A killer has been unleashed in their small town… Juliette Macintyre never met a dog she didn’t love. For one thing, dogs don’t judge, unlike everyone else in Labrador Falls who can’t forget that her father was a dirty cop. Juliette is upbeat, helpful, and the best pet groomer around, and she’ll prove it to the whole town…starting with new resident Joel Cunningham, an enigma wrapped in a checked shirt and a scowl. Joel runs the Brewed Awakening café, where the coffee is as smooth as Joel is surly. He doesn’t serve pumpkin spice, he doesn’t chitchat, and he doesn’t like dogs. Yet when Juliette stumbles upon a dead body in the dog park, strangled with one of Juliette’s custom leashes, Joel becomes an unexpected ally. Joel has no intention of opening up, either to his cute neighbor or the foster pups that she keeps foisting on him. But he can’t let a biased detective frame Juliette for murder. Whoever killed the widely loathed Maurice Allsop may be desperate enough to strike again. If they can just ignore their chemistry and focus on the clues, Juliette and Joel might be able to solve the case—before somebody else bites the dust…