The Cop, the Puppy and Me

by Cara Colter

The man behind the uniform...

Jaded cop Oliver Sullivan moved to picturesque Kettle Bend to leave behind bad memories. Locals leave him alone — until a video of him rescuing a drowning puppy goes viral, making him a celebrity!

Sarah McDougall sees it as a perfect opportunity to promote the struggling town. But when she interviews the gruff cop, he's not the warm, caring hero she expects. Instead he claims to dislike dogs and distrust love. He's wrong on both counts — and she plans to prove it to him!

Genres: Romance, Category Romance, Harlequin Romance

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Cara Colter was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, surrounded by ranches, but she was always a reluctant city girl. A journalism graduate, she has been making her living with words for her entire adult life. Before published her first romance novel in 1987, she wrote educational materials, newspaper stories, magazine articles and even sermons!

"I am living proof that dreams come true," Cara says. "I am an ordinary person leading an extraordinary life."

Now she lives on a small acreage in British Columbia. She shares her life with her personal hero, Rob, a cat and eight horses. She has three grown children, and already is a granmother.

Reviews

[Lucy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my normal fare but our work book club decided to read a Mills & Boon or Harlequin romance. This is a sweet romance between 2 scarred people - a cop who has seen some dark stuff and a woman getting over a cheating ex. Overall it's very tame but has some cute moments and a cute doggo too. There is 100% no sex, not even the closed door kind. The protagonists kiss about 5 times and cuddle a lot.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book. Oliver had isolated himself from everyone except his sister's family. He hated being a celebrity because of rescuing the dog. When Sarah tried to get him to help out with the town festival because of it, he did his best to chase her away, but she wouldn't go. She just kept going back, using everything she could to get him to cooperate. To his surprise, pretty soon he liked it, and found himself falling for her. This scared him because he didn't want the darkness he felt inside him to bring her down, so he withdrew from her. Sarah fell for him and knew that he was not as bad as he thought he was. I loved seeing Oliver relax and start to have fun. I really enjoyed this story because Sarah and Oliver were ordinary people with ordinary jobs, which made the story seem so real. The dog was fantastic!

[Caro · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was touching and sweet. I liked the characters and the plot. There were some really aggravating moments, some sweet and happy moments, insights, and a good ending. This was definitely more of a chick-flick type book but still enjoyable. It isn't a tear-jerker but the potential is there. I loved the way the characters finally came together and the happiness of the moment. This is good for an anytime read and something for a lazy day. Enjoy

[Rachelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dnf - in the intro ,Oliver kept on complaining about moving into the town called Kettle Bend like Sir,it hasn't been a year yet 😭 so it put me off

[Cara Dobrev · Rating 1 out of 5]

The writing itself is good, but there's no plot. At all. It might be an entertaining story from a friend over coffee, but as a book it is incredibly lacking.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Very cute category romance about a cranky cop (Oliver Sullivan) who's caught on video rescueing a puppy from a river. When the video goes viral, a local woman (Sarah McDougall) tries to convince him to agree to several national interviews so he can talk up the small town's summer festival and bring in some much needed tourism dollars. She's a bubbly, optimistic woman who's recovering from discovering that her fiance has cheated on her; he's a burned out cop who tries to distance himself emotionally from everyone. I'm sure you can imagine how she melts his cold, cold heart.

Cute, but I felt that Sarah and Oliver's characters were a little underdeveloped. She was so optimistic and determined that at times I found her too naive, and I was never really certain why he kept spending time with her. Plus, she wouldn't give up on him, even when he was pretty darn rude to her.

Despite that, this was a cute, if somewhat forgettable small town romance. I'm looking forward to reading more of Ms. Colter's books.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great story about a cop (ex-homicide detective) who rescues a puppy from drowning in a river .. And about a woman who will move mountains to restore the four day 4th of July annual event for the small town she spent her summers in as a kid.. But Oliver wants nothing to do with the puppy, never mind the woman who "needs" his help to make things right for Kettle Bend..

I really enjoyed this story and how both of them have overcome their past experiences while finding their way towards each other :) and I don't think it's much of a spoiler for this type of book to say: And they all lived happily ever after.. Puppy and all! ;)

[Barb · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read that is fun to follow, with outstanding characters including a a big mutly pooch. I gave this one a 4 star.

[D. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Liked the dog, but it was hard to relate to the cop & the heroine. They were too extreme.

[Constanza Hernández · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una historia muy dulce :)

[Nothing Like A Good Book!!!! wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

just loved it...

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives you exactly what you think it will, an average Hallmark movie in book form. This was exactly what I wanted to read and I am not disappointed.