Three Cowboys and a Puppy – Kate Pearce

In this sweet and sexy friends-to-lovers romance from the New York Times bestselling author, it takes an adorable little rescue dog to show a hard-headed cowboy how to win over the woman he loves . . .
With a thriving cattle ranch and good friends all around, there’s not much Luke Nilsen would change about his life. But when his buddy Noah’s sister comes to visit, Luke begins to wonder if it’s time to change himself—and become the kind of man a sophisticated city woman like her would want. Maybe his female bestie, Bernie Murphy, who runs the local coffee shop, can use her womanly expertise and give him a man makeover . . .

Bernie thinks Luke is just fine the way he is—more than fine, even—aside from being blind to the fact that Bernie is perfect for him. But what’s a BFF to do? Perhaps it’s time for her to finally get over Luke and move on. Yet as Luke helps organize their small town’s Adopt a Shelter Dog auction event, one sweet little puppy seems to be on a mission to help Luke realize that the right woman has been right by his side all along . . .

My review

When I read Three Cowboys and a Puppy, I kinda missed that this was to sequel to Three Cowboys and a Baby. In my defense: this was over a year ago.

As always, Kate knows how to weave a cute story. And with Bernie working for the dog shelter and taking care of the little pups…. Ahwww, so sweet.

Luke is a bit of an ignorant guy. Completely clueless that his BFF Bernie has been having a crush on him for several years. And when Bernie finally makes her move, he is too self-absorbed to realize that she is the one for him. Of course, Noah and Max run interference, otherwise they would never end up together.

An intense and heartwarming story on family, bonds and friendships. Four out of five stars from me and a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.