The Charm Offensive – Cari Webb

Winning her over means winning everythingSophie Callahan is PI Brad Harrington’s best lead to tracking down the man he’s been hired to bring to justice: Sophie’s own thieving father. But when Brad arrives at The Pampered Pooch, just behind a litter of stray kittens, the pet-store owner is the big surprise. This scrappy, huge-hearted woman with charm to spare touches gets to Brad thein a way no one has ever been able to before. She spends her life finding—and making—homes for others: abandoned pets; , her young niece. He’ll have to tell her why he’s really here. Which means he’ll have to choose between his sail-away dreams and the chance to build a forever home—with her.