Lauren Sweet

10/10 dogs agree that this book is perfect for readers who have a sweet spot for:

Single dads who help their daughters dress as princesses

Service puppies looking for a forever home

Christmas stories with...(wait for it!)...PUPPY LOVE!

Lila Vasquez might not be the "fun one" at Puppy Promise—the service puppy training school she runs with her sisters—but

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An escapist, feel-good contemporary romance full to the brim of great banter and beloved tropes: a grumpy hero, a sunshiney heroine, delicious forced proximity, and enough puppies to make anyone smile.

When Sophie Vasquez and her sisters dreamed up Puppy Promise—their service puppy training school—it was supposed to be her chance to bring some good into the world. But how can she expect to do anything when no one will

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My enemy had seen me naked. He was holding the proof right before my eyes, and my stomach lurched sickeningly."Seems like you had too much to drink last night," he remarked in that condescending tone he always used with me.I looked up at him as he stood watching me from the doorway with his attitude of superiority. In that moment of weakness, I actually tried to plead with him. "Please. I've never done anything to you.""Begging me on your knees. That's...

With nods to Bridget Jones and Pride and Prejudice, a charming #ownvoices queer rom-com debut about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to fake a relationship with an uptight actuary until New Year's Eve-with results not even the stars could predict! After a disastrous blind date, Darcy Lowell is desperate to stop her well-meaning brother from playing matchmaker ever again. Love-and the inevitable heartbreak-is the last thing she wants....

Margot Cooper doesn't do relationships. She tried and it blew up in her face, so she'll stick with casual hookups, thank you very much. But now, her entire crew has found "the one" and she's beginning to feel like a fifth wheel. And then, fate (the heartless bitch) intervenes. While touring a wedding venue with her engaged friends, Margot comes face-to-face with Olivia Grant, her childhood friend, her first love, her first...well, everything. It's...

What happens when the goddess meets Mr. Right...but she absolutely can't tell him who she really is? After leaving his job as a cardiac surgeon, Dr. Aaron Samuels needs a new purpose in his life. Wanting to help his patients even if he can't operate, he heads to the Puerto Rican rainforest to find a cure for heart disease. He never imagined he'd meet a beautiful, mysterious woman, especially not one talking to a frog in the middle of the jungle......

Karen Bechard, UN Agent, thought the flight from the US to Europe was going to be routine. It was in mid flight where everything turned ugly. A man hyped on some highly addictive drug goes zombie flesh eating berserk. People die, people get hurt, and then no one to fly the plane. What is an agent to do? And, that was the easy part of the day, of which was turning out to be a Four Horsemen trampling humanity scenario and Karen had to be on her A-game. If...

Two amazing chefs. Two very different restaurants. One recipe for love. For single mom Adah Campbell, the executive chef job at a posh restaurant in quaint South Bay, Maine is a dream come true—and the perfect opportunity to start over, far away from a home that’s never felt entirely hers. But fitting in has never been easy, and between a new town, a new boss, and the unexpectedly attractive owner of a rival café, things get off to a rocky start. Never...

I was born in sadness, which was just the beginning of a solemn and desolate life. I'm no stranger to pain-none of us are. The night I held my best friend's hand as she died, I understood true agony. And I never thought I'd feel happiness again. But that was so long ago . . . Moving to Colorado to be with Colin, my high school sweetheart, was the perfect way to start over and rekindle what had begun to fizzle. I wanted that spark to ignite, to...

It's official. I must be cursed. After my hellish first year at The Academy of the Devil, I thought I was prepared for anything. But things never work the way they should at this damn school, and as my second year begins, it becomes obvious that my troubles have just begun. My relationship with Callum, Stefan, and Mikael is still as confusing as ever. I have no idea where I stand with them and they're not doing any better. My new bond with Mikael...