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Spring Valley Romance Collection #3
Every Day Needs A Dog
When Elizabeth Fischer unexpectedly loses her job as the head of public relations at a large pharmaceutical company, she’s left with big bills and few options. She reluctantly accepts a job as the president of an animal shelter in Spring Valley, a small town twenty miles outside of the city.
Elizabeth is a big-city girl, who has never even owned a pet. What does she know about running an animal shelter? She has no idea how much her life is about to change.
"Every Day Needs A Dog" is the third book in the Spring Valley Romance Collection.
Elizabeth is a big-city girl, who has never even owned a pet. What does she know about running an animal shelter? She has no idea how much her life is about to change.
"Every Day Needs A Dog" is the third book in the Spring Valley Romance Collection.
264 pages, Paperback
First published May 4, 2014
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Billi Tiner
25 books62 followersDr. Billi Tiner is a veterinarian who lives with her husband and two children in Missouri. Dr. Tiner loves animals and has three dogs and three cats of her own.
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January 13, 2016
I really enjoyed this book. The characters are well developed and the plot is engaging.
March 13, 2015
I love dogs. This book involves an animal shelter with some really cool dogs. It's a romance basically, but has mystery and suspense also! I look forward to reading more books by B. Tiner.
February 16, 2016
My third book by this author and third in this series. 14th chick lit book.
Well, the book opened and I was immediately annoyed. Shocked and annoyed. Is something that happens immediately a spoiler? Well, if so, I can’t talk about the rest of the book then. There we go – my review. I was shocked and annoyed by the opening. End of review. Heh.
Book involves someone named ‘Elizabeth Fischer’ who worked as a highly paid public relations person until being unexpectedly fired from her job. She worked in the big city. Has trouble finding work in the city, though there is this ‘low paid’ job out in the boonies that’s hers if she wants it. So, she reverse commutes. You know how people would live in a small town and commute twenty miles to ‘the big city’? Well, with her new job, she lives in the big city and commutes twenty miles to Spring Valley. To be the president of the local animal shelter.
As is common in a Tiner book, based on reading three books, there are three men lined up for the woman to potentially date. One is a board member (and not in the running, despite his persistence, because he’s so gosh darn creepy), one is a vet that works at the animal shelter (and is so gosh darn incredibly handsome), and the last is some bum who comes by to volunteer at the shelter to walk the dogs (well, he looks like a bum, sounds like a bum, and, when asked, intentionally implies that he is a bum – when asked if he works, or desires to work, or whatever the question was, to which he replied something like ‘I don’t see the need to work.’)
All three are either hot-heads, grabby, or really creepy. The vet and the bum have anger issues. All three have grabby hands. Quite frankly I didn’t like any of the three ‘potentials.’
The ‘bum’ is a side character from one of the previous books. I’m being intentionally vague because of how this book begins. He had his heart broken at the start of, or maybe just prior to the start of this book. So his emotions are all over the place.
Quite frankly, I’ve been kind of pissed off by the whole situation. Since the beginning. I’ve mostly pushed it out of mind, but . ...
Oh, and, as an undercurrent running throughout this book – there’s this serial rapist out there. Elizabeth spends most of the book vaguely terrified that certain individuals might be the rapist. Oh, and either the rapist has targeted her, or she has a stalker. So, that occurred.
Man I kind of hated the main male character. He spent the majority of the book alternating between feelings of self-pity and rage. Then acting these bits of rage to wander around doing stupid things like beat people up. Yay, what a hero. Mmphs. By the time he physically attacked people at a dentist office (mostly referring to the innocent bystanders being manhandled and flung around); I was kind of hoping he’d end up in jail. While ‘knowing’ he’s going to have a ‘happily ever after’ instead. Because. This is a Romance book. And that’s how they work. People who are complete and utter dicks, filled by rage, and operating with no self control, get to end up in ‘happily ever after’ land instead of ‘jail’ if they happen to be one of the two people in the main coupling. Also, many of the things vibrating off him, actually made him seem to come across as the likely serial rapist (his appearance changes randomly, he doesn’t have to work, so he has lots of free time, he has rage issues, he seems incapable of controlling himself, etc.; though I’d actually have been shocked if he had ended being the rapist).
“Why didn’t you tell me?” she asked sounding hurt.
“You never asked.”
Bullshit. She asked. He intentionally answered in a way to make it seem as if he was a bum. Because he wanted to make sure she was disgusted with him. WTF? There was a whole bloody big point made about that. Surrounding that. To have him reveal his actual nature and say ‘you never asked’? What the fuck? What a fucking asshole. Fucker has rage issues, can’t control himself, grabs people and holds them with his steel arms (what, that’s what it said in the book), beats people, and lies. Then lies when he is called on it. I did not like him in that first book he appeared in, and I certainly haven’t grown to love him now.
