Hodder Paperbacks
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton
Fiction for fans of Kate Jacobs and MARLEY AND ME.
When the abandoned strays from a local dogs home are matched with brand new owners, it turns out it might not just be the dogs who need rescuing.
Rachel s aunt has left her a house, a Border Collie and, despite knowing nothing about dogs, a crowded kennels. But since her life has collapsed she s not sure she can deal with any more lost souls.
Zoe s ex-husband has given their children a puppy. The kids are in love, but she s the one stuck training Toffee the impossible Labrador. She s nearly at the end of her tether until Toffee leads her to a handsome doctor...
Meanwhile Natalie and Johnny s marriage hasn t been easy since they started trying for a baby. But is a fridge-raiding, sofa-stealing Basset hound like Bertie really the child substitute they re looking for?
As the new owners paths cross on the town s dog-walking circuits, their lives become interwoven. And they and their dogs learn some important lessons about loyalty, companionship and unconditional love . . .
Heart-warming, fun and romantic. Marley and Me fans will love it - Closer
A contemporary Bridget Jones, but with canines instead of chardonnay. - Stylist
Heartwarming . . . the perfect read for a cold winter's night - News of the World
Funny and charming . . . a fabulous story that you won't want to put down, guaranteed to warm the heart of even the most devout non-dog person - Bookbag
Warm and romantic. - Elle on THE BALLROOM CLASS
Heart-warming, fun and romantic. Marley and Me fans will love it - Closer
A contemporary Bridget Jones, but with canines instead of chardonnay. - Stylist
Heartwarming . . . the perfect read for a cold winter's night - News of the World
Lucy Dillon grew up by the seaside in Cumbria, and read English at Cambridge University, before working as a fiction editor. She is the best-selling author of eleven novels set in the market town of Longhampton, including Romantic Novelists Association Novels of the Year Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts and A Hundred Pieces of Me. An enthusiastic collector of dog-related junk, Lucy lives in Herefordshire with an English Otterhound, a Welsh Pembroke Corgi and a Scottish Husband.