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Fur-ever Veterinary Romances #1
Lucky in Love
Sometimes luck means landing exactly where you need to be.
Jules Wakefield’s family has rescued rabbits for decades, but with her parents gone and her veterinary practice demanding all her time, Jules desperately needs a successor. She decides to run an essay contest – the winner must love bunnies.
Parker Rose is exactly who Jules is looking for – warm, smart, not afraid to get her hands dirty, and a gorgeous country girl to boot. She’s the answer to Jules’ prayers… and a few unspoken fantasies, too.
Summer days at the rescue turn into autumn nights of passion, but when Jules finds out that Parker’s been keeping a secret, her problems start multiplying again like rabbits.
One little lie has the power to tear everything apart, but what if it leads her home, to a fur-ever kind of love?
Jules Wakefield’s family has rescued rabbits for decades, but with her parents gone and her veterinary practice demanding all her time, Jules desperately needs a successor. She decides to run an essay contest – the winner must love bunnies.
Parker Rose is exactly who Jules is looking for – warm, smart, not afraid to get her hands dirty, and a gorgeous country girl to boot. She’s the answer to Jules’ prayers… and a few unspoken fantasies, too.
Summer days at the rescue turn into autumn nights of passion, but when Jules finds out that Parker’s been keeping a secret, her problems start multiplying again like rabbits.
One little lie has the power to tear everything apart, but what if it leads her home, to a fur-ever kind of love?
256 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 11, 2020
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Cara Malone
68 books478 followersI write stories that explore the thrills – and challenges – of falling in love as a woman-loving woman, including the bestselling Lakeside Hospital medical romance series and Rainbow Award honorable mention The Rules of Love.
My books are for you if you’re a fan of contemporary romance, if you love strong women who aren’t afraid to be vulnerable, and if you like a little heat with your sapphic love stories.
Grab a free copy of Mind Games on my website, CaraMalone.com
My books are for you if you’re a fan of contemporary romance, if you love strong women who aren’t afraid to be vulnerable, and if you like a little heat with your sapphic love stories.
Grab a free copy of Mind Games on my website, CaraMalone.com
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July 31, 2020
Loved it!
A loss, a white lie, a contest and a lot of furry babies. All this brought Parker into her life and it changed everything. Lucky in Love is a sweet, inspiring lovestory. Full of heart and compassion. It is fun to watch them fall in love. Anyone who loves animals, will like this book. Even if you don't like animals, it's also a great read for lovers of a feel good romance. I highly recommend it.
A loss, a white lie, a contest and a lot of furry babies. All this brought Parker into her life and it changed everything. Lucky in Love is a sweet, inspiring lovestory. Full of heart and compassion. It is fun to watch them fall in love. Anyone who loves animals, will like this book. Even if you don't like animals, it's also a great read for lovers of a feel good romance. I highly recommend it.
June 12, 2020
Super sweet and adorable lesbian romance with bunnies!!!
Just an easy breezy novel to spend the time with, giving you warm fuzzy contentment.
The cutest ever.
Just an easy breezy novel to spend the time with, giving you warm fuzzy contentment.
The cutest ever.
July 2, 2020
I like reading stuff when there's animals in them, and this book was a joy to read. It got a little sappy with all the forever talk, but I'm a closeted romantic so it's all good.
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June 15, 2020
Hoppily Ever After
Jules is a veterinarian whose family ran a bunny rescue. When her parents suddenly died several months ago, Jules became responsible for it. She can’t handle both her job and the rescue work so she runs an essay contest, winner gets the rescue, the house and the land. Parker is a country girl who is just what the rescue, and Jules needs. She seems to be the perfect choice, but there is a secret that has the potential to ruin everything…
This is the sweetest and most fun romance I have read in a while! I LOVE romances featuring animals and this one did not disappoint. The characters are so wonderful! They are fun, strong, sexy women who are passionate in all that they do. I loved the romance, naturally and oh my, the sexy bits had me about as twitchy as a bunny’s whiskers (that’s a lot if you didn’t know). I also loved how they were always there for each other, from helping Jules overcome her grief to making bunny cakes with Parker, they had each other’s back the whole way through. I couldn’t get enough of this soft tale and I know it will make you feel lucky to have read it too.
