contemporary Women's Fiction | Women's Fiction Contemporary

Savannah “Van” Leone has loved Peter since the day they met. The problem is, Peter has loved Van’s best friend, Janie, since the moment they met. And now they’re walking down the aisle, with Van standing nearby in a Halloween orange bridesmaid dress, her smile as hollow as a jack-o-lantern. After the wedding, Van drowns her sorrows in Kool Aid-vodka cocktails and reruns of Rin-Tin-Tin, and does what any woman in her situation would do: She buys a German Shepherd over the internet.

The pocket-sized puppy Van is expecting turns out to be a clumsy, hundred-pound beast that only responds to Slovakian. Van is at the end of her rope—until she realizes that this quirky giant may be the only living being who will always be loyal to her, no matter what. And thus begins a friendship that will alter Van’s life in ways she never imagined.

Joe leads Van to Dr. Alex Brandt, a rugged vet with floppy blond hair and winning smile. But just as things are starting to heat up, the newlyweds return from their honeymoon, forcing Van to decide just how much she’s willing to sacrifice in order to have everything she ever wanted.