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Autumn Jones is at a crossroads. With no job offers in sight, she can either return to Koshkonong, Wisconsin to work at her dad’s feed store or she can move to New York and help her older sister Helen coordinate the Manhattan Kennel Club Show. She and Helen may fight like cats and dogs, but Autumn would rather live with a thousand Helens than go home after seven years of college.
Jack Campbell is the veterinarian to Manhattan’s elite. Despite their adoration, he does not love them back. In fact, he’s vowed never to date anyone who walks through the front door of his clinic. He spends his days caring for pampered poodles sporting diamond encrusted collars and placating their high maintenance owners. When he meets Autumn, he assumes she’s going to be another client with more money than brains.
Autumn is thrown into a bizarre world of highly competitive rich women who will do anything to win the coveted title of Best in Show at Manhattan’s most exclusive competition. With her haughty sister breathing down her neck, and a high-strung poodle following her everywhere she goes, she doesn’t have time for love, even if she does find herself face-to-face with America’s hottest vet every day.
Will Autumn run back to Wisconsin with her tail between her legs? Will Jack find out that appearances can be deceiving? Will Helen’s dog Fifi win Best in Show? Find out in the hysterical fourth edition of the Accidentally in Love Series, Text in Show.
Autumn Jones is at a crossroads. With no job offers in sight, she can either return to Koshkonong, Wisconsin to work at her dad’s feed store or she can move to New York and help her older sister Helen coordinate the Manhattan Kennel Club Show. She and Helen may fight like cats and dogs, but Autumn would rather live with a thousand Helens than go home after seven years of college.
Jack Campbell is the veterinarian to Manhattan’s elite. Despite their adoration, he does not love them back. In fact, he’s vowed never to date anyone who walks through the front door of his clinic. He spends his days caring for pampered poodles sporting diamond encrusted collars and placating their high maintenance owners. When he meets Autumn, he assumes she’s going to be another client with more money than brains.
Autumn is thrown into a bizarre world of highly competitive rich women who will do anything to win the coveted title of Best in Show at Manhattan’s most exclusive competition. With her haughty sister breathing down her neck, and a high-strung poodle following her everywhere she goes, she doesn’t have time for love, even if she does find herself face-to-face with America’s hottest vet every day.
Will Autumn run back to Wisconsin with her tail between her legs? Will Jack find out that appearances can be deceiving? Will Helen’s dog Fifi win Best in Show? Find out in the hysterical fourth edition of the Accidentally in Love Series, Text in Show.
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First published June 10, 2021
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Whitney Dineen
66 books808 followersWhitney loves to laugh, play with her kids, bake, and eat french fries -- not always in that order.
She's a USA Today Bestselling & multi-award-winning author of romantic comedies, non-fiction humor, thrillers, and middle reader fiction. Basically, she writes whatever the voices in her head tell her to.
She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband, Jimmy, where they raise children, chickens, and organic vegetables.
Gold Medal winner at the International Readers' Favorite Awards 2017.
Silver medal winner at the International Readers' Favorite Awards, 2015, 2016, 2019.
Finalist RONE Awards, 2016.
Finalist at the IRFA 2016, 2017, 2019
Finalist at the Book Excellence Awards and Top Shelf Book Awards, 2017
She's a USA Today Bestselling & multi-award-winning author of romantic comedies, non-fiction humor, thrillers, and middle reader fiction. Basically, she writes whatever the voices in her head tell her to.
She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband, Jimmy, where they raise children, chickens, and organic vegetables.
Gold Medal winner at the International Readers' Favorite Awards 2017.
Silver medal winner at the International Readers' Favorite Awards, 2015, 2016, 2019.
Finalist RONE Awards, 2016.
Finalist at the IRFA 2016, 2017, 2019
Finalist at the Book Excellence Awards and Top Shelf Book Awards, 2017
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June 9, 2024
Cute, but not the best in the series.
June 7, 2021
Text in Show is DONE! It'll be out on June 10th, just in time for what I hope will be a fab beach read weekend for you. :)
December 12, 2023
Tedious, unamusing, NYC romcom, with unrepented dog abuse
Autumn Jones is 28 years old. She has a master's degree and has traveled extensively. Her current goal is to obtain a PhD in sociology at Columbia University in NYC while living with her older sister Helen, who is 38 and married to a wealthy plastic surgeon. Autumn has barely seen Helen during the past 20 years, since her sister left their small hometown in Wisconsin, and she does not know Helen at all well. Her mother does, though, and she strongly urges Autumn to reconsider trying to live with Helen for a long period of time. Her mother insists that Helen has always been, and continues to be, an extremely difficult person to be around, even for short family visits. But Autumn assumes her mother is simply trying to clip her wings and keep her in her stultifying hometown. She is convinced that, if she can successfully help Helen organize a dog show, which Helen claims is quite prestigious, Helen will be so impressed with her, she will allow Autumn to live with her, rent free, the entire time that she pursues her doctorate.