Jules is a veterinarian whose family ran a bunny rescue. When her parents suddenly died several months ago, Jules became responsible for it. She can’t handle both her job and the rescue work so she runs an essay contest, winner gets the rescue, the house and the land. Parker is a country girl who is just what the rescue, and Jules needs. She seems to be the perfect choice, but there is a secret that has the potential to ruin everything…
This is the sweetest and most fun romance I have read in a while! I LOVE romances featuring animals and this one did not disappoint. The characters are so wonderful! They are fun, strong, sexy women who are passionate in all that they do. I loved the romance, naturally and oh my, the sexy bits had me about as twitchy as a bunny’s whiskers (that’s a lot if you didn’t know). I also loved how they were always there for each other, from helping Jules overcome her grief to making bunny cakes with Parker, they had each other’s back the whole way through. I couldn’t get enough of this soft tale and I know it will make you feel lucky to have read it too.
June 11, 2020
I absolutely loved this story. The two main characters were likeable, watching them go from friends to lovers felt real and very heart warming. The sex scenes certainly kept my attention🔥in a good way. I adored the cute little bunnies and the description of their personalities made it easy to picture them. It did make me want to move to the country and buy a bunny, I’m super prone to suggestive sells in good books haha. The author always writes fantastic stories and this one is no exception.
January 7, 2021
My fault - should have paid more attention to the blur on the back cover- fur-ever kind of love! 😀 oh dear! Rabbits are very sweet, I'm sure, but not enough to sustain a love story....
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November 2, 2021I tried for a couple of months but it’s a no for me. DNF.
June 7, 2020
I really liked this story and I look forward to the next in the series. Jules wants to honor her parents memory by keeping the rabbit rescue open only she doesn't have enough time in her day. Parker is living in a city and dreaming of having a yard for so she can have a bunny to love. It faith has it's way Jules and Parker will make a perfect match. Parker has a very calming and sweet nature which helps Jules with her grief over the loss of her parents. Jules shows Parker the attention she needs to realize what she was missing in her last relationship. This was a very tender love story with furry friends to add to the cuteness factor. I enjoyed that is was set in Camden so we get to see Hannah and Avery. I have had several rabbits as pets so I really got into this story. I truly love Cara's books they always put a smile on my face and warmth in my heart.
June 15, 2020
A life can be changed by deep love even when least expected.
What an amazing story these characters were of strong heart even though both were dealing with loss. Jules had lost both her parents within days of each other. Parker had been with David since she was 16- but realized her dreams were never going to matter to him. So they both need to find a new start. Jules had a rabbit rescue along with the family home she could not run let alone bear to be at much. Parker loved Rabbits and her friend Kani was pushy enough to enter the contest for her to manage the rabbit rescue. Together they become friends who love each other in those healing journeys of life. This is a delightful story of fur-babies that bring them together in a Life long love neither could expect. It was fun, so enjoyable and their connection was so tender and a hot romance I loved very much.
What an amazing story these characters were of strong heart even though both were dealing with loss. Jules had lost both her parents within days of each other. Parker had been with David since she was 16- but realized her dreams were never going to matter to him. So they both need to find a new start. Jules had a rabbit rescue along with the family home she could not run let alone bear to be at much. Parker loved Rabbits and her friend Kani was pushy enough to enter the contest for her to manage the rabbit rescue. Together they become friends who love each other in those healing journeys of life. This is a delightful story of fur-babies that bring them together in a Life long love neither could expect. It was fun, so enjoyable and their connection was so tender and a hot romance I loved very much.
July 21, 2020
I really enjoyed this. My sister-in-law just got rabbits for the children she has custody of. She had them the whole time she was growing up. I was already falling in love with the furry little creatures and then this. Every book should have rabbits. They were the 3rd and 4th and 5th main characters in this story.
