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New Leash on Life (The Dogfather) Paperback – May 12, 2017

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Welcome to the heartwarming world of Waterford Farm, where love, laughter, family, friends—and rescue dogs—reign supreme.

In the quaint town of Bitter Bark, North Carolina, dog whisperer Shane Kilcannon rarely misses when he sets his sights on a lady. But when he strikes out with a captivating stranger, Shane is left snarling like one of his precious pitbulls. His father’s plan for Shane to collaborate with that same woman on a big town project might give him a second chance, but it will take every trick he knows to get Chloe Somerset’s attention.

A visionary known for her ability to put small towns on the map, Chloe is determined to win over the locals and get support for some groundbreaking tourism plans. Beloved home town hero Shane Kilcannon can help her…but only if she will provide a temporary home to a rambunctious and affectionate pittie. Not anyone’s idea of a “dog person,” Chloe hesitantly opens her home—and heart—to a deeply misunderstood dog…and his equally misunderstood master. But when Chloe’s plans backfire and literally end up in a garbage dump, she has to fight for the dog, the town, and the man she loves…or lose them all forever.

The Dogfather Series – Family drama and sweet romances set at a dog refuge in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Determined that all of his adult children find forever love after he loses his wife of many years, the man they call “The Dogfather” sets out to play matchmaker. He’ll pull a few strings and make a few deals and enlist the help of some incredible dogs all to make sure there are fairy tail romances with happy endings for the entire Kilcannon clan.

Sit…Stay…Beg – Book 1
New Leash on Life – Book 2
Leader of the Pack – Book 3
Santa Paws is Coming to Town – Book 4
Bad to the Bone – Book 5
Ruff Around the Edges – Book 6
Double Dog Dare – Book 7
Bark! The Herald Angels Sing – Book 8
Old Dog New Tricks – Book 9

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ South Street Publishing (May 12, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0998109347
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0998109343
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.79 x 8 inches
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Published since 2003, Roxanne St. Claire is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nearly fifty romance and suspense novels. She has written several popular series, including The Dogfather, Barefoot Bay, the Guardian Angelinos, and the Bullet Catchers.

In addition to being an ten-time nominee and one-time winner of the prestigious RITA™ Award for the best in romance writing, Roxanne’s novels have won the National Reader’s Choice Award for best romantic suspense four times, as well as the Maggie, the Daphne du Maurier Award, the HOLT Medallion, Booksellers Best, Book Buyers Best, the Award of Excellence, and many others.

A recent empty-nester, she lives in Florida with her husband and two dogs. When not writing, Roxanne can be found...nevermind. She's rarely not writing. Find out more or sign up for her newsletter at roxannestclaire.com.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2017
I absolutely love The Dogfather series – and this is only the second book, we’ve a lot to go yet. New Leash on Life is a delightful romance, but don’t be fooled by the “romance” part of this sentence. Shane and Chloe’s romance has so much depth and delving into some truly serious issues that this story goes way beyond a fun, lighthearted romance. I believe that once you finish their story you’ll have a change of heart toward some preconceived ideas about the subjects that play a huge part of this story.

Chloe had an unusual upbringing. As an adult she has very strict rules and regimens for her life that she rarely, if ever, deviates from. Coming to Bitter Bark, North Carolina to help her aunt, the mayor of this small town, with tourism ideas to bring in more revenue to the town will have life changing effects on many people… especially Chloe. She will step outside of her comfort zone in so many, wonderful ways – and discover a life that she never envisioned for herself through the eyes of one sexy dog whisperer – and one adorable, if constantly giving sloppy kisses, dog.

Shane never, ever intends to settle down to the “married bliss” that so many people believe is a natural state. No. He’s seen firsthand what losing the love of someone’s life does and he wants no part of that. Oh, he’s not against having a light hearted fling, but always with an expiration date. Always. Until he met Chloe, an uptight, rules driven non-dog lover who captures his interest. So she has issues and barriers – he’s the man to help her break them down and have some fun. Short-term romance, yeah, he can do that. But what happens when that short-term starts to feel like a much longer wished for commitment – he can run or face his demons, especially if he wants to keep this woman in his life.