To a large extent, any positivity I feel for the book is based solely on Elizabeth and her story. And I feel sorry for her. Sexually harassed, fearing rapists and the ‘best man’ for her is this guy. Even so, and despite how much I dislike the lead male character, I actually did like the book.
By the way? I know why they had to in between books. Because the main male character, , had a completely different set of emotions and personality between the first book he appeared in and the second. And that is the only real way to get away with turning the cool collected guy who he was in the first book he appeared in into a raging furious jealous dude that he was in the second book he appeared in.
‘Her heart swelled with the knowledge that his aggravation was a result of his desire to protect her.’ – hmm. *shrugs* She’s one of those, eh? Gets off on her man being all aggressive and stuff? Bah.
Well, the book opened and I was immediately annoyed. Shocked and annoyed. Is something that happens immediately a spoiler? Well, if so, I can’t talk about the rest of the book then. There we go – my review. I was shocked and annoyed by the opening. End of review. Heh.
Book involves someone named ‘Elizabeth Fischer’ who worked as a highly paid public relations person until being unexpectedly fired from her job. She worked in the big city. Has trouble finding work in the city, though there is this ‘low paid’ job out in the boonies that’s hers if she wants it. So, she reverse commutes. You know how people would live in a small town and commute twenty miles to ‘the big city’? Well, with her new job, she lives in the big city and commutes twenty miles to Spring Valley. To be the president of the local animal shelter.
As is common in a Tiner book, based on reading three books, there are three men lined up for the woman to potentially date. One is a board member (and not in the running, despite his persistence, because he’s so gosh darn creepy), one is a vet that works at the animal shelter (and is so gosh darn incredibly handsome), and the last is some bum who comes by to volunteer at the shelter to walk the dogs (well, he looks like a bum, sounds like a bum, and, when asked, intentionally implies that he is a bum – when asked if he works, or desires to work, or whatever the question was, to which he replied something like ‘I don’t see the need to work.’)
All three are either hot-heads, grabby, or really creepy. The vet and the bum have anger issues. All three have grabby hands. Quite frankly I didn’t like any of the three ‘potentials.’
The ‘bum’ is a side character from one of the previous books. I’m being intentionally vague because of how this book begins. He had his heart broken at the start of, or maybe just prior to the start of this book. So his emotions are all over the place.
Quite frankly, I’ve been kind of pissed off by the whole situation. Since the beginning. I’ve mostly pushed it out of mind, but . ...
Oh, and, as an undercurrent running throughout this book – there’s this serial rapist out there. Elizabeth spends most of the book vaguely terrified that certain individuals might be the rapist. Oh, and either the rapist has targeted her, or she has a stalker. So, that occurred.
Man I kind of hated the main male character. He spent the majority of the book alternating between feelings of self-pity and rage. Then acting these bits of rage to wander around doing stupid things like beat people up. Yay, what a hero. Mmphs. By the time he physically attacked people at a dentist office (mostly referring to the innocent bystanders being manhandled and flung around); I was kind of hoping he’d end up in jail. While ‘knowing’ he’s going to have a ‘happily ever after’ instead. Because. This is a Romance book. And that’s how they work. People who are complete and utter dicks, filled by rage, and operating with no self control, get to end up in ‘happily ever after’ land instead of ‘jail’ if they happen to be one of the two people in the main coupling. Also, many of the things vibrating off him, actually made him seem to come across as the likely serial rapist (his appearance changes randomly, he doesn’t have to work, so he has lots of free time, he has rage issues, he seems incapable of controlling himself, etc.; though I’d actually have been shocked if he had ended being the rapist).
“Why didn’t you tell me?” she asked sounding hurt.
“You never asked.”
Bullshit. She asked. He intentionally answered in a way to make it seem as if he was a bum. Because he wanted to make sure she was disgusted with him. WTF? There was a whole bloody big point made about that. Surrounding that. To have him reveal his actual nature and say ‘you never asked’? What the fuck? What a fucking asshole. Fucker has rage issues, can’t control himself, grabs people and holds them with his steel arms (what, that’s what it said in the book), beats people, and lies. Then lies when he is called on it. I did not like him in that first book he appeared in, and I certainly haven’t grown to love him now.
To a large extent, any positivity I feel for the book is based solely on Elizabeth and her story. And I feel sorry for her. Sexually harassed, fearing rapists and the ‘best man’ for her is this guy. Even so, and despite how much I dislike the lead male character, I actually did like the book.
