Former
attorney and current dog whisperer Shane Kilcannon doesn’t like to lose. At
anything. So when he messes up his chance with a beautiful stranger whose
confident smile and haunted eyes intrigue him more than any woman he’s ever
met, he’s ready to snarl like one of his beloved pit bulls. But Shane’s work
with the wildest and wariest of his family’s rescue dogs has taught him
patience…and persistence. When his father asks him to work alongside Chloe,
helping to convince the locals to support her groundbreaking tourism plans, he
agrees…as long as she is willing to help him by giving a temporary home to one
misunderstood dog.
Chloe
Somerset has built a reputation in the tourism industry as someone with big
ideas that put little places on the map, and she’s confident she can do the
same for Bitter Bark, North Carolina. All she has to do is convince one small
town to change its name, open her germophobic heart to a dog with a penchant
for face-licking, and avoid the landmines of local politics when her plans divide
the townspeople. But none of that is as scary as the feeling of falling hard
for a handsome charmer who whispers all the right things and tempts Chloe to
forget a lifetime of hard lessons. Shane might be the best trainer in the
family, with an instinct for how to get through to the creatures who need care
the most, but he’s met his match with Chloe and it’ll take every trick he knows
to teach her to fall in love.
Release Date: May 19, 2017
South Street Publishing
The Dogfather #2
Contemporary Romance
Review copy provided by publisher
Liza’s Review:
New Leash
on Life is the second book in Roxanne St. Claire's wonderful new
Dogfather series. I loved that Shane Kilcannon was the second sibling to get
his story. Shane Kilcannon and Chloe Somerset are pretty much as
different as night and day. He works as a dog trainer, and doesn't care about
getting dirty on the job. Chloe is a marketing expert who seriously hates to
have a hair out of place. However, those differences made me absolutely love
them as a couple long before they actually became one.
Neither Shane nor Chloe are looking for anything more than a
temporary arrangement, as Chloe is only in Bitter Bark to help her aunt, who is
the mayor, find a great marketing plan to put Bitter Bark on the map. Shane
isn't looking for more than a temporary arrangement because he doesn't believe
in love lasting forever. Both Shane and Chloe have issues from their past that
color their present. I have to say I found Chloe stepping outside of her
comfort zone way faster than I expected when we first met her. I have to say I
was pretty shocked when she agreed to dog sit Daisy, but loved watching her
truly fall in love with a pet and get past her need to always be perfectly put
together.
Shane was very instrumental in getting Chloe to get past so many
of her issues, and I loved the more time they spent together, the more they
both wanted to be together. Shane and Chloe's chemistry was pretty obvious from
their first kiss the day they met, and it only grew the more time they spent
together. I fell in love with them as a couple right along with each of
them.
I also love that Shane's dad Daniel made an appearance once
again. I love the wisdom he shares with his children when it comes to both life
and love. I honestly love getting to spend time with the entire Kilcannon clan,
but Daniel has wormed his way into a special place in my heart pretty quickly.
Gramma Finnie and her humor add to each experience with the Kilcannon's, and
honestly makes me want to spend time with this family.
New Leash
On Life was a wonderful addition to the Dogfather series. It was
filled with all the emotions one expects from a romance but to the next level.
Rocki gives her readers a story filled with love and laughter that makes you
want to read this story over and over again.
Rating: 5 Stars (A)
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