Autumn wants to study under the aegis of a famous, African-American sociologist, Dr Gladiola Sims. It is the only degree program Autumn is willing to consider, in pursuit of ultimately becoming a college professor. There is no mention of her having any onerous student loans from the six years she has already spent obtaining her BA and MA degrees, or how she plans to pay the exorbitant tuition of over $100,000 for a doctorate at Columbia, given that she has no savings and no job. In addition, it can take up to seven years to finish a PhD, including 48 units of class work as well as researching and writing a dissertation. She is clearly assuming that she will be able to live with Helen and her husband all that time. She is also moving to NYC before she has even applied to Columbia, and she has no idea if she will be accepted.
When Autumn arrives on Helen's doorstep, she is informed by her cab driver that this is a ritzy neighborhood where only very rich people can afford to live, and the enormous mansion that is Helen's home certainly seems in keeping with that claim. Autumn knocks on Helen's door again and again, but nobody lets her in. After several hours of sitting on the stoop in a cold wind, Helen finally arrives and acts as if it is a huge surprise that Autumn is even there.
Helen's mansion has five stories, with eight bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and a walled garden. But instead of offering Autumn a comfortable bedroom, Helen puts her in a dinky maid's room, which is a converted pantry off of the kitchen. It contains only a small twin bed, a dresser, and a tiny bathroom with a minuscule shower.
Autumn discovers for the first time that Helen and Stanley Smith have legally changed their names to Helena and Stanhope Smythe, and have become unbearably pretentious snobs. Helen acts like Cinderella's evil stepmother toward Autumn. She seems determined to turn Autumn into an unpaid drudge. She also demands that Autumn not tell anyone that she is Helen's sister, in case it will be assumed that Autumn is doing the vast majority of the work organizing the dog show solely in order to give Helen's dog a leg up in winning the competition.
In that regard, Autumn learns that the inspiration for the dog show is Helen's exorbitantly expensive, pedigreed poodle, Celine, whom she intends to enter in the dog show. Autumn is shocked to discover that poor Celine seems no more real to her narcissistic sister than any other of her status-conscious possessions. Helen does not treat Celine as a living being with emotional needs for love and companionship. She never pets Celine or pays her any attention at all, and poor Celine is constantly imprisoned in a cage except when a part-time, domestic servant, whom Helen obnoxiously refers to as, "my house boy," takes Celine outside to relieve itself, or to obedience training, the veterinarian, and grooming appointments.
The first night Autumn is at her sister's house, Helen and Stan leave for a fancy party and abandon Autumn to her own devices. There is no food in the house, so Autumn decides to go to a nearby pizzeria. She feels sorry for Celine and takes the dog with her. But she has a difficult time managing Celine, and Celine accidentally knocks Autumn into a large planter at the pizzeria.
Jack is a 31-year-old veterinarian whose office is a couple of blocks away from Helen's mansion. He has been a licensed vet for four years, and he bought his practice two years ago from the retiring vet who owned it. Jack is an extremely handsome man, and he is sick of being treated like sexually available man candy by an endless parade of bored socialites, who pretend their pampered pets are sick so they can get a chance to flirt with Jack, in an attempt to seduce him. He has become completely burned out with these awful women, and he is determined to sell his practice and move back to the small town in Illinois where he was born and raised.
Jack and Autumn meet for the first time at the pizzeria. He rescues her from the planter and pays for her pizza before returning to his clinic. He normally closes up at a reasonable hour, but he has decided to spend the night at the clinic in order to closely monitor a dog he is treating for pneumonia.
Autumn cannot resist feeding lonely, abandoned Celine a big slice of her pepperoni pizza, and she is horrified when Celine's eyes swell up, and she breaks out in hives. Autumn frantically searches online for the closest vet, which turns out to be Jack. Fortunately for suffering Celine, Jack lets Autumn bring her to the clinic so he can give her a shot of Benadryl. He says he wants to observe Celine for a couple of hours, and during that time, he and Autumn converse about their lives, including why Autumn is in NYC.
Jack and Autumn are immediately, mutually, attracted to each other, because he is handsome, and she is beautiful, and both are unpretentious people, in sharp contrast to everyone else who lives in this upscale neighborhood. But shortly before Autumn and Celine go home, Jack overhears Autumn's side of a strained phone conversation with Helen, and he leaps to a wild conclusion that Autumn is living with a rich, controlling jerk, who is paying for her PhD tuition and providing free room and board in exchange for her sexual favors.
It seems to be a technique that this author frequently employs, to have the FMC and MMC talk at cross purpose to create what is supposed to be a comedy of errors. This author also uses the human tendency toward confirmation bias to keep the miscommunication rolling along. In this case, once Jack has made the assumption that Autumn is in an emotionally abusive relationship with a much older sugar daddy, thereafter, everything she says or does he automatically misinterprets to confirm this false conclusion. When he attempts to urge Autumn, for what he assures himself is her own good, to remove herself from a supposed self-destructive arrangement, he does it so clumsily that she, incorrectly, concludes that Jack thinks she is a lazy bum for living off of the wealth of an older man. Because her sister has sworn her to secrecy about their blood tie, Autumn doesn't correct him. She just gets angrily offended, thereby additionally stretching out their misunderstanding.
