The Dog Park

The Dog Park
Laura Caldwell

www.LauraCaldwell.comA couple's best friend?Stylist Jessica Champlin knows it takes more than a darling goldendoodle to save a marriage. She and her ex-husband, investigative journalist Sebastian Hess, had too many irreconcilable differences for even their beloved dog, Baxter, to heal. So they've agreed to joint custody, and life has settled into a prickly normalcy.But when Baxter heroically rescues a child and the video footage goes viral, Jess and Sebastian are thrown together again, and her life takes some very unexpected twists. The line of dogwear she creates becomes wildly successful, and suddenly she's in the spotlight with everyone watching - the press, the new guy she's seeing, Sebastian and the past she never imagined she would face again. Soon there's only one person by her side - and it's the person she least expected. She's willing to open up to a new normal just as long as Baxter approves.

A couple’s best friend?

Stylist Jessica Champlin knows it takes more than a darling goldendoodle to save a marriage. She and her ex-husband, investigative journalist Sebastian Hess, had too many irreconcilable differences for even their beloved dog, Baxter, to heal. So they’ve agreed to joint custody, and life has settled into a prickly normalcy.

But when Baxter heroically rescues a child and the video footage goes viral, Jess and Sebastian are thrown together again, and her life takes some very unexpected twists. The line of dogwear she creates becomes wildly successful, and suddenly she’s in the spotlight with everyone watching—the press, the new guy she’s seeing, Sebastian and the past she never imagined she would face again. Soon there’s only one person by her side—and it’s the person she least expected. She’s willing to open up to a new normal…just as long as Baxter approves.

www.LauraCaldwell.com (http://www.lauracaldwell.com/)

Praise for Laura Caldwell’s contemporary romance novels (#ulink_00758cdd-12f6-56bb-87ab-b3fb9c1da6f9)

“[A] comical roller-coaster ride…

All the characters add vibrancy to a story that explores

how we live with the mistakes we made, how we correct

the ones we can and how love forms an unfailing bond.”

—RT Book Reviews on The Night I Got Lucky

“Snazzy, gripping…gives readers an exciting taste of life

in the fast lane, exposing the truth behind the fairy tale.”

—Booklist on The Year of Living Famously

“Caldwell’s winning second novel

puts an appealing heroine in a tough situation

and relays her struggles with empathy.”

—Booklist on A Clean Slate

“You’ll need an exotic drink and some sunscreen while

you enjoy Burning the Map. I thoroughly recommend this

purely entertaining look at friendship and love.”

—Romance Reviews Today

Praise for Laura Caldwell’s

romantic suspense novels

“Claim of Innocence is guaranteed to claim

your weekend, while securing plucky lawyer heroine

Izzy McNeil a place straight at the top of your reading pile.”

—Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Red Blooded Murder aims for the sweet spot

between tough and tender, between thrills and thought—

and hits the bull’s-eye. A terrific novel.”

—Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Caldwell’s taut, enjoyable thriller hits the ground

running… Caldwell’s plot moves smoothly, juggling

a number of perspectives without losing steam.”

—Publishers Weekly on The Good Liar

The Dog Park

Laura Caldwell

www.mirabooks.co.uk (http://www.mirabooks.co.uk)

This book is for those who love their dogs

more than just about anything.

Contents

Cover (#udc7fbeaa-e182-5d53-a492-51d16b552b3b)

Back Cover Text (#u1595ffb7-322a-5b02-8dd1-b0b1f0426938)

Praise (#ub61d25c9-d9cb-51ef-a92e-8e319d4f26ae)

Title Page (#uf07c57cb-92a5-5cd5-aee8-db723be7f3d2)

Dedication (#ubad2dee8-19d9-5a89-aa3d-e6c7710d2a29)

Part I (#udd92ec45-8df5-5532-8518-731de0c78d6f)

Chapter 1 (#u49231dee-7548-5f25-981e-2a0e74e824b5)