Title: Pardon My Frenchie
Author: Farrah Rochon
Genre: Adult Contemporary / Romance
Publication Date: June 4th, 2024
Publisher: Forever
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Thank you to the publisher for a complimentary earc to review!
“Ashanti Wright is ecstatic over the success of her dog boarding business, Barkingham Palace. In fact, it has become so successful that Ashanti has plans to expand her empire with a doggie bake shop. There’s just one problem, the building she’s had her eye on has just been sold to the surly grandson of one of her favorite customers.
Thaddeus Sims is not a dog person. He’s barely a person’s person. But when his grandmother is transferred to a senior living facility that doesn’t accept pets, the former army officer agrees to care for her annoying Standard Poodle, Puddin’. After all, it was with his grandmother’s help that Thad was able to buy the building that will soon house The PX, a sports bar/all-around hangout space for former servicemen that he plans to open.
Puddin’ and Ashanti’s French Bulldog, Duchess, have become a bit of a sensation on Barkingham Palace’s livestream because of their budding romance. When a video of the dogs sharing a doggy treat Lady and the Tramp-style goes viral, their owners are sucked into a media frenzy that captures the nation by storm…and creates some sparks for their owners too.” (Goodreads)
I’m always down for a cute cover, especially when it has a dog on it!
The book is told from two point-of-views and they come from Ashanti and Thaddeus. They both have different views on dogs, but Thad changes his mind as the story progresses. I liked that they started off on the wrong foot and they kept fumbling whenever they were around each other. It was cute and funny!
Both deal with some issues of their own. Ashanti is raising her twin sisters who are teens and if you’ve been around teens then you know how it would go, haha. She does a great job trying to help them when they have problems and they try to keep Ashanti on track to follow her dreams and expand. A lot of her friends are like this as well and I loved the found family she had outside of her sisters. Thad is dealing with moving, his grandmother having to go to assisted living, starting a business, and taking care of his grandmother’s dog. It is a lot for one person!
Their relationship takes a bit to get going and I think that is where it lacked for me. I just wanted them to be more sooner and with all of the subplots it just took away from the romance.
Overall, it was a good story and I would read something else by this author in the future!
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