Scenes that continue to promote this irritating false impression are interspersed with Cinderella scenes with Autumn's obnoxious sister until 54% of the book. At that point, at long last, Jack and Autumn sit down and communicate in a direct manner, like two intelligent adults, which allows Jack to finally realize how badly he has misjudged and disrespected Autumn. He abjectly apologizes, but though it is mutually obvious immediately afterwards that they both want to kiss each other, no kiss occurs. Because the second romantic conflict remains between them until the last 2% of the novel: Jack is moving away, and Autumn is staying in NYC.
The several main plots in this story, the romance, the Cinderella situation, Autumn's goal of attending Columbia, Jack's goal of selling his business, and the pompous farce of a private dog show, are presented in this novel via a rotating repeat of redundant scenes about them. This format became quite tedious for me at about the 60% mark. Rather than doing a flat-out DNF, I opted to jump to the end of this book to satisfy my curiosity as to how the author would create an HEA out of the unlikely combination of life goals of Jack and Autumn. Not surprisingly, what we are offered is an HFN ending.
Other than jumping to wrong conclusions and disrespecting Autumn for half of this book, Jack is obviously meant to be a cinnamon roll hero, because he eventually gives his all for love and is the only one making any sacrifices for himself and Autumn to end up together. She is a typical counterpart to a cinnamon roll MMC, an FMC who simply allows her guy to lovingly sacrifice for her, while she merely accepts his acts of service as her due.
As for Autumn's doctorate aspirations, she has no growth arc whatsoever, remaining the same naively flaky individual throughout. Via the convenient means of deus ex machina, at the end of the novel, her doctoral dream comes true, without any real effort on her part.
Regarding the Cinderella plot, at the very end of the novel, Helen manifests a complete personality transplant, rejecting entirely her previous cherished identity as the arrogant, condescending wife of a rich plastic surgeon, who treats her sister and parents like dirt. Suddenly she becomes a raving feminist, who is supportive of women like herself who are regretting having sold their souls to be rich socialites, and affectionate and caring toward her sister and parents. It is a transformation that is, frankly, unbelievable to me, given how sincerely, mindlessly committed she has been to existing as a heartless termagant throughout the previous 95% of this novel.
This author is known for writing G-rated romance, in which there is never anything more than a few kisses, and this story is no exception. There is no such thing as sexual chemistry in this or any other of her asexual novels. And yet at the same time, ironically, much in the manner of early 1960s, bedroom-farce movies, there are multiple cringe-inducing references to the sex lives of the socialites that Helen has surrounded herself with, including a promiscuous barracuda socialite, with whom Jack had a brief affair prior to the events of this novel, when she seduced him under the false pretense that she was a decent human being.
The main individual who is completely, unforgivably harmed, with no redress in this story, is Helen's pedigreed poodle Celine. There is no change whatsoever in Helen's heartless behavior toward this poor dog across the length of this novel, and Celine disappears entirely from the story during the epilogue. That cruel oversight is something that I find unacceptable. If it weren't for the unalleviated abuse of Celine, I might have given this romance 2 stars.
Autumn Jones is 28 years old. She has a master's degree and has traveled extensively. Her current goal is to obtain a PhD in sociology at Columbia University in NYC while living with her older sister Helen, who is 38 and married to a wealthy plastic surgeon. Autumn has barely seen Helen during the past 20 years, since her sister left their small hometown in Wisconsin, and she does not know Helen at all well. Her mother does, though, and she strongly urges Autumn to reconsider trying to live with Helen for a long period of time. Her mother insists that Helen has always been, and continues to be, an extremely difficult person to be around, even for short family visits. But Autumn assumes her mother is simply trying to clip her wings and keep her in her stultifying hometown. She is convinced that, if she can successfully help Helen organize a dog show, which Helen claims is quite prestigious, Helen will be so impressed with her, she will allow Autumn to live with her, rent free, the entire time that she pursues her doctorate.
Autumn wants to study under the aegis of a famous, African-American sociologist, Dr Gladiola Sims. It is the only degree program Autumn is willing to consider, in pursuit of ultimately becoming a college professor. There is no mention of her having any onerous student loans from the six years she has already spent obtaining her BA and MA degrees, or how she plans to pay the exorbitant tuition of over $100,000 for a doctorate at Columbia, given that she has no savings and no job. In addition, it can take up to seven years to finish a PhD, including 48 units of class work as well as researching and writing a dissertation. She is clearly assuming that she will be able to live with Helen and her husband all that time. She is also moving to NYC before she has even applied to Columbia, and she has no idea if she will be accepted.
When Autumn arrives on Helen's doorstep, she is informed by her cab driver that this is a ritzy neighborhood where only very rich people can afford to live, and the enormous mansion that is Helen's home certainly seems in keeping with that claim. Autumn knocks on Helen's door again and again, but nobody lets her in. After several hours of sitting on the stoop in a cold wind, Helen finally arrives and acts as if it is a huge surprise that Autumn is even there.
Helen's mansion has five stories, with eight bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and a walled garden. But instead of offering Autumn a comfortable bedroom, Helen puts her in a dinky maid's room, which is a converted pantry off of the kitchen. It contains only a small twin bed, a dresser, and a tiny bathroom with a minuscule shower.