By the way? I know why they had to in between books. Because the main male character, , had a completely different set of emotions and personality between the first book he appeared in and the second. And that is the only real way to get away with turning the cool collected guy who he was in the first book he appeared in into a raging furious jealous dude that he was in the second book he appeared in.
‘Her heart swelled with the knowledge that his aggravation was a result of his desire to protect her.’ – hmm. *shrugs* She’s one of those, eh? Gets off on her man being all aggressive and stuff? Bah.
February 15, 2019
It was a nice story. Predictable- boy meets girl, they find each other offensive but are attracted, stay away from each other, end up together in the end. What makes the story really enjoyable is the setting of an animal shelter, the interactions with the dogs and the message of need for money for shelters.
April 1, 2018
A dog in your life guarantees unconditional love
A very good book, sweet and loving. Anyone who loves dogs will enjoy this story. I gave it 5 stars because it was so interesting and held my attention through the entire story.
A very good book, sweet and loving. Anyone who loves dogs will enjoy this story. I gave it 5 stars because it was so interesting and held my attention through the entire story.
August 11, 2014
For my clean-read friends: This book has some brief profanity, pre-marital sexual situation, and sensuality, and some violence. For my teacher friends: There are a few typos in the kindle edition.
Ms. Tiner truly understands the heart of animals, especially dogs, and is able to create believable characters, pets, and situations, that have you wanting to run to your local shelter to adopt a pet. This was the third book in the Spring Valley romance series, but can be a stand-alone. There is plenty of action, humor (I love the Newfoundland, Samson), romance, and that happily ever after that I want when I read a good book. Elizabeth and Paul's story is handled well. Without giving away the full story line, Elizabeth deals with an overly friendly Newfoundland, a rude boss, a jealous receptionist , a handsome vet, a stubborn dog-walking volunteer, a cute Poodle, an humble heroic Mastiff, fund-raising worries, and a stalker. Add a few of our favorite characters from previous books and you have a really good "cozy" read.
For those of you who have elementary school to middle school age children, or simple love animals, I highly recommend all of Ms. Tiner's children's books.
Ms. Tiner truly understands the heart of animals, especially dogs, and is able to create believable characters, pets, and situations, that have you wanting to run to your local shelter to adopt a pet. This was the third book in the Spring Valley romance series, but can be a stand-alone. There is plenty of action, humor (I love the Newfoundland, Samson), romance, and that happily ever after that I want when I read a good book. Elizabeth and Paul's story is handled well. Without giving away the full story line, Elizabeth deals with an overly friendly Newfoundland, a rude boss, a jealous receptionist , a handsome vet, a stubborn dog-walking volunteer, a cute Poodle, an humble heroic Mastiff, fund-raising worries, and a stalker. Add a few of our favorite characters from previous books and you have a really good "cozy" read.
For those of you who have elementary school to middle school age children, or simple love animals, I highly recommend all of Ms. Tiner's children's books.
January 13, 2016
Every Day Needs A Dog
I loved this story,it has everything you need in a romantic love story.Elizabeth was looking for a job,just not the one that was offered to her.How could you not want to work around animals?She starts her new job and also picks up a stalker.Things really come to a head,the man she has been seeing is hurt.Hurry up and buy the book,there is so much action in this book.
I loved this story,it has everything you need in a romantic love story.Elizabeth was looking for a job,just not the one that was offered to her.How could you not want to work around animals?She starts her new job and also picks up a stalker.Things really come to a head,the man she has been seeing is hurt.Hurry up and buy the book,there is so much action in this book.
September 1, 2014
Every Day Needs a Dog was a great story filled with dogs and the people who fight to find them good forever homes. Elizabeth who lost her job and took the job at the shelter as a in between job till she found one back in the city and Paul who had a terrible tragedy. Paul needed to let love back into his heart and Elizabeth and the dogs at the shelter helped him.
August 3, 2014
Okay, maybe five stars seems high for a cozy read, but this was a wonderful book filled with dogs and the people who fight to find them good forever homes!! The love story was wonderful and the elements of suspense were enough to keep you wondering right up to the climatic end! I loved this book!!!
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August 4, 2014I wish they would allow half stars.
This is pretty much a predictable book. I felt it followed the formula that most romance novels do. The good news is that the author pays substantial attention to character development. I would give this 3.5 stars, and though romance isn't my usual genre, the addition of the animal storyline makes this a good solid read.
This is pretty much a predictable book. I felt it followed the formula that most romance novels do. The good news is that the author pays substantial attention to character development. I would give this 3.5 stars, and though romance isn't my usual genre, the addition of the animal storyline makes this a good solid read.
