Stray Hearts (It's a Dog's Life) [Mass Market Paperback]

Anne Kimberlin (Author)

Book Description

Series: It's a Dog's Life | Publication Date: October 1997

Melissa is wary when widowed Peter Winthrop, who accidentally hit a Shetland sheepdog with his car, shows more than a friendly interest in her. But when he asks her to help his daughter overcome her fear of dogs so that they can adopt the adorable stray, she finds herself drawn to his fractured family. And as their relationship becomes more intimate, she finds herself hoping he has room for one more lost soul in his home.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Love Spell (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505522217
• ISBN-13: 978-0505522214
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,712,451 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Annie Kimberlin knows her dogs!, February 26, 1998

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M. Kuhn (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stray Hearts (It's a Dog's Life) (Mass Market Paperback)

I am not a romance reader by nature or habit. However, I am a dog lover and have been active in showing and training for several decades. Therefore, I really appreciate it when an author gets her dog stuff right,and Anne Kimberlin definitely does! But unlike some authors who try to a) educate their readers about dogs and/or b) impress their readers with their knowledge, both to the detriment of the story, Ms. Kimberlin successfully works her doggy info into the web of her story without calling attention to it. The romance was fun, too, of course. I wish I could find a man like her hero! Do they really exist? Warm, sensitive, funny, charming, intuitive, handsome (of course!) and gainfully employed--what more could you ask of a man?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real find for dog lovers and romance lovers, November 26, 1998

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Kimberly Borrowdale (Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stray Hearts (It's a Dog's Life) (Mass Market Paperback)

When veterinarian Melissa March gets an after-hours call about a dog who has been accidentally struck by a car, of course she goes to the dog's rescue. Pets are her friends and her life; she has a little more trouble dealing with Peter Winthrop, the handsome, friendly man she meets. But when Melissa meets Peter's daughter Angie, who is terrified of dogs because she believes a dog killed her mother, Melissa knows that she somehow has to try to help Angie--and perhaps she will help Peter and herself along the way.

Annie Kimberlin's debut novel is a masterpiece of storytelling, real people, and all kinds of love--love for animals, love for friends, love for family, love for a life partner. Ms. Kimberlin injects exactly the right amount of detail to make her story come alive in a world just like the one the reader lives in. STRAY HEARTS is not only one of the best contemporary romances I've read, it's just a plain ol' Great Read--for romance lovers, pet lovers, and story lovers.

Kimberly Borrowdale, Under the Covers Book