Autumn discovers for the first time that Helen and Stanley Smith have legally changed their names to Helena and Stanhope Smythe, and have become unbearably pretentious snobs. Helen acts like Cinderella's evil stepmother toward Autumn. She seems determined to turn Autumn into an unpaid drudge. She also demands that Autumn not tell anyone that she is Helen's sister, in case it will be assumed that Autumn is doing the vast majority of the work organizing the dog show solely in order to give Helen's dog a leg up in winning the competition.
In that regard, Autumn learns that the inspiration for the dog show is Helen's exorbitantly expensive, pedigreed poodle, Celine, whom she intends to enter in the dog show. Autumn is shocked to discover that poor Celine seems no more real to her narcissistic sister than any other of her status-conscious possessions. Helen does not treat Celine as a living being with emotional needs for love and companionship. She never pets Celine or pays her any attention at all, and poor Celine is constantly imprisoned in a cage except when a part-time, domestic servant, whom Helen obnoxiously refers to as, "my house boy," takes Celine outside to relieve itself, or to obedience training, the veterinarian, and grooming appointments.
The first night Autumn is at her sister's house, Helen and Stan leave for a fancy party and abandon Autumn to her own devices. There is no food in the house, so Autumn decides to go to a nearby pizzeria. She feels sorry for Celine and takes the dog with her. But she has a difficult time managing Celine, and Celine accidentally knocks Autumn into a large planter at the pizzeria.
Jack is a 31-year-old veterinarian whose office is a couple of blocks away from Helen's mansion. He has been a licensed vet for four years, and he bought his practice two years ago from the retiring vet who owned it. Jack is an extremely handsome man, and he is sick of being treated like sexually available man candy by an endless parade of bored socialites, who pretend their pampered pets are sick so they can get a chance to flirt with Jack, in an attempt to seduce him. He has become completely burned out with these awful women, and he is determined to sell his practice and move back to the small town in Illinois where he was born and raised.
Jack and Autumn meet for the first time at the pizzeria. He rescues her from the planter and pays for her pizza before returning to his clinic. He normally closes up at a reasonable hour, but he has decided to spend the night at the clinic in order to closely monitor a dog he is treating for pneumonia.
Autumn cannot resist feeding lonely, abandoned Celine a big slice of her pepperoni pizza, and she is horrified when Celine's eyes swell up, and she breaks out in hives. Autumn frantically searches online for the closest vet, which turns out to be Jack. Fortunately for suffering Celine, Jack lets Autumn bring her to the clinic so he can give her a shot of Benadryl. He says he wants to observe Celine for a couple of hours, and during that time, he and Autumn converse about their lives, including why Autumn is in NYC.
Jack and Autumn are immediately, mutually, attracted to each other, because he is handsome, and she is beautiful, and both are unpretentious people, in sharp contrast to everyone else who lives in this upscale neighborhood. But shortly before Autumn and Celine go home, Jack overhears Autumn's side of a strained phone conversation with Helen, and he leaps to a wild conclusion that Autumn is living with a rich, controlling jerk, who is paying for her PhD tuition and providing free room and board in exchange for her sexual favors.
It seems to be a technique that this author frequently employs, to have the FMC and MMC talk at cross purpose to create what is supposed to be a comedy of errors. This author also uses the human tendency toward confirmation bias to keep the miscommunication rolling along. In this case, once Jack has made the assumption that Autumn is in an emotionally abusive relationship with a much older sugar daddy, thereafter, everything she says or does he automatically misinterprets to confirm this false conclusion. When he attempts to urge Autumn, for what he assures himself is her own good, to remove herself from a supposed self-destructive arrangement, he does it so clumsily that she, incorrectly, concludes that Jack thinks she is a lazy bum for living off of the wealth of an older man. Because her sister has sworn her to secrecy about their blood tie, Autumn doesn't correct him. She just gets angrily offended, thereby additionally stretching out their misunderstanding.
Scenes that continue to promote this irritating false impression are interspersed with Cinderella scenes with Autumn's obnoxious sister until 54% of the book. At that point, at long last, Jack and Autumn sit down and communicate in a direct manner, like two intelligent adults, which allows Jack to finally realize how badly he has misjudged and disrespected Autumn. He abjectly apologizes, but though it is mutually obvious immediately afterwards that they both want to kiss each other, no kiss occurs. Because the second romantic conflict remains between them until the last 2% of the novel: Jack is moving away, and Autumn is staying in NYC.
The several main plots in this story, the romance, the Cinderella situation, Autumn's goal of attending Columbia, Jack's goal of selling his business, and the pompous farce of a private dog show, are presented in this novel via a rotating repeat of redundant scenes about them. This format became quite tedious for me at about the 60% mark. Rather than doing a flat-out DNF, I opted to jump to the end of this book to satisfy my curiosity as to how the author would create an HEA out of the unlikely combination of life goals of Jack and Autumn. Not surprisingly, what we are offered is an HFN ending.
Other than jumping to wrong conclusions and disrespecting Autumn for half of this book, Jack is obviously meant to be a cinnamon roll hero, because he eventually gives his all for love and is the only one making any sacrifices for himself and Autumn to end up together. She is a typical counterpart to a cinnamon roll MMC, an FMC who simply allows her guy to lovingly sacrifice for her, while she merely accepts his acts of service as her due.
