From Beth Kendrick comes a hilarious and heartwarming story about bad dogs and the women who love them... Lara Madigan has a gift. She can help you find your soulmate--your canine soul mate, that is. As a dog trainer with a soft spot for strays, she’s found the perfect home for sulky Shih Tzus, broken-down Border Collies, and diabolical Dalmatians. But while she’ll always make room for one more rescue mutt, she’s not sure she’s ready to commit to another human being--especially after her long-term boyfriend drops the bomb: He’s not a dog person.Horrified and temporarily homeless, Lara and her furry pack move in with her mother, a wealthy fashionista who forbids even a single drop of drool. As word gets around the exclusive gated community, Lara is overwhelmed with demands for her services. A model wants personal training for her overweight “flabrador”; an aging socialite preps her pedigreed puppy for dog show domination.... If Lara can survive the breakup, the outrageous requests of her high-maintenance clientele, and her dogs' systematic destruction of her mother’s McMansion, she might finally find the rescue dog who rescues her in return--by leading her straight to the guy who could be her perfect match.Review“Kendrick writes with a wicked sense of humor and great wisdom.”(Chicago Tribune )“Graced with a stellar cast of captivating characters (including an adorable pack of scene-stealing canines) and written with both sharp wit and genuine wisdom, Kendrick’s latest effervescent novel is a hopelessly, hopefully romantic treat.”(Booklist (starred review) )"Kendrick not only shines in portraying the subtleties of female friendships, but also at rendering the unbreakable bond between man (or woman) and dog....Kendrick has a...talent for matchmaking: pairing her winsome heroine and her delightful group of canines in the service of a tale of nurturing one’s true calling and rekindling relationships."(Publishers Weekly ) About the AuthorAfter growing up with a purebred Bernese mountain dog, Beth Kendrick fell in love with a scruffy stray terrier named Murphy and has been a sucker for rescue dogs ever since. She lives in Arizona with her family and two rambunctious red mutts. Despite owning three vacuum cleaners, she is constantly covered in dog hair. Views: 55
She may be a crime-scene photographer, but that doesn’t mean Marian Moyer is ready to star in her own murder mystery. Most days, she can’t even control her hair.But when the star of Marian’s racy, underground magazine turns up dead and the police are convinced she’s the guilty party, it’s up to Marian to find out who really did it before it’s too late.While danger isn’t exactly her middle name, there’s plenty to go around, especially when Marian begins to suspect that her long-time man crush is behind it all. Views: 55
When Nikki Cox-Everett gets a phone call from her estranged father telling her that he's engaged, she discovers that her future stepmother is none other than her ex-girlfriend Angel. She's that one unforgettable ex that no other woman can compare to in the bedroom. And she isn't quite done with Nikki yet. There's just one small problem: Nikki is happily married to another woman, and they have a child together. She has the perfect life. Surely she wouldn't risk it all for a nostalgic fling?Crave: Nikki's Story is the first book in the Crave series, a 2-part lesbian drama. Views: 55
Gina’s alone – exactly how she likes it. No one to tell her it’s not her fault, to stop blaming herself. Free from the pitiful looks and whispered condolences. Nothing to remind her of everything she wants to forget. Until Max. The sexy diversion who lives in the same dangerous world and likes her bed as much as she does. Too bad he loves someone else. Who happens to be her new best friend and his boss’s wife. She might as well close her legs because he’s never going to open his heart. A simple promise. Living in a dark existence of death, greed, and deviance, Max swore to protect an innocent woman’s life because he didn’t have anything in his own worth saving. Until Gina. The seductive mafia princess who hides more secrets than he ever imagined. Lying to herself and everyone else that goodness no longer exists behind her broken spirit. He’ll sacrifice everything to prove she’s not second choice. Even if her lies destroy their only chance for happiness.** Views: 55
She’s running. He’s hiding. Safety girl is her name. Checking and double checking is her game. Caution is as natural as breathing. It has to be, especially after what happened to her best friend Kyle. That’s why when Marta Manchester’s clunker breaks down on a desolate road on the way to the biggest interview of her life, she never envisions picking up a sweaty, grease-stained hitchhiker with a secret. Stash Steele has a special loathe of women and makes no effort to hide it despite his immediate attraction to the woman who practically ran him over half a mile back. Marta rebukes the concept of love. It’s already cost her dearly in her short life. But, when Stash hops into the passenger’s seat, it sets into motion a series of events that changes both of their lives. Together they take off on a soul changing adventure that just may heal their broken hearts, if the secrets don’t shatter them first. Views: 54
Swallow, daughter, pull them in, those words that sit upon your lips. Lock them deep inside your soul, hide them ‘til they’ve time to grow. Close your mouth upon the power, curse not, cure not, ‘til the hour. You won’t speak and you won’t tell, you won’t call on heaven or hell. You will learn and you will thrive. Silence, daughter. Stay alive. The day my mother was killed, she told my father I wouldn’t speak again, and she told him if I died, he would die too. Then she predicted the king would sell his soul and lose his son to the sky. My father has a claim to the throne, and he is waiting in the shadows for all of my mother’s words to come to pass. He wants desperately to be king, and I just want to be free. But freedom will require escape, and I’m a prisoner of my mother’s curse and my father’s greed. I can’t speak or make a sound, and I can’t wield a sword or beguile a king. In a land purged of enchantment, love might be the only magic left, and who could ever love . . . a bird? ** Views: 54
Two seasoned business travelers… A pair of feuding ex-friends… A world-weary journalist and a girl looking for a new start—all traveling to Mexico on the same flight. A misbehaving volcano disrupts their plans…and their lives. Love can bloom in the most unexpected places, even sky high. Three stand-alone novellas.Novella 1: The Friendly SkiesCassie Sinclair has been there, done that, and has the frequent flyer miles to prove it. She’s far too jaded to fall for the engaging stranger seated next to her on her flight to Mexico, no matter how pretty his face or dreamy his accent. But when the flight’s re-routed and their tightly packed schedules are blown, she decides indulging in one reckless night with Simon couldn’t hurt. They’ll have their fun and fly back to their regularly scheduled lives the next day. But fate (and Simon) might have other plans.Novella 2: Blame It On The RumJesse and Sydney have been at each other’s throats since college. Getting stuck sitting next to each other on the flight to their friends’ wedding in Mexico starts out as a disaster, and it only gets worse when the flight’s re-routed. But a little rum, a few weakened inhibitions, and a very tiny airplane bathroom lead to an unexpected and passionate encounter that could change everything.Novella 2: Take The Money And RunMeg and Garrett couldn’t be more different, and from the moment they meet on a flight to Mexico, it’s clear they’re headed in opposite directions in life, despite the shared destination. When Meg’s romantic Mexican adventure heads south, Garrett’s the one left picking up the pieces, and they find their fates are intertwined in ways neither could have predicted. But will their unexpected spark last once the dust settles? Views: 54