Very cute novel and very hot too...not the rabbits...they stayed out of the bedroom. Wait, no they didn't. They stayed out of the bed though...oh, wait. No, not that either. There were just rabbits everywhere but in a really good way!
Very cute novel and very hot too...not the rabbits...they stayed out of the bedroom. Wait, no they didn't. They stayed out of the bed though...oh, wait. No, not that either. There were just rabbits everywhere but in a really good way!
June 15, 2021
Such a lovely, sweet, and cute romance! And so many bunnies, lol! Lucky was my favourite. Both characters were amazing, and the epilogue was sooo satisfying! Another fantastic lesfic romance from the one and only Cara Malone!
June 7, 2020
After her parents death, Jules, the local vet in rural Camden, wants to honor her parents by keeping their bunny rescue operating. She can no longer take care of both, so she runs an essay contest that will allow the winner to live in the house and run the rescue. If successful, after three months, she will sign over the ownership to that winner. Parker, who has just left a very unsatisfying long term relationship in the big city of Chicago, longs to live in the country with furry bunnies and a fresh start. Unbeknownst to her, her best friend enters her in the contest, and of course Parker wins!
Cara writes this story with such warmth, honesty, tenderness and cute furry moments. One cannot have lots of bunnies without lots of cute and funny moments. I love Jules and Parker. Both are sweet, hard working and caring individuals who were just made to be together. And returning to Camden gives the reader the chance to catch up with Hannah and Avery from a previous book.
Lucky in Love is a wonderful start to Cara's new Fur-ever romance series and I very much look forward to book 2, Foxy Lady. I love the cover!
Cara writes this story with such warmth, honesty, tenderness and cute furry moments. One cannot have lots of bunnies without lots of cute and funny moments. I love Jules and Parker. Both are sweet, hard working and caring individuals who were just made to be together. And returning to Camden gives the reader the chance to catch up with Hannah and Avery from a previous book.
Lucky in Love is a wonderful start to Cara's new Fur-ever romance series and I very much look forward to book 2, Foxy Lady. I love the cover!
June 9, 2020
Parker and Jules are just what the doctor ordered literally, Parks just got of a going nowhere relationship with a man for twelve years her friend encourages her to apply for a contest to win prize that could change her life, only thing is Parks doesnt apply and still gets the prize. Things get serious between Parks and Jules in the midst of Jules grieving the death of her parents, omissions of the truth, and shady realtors try to get in the way!
I WOULD SO RECOMMEND, it's different than anything I am reading right now which is very refreshing. NOT TO MENTION THE BANNER FOR THE CAKE HAD ME NEAR TEARS DID NOT SEE THAT AWESOME CREATIVITY COMING.
I WOULD SO RECOMMEND, it's different than anything I am reading right now which is very refreshing. NOT TO MENTION THE BANNER FOR THE CAKE HAD ME NEAR TEARS DID NOT SEE THAT AWESOME CREATIVITY COMING.
June 11, 2020
This was a lovely story about a vet who sets up a competition to find someone to run her deceased parents rabbit rescue centre. The person who applies love rabbits and also attracts the vet. The ensuing romance has just the right amount of love, sex and drama to keep you right interested until the end. Loved it, would highly recommend.
June 9, 2020
This was so fun and sweet with a little heat. Both Parker and Jules find themselves at a crossroads in their lives and learn to lean on and love each other. Forging a new path that neither imagined. I'm a sucker for animals in books. This one doesn't disappoint and features not your typical pets, but a bunny rescue. Such a cute and heartwarming addition. Can't wait to read the next story.
ARC provided by author. Review is voluntary and opinion is my own.
ARC provided by author. Review is voluntary and opinion is my own.
February 1, 2021
Sweetness. That’s the one word that springs to mind about this romance.
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July 2, 2020
I loved this story!!! I cheered when Parker finally realized she wasn’t happy and decided to go home and when she won the essay contest was even better. She and Jules are so great for each other and how they both helped each other is awesome. This is a sweet HEA love story that I highly recommend.