As for Autumn's doctorate aspirations, she has no growth arc whatsoever, remaining the same naively flaky individual throughout. Via the convenient means of deus ex machina, at the end of the novel, her doctoral dream comes true, without any real effort on her part.
Regarding the Cinderella plot, at the very end of the novel, Helen manifests a complete personality transplant, rejecting entirely her previous cherished identity as the arrogant, condescending wife of a rich plastic surgeon, who treats her sister and parents like dirt. Suddenly she becomes a raving feminist, who is supportive of women like herself who are regretting having sold their souls to be rich socialites, and affectionate and caring toward her sister and parents. It is a transformation that is, frankly, unbelievable to me, given how sincerely, mindlessly committed she has been to existing as a heartless termagant throughout the previous 95% of this novel.
This author is known for writing G-rated romance, in which there is never anything more than a few kisses, and this story is no exception. There is no such thing as sexual chemistry in this or any other of her asexual novels. And yet at the same time, ironically, much in the manner of early 1960s, bedroom-farce movies, there are multiple cringe-inducing references to the sex lives of the socialites that Helen has surrounded herself with, including a promiscuous barracuda socialite, with whom Jack had a brief affair prior to the events of this novel, when she seduced him under the false pretense that she was a decent human being.
The main individual who is completely, unforgivably harmed, with no redress in this story, is Helen's pedigreed poodle Celine. There is no change whatsoever in Helen's heartless behavior toward this poor dog across the length of this novel, and Celine disappears entirely from the story during the epilogue. That cruel oversight is something that I find unacceptable. If it weren't for the unalleviated abuse of Celine, I might have given this romance 2 stars.
July 29, 2021
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. Text in Show started out OK but then went downhill for me part way through. Many of the characters were over the top, but the main characters had a lot of promise. Unfortunately, early on, they began to behave ridiculously too. For example, the main guy, Jack, somehow thinks that because Autumn (other main character) is staying with her sister (who she calls her friend), she is sleeping with the couple to get money for grad school. That is absolutely the least plausible explanation and would have easily been cleared up by a simple question, but no... a conflict needs to be created so that the main characters can start off not liking each other.
The dialogue is also over the top and simplistic. Case in point:
Do you know what you’d like to order this evening?”
“Other than revenge, what do you suggest?” she asks him.
It’s a quick read and has some fun points, but overall, I would not recommend it.
The dialogue is also over the top and simplistic. Case in point:
Do you know what you’d like to order this evening?”
“Other than revenge, what do you suggest?” she asks him.
It’s a quick read and has some fun points, but overall, I would not recommend it.
June 5, 2022
Its been a while since i laughed this much reading a book.the last few chapters were absolutely hilarious. Autumn moved to New York to stay with her sister (who is gonna help with getting her dream mentor for phd at Columbia) and help her organize an event.
Jack is a veterinarian who is sought after by the rich and bored socialites.He is planning to move back to his hometown.Autumn finds that her sister is no longer the same one she grew up with, Helen has changed herself to the ways of the elite.
Autumn is treated like a maid at Helen's place and she is to take care of Celine Dion, Helen's show dog. When Autumn accidentally feeds Celine some pizza she had to rush her to Jack's clinic. They are instantly attracted to eachother but he thinks Autumn is just another rich dog mom who treats them like accessories.
Helen wants Jack to be the consultant vet at the dog show and wants Autumn to bring him there. She manages to get him to agree. Autumn finds that Helen's life is not as great as it seems, her husband is cheating on her with their neighbour who is also competing in the dog show.
After so many incidents including Autumn's parents, the rich and bored dog mom's, the book has HEA and is a gem. This one is the best in the series so far. Its very pg 13 and you will never even realise you have finished it. Its definitely re read and comfort material 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤
Jack is a veterinarian who is sought after by the rich and bored socialites.He is planning to move back to his hometown.Autumn finds that her sister is no longer the same one she grew up with, Helen has changed herself to the ways of the elite.
Autumn is treated like a maid at Helen's place and she is to take care of Celine Dion, Helen's show dog. When Autumn accidentally feeds Celine some pizza she had to rush her to Jack's clinic. They are instantly attracted to eachother but he thinks Autumn is just another rich dog mom who treats them like accessories.
Helen wants Jack to be the consultant vet at the dog show and wants Autumn to bring him there. She manages to get him to agree. Autumn finds that Helen's life is not as great as it seems, her husband is cheating on her with their neighbour who is also competing in the dog show.
After so many incidents including Autumn's parents, the rich and bored dog mom's, the book has HEA and is a gem. This one is the best in the series so far. Its very pg 13 and you will never even realise you have finished it. Its definitely re read and comfort material 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤
June 7, 2021
This story is a comedy of errors in true Shakespearean style. Filled with fumbles, foibles, and follies, the course of Autumn and Jack’s love never really does run smooth. They’re surrounded on all sides by scheming socialites and meddling family and friends, making it hard to decipher who’s helping and who’s hindering. There’s lots of snarky banter and observations as well as a couple of brilliant “a-hah!” moments making the book both sweet and silly. I kind of hate that it’s over already because I’m dying to know more about what happens for the Jones family after this happily ever after.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Booksprout.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Booksprout.
June 11, 2021
NEVER ASSUME
I received this book for free and am giving my honest and voluntary review.
