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"BRIGHT." USA Today "BREEZY." San Francisco Chronicle "A HOOT." The Boston Globe "FUNNY AND QUIRKY AND HONEST." Jane Heller, author of The Secret Ingredient "This story is so delicious, so funny, so warm, that one engages on the first page and still wants more on the last. A TRULY JOYFUL READ." Jeanne Ray, New York Times bestselling author of Julie and Romeo and Step-Ball-Change

Must Love Dogs
Claire Cook

“[A] laugh-out-loud novel….a light and lively read for anyone who has tried to re-enter the dating scene—or tried to ‘fix up’ somebody else.”—The Boston Herald

Sarah Hurlihy’s second mistake is letting her sister write the personal ad for her. (Her first was answering one, and getting the surprise of her life.) Now she’s juggling her job at the preschool, her interfering family, and more men than she knows what to do with. It might beat mindless evenings with The Brady Bunch, but not by much. And what’s with all the dogs that are suddenly bounding into in her life?

Sarah is ready to put divorce behind her and take bold new steps toward a new life. But she’s not sure where she’s headed, or if she’ll survive the journey. It takes a few wrong men…and some tangles with a Saint Bernard…before Sarah begins to appreciate the riotous ride she’s on, and to see through the confusion to where her heart’s desire truly lies.

“Utterly charming…a fun read.”—Library Journal

“A wry look at contemporary courtship rituals, as well as a warm portrayal of a large Irish-American family.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Onyx, July 2003
ISBN #0451410947
Paperback (reprint)
$6.99