Barking Up the Right Tree

Wings & Whispers

by Callie Colby, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

A fairy prince in disguise. The human who took him home.

I thought I was just doing a good deed when I rescued a stray dog in the park. He was huge, all silvery fur and sad eyes, and followed me home like I owed him something.

So I kept him. Named him Ash. Started walking him every morning, buying fancy kibble, letting him hog my bed.

Then one night I woke up to find a man standing in my living room—tall, gorgeous, and completely naked—claiming to be my dog.

Apparently Ash isn’t just some random mutt. He’s a fairy prince, hiding from enemies by wearing a glamour… which I somehow broke.

Now he insists I’m his “keeper,” whatever that means, and he refuses to leave my side. He’s sleeping on my couch—and sometimes in my bed—calling me master in this infuriating, teasing way that definitely doesn’t feel appropriate.

I keep telling myself I’m going to figure out how to undo whatever bond we’ve got going and get my life back to normal.

But between the way he looks at me with those same sad, silvery eyes and the fact that he keeps finding excuses to crawl into my lap, I’m starting to think… maybe I don’t want him to go.

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Published July 27, 2025

About the author

Callie is a romance author who believes every love story deserves a happy ending — and a little heat along the way. Known for her lighthearted, swoony, and steamy novels, she delights in creating characters who make readers laugh, blush, and believe in love. When she’s not writing, Callie can be found hunting for the perfect vintage teacup, baking wildly over-decorated cupcakes, and choreographing impromptu kitchen dance parties to 80s pop hits. She lives with an ever-growing collection of romance paperbacks, a mischievous cat named Biscuit, and a firm conviction that love — like sprinkles — makes everything better.

Reviews

[Em · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strong start but just slowly lost me throughout and SUCH an abrupt ending

[Pixie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love this series, but this installment was not as good as the others, in my opinion. The author still does a good job of delivering whimsical characters, humor, and a sweet romance. It just felt a little more stretched than maybe it needed to be. There's a bit in the synopsis about how he likes to crawl into his lap, and I don't believe there's a single instance in the book that it actually mentions him actually sitting in his human's lap. I was really looking forward to that dynamic, so I was disappointed it wasn't in there. Still a good story worth reading.

[Jean · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNFed

I DNFed this one at 58%.

I don't hate the concept or the characters. Most of the writing was enjoyable and sweet. Even the spicy scenes were decent.

BUT

If I had to read them asking each other the exact same questions one more time my brain was going to turn into mush. I get being insecure about a situation but this is overkill.

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DNF @23% ... eh, just bored 🤷‍♀️