Autumn has come to New York from Wisconsin to go to Columbia for her Phd if her sister helps her meet her favorite sociologist and said sociologist becomes her mentor. Jack is a vet to the elite and has had a bad experience with one of them, a married woman who refused to wear her wedding ring.
Autumn’s sister has changed so much and treats Autumn like a servant. She and her husband have even changed their names to seem more affluent. Jack mistakes Autumn and things go in so many different ways to add humor and anger to the story. Well written to keep the reader engaged.
I received this book for free and am giving my honest and voluntary review.
Autumn has come to New York from Wisconsin to go to Columbia for her Phd if her sister helps her meet her favorite sociologist and said sociologist becomes her mentor. Jack is a vet to the elite and has had a bad experience with one of them, a married woman who refused to wear her wedding ring.
Autumn’s sister has changed so much and treats Autumn like a servant. She and her husband have even changed their names to seem more affluent. Jack mistakes Autumn and things go in so many different ways to add humor and anger to the story. Well written to keep the reader engaged.
June 3, 2021
This is the 4th book in the Accidentally in Love Series, Autumn is trying to find life after seven years of college. Or go home and work at the dad feed store .So what she do she help her sister helen coordinate the Manhattan Kennel Club Show. Autumn meets Jack who is a veterinarian and he thinks that Autumn is a rich client with no brains but the jokes on him . This book is funny with wonderful characters I high recommend this book .
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 4, 2021
While I have loved every book off this series so far, I think this is the best yet!
Both characters are wonderful and it's full of wonderful banter between the two (and only sometimes was that them really fighting).
**I am leaving an honest and voluntary review after receiving this as an ARC.
Both characters are wonderful and it's full of wonderful banter between the two (and only sometimes was that them really fighting).
**I am leaving an honest and voluntary review after receiving this as an ARC.
June 5, 2021
I am a big fan of author Whitney Dineen and this collaboration with Melanie Summers is amazing!! This series is sweet, funny and definitely romantic. I had a great time reading this book. I can’t wait to see what they come up with next. Definitely recommend reading this and the rest of the series.
November 18, 2021
Absolutely ridiculous but some laugh out loud moments. I can always appreciate a good sense of humor.
January 23, 2022
La historia de Autumn y Jack me parece de lo más mona y divertida.
Me ha gustado ver a dos personas normales en medio de todo el bullicio y la falsedad de la clase alta del Upper East Side y es muy gracioso como se encuentran y como se tratan, las suposiciones de Jack sobre ella son de lo más hilarantes.
La historia con la hermana de Autumn es entretenida y es bastante bonito ver como ella ayuda a Helen a volver a encarrilar su vida.
En general el libro es ligero, fácil de leer y divertido, que es lo que espero de estas historias, sin embargo, me ha faltado un poco de conflicto en su historia, creo que el "problema" ni siquiera lo es tanto y se resuelve tremendamente rápido y de forma muy sencilla, por lo que me ha faltado un poquitín de chicha.
Me ha gustado ver a dos personas normales en medio de todo el bullicio y la falsedad de la clase alta del Upper East Side y es muy gracioso como se encuentran y como se tratan, las suposiciones de Jack sobre ella son de lo más hilarantes.
La historia con la hermana de Autumn es entretenida y es bastante bonito ver como ella ayuda a Helen a volver a encarrilar su vida.
En general el libro es ligero, fácil de leer y divertido, que es lo que espero de estas historias, sin embargo, me ha faltado un poco de conflicto en su historia, creo que el "problema" ni siquiera lo es tanto y se resuelve tremendamente rápido y de forma muy sencilla, por lo que me ha faltado un poquitín de chicha.
June 3, 2021
A woman who moves in with her social climbing sister, a really hot vet, snooty socialites, an out of this world dog show, parents who get involved when there’s a problem, an unfaithful husband who doesn’t hide anything, and so much more in this hilarious story
December 9, 2021
Text in show, the fourth book in the accidentaly in love series features Autumn ( who moves to NYC to help her sister with a dog show after completing 8 years of college by living from one to another) and Jack ( veterinarian to Manhattan's elite).
The book is filled with humor ( as usual), crazy scenarios, rich & snooty characters, forced proximity between the main leads, snarky banter & lots of attraction.
Jack & Autumn's banter was downright funny & had me chuckling the whole time. Never thought mistaken identities would be this fun.
The on & off hate-to-love/ arrogant-snoby banter they had going on was amusing.
Autumn and sister, Helen, couldn't be more polar opposites. I mean the ways in which Autumn describes how they couldn't possibly have come out from the same womb🤣 was downright funny. The moment she arrived at her sister's place, she was stranded in the cold for hours, had to live the pantry or the 'maids quarter' as Helen likes to call it, made a fiasco of herself at a Cafe, nearly killed Helen's dog, who is named Celion Dion btw.
I loved how the sisters bonded over the period of time, which no one would've imagined at the beginning & what a great character & heart change Helen had. Thanks to the crazy meddling of their parents, their overbearing assumptions & 'rat poison' threats.
The dog show was hilarious, crazy & absurd to the core which turned into a circus for. And by that I mean, dressing up dogs as of their owners, having a fashion show, having a therapy session for them & what not😆.
