When Samantha Parker and her very big, very hairy, very drooly dog Poppy find themselves thrown out into the cold – literally – Samantha turns to the one person she’s always been able to count on: her best friend, Jace. Jace is a pillar of stability in her life. He also really doesn’t like dogs in the house, but she knows he won’t leave her out in the Oregon winter to freeze, even if Sam is the chaos to Jace’s order and control. Dysfuntional is a nice word to describe both their childhoods, but they’ve been each other’s safety forever....

When Samantha Parker and her very big, very hairy, very drooly dog Poppy find themselves thrown out into the cold – literally – Samantha turns to the one person she’s always been able to count on: her best friend, Jace. Jace is a pillar of stability in her life. He also really doesn’t like dogs in the house, but she knows he won’t leave her out in the Oregon winter to freeze, even if Sam is the chaos to Jace’s order and control. Dysfuntional is a nice word to describe both their childhoods, but they’ve been each other’s safety forever. Nothing could ever compromise that, surely.
Cowboy Jace Colter worships at the altar of bleach and disinfectant. After his traumatic upbringing, he keeps everything he owns neat and tidy. The only thing free spirited in his life is Sam. The trouble is, lately, Sam has been inspiring some feelings in him that fall well outside the boundaries of friendship. And Jace isn’t one to violate a boundary. But with Sam and Poppy living in his house for the next thirty days, Jace is either going to lose his mind, or the battle he’s been fighting to keep his hands off Sam.
They’ve been best friends for half their lives, compromising that over attraction seems silly. But would it be worth risking it all for true love?

This book was previously released in 2013 as part of a charity anthology called Animal Attraction and has never been available as a standalone.