For Nina Askew, turning forty means freedom—from the ex-husband whose career always came first, from their stuffy suburban home. Freedom to have her own apartment in the city, freedom to focus on what she wants for a change. And what she wants is something her ex always vetoed—a puppy. A bouncy puppy to cheer her up. Instead she gets…Fred.
Overweight, smelly and obviously suffering from some kind of doggy depression, Fred is light-years from perky. But for all his faults, he does manage to put Nina face-to-face with Alex Moore, her gorgeous, younger downstairs neighbor.
Alex looks great on paper—a sexy, seemingly sane, surprisingly single E.R. doctor who shares Fred’s abiding love for Oreos—but a ten-year difference in age, despite his devastating smile, is too wide a gap for Nina to handle. Ignoring her insistent best friend, some interfering do-gooders and the ubiquitous Fred—not to mention her suddenly raging hormones—Nina thinks anyone but Alex would be a better bet for a relationship. But with every silver-haired stiff she dates, the more she suspects it’s the young dog-loving doctor she wants to sit and stay!
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"It was a cute story and I really liked it. Nina, the main character just turned forty & recently went through a divorce. She sees this turn in her life as an opportunity to focus on what is important to her for a change. Along her journey, she meets her downstairs thirty year old neighbor, Alex. She thinks it is preposterous that this younger, attractive & successful doctor is interested in her and she completely tries to avoid the growing attraction she feels for him. Her ex also re-enters the picture and tries to persuade Nina she would be better off coming back to him. Being in my forties, I could so relate to the main character and the way she viewed the her growing relationship with Alex. That is all I can say without providing spoilers, but I can tell you that the writing was good, the plot was believable and the characters were all very likable! An enjoyable & easy read."
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Dallas (4 out of 5 stars)