Thanks you so much for the arc, all the opinions are my own.
The book is filled with humor ( as usual), crazy scenarios, rich & snooty characters, forced proximity between the main leads, snarky banter & lots of attraction.
Jack & Autumn's banter was downright funny & had me chuckling the whole time. Never thought mistaken identities would be this fun.
The on & off hate-to-love/ arrogant-snoby banter they had going on was amusing.
Autumn and sister, Helen, couldn't be more polar opposites. I mean the ways in which Autumn describes how they couldn't possibly have come out from the same womb🤣 was downright funny. The moment she arrived at her sister's place, she was stranded in the cold for hours, had to live the pantry or the 'maids quarter' as Helen likes to call it, made a fiasco of herself at a Cafe, nearly killed Helen's dog, who is named Celion Dion btw.
I loved how the sisters bonded over the period of time, which no one would've imagined at the beginning & what a great character & heart change Helen had. Thanks to the crazy meddling of their parents, their overbearing assumptions & 'rat poison' threats.
The dog show was hilarious, crazy & absurd to the core which turned into a circus for. And by that I mean, dressing up dogs as of their owners, having a fashion show, having a therapy session for them & what not😆.
Thanks you so much for the arc, all the opinions are my own.
June 1, 2021
A sweet funny story about a young woman who want to continue her studies in Columbia University and had to come and live with her big sister who is a married with a rich doctor in NY . Our hero is a vet with clients rich women who flirting with him . After a meet cute and some misunderstanding from him we see two people making true their dreams . I loved her family and who her sister overcomes everything at the end .
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 13, 2021
This is book four of the Accidentally in Love Story series and tells the story of a young woman called Autumn Jones, who is determined to move to New York City and start her PhD in sociology, with the world renowned sociologist Gladiola Simms at Columbia. Her much older sister Helen lives there with her husband Stan and she has agreed to let Autumn stay, if she helps out with the first Manhattan Kennel Club Show. Only problem is her sister has changed drastically since she lived at home, telling her sister to call her Helena and her husband as Stanhope, since those names fit better with their high living society friends. Helen has a small dog she treats more like an accessory and is preparing for this show she is putting together. But rather than working with Autumn, she has Autumn living in the maid’s quarters and doing all the running around to organise everything for the show! The show needs a veterinarian amongst some other even weirder people such as massage therapists for both owners and their dogs. The vet in question recommended by most of the wealthy clientele that Helen knows, is one Jack Campbell, vet to the wealthy and ultra-rich, who has had just about enough of over pampered pets and their bored owners. They insist on appointments for all sorts of reasons, none of them remotely sensible, and Jack wants to move back home and work with an old friend, instead of dealing with all these hyped up owners and their pampered dogs.
Helen tries to get Jack to work at the show, but it isn’t anything he wants anything to do with, he gets enough of those sorts of clients at work and having events such as bathing suits and evening wear, with owners and dogs, is too much! Autumn ends up needing Jack’s help late one night, after she lets her sister’s pampered pooch eat some of her takeaway and the pooch has an allergic reaction. Jack agrees to help her out at the show in return for a very nice pay packet and it will give him a chance to show someone around the elite pet owners of New York. From overhearing a few of her conversations, he thinks she is worse than even her sister and doing lots of actions he finds disgusting, but he has the whole wrong end of the stick! Autumn starts to think that her sister will never get her a referral and she doesn’t like the person her sister has become. Jack begins to like Autumn, but knows he doesn’t want to be in the city much longer, even after figuring she isn’t the type of woman he first thought! Autumn is worried about her sister and makes the drastic move of inviting their parents to the dog show, hoping to make her sister think about her life and what it should really be. A sexy vet who hates working for such over indulgent clients, texting with Autumn about helping on the show, whilst trying to deny his attraction to her. They both feel something, but the timing is really off for one of them and that leads to more misunderstandings, bringing an epic conclusion to the show and the people involved. A fun read with lots of silly rich people and their pets, and the only two seemingly sane people around, falling in love if they can get over all the hurdles. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
Helen tries to get Jack to work at the show, but it isn’t anything he wants anything to do with, he gets enough of those sorts of clients at work and having events such as bathing suits and evening wear, with owners and dogs, is too much! Autumn ends up needing Jack’s help late one night, after she lets her sister’s pampered pooch eat some of her takeaway and the pooch has an allergic reaction. Jack agrees to help her out at the show in return for a very nice pay packet and it will give him a chance to show someone around the elite pet owners of New York. From overhearing a few of her conversations, he thinks she is worse than even her sister and doing lots of actions he finds disgusting, but he has the whole wrong end of the stick! Autumn starts to think that her sister will never get her a referral and she doesn’t like the person her sister has become. Jack begins to like Autumn, but knows he doesn’t want to be in the city much longer, even after figuring she isn’t the type of woman he first thought! Autumn is worried about her sister and makes the drastic move of inviting their parents to the dog show, hoping to make her sister think about her life and what it should really be. A sexy vet who hates working for such over indulgent clients, texting with Autumn about helping on the show, whilst trying to deny his attraction to her. They both feel something, but the timing is really off for one of them and that leads to more misunderstandings, bringing an epic conclusion to the show and the people involved. A fun read with lots of silly rich people and their pets, and the only two seemingly sane people around, falling in love if they can get over all the hurdles. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
June 30, 2021
I kindly received an ARC of this book. Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity.