I received an ARC copy for an honest review.
I received an ARC copy for an honest review.
January 1, 2021
Romance with a bunny rescue pretty sure nothing can top this.
June 29, 2020
Really enjoyed the book.
June 24, 2020
Nice romantic story
Great characters! Jules and Parker were wonderfully written and their description were spot on. The love shared for the bunnies was so adorably described that it touched the readers heart. There was very little drama involved which was very refreshing in a story. There was some sizzling sex scenes but they were very well done. This reader just enjoyed the story very very much and found it very entertaining. Looking forward to reading another story from this author.
Great characters! Jules and Parker were wonderfully written and their description were spot on. The love shared for the bunnies was so adorably described that it touched the readers heart. There was very little drama involved which was very refreshing in a story. There was some sizzling sex scenes but they were very well done. This reader just enjoyed the story very very much and found it very entertaining. Looking forward to reading another story from this author.
June 27, 2020
Wonderful!
This is a very promising start for a new series from Cara Malone. I love the blending of new love and the unconditional love of fur babies. I look eagerly forward to more books in this new series. If you love fur babies, be sure to put this book on your list read list!
This is a very promising start for a new series from Cara Malone. I love the blending of new love and the unconditional love of fur babies. I look eagerly forward to more books in this new series. If you love fur babies, be sure to put this book on your list read list!
June 27, 2020
Enjoyed it and plenty of bunnies
So the characters are great and there is chemistry and trauma and a slightly weak conflict but it was a fun read. Pretty graphic on the sex scenes but good. Bunnies everywhere. Love the concept of fur-ever. Thanks for the read.
So the characters are great and there is chemistry and trauma and a slightly weak conflict but it was a fun read. Pretty graphic on the sex scenes but good. Bunnies everywhere. Love the concept of fur-ever. Thanks for the read.
June 18, 2020
I certainly will never be one to spoil a book, but it is so tough to not just tell the whole beautiful story right here! The characters are so easy to connect to as are their emotions and thoughts. The bunnies are a saving grace to the intensity of the feelings shared by the characters and I think it really helps lighten the atmosphere. Grief is such a hard thing to work through, so I thank Cara for her appreciation of how loving creatures can make it better. The romance is perfect and the story flows so well. I read it in two sittings and I think most will want to as well. I just love her work and her characters are so beautifully written. I can't wait for more from her.
June 20, 2020
To be afraid to tell someone the truth really that hard?
Once again Malone gives us a tale that has truth or dare situation. Having a close friend unknowingly write up a paper that tells the truth about a person but fails to tell her when the friend wins. To top it off the owner falls in love with the friend! Ouch! Follow along as the two ladies embark on an adventure of raising rabbits! Enjoy!
Once again Malone gives us a tale that has truth or dare situation. Having a close friend unknowingly write up a paper that tells the truth about a person but fails to tell her when the friend wins. To top it off the owner falls in love with the friend! Ouch! Follow along as the two ladies embark on an adventure of raising rabbits! Enjoy!
June 19, 2020
Bunny love
Not too many love stories include rabbits. But this one does and that is a very heartwarming story. Jules inherited a house and a rabbit care facility with our parents day. She has a contest to give away the house with the only stipulation is that The rabbit rescue remain intact. She has a contest and finds a winner. It is a very good book and very interesting characters and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I highly recommend it
Not too many love stories include rabbits. But this one does and that is a very heartwarming story. Jules inherited a house and a rabbit care facility with our parents day. She has a contest to give away the house with the only stipulation is that The rabbit rescue remain intact. She has a contest and finds a winner. It is a very good book and very interesting characters and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I highly recommend it
June 15, 2020
A very bunny and fun romance
It started it as a contest to win a bunny rehome place that was started by the late parents of a lovely but overworked vet! The winner was a woman who left her boyfriend of many years when she realised something was missing. Short version after many missteps they finally realise what they want . This is a lovely sweet romance when you least expect it! It's the work I've come to expect ftom Cara Malone. Spoiler alert there is an HEA but it's a romance!
