This HaBO request is from Melissa, who wants to find this contemporary romance with suspense elements:
Not sure how long ago I read this, but it was a contemporary romance (possibly romantic suspense) with a heroine who owned her own clothing/accessories store and had a poodle who (not joking) was offended by badly dressed people. At one point, the poodle growls at the hero for putting on a jacket that does not go with the pants/shirt he’s wearing.
The hero was a cop (or possibly a PI) who comes to investigate when her store is broken into. He then becomes her bodyguard when it’s clear she is being targeted. It turns out someone is using her store to smuggle jewels (possibly stolen but I’m not sure) into the country as part of what is supposed to be costume jewelry that she sells in the store.
I really hope this rings bells for someone!
Who knows this one?
I don’t know but I hope someone does! I am HERE for fashion police poodle!
To Trust a Stranger by Karen Robards? Maybe? I haven’t read it, but I’ve read others by her and she wrote a lot of funny romantic suspense and some had dog sidekicks. My only other guess would be someone like Elizabeth Bevarly or Stephanie Bond. They both wrote humorous romantic suspense once upon a time.
I don’t think I’ve ever read Elizabeth Bevarly or Stephanie Bonds from a quick look through their book lists so it’s not one of those and it wasn’t To Trust a Stranger although now I might read that because it sounded good.
hope someone knows this one
I gotta meet this dog!!
I don’t know but am so ready to read this.
I KNOW it is the holiday season when people are traveling, visiting relatives, getting /giving presents, eating/stressing about eating too much, etc. which can all be timeconsuming. But surely, someone remembers this dog.
The story sounds fairly ordinary but the dog is something else. My cat has no fashion sense whatsoever! Maybe I can borrow the dog to help me go through my closet.
Signing up to read this one!
I daresay there is no chance at all that it is Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie, et al? That’s the only book I can think of where a dg gives an opinion
This book exists and I have read it.
#LML , What is the name and the author??