A Spot of Trouble

Wilson (Once upon a Royal Summer) delivers adorable dogs and fierce small-town rivalry in this breezy contemporary romance. Violet March leads a carefree life in seaside Turtle Beach, N.C., where she runs a quirky cupcake food truck and cares for her devoted Dalmatian, Sprinkles. Then attractive new fire marshal Sam Nash moves to town with Cinder, a Dalmatian of his own, in tow. The two dogs could be twins, if it weren’t that Cinder is exceptionally well trained while Sprinkles is rambunctious and spoiled. They’re perfect mirrors for their owners’ personalities, and their antics consistently bring the pair together. But as the police chief’s daughter, Violet is firmly on that side of the community’s intense first responder rivalry. It’s a rift love might not be able to ford, particularly since the last time a firefighter romanced her, he turned out to be using her to steal her father’s playbook before the annual softball tournament. Still, it’s one zany encounter after another when Violet, Sam, and their dogs are in the same place, and there’s something incendiary between them that makes these two rivals candidates for a combustible relationship. Fans of Kate Angell and Julie James will appreciate this fun, lighthearted story. [em]Agent: Elizabeth Winick Rubinstein, McIntosh & Otis, Inc. (Sept.) [/em]