Home Is Where the Bark Is Book

3.75

Former model, now director of a doggy day-care center and spa in San Francisco, Serena Oakley plan to take a sabbatical from sex and men. But her plan fell apart when Nick Whalen and his Yorki-poo set foot in Paws-A-While. Intimidated by his presence and sex-appeal, she also can't help being suspicious of him. There's something not quite right with the fact he's got a pocket-size dog and doesn't seem to know a lot about the canine world.

You don't need to be a former FBI agent who left for partner with a co-worker in a private investigation business that specialized in identity fraud to know it's never a good idea to lust for your prime suspect. But Nick can't help the attraction and yeah, her gorgeousness is part of the charm, but contrarily to other men, he can see past the sexy model and see her inner beauty and her total dedication to her furry clients. And even though he's not a dog person and can't understand how people can regard animals as children, his heart will get caught by a mutt eventually.


Having sisters is cool. Having a sister who share my passion of reading and who I can talk about books with is the best ! She saw the cute cover, read the back cover and probably thought romance, contemporary, a little bit of mystery but nothing too dangerous and animals, that's the kind of books Aly would like. So she recommend it to me. And she was right :) I had a great time with this novel and I would recommend it if you like the elements I just listed. There were things really well done in the story and others who weren't. For example, Nick was not the best PI. He had no poker face and he didn't make research before going undercover at Serena's business. But that's also part of his charm in a way and made him seem more genuine even if he's hiding his true intentions and he's got such a compassionate heart that it was impossible for me to not crush on him. The story is interesting but the pace is slow. It was definitively a romance novel, which I like. The investigation was also a great part. The first clue Nick uncover, I didn't see it coming and the case lead them to a couple of surprise, but the outcome left me disappointed because to me it wasn't original nor beliveable. As for the dog part, I was totally pleased because there was several dogs in this story and I could feel that Serena's love for them was genuine. She gave care and affection to them and they gave it back to her.