Rae Monet

Adam Talcott is a very successful businessman and millionaire. He places a bet with his best friend and business partner Jack. Adam has to live and work for two months as a general laborer without any access to his money. If he fails in any way, he will concede his office as CEO to Jack.

Adam finds employment at a nearly broke animal shelter. He also rescues a cat named Brutus. Adam is working for a woman named Shea and her niece Diedre Clancy. With Shea and Diedre believing that Adam comes from a nefarious past, they have mixed feelings about him. On the one hand, Shea is more than willing to give Adam a break, whereas Diedre cannot trust him.

It is quite easy to see why Diedre is more than concerned about Jack, especially when it comes to protecting her aunt. Diedre is a social worker and her parents were missionaries, so helping people comes naturally to her. However, she had some difficult experiences in her life, including a bad breakup. Despite her reluctance, Adam seems to be breaking down those very barriers.

While working together with the various animals, Adam and Diedre draw closer together. There were times, however, that Adam's actions were quite questionable to Diedre. As things progressed, there was a bit of mystery when it came to some goings on at the shelter. Factor in a bit of humor, and it was a well balanced story.

What a delightful read! The wonderful characters in this story, and all of the animals they were working with, as well as Adam trying to keep his part of the bet going, worked remarkably well and made this an excellent story. The Catnapped Lover had a very warm conclusion and leads me very eager to read the next book in the series.

Many thanks to Rue Allyn and to Prowl Publishing for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion.… (plus d'informations)