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Noelle Ryan works as a veterinary technician at a New England animal shelter, helping pets find homes. If only it were as easy to find one for herself. After discovering she can't have children-and watching her marriage fall apart after a shocking revelation by her husband-she feels as sad and lost as the strays she rescues.
She can't seem to get over her ex, Jay. Unfortunately, all Jay wants from her is a huge favor: serving as caretaker for his elderly mother, who blames Noelle for the breakup. While Jay heads off to Atlanta to live the life of a bachelor, Noelle is left only with her Great Dane, Zeke, to comfort her. But when a carefree musician named Jasper tugs at her heartstrings, giving her a second chance at life- and at love- Noelle comes to realize that home is truly where the heart is.
OK, let's be honest here: This book is fluff with very little substance. I bought it because the photographer who did the cover shot has a blog that I love, and the dog in the picture is hers. (I can't post a link to Erin Vey's blog right now because it's been infected with malware - but you should really Google her or look her up on Facebook.) I wasn't in any sort of hurry to read it until I started reading Sarah's Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay. That book was so heavy and disturbing that I had to take a break and went looking for something a lot lighter... this was the perfect contrast, and I breezed through it in a night.
For some reason this book had the same appeal to me as Twilight did (except for the lack of vampires, condescending hero and twit of a heroine); so if you liked Twilight, I think you'll like this one too. Suffice to say, it's a sweet love story. He treats her well. She's got a brain in her head. They both make mistakes, which they work through; and then they fall in love.
If only it were that easy in real life.
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