Puppy Love by Lucy Gilmore – a Review

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Description:
Sophie Vasquez runs Puppy Promise, a service puppy training organization. Sophie’s always been treated as the frail baby of the family—a thing she hates but doesn’t know how to change. Until, that is, she meets her newest client.

Harrison Parks is a wildfire firefighter who isn’t allowed back in the field unless he finds a service dog. Reluctantly, he agrees, never expecting to be assigned a skittish Pomeranian and the equally skittish woman who’s supposed to wrangle them both into order. As it turns out, they all have something to prove…and more than enough room in their hearts for a little puppy love.

Review:

Puppy Love by Lucy Gilmore is the first book in her new Forever Home series.  Puppy Love was a sweet, cute and fun story line that revolves around a service puppy training school run by three sisters.  In Puppy Love the youngest sister, Sophie Vazquez is our heroine and she was a blast throughout the book. 

Sophie usually listens to her older sisters, Dawn and Lila, when it comes how to handle placing a puppy to someone who has special needs.  But once Sophie meets Harrison Parks, our hero, she steps forward in handling this case fully on her own. 

Harrison is on leave as a wildfire firefighter and wants badly to get back to work.  He is being forced to get a service dog, who is trained to recognize signs of his sugar getting low, putting him into danger of falling into a diabetic coma.  When he has his sights set on a great Dane, he is surprised to have Sophie turn down that request; especially after he meets the dog she suggests.  Harrison meet Bubbles, a little cute Pomeranian.  First off, Harrison hates the name Bubbles, and the fact he is a small dog; afterall Harrison is a tall and strong hunk, and this small dog would be an embarrassment for him.

The banter between Harrison and Sophie was off the wall from the start, and frankly at times it was hilarious.  But Sophie put her foot down, despite everyone’s feeling that perhaps Bubbles was not right for Harrison.  In a short time, after Harrison take Bubbles home to stay with him, with visits daily from Sophie, he slowly begins to fall in love with the dog, not to mention he is becoming very attracted to Sophie, who usually ends up having the last word.

Sophie comes from a wonderful loving family and is very close to her two sisters; I loved the family and Sophie was a fun, sweet and wonderful heroine.  She had a rough childhood, being treated for a disease and her family always by her side.  Now she is determined to prove her independence, as well as being recognized as a good trainer. 

I loved Sophie with Harrison and Bubbles, as they were so much fun. However, at times I wanted to smack Harrison for his stubbornness; though he knew he was falling in love with Sophie, Harrison did not want to be in a permanent relationship, as he felt his life as a firefighter was all he wanted or needed.  But once our lovable dog goes missing, all bets are off, and in the end love will prevail. Puppy Love was a heartwarming, sweet, and fun story, with a great couple and adorable dog, which was so very well written by Lucy Gilmore.   I look forward to more stories from Puppy Promise and the remaining sisters.

Reviewed by Barb

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