Frolicking with canine is Melanie Travis’s inspiration of heaven. So while she’s invited to be a “puppy wrangler” at a gain for an area puppy rescue, the very last thing she expects is to be chasing after a difficult killer . . .
 
As a hectic mother and pedigree Poodle proprietor, Melanie has little time to spare. nonetheless, she doesn’t brain supporting out at dog Fest, an annual fundraiser to profit dog Posse, an area puppy rescue association. contemplating the venue—Belle Haven mansion, owned by means of filthy rich philanthropist Leo Brody—it’s shaping as much as be the can’t-miss charity occasion of the summer season. regrettably, whilst Melanie’s breeding history lands her within the doghouse with Jane, Leo’s snappy daughter who runs the rescue, Melanie unearths herself concurrently coping with dog Fest and the millionaire’s hopelessly fractious relations.
 
yet as soon as dog Fest kicks off, Leo is nowhere to be found—until Melanie discovers his present mistress crouching over his lifeless physique. in accordance with police, the daddy of nine’s serious nut hypersensitivity went into overdrive after he by accident ate up a infected cookie. despite the fact that, Libby, one in all Leo’s young ones and a pal of Melanie’s Aunt Peg, believes a person intentionally placed him down for reliable. And now, she’s begging a reluctant Melanie to unearth the secrets and techniques hidden by way of the Brody pack. however the nearer Melanie will get to fetching solutions, the better the stakes become—and the extra she realizes that she’s chasing a legal who’s been groomed to win . . .