Review of "Hot Under the Collar" by Roxanne St. Claire

Be warned...this review may contain spoilers!

I was excited to read Hot Under the Collar, the first entry in the "Dogmothers" series, a much-anticipated spin-off of the "Dogfather" series. It did not disappoint.

When Gramma Finnie and Agnes "Yiayia" Santorini team up to make matches after Daniel Kilcannon finally made one for himself, the stakes are high as they set their sights on matching Braden Mahoney, the fire-fighting Kilcannon cousin with dreams of training an arson detection dog, with feisty Cassie Santorini, an event planner with dreams of being a big fish in a much bigger pond than Bitter Bark.

Braden's dog, Jelly Bean, is a highly intelligent Weimeraner who understands commands and can sniff out everything but just can't tell the difference in the aromas. There is much tension and frustration as Braden needs more training for Jelly Bean at the cost of $10k. Enter Cassie, who is already planning the Dog Days festival for Bitter Bark and sponsored by Family First dog food. (Fun fact:  the Family First name was suggested by a reader on the Dogfather Facebook fan page!). She suggests adding a scavenger hunt with the entry fees going towards paying for Jelly Bean's advanced training.

Sparks fly between Braden and Cassie as they figure out the Dogmothers' plan to "match" then and try to fool them into thinking their plans are working by pretending to be interested in each other. However, the plan backfires when pretense becomes reality.

Old flames try to rekindle, a new player appears vying for Cassie's attention and commitment, Daniel tries to convince Braden to try another dog, and Jelly Bean doesn't like Cassie!

Roxanne St Claire continues the success of the Dogfather series with the beginning of the Dogmothers. Once I started this book, I couldn't put it down!  There were some unexpected twists and turns but, in the end, everyone found their Happy Ever After. And the Dogmothers set their sights on a match for chef Alex Santorini.

I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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I give this book a 😍😍😍😍😍 rating.