Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook389 pages5 hours
Home is Where the Bark Is
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
From the author of the delightful Love is a Four-Legged Word comes another novel of romance, mystery, and dogs.
Former model Serena Oakley has opened Paws-A-While, a doggy daycare and spa in San Francisco. When a ruggedly handsome client walks in, holding a Yorki-Poo too dainty for his personality, Serena knows something's not right.
Undercover PI Nick Whalen has followed a series of identity frauds to Serena and is determined to dig up secrets he's certain she is hiding. Despite their mutual distrust, Nick and Serena find themselves bonding over an injured, orphaned dog. And soon they're arousing more than just suspicions. But will the pair trust in love enough to thwart a danger circling too close to home?
Former model Serena Oakley has opened Paws-A-While, a doggy daycare and spa in San Francisco. When a ruggedly handsome client walks in, holding a Yorki-Poo too dainty for his personality, Serena knows something's not right.
Undercover PI Nick Whalen has followed a series of identity frauds to Serena and is determined to dig up secrets he's certain she is hiding. Despite their mutual distrust, Nick and Serena find themselves bonding over an injured, orphaned dog. And soon they're arousing more than just suspicions. But will the pair trust in love enough to thwart a danger circling too close to home?
Unavailable
Author
Kandy Shepherd
Kandy Shepherd swapped a fast-paced career as a magazine editor for a life writing romance. She lives on a small farm in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her husband, daughter, and a menagerie of animal friends. Kandy believes in love at first sight and real-life romance—they worked for her! Kandy loves to hear from her readers. Visit her website at: www.kandyshepherd.com
Read more from Kandy Shepherd
Hired by the Brooding Billionaire Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Paradise . . . to Pregnant! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Summer They Never Forgot Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFalling for the Secret Princess Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gift-Wrapped in Her Wedding Dress Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Best Man and the Runaway Bride Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Their Royal Baby Gift Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCrown Prince's Chosen Bride Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Greek Tycoon's Mistletoe Proposal Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Summer They Never Forgot Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsConveniently Wed to the Greek Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOne Night with Her Millionaire Boss Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Second Chance with the Single Dad Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Tycoon and the Wedding Planner Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Diamond in Her Stocking Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSomething About Joe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stranded With Her Greek Tycoon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBest Man And The Runaway Bride Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Home is Where the Bark Is
Related ebooks
Tail of Two Hearts: A Fresh-Start Family Romance Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Clay Yeager's Redemption Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dusty's Adventures:: The Beginning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInto the Darkness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No Ordinary Fairy: Shifter Wars, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOnyx: Little Gems 2017 RWA Short Story Anthology Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMeet Me in the Middle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFowl Play: Pet Palace Cozy Mystery Series, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMandy Lamb and the Full Moon (U.K. Edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Dog Called Perth: The True Story of a Beagle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rescued Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNot Just the Girl Next Door Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPet Palace Series Books 1-6: Pet Palace Cozy Mystery Series Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStay Calm and Collie On Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Betwixt Issue 7 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe She Wolf: A Novella By Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChristmas with His Cinderella: A captivating fairytale romance! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Skin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSheba - From Hell to Happiness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBones Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Secret, Book & Scone Society Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mandy Lamb and the Full Moon (U.S. Edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSunstone: Little Gems 2016 RWA Short Story Anthology Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBluestone & Vine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dogwood Hill Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Harvester Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beauty & The Beasts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlmost Sleighed: Maple Syrup Mysteries, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Contemporary Romance For You
Icebreaker: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Animal Farm Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hopeless Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Point of Retreat: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Confess: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Slammed: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All Your Perfects: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heart Bones: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ugly Love: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Ends with Us: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finding Cinderella: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5November 9: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Starts with Us: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Before We Were Strangers: A Love Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Girl: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The True Love Experiment Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe Someday Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ruin Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Spanish Love Deception: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beautiful Bastard Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe Not: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One Italian Summer: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Scandalized Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful Disaster: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stone Heart Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Without Merit: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe Now: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Something Borrowed: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finding Perfect: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Home is Where the Bark Is
Rating: 3.866666 out of 5 stars
4/5
15 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5** spoiler alert ** It’s a doggie dog world out there and no-one is learning this better than Nick Whalen. A recently retired FBI agent and new private investigator, Nick’s newest case has sent him to the “Paws-A-While” doggie day care and spa. His job is to investigate the owner for possible identity theft. Nick is convinced, since many of the recent victims have been clients of the business, that there has to be a connection. So armed with his aunt’s Yorkie Poo Bessie and his determination to crack the case, Nick enters “Paws-A-While” only to come face to face with the loveliest woman he has ever faced. The case has just entered a direction Nick was not planning on heading in. Serena Oakley’s new business is booming. At least it was. Lately a lot of her clients have been pulling out due to “financial troubles”. Therefore she is determined to make sure her new client stays, and when he does it’s for more than one reason. Nick Oakley and Bessie are the weirdest dog-child and human pairing Serena has seen since she started her business. Nick is way too masculine of man for a fru fru dog like Bessie. One thing Serena knows is the moment Nick came into her shop is that things are going to be getting fairly hairy quite soon; just how hairy Serena could never guess. I have to say I rather enjoyed this book. Living in a house with five dogs I found myself laughing at the doggie humor in Home is Where the Bark Is. I found myself relating to Serena’s dog-kid talk and Nick’s “a dog is a dog” talk at the same time. Speaking of Nick and Serena, their relationship is masterfully planned. There is some lust at first sight, but it took a while for the characters to realize they trusted and truly loved each other. Serena had to get past her issues as the result of a crazy stalker and an ex who dumped her by email on Valentine’s Day. Nick has to stop seeing Serena as a possible suspect. It was sweet seeing them bond over Mack and the other dogs in the story. You could almost track their relationship as progressed over the weeks. Truly nothing brings people together like animals and this story exemplifies it. The stories side subplot of indentify fraud is well written as well. You really go through all the motions believing that one person is guilty only to find them cleared. Then as you get nearer to the end of the book, you start getting suspicious of one particular character. So suspicious you find yourself mentally yelling at Serena to listen to Nick and stay away from said person. The big reveal at the end is wonderfully written and really brought things full circle. So if you’re a doggie person that likes mysteries with romance, than this book is for you.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The sexiest weakness in a man is his vulnerability to that one special woman. No matter how big, gruff, rough, and tough a man may be, love makes him reachable. The bigger they are...the harder they fall. The most invincible Alpha male may offer his heart like a gift to the woman he loves, and then he will wait for the look on her face to make sure she is pleased with the gift. In one who is usually without self-doubt, that moment of uncertainty is very appealing. I love a man who loves dogs and is kind to animals, and Nick Whalen, the sexy P.I. in Kandy Shepherd's "Home is Where the Bark Is", certainly fits that description. When he goes undercover to investigate a fraud scheme, he never dreams that he will fall head-over-heels for his prime suspect. When he meets Serena Oakley, the owner and operator of "Paws-A-While", a trendy doggy day-care center, he is thrown for a loop! She seems sweet and sincere, and Nick definitely finds her sexy! Serena is immediately drawn to Nick, but somehow he just doesn't seem like the kind of guy to own a prissy little toy dog like the one he brings to her pet place. Suspicion, sweet sensuality, and secrets aplenty are combined with mysterious mayhem, great charm and humor for a very satisfying romantic read!