There's definitely a feeling of desperation when you start
to think of your dog as your significant other. Josie
Sheehan and her trio of co-worker/friends/fellow dog walkers
are beginning to get a little eccentric especially in their
dealings with the opposite sex. For various reasons they
have decided to take a vow to avoid any more failed
relationships. Sounded like a good idea at the time, after
all safety in numbers and all and who better to watch your
back then good friends. Josie's dog Genghis has her number.
She's a pushover for anyone who professes to have feelings
for her. Rather than obey Genghis uses his guiles. He had
excellent teachers -- any of Josie's exes. But Josie's world
is about to get shaken up and hopefully for good when she
meets Rick Rousseau owner of Celestial Pet. Rick has done a
pretty good job of avoiding any kind of relationship with
women for several years now but his celibacy is about to get
tested. You see Josie has had some love advice from a rather
odd older woman and has thrown caution to the wind. Being
careful hasn't done her one bit of good -- so she's ready to
be bold and daring, even if it scares the pants off her. So
she decides to be the aggressor in her relationship with
Rick but you know what they say about be careful what you
wish for. Building a relationship with Rick is going to
challenge everything Josie believes in and test her ability
to trust. Trust is a two way street and Rick is also facing
down some demons from his past in his desire to get Josie to
care for him as much as he has come to care for her. Josie
represents a future that Rick was certain he didn't deserve.
Now if the dangers of the past don't catch up with him, they
just might stand a chance. Rick is surrounded with security
charged with keeping him safe but somehow Josie has managed
to breach that wall. Now the question is does she have the
courage to fight for a future with this man with a dark
past.
All I can say is wow. This was not what I expected when I
started reading this latest book by Susan Donovan. Sounded
like a simple premise but quickly evolved into a well
written story about the complex nature of all kinds of
relationships. Her characters were very real, imperfect and
human and anything but shallow - quirks and insecurities
abounding. Can't wait for the upcoming books involving the
rest of the dog walking group. If this is an example of
what's to come then we are in for a treat. Enjoy.
Josie Sheehan collects failed
relationships the way some women collect designer handbags.
Now, at thirty-five, she has exactly one male in her life:
her Labradoodle, Genghis. In fact Josie, along with the
three very single women in her dog-walking group, has
recently sworn off men, resigning herself to long walks in
the park with her devoted, four-legged friend.
All
bets are off, however, when she meets Rick Rousseau, a
pet-company CEO who is smart, sexy, and, best of all,
head-over-heels for Josie. Even Genghis, an excellent judge
of character, seems to know that Rick is the real deal. But
just when Josie starts to think that she has found something
more enduring than puppy love, she discovers that Rick has a
complicated past—and a secret that could put the woman he
loves in serious danger...
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