It started it as a contest to win a bunny rehome place that was started by the late parents of a lovely but overworked vet! The winner was a woman who left her boyfriend of many years when she realised something was missing. Short version after many missteps they finally realise what they want . This is a lovely sweet romance when you least expect it! It's the work I've come to expect ftom Cara Malone. Spoiler alert there is an HEA but it's a romance!
June 14, 2020
Leads Parker and Jules, plus lots of bunnies, star in this sweet romance with heat. The bunnies and unusual theme dragged me into the storyline and didn't let go. A little intrigue, love blooming over rabbits and the right dash of sex took me to a satisfactory end. This is a lovely escape from life today. Looking forward to more in the series. Kudos to Ms. Malone and worthy of 5 stars.
I rec'd an ARC from the author and this I my un-biased and voluntary review.
I rec'd an ARC from the author and this I my un-biased and voluntary review.
June 17, 2020
Bunnies + lesbians = wlw. Cara Malone won't dissapoint when it comes to lesbian romance.
Plus you get to see a little bit of Hannah and Avery from the book .Fixer Upper
Plus you get to see a little bit of Hannah and Avery from the book .Fixer Upper
August 18, 2020
3.5 stars
When Jules Wakefield's parents pass away, she's left with a broken heart and the family-run rabbit rescue. Her job as a veterinarian keeps her too busy to run the rescue by herself, so Jules sets up a contest to give it away. The winner must write a convincing essay and undergo a 12-week trial period in order to inherit the rescue. Out of thousands of essay submissions, Jules picks Parker Rose's. When attraction blossoms between the two women, the contest gets complicated. Fate brought them together, but will they stay together in the end?
cw: parental deaths, brief mentions of animal abuse and injuries
This was a cute story, but it was also a bit predictable and unrealistic.
The Characters: Having recently lost her parents, Jules is emotionally closed off, although Parker helps her deal with her grief. Parker is coming out of a 12-year relationship with a man and starts to question her sexuality when she meets Jules. I felt like their past relationships (Jules with her parents and Parker with her ex) defined their personalities a little too much. I mean sure, Parker is also the sweet and naive girl who gets the emotionally unavailable jock Jules to open up, but that felt trope-y to me. (Jules isn't terribly jock-like—she just works out regularly and has abs that Parker swoons over—but I'm trying to make a point.) Anyway, Jules and Parker didn't seem totally fleshed out. They were more like characters serving their purpose in a romance novel. There weren't really any side characters that jumped out either (pun not intended?), but the bunnies were cute.
The Romance: Definitely on the trope-y side. There were things like random sideplots that made it so one character happened to be half-naked and the other ogled her. It also said a lot of stuff instead of showing the reader. There was a weird alternating between them saying gooey romantic stuff and them objectifying each other. I have nothing against sappiness or sexy times—I like both—but it needs to work within the storyline, and it just didn't mesh for me here. Parker and Jules were cute together, but nothing really suggested to me that they belonged together. Maybe that makes for a more realistic romance, but I like my lesfic HEAs to be rock solid.
The Plot: Le sigh. There's a lot of unrealistic stuff that happens to fit tropes. I especially disliked the main conflict. I could see it coming from a mile away since it would come up every few chapters. But the reactions just made no sense. It really wasn't a big deal to me, and the characters made it seem like a disaster.
The Writing: Not bad. The flow was fine. The dialogue may have been a bit rough. I just wish the content of the writing had been better.
Honestly, I'm a little disappointed by this one. The reviews on Goodreads are amazing? And it was a mediocre read for me. Rabbit enthusiasts and readers who don't mind their romances with a heavy serving of tropes might enjoy this book more than I did.
