Sit, Stay, Love (Amy Hutton, S&S)

As a pet rescue shelter owner, Sera often finds herself in messy situations. However, she didn’t expect her potentially messiest situation to start with a ‘drop-dead, stop-you-in-your-tracks, gorgeous’ actor standing across from her best friend and local vet, Toby. What starts as an innocent dog rescue from ‘Hemsworth-level’ actor Ethan’s backyard soon turns into Sera helping him overcome his dog phobia for an upcoming role. With a business plan in place, Ethan and Sera start spending more time together and seem to have a connection, but what about Toby? Have all the years of helping Sera with her shelter gone unnoticed? Meanwhile, Sera’s wondering if he has always been this attractive or if something has changed between them. With its flirty banter, wholesome undercurrent and loveable animals, this debut novel is the friends-to-lovers story many romance readers crave. Amy Hutton brilliantly brings her characters to life with an ideal amount of detail and background, which fully immerses you without sacrificing pace. The narrative is fairly low-stakes and entertaining, making it the perfect book to read in one sitting or for breaking out of a reading slump. Guaranteed to be enjoyed by many, Sit, Stay, Love will appeal to fans of Emily Henry, Beth O’Leary and Tessa Bailey.

Books+Publishing reviewer: Lisa Schuurman is an editor, writer and book reviewer. Books+Publishing is Australia’s number-one source of pre-publication book reviews.

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