This book looks like a Hallmark Channel romantic movie, you see through it from the beginning and don’t expect much, still, you keep watching just to get some hours of relaxation.
This is the first book I've read of this series and I wasn't that impressed, nonetheless by reading other users' reviews I understand the previous novels were much more entertaining. Maybe I'll give them a try.
It's not a bad book, in fact I would say is an average romance, but it lacks spice and I didn't find it as much entertaining.
I finished it in one night, so it's super easy and quick to read (perfect if you are looking for a light book), but I've found everything rather plain.
The two main characters are Autumn and Jack.
She comes from a small village in Wisconsin, has a degree in sociology, and wants to pursue a Ph.D. at Columbia, luckily she has a sister (Hellen) who lives in NY with her husband and offers her shelter in exchange for some work.
Jack is the veterinarian of the rich people who live on the East side and is trying to leave the city, he hates his clients and is looking to move to the countryside.
When they meet on a cold night in a Pizzeria they fall for each other, but while Autumn is completely smitten, Jack thinks she's one of his rich snob clients and “tries” not to like her.
The premises were so good, but the overall result is unsatisfactory.
The plot could have been really great, instead is plain, with no spice, and is not very entertaining either.
The exchanges between the two are not fun to read, they don't give emotions, they are just PLAIN! (did I say this book is plain already???)
The two characters like each other straight away.
Autumn really likes Jack from the begging but he's so weird in his behavior, he starts making assumptions about her with no logic whatsoever: she’s living in a house with other two people, so she must be sleeping with the male one, and he also thinks she has a sugar daddy because she has an expensive dog and talks about a man called Juan.
I MEAN, hello? Logical thinking? He has a degree in veterinary but has no brain apparently.
Also, they pick up fights for no reason and are continuously breaking up and getting back together, there's not much physical contact either.
Hellen or Helena, is way too much drama…she could have had a completely another arc, her story doesn’t make much sense to me.
Must say that Brenda, Jack's secretary, is a lot of fun and is possibly the best character in the book.
In the end, I found this book overall boring. Is not a bad product but it was not a good read either.
This book looks like a Hallmark Channel romantic movie, you see through it from the beginning and don’t expect much, still, you keep watching just to get some hours of relaxation.
This is the first book I've read of this series and I wasn't that impressed, nonetheless by reading other users' reviews I understand the previous novels were much more entertaining. Maybe I'll give them a try.
It's not a bad book, in fact I would say is an average romance, but it lacks spice and I didn't find it as much entertaining.
I finished it in one night, so it's super easy and quick to read (perfect if you are looking for a light book), but I've found everything rather plain.
The two main characters are Autumn and Jack.
She comes from a small village in Wisconsin, has a degree in sociology, and wants to pursue a Ph.D. at Columbia, luckily she has a sister (Hellen) who lives in NY with her husband and offers her shelter in exchange for some work.
Jack is the veterinarian of the rich people who live on the East side and is trying to leave the city, he hates his clients and is looking to move to the countryside.
When they meet on a cold night in a Pizzeria they fall for each other, but while Autumn is completely smitten, Jack thinks she's one of his rich snob clients and “tries” not to like her.
The premises were so good, but the overall result is unsatisfactory.
The plot could have been really great, instead is plain, with no spice, and is not very entertaining either.
The exchanges between the two are not fun to read, they don't give emotions, they are just PLAIN! (did I say this book is plain already???)
The two characters like each other straight away.
Autumn really likes Jack from the begging but he's so weird in his behavior, he starts making assumptions about her with no logic whatsoever: she’s living in a house with other two people, so she must be sleeping with the male one, and he also thinks she has a sugar daddy because she has an expensive dog and talks about a man called Juan.
I MEAN, hello? Logical thinking? He has a degree in veterinary but has no brain apparently.
Also, they pick up fights for no reason and are continuously breaking up and getting back together, there's not much physical contact either.
Hellen or Helena, is way too much drama…she could have had a completely another arc, her story doesn’t make much sense to me.
Must say that Brenda, Jack's secretary, is a lot of fun and is possibly the best character in the book.
In the end, I found this book overall boring. Is not a bad product but it was not a good read either.
August 3, 2022
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After spending seven years in college, Autumn is unemployed. She can either work in her father’s store or stay with her sister, Helen, in New York to help her manage a crazy dog show. In turn, Helen will help her meet a professor from Columbia University where she wants to pursue her doctoral studies. Sounds like an easy choice. Nope, because Autumn can barely recognize her sister. She is now a snooty, rich woman who must uphold her status at all costs.
Enter Jack Campbell, the veterinarian whom the women in the Manhattan’s elite club love to visit (and ogle at). But Jack has eyes only for their over-pampered, spoilt four-legged companions. When he meets Autumn, he assumes she is one of those women. Can Autumn pull off a successful dog show, achieve her dreams, and find love in the process? Read Text in Show by Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers to find out.
I found Text in Show to be a sweet, clean romance. It was a hilarious ride throughout, and