Pearl Gordon is as prim and proper as they get, Miss Manners has nothing on Pearl. When she finally succumbs to peer pressure and has a night out on the town with some friends, her entire world is rocked when she wakes up alone in the morning covered in hickeys with strange bite marks. To make matters worse the dogs in the neighborhood have all suddenly fallen deeply in love with her and won’t leave her alone.

Rex Dixon is a veterinarian who is also trained as a general practitioner, a huge bear of a man, in more ways than one. When Pearl’s best friend sends her to him to try and figure out what made the bite marks the fur really flies. As soon as Pearl enters the office the animals go crazy, and Rex realizes he’s got a major dilemma on his hands.

This is a very enjoyable, fast paced story. It was quite fun to watch how Pearl handled her accidental infection with the were virus and all the other curves that followed in her life after that. Pearl was really intriguing as she seemed so uptight, and it was enjoyable to discover what all she hid beneath that ice queen exterior. Rex was just one hot alpha male of a man, very sexy and all the bumbling that he made just added to his sexiness. This was the first book that I’ve ever read by Anne Douglas but it won’t be the last. I loved the wry humor that she infused the story with and enjoyed the deft turn of phrase. This story left me with a feeling of satisfaction when I finished and a craving for more of Rex and Pearl. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

Reviewed by: Hayley