New Leash on Life brought me tears, laughter, contentment and a very enjoyable visit to this small town community. I loved Shane and his wacky, crazy, close knit family. And we meet up with everyone a little bit in his story. Chloe is a wounded soul who need desperately to open up and let the past go. Watching her come alive was pure enjoyment. And Daisy. Oh, that lovable pup will be changing some minds about her breed. Remember, it’s how the dog is trained that makes them “bad”, not the breed. A lesson we should all learn.

So, I loved it. I recommend it. And I’m going to dive into the next story as soon as I can. If you love realistic romances with believable plots and characters then New Leash on Life and The Dogfather series is a perfect match for you.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2018
A standalone read in a series with a HEA. This is the second brother in the big Irish family that owns a huge dog rescue and training facility in Virginia. After the mother passes, the father approaches his 6 children and offers to give them a large portion of land for them to open a rescue facility with training for instructors and dogs for various jobs. Each brother and sister has a special job that they are responsible for. Shane is the devil may care free-spirited love 'em and leave 'em gorgeous hunk. He has pretty much had his way with every pretty woman in sight with his beautiful smile and even better personality. He practiced law for several years but was unhappy with the work when he received the call from his father to come home. He never looked back. He has loved dogs all his life and the idea of spending every training and working hour with the dogs was too good to pass up.

His life starts to make a change when he meets the young woman his small town hires to come up with a plan to encourage visitors to spend their vacation time and money in Bitter Bark. At first he is sure he can encourage the young woman to just about give him anything he wants. However, she has a few issues and it is just not that easy to give in to the sexy dog trainer. Shane has a few issues of his own. He has never recovered from the loss of his mother. It has been a few years since his mom died of a heart attack at 55 but he is still angry and has a few misconceptions on why his dad encourages his kids to find love and marry when he did that and then suffered such a tragic loss.

There is a bit of drama as Chloe tries to save the town and keep her interest in the dog trainer in separate compartments. There are people in town that object to change no matter what and they are at work trying to sabbatoge Chloe's plans to save the town. It is a very good read. I found it to be entertaining, a little bit of a tear jerker in a few places (no, none of the dogs die) and a good love story. I definitely recommend it as a fun, light-hearted read. There are a few sexy scenes and you must love dogs!! It is a good read.

I was not paid for this review. I am not a writer nor do I know one. I am not kin to this author. i am a reader and this is my opinion, nothing more, nothing less. 7/8/18
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Sci Fi girl
5.0 out of 5 stars How dog-friendly are you?
Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2018
St Claire is a great writer! And this series about a matchmaking widowed veterinarian is great. The series is about re-establishing close family bonds after loss of 'the family glue' (wife/mother) affects each child in different ways. Each story tells about finding your life's passion, and is connected to the family dog rescue/training facility. In this story, the couple learns to work together to sell the idea of this small town being 'dog-friendly'. .
Veronica 👍
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Hit with the Dogfather!!!
Reviewed in Australia on August 19, 2018
While Chloe comes to help her auntie who saved her Sanity while she was growing up, the lifelong despair has made her into the woman she is. When Shane first meets Chloe he gives her the wrong impression as to who he is and isn't sure what to make of her, But over time he decides to keep trying to break down her barriers.

This is Another hit in the Dogfather series and one that l Highly Recommend to Everyone, Not just Dog Lovers!!!
Roxanne St Claire has Another devoted follower of her books, when you start reading you'll understand why.
Christine
4.0 out of 5 stars For the dog lover
Reviewed in Canada on March 18, 2019
A fun read with an underlying worthy cause.
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars The dogfather book 2
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2017
Loving this new series read quite a few of her books now enjoying them all can't wait for next book
HR Retired
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this series
Reviewed in Canada on June 26, 2019
After reading book 1 in this series, I could not wait to read book to. By the end of book 2, I had ordered books 3&4.
A great read.