January 18, 2016
Every reader needs to donate
Yes, this novel shows the amazing work animal shelters do. The plot was a bit unbelievable. The stalking storyline could have probably been left out, with no loss. The realistic look into all the intricacies of operating a shelter was fascinating. Tiner has a real talent for involving the reader.
Yes, this novel shows the amazing work animal shelters do. The plot was a bit unbelievable. The stalking storyline could have probably been left out, with no loss. The realistic look into all the intricacies of operating a shelter was fascinating. Tiner has a real talent for involving the reader.
January 22, 2016
I loved the title of the book first then I loved the story
I'm an animal lover so when animals and people are involved in a lovely story, I just had to read it. This story kept me captivated wanting to see what would happened next. A good romance can make you feel so much better, and add a dash of animal unconditional love and you've got a best seller.
I'm an animal lover so when animals and people are involved in a lovely story, I just had to read it. This story kept me captivated wanting to see what would happened next. A good romance can make you feel so much better, and add a dash of animal unconditional love and you've got a best seller.
October 1, 2016
Great book even if you are not a dog lover
This book has a little of everything. Romance, death, criminals, changing the focus of your life.i am not a dog lover, but I did enjoy it immensely. I liked the outcome, but was a bit disturbing to see some of the moments Paul lost his temper. Not sure where the author was going with that.
This book has a little of everything. Romance, death, criminals, changing the focus of your life.i am not a dog lover, but I did enjoy it immensely. I liked the outcome, but was a bit disturbing to see some of the moments Paul lost his temper. Not sure where the author was going with that.
November 8, 2014
Great book for dog lovers
I very much enjoyed this book, how they kept the characters and animals in the story throughout the whole book. if you are interested in ready this you should read her first book to this series Dogs aren't Men.
I very much enjoyed this book, how they kept the characters and animals in the story throughout the whole book. if you are interested in ready this you should read her first book to this series Dogs aren't Men.
January 10, 2016
If you are looking for and EZ read, this will do it. The book is about dogs, a dog shelter a beautiful woman and a couple of handsome men and yes, there was also a mystery of sorts. It was an enjoyable read.
October 2, 2016
Evert Day Needs a Dog
Heartwarming love story about dogs and their humans. Well-drawn characters make this satisfying story a delight to read. Sensitive treatment of difficult issues. Great read!
Heartwarming love story about dogs and their humans. Well-drawn characters make this satisfying story a delight to read. Sensitive treatment of difficult issues. Great read!
August 25, 2014
A sweet story, not full of too many surprises that is a quick read. A perfect beach book!
August 2, 2014
Good
this is all about how dogs can help people to recover from the loss of losing a loved one and start liveing again.
this is all about how dogs can help people to recover from the loss of losing a loved one and start liveing again.
August 30, 2014
spectacular book. I almost never give more than 3 stars. I'd have given 3.5 if possible. Well written story. Highly recommend.
June 21, 2015
Dogs and love story
Loved the story, cute with the dogs and love is always a good way to make me cry and smile at the same time
Loved the story, cute with the dogs and love is always a good way to make me cry and smile at the same time
March 10, 2015
Every Day Needs A Dog review
Every Day Needs A Dog is a sweet romantic suspense book written by author Billi Tiner. It is the third book in the Spring Valley romance series.
Every Day Needs A Dog is a sweet romantic suspense book written by author Billi Tiner. It is the third book in the Spring Valley romance series.
January 8, 2016
I really enjoyed this book. I may be prejudiced since I love dogs and believe they do make each day brighter
January 9, 2016
Loved the whole series!
January 11, 2016
Love This One!
Dogs, adventure, mystery, and love; what more could you ask for in a book? Sampson, Rambo, Cotton, Elizabeth and Paul; this cast of characters are simply wonderful!
Dogs, adventure, mystery, and love; what more could you ask for in a book? Sampson, Rambo, Cotton, Elizabeth and Paul; this cast of characters are simply wonderful!
January 12, 2016
cute story
January 14, 2016
I enjoyed reading this book it has a little bit of everything; romance, comedy and some suspense. I was sadden about what happened to Rambo but I am glad he got be a hero
January 26, 2016
Too simple
Not a fan of simple romance, trite and very very predictable. Not much substance in my opinion, just not my kind of book
Not a fan of simple romance, trite and very very predictable. Not much substance in my opinion, just not my kind of book
August 4, 2014
A quick fun summer read. Got predictable half way through.
January 7, 2016
Fun read and good story. It kept my attention throughout. I enjoyed it very much
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