

Then as you get nearer to the end of the book, you start getting suspicious of one particular character. You really go through all the motions believing that one person is guilty only to find them cleared. The stories side subplot of indentify fraud is well written as well.

Truly nothing brings people together like animals and this story exemplifies it. You could almost track their relationship as progressed over the weeks. It was sweet seeing them bond over Mack and the other dogs in the story. Nick has to stop seeing Serena as a possible suspect. Serena had to get past her issues as the result of a crazy stalker and an ex who dumped her by email on Valentine’s Day. There is some lust at first sight, but it took a while for the characters to realize they trusted and truly loved each other. Speaking of Nick and Serena, their relationship is masterfully planned. I found myself relating to Serena’s dog-kid talk and Nick’s “a dog is a dog” talk at the same time. Living in a house with five dogs I found myself laughing at the doggie humor in Home is Where the Bark Is. I have to say I rather enjoyed this book. One thing Serena knows is the moment Nick came into her shop is that things are going to be getting fairly hairy quite soon just how hairy Serena could never guess. Nick is way too masculine of man for a fru fru dog like Bessie. Nick Oakley and Bessie are the weirdest dog-child and human pairing Serena has seen since she started her business.

Therefore she is determined to make sure her new client stays, and when he does it’s for more than one reason. Lately a lot of her clients have been pulling out due to “financial troubles”. The case has just entered a direction Nick was not planning on heading in. So armed with his aunt’s Yorkie Poo Bessie and his determination to crack the case, Nick enters “Paws-A-While” only to come face to face with the loveliest woman he has ever faced. Nick is convinced, since many of the recent victims have been clients of the business, that there has to be a connection.

His job is to investigate the owner for possible identity theft. A recently retired FBI agent and new private investigator, Nick’s newest case has sent him to the “Paws-A-While” doggie day care and spa. It’s a doggie dog world out there and no-one is learning this better than Nick Whalen.