When Jules Wakefield's parents pass away, she's left with a broken heart and the family-run rabbit rescue. Her job as a veterinarian keeps her too busy to run the rescue by herself, so Jules sets up a contest to give it away. The winner must write a convincing essay and undergo a 12-week trial period in order to inherit the rescue. Out of thousands of essay submissions, Jules picks Parker Rose's. When attraction blossoms between the two women, the contest gets complicated. Fate brought them together, but will they stay together in the end?
cw: parental deaths, brief mentions of animal abuse and injuries
This was a cute story, but it was also a bit predictable and unrealistic.
The Characters: Having recently lost her parents, Jules is emotionally closed off, although Parker helps her deal with her grief. Parker is coming out of a 12-year relationship with a man and starts to question her sexuality when she meets Jules. I felt like their past relationships (Jules with her parents and Parker with her ex) defined their personalities a little too much. I mean sure, Parker is also the sweet and naive girl who gets the emotionally unavailable jock Jules to open up, but that felt trope-y to me. (Jules isn't terribly jock-like—she just works out regularly and has abs that Parker swoons over—but I'm trying to make a point.) Anyway, Jules and Parker didn't seem totally fleshed out. They were more like characters serving their purpose in a romance novel. There weren't really any side characters that jumped out either (pun not intended?), but the bunnies were cute.
The Romance: Definitely on the trope-y side. There were things like random sideplots that made it so one character happened to be half-naked and the other ogled her. It also said a lot of stuff instead of showing the reader. There was a weird alternating between them saying gooey romantic stuff and them objectifying each other. I have nothing against sappiness or sexy times—I like both—but it needs to work within the storyline, and it just didn't mesh for me here. Parker and Jules were cute together, but nothing really suggested to me that they belonged together. Maybe that makes for a more realistic romance, but I like my lesfic HEAs to be rock solid.
The Plot: Le sigh. There's a lot of unrealistic stuff that happens to fit tropes. I especially disliked the main conflict. I could see it coming from a mile away since it would come up every few chapters. But the reactions just made no sense. It really wasn't a big deal to me, and the characters made it seem like a disaster.
The Writing: Not bad. The flow was fine. The dialogue may have been a bit rough. I just wish the content of the writing had been better.
Honestly, I'm a little disappointed by this one. The reviews on Goodreads are amazing? And it was a mediocre read for me. Rabbit enthusiasts and readers who don't mind their romances with a heavy serving of tropes might enjoy this book more than I did.
January 1, 2021
A heart warming and all around feel good romance that is fluffy and sweet, sure to make you swoon and fall in love (and probably make you want to adopt a furry friend)
The premise is delightful, a woman dedicated to preserving her parents legacy of rescuing rabbits but with her own veterinary clinic taking up her time she decides to create a contest to find someone who will give the rescue the time and love it deserves. She finds exactly what she is looking for and so much more.
Both women are so lovable right from the start. Both sweet, endearing, compassionate, and sensual. Their connection is electric and intrinsic. Their friendship and subsequent relationship are undeniably stirring and I loved following them through the longest first date ever. I couldn’t get enough of them together.
The animals and the rescue were precious and made me want bunnies of my own. Lucky especially is sure to capture your heart.
Jules and Parker’s Love story is captivating and completely satisfying. I am really happy Malone has started this new Fur-ever Romance series. This series is already off to a bewitching start and I am excited to see Sydney again in Foxy Lady.
The premise is delightful, a woman dedicated to preserving her parents legacy of rescuing rabbits but with her own veterinary clinic taking up her time she decides to create a contest to find someone who will give the rescue the time and love it deserves. She finds exactly what she is looking for and so much more.
Both women are so lovable right from the start. Both sweet, endearing, compassionate, and sensual. Their connection is electric and intrinsic. Their friendship and subsequent relationship are undeniably stirring and I loved following them through the longest first date ever. I couldn’t get enough of them together.
The animals and the rescue were precious and made me want bunnies of my own. Lucky especially is sure to capture your heart.
Jules and Parker’s Love story is captivating and completely satisfying. I am really happy Malone has started this new Fur-ever Romance series. This series is already off to a bewitching start and I am excited to see Sydney again in Foxy Lady.
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