Ally has come to Pine Hollow to temporarily help her grandparents run the town dog shelter after her grandmother is injured. Ben is struggling to handle single-parenthood after his sister and her husband died two years ago, and he became guardian of his niece, Astrid. Their worlds collide when Ben casts the tie-breaking vote in the decision to cut funding for the dog shelter. Anger turns to friendship, as they join forces during the Christmas season to try and find funding for the shelter and adopt out the 12 dogs who need homes. But is there something more?
This is such a cute romance, which immediately transports the reader into the Christmas season. That is my top rule for Christmas novels. The reader must feel as if they are surrounded by Christmas, whatever time of year it might be. Besides Ben, Ally, and Astrid, there are many colorful characters living in this close-knit town. This includes the dogs, who were very much a part of this story, and whose individual personalities are so well described. This is a story about recovering from loss and heartbreak and having the courage to take a second chance. The dogs reinforce the idea of second chances as well, because they are in the shelter waiting for new families to adopt them. I would recommend this for dog lovers, fans of Christmas romance novels, or anyone who appreciates second chances.
I received a free copy of this book from the publishers via Netgalley. My review is voluntary.
And as this is dog-themed, I couldn’t resist including a picture of our wire-haired dachshund, Harold, who will be turning 1 in January. He wishes everyone a Merry Christmas! I’ll get a Christmas picture of all three of our dachshunds up later.
EDIT: Here’s all three of our dachshunds: Holly is the red and white piebald, Harold is the black and white wire-hair, and Hermann is the chocolate and cream young man who was supposed to be a miniature dachshund, but ended up weighing 20 pounds!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Bonnie Reads and Writes 
Harold is so cute!
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Thank you! My husband is currently working on a Christmas picture of all three of our dachshunds. Holly, Hermann, and Harold.
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Trying to get all three dogs to sit still at the same time is difficult!
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Love your trio, but Harold is a particularly handsome lad!
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Harold says Thank You! Hermann would like to file an appeal. Holly is busy napping . 🙂 Merry Christmas from the Triple H Dachshunds. Harold, Hermann, and Holly. I am going to do a post about how we happened to get Harold, which is a nice story.
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Harold also has an Instagram. Pupdate with Harold. Holly and Hermann make appearances.
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Well, hello, there, Harold! Aren’t you a handsome fellow? You’re cute, too, Holly and Hermann!
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WOOF, WOOF, WOOF-WOOF-WOOF-WOOF, WOOF, WOOF, WOOF!
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