The Charm Offensive. Cari Lynn Webb

Winning her over means winning everythingSophie Callahan is PI Brad Harrington’s best lead to tracking down the man he’s been hired to bring to justice: Sophie’s own thieving father. But when Brad arrives at The Pampered Pooch, just behind a litter of stray kittens, the pet-store owner is the big surprise. This scrappy, huge-hearted woman with charm to spare touches gets to Brad thein a way no one has ever been able to before. She spends her life finding—and making—homes for others: abandoned pets; , her young niece. He’ll have to tell her why he’s really here. Which means he’ll have to choose between his sail-away dreams and the chance to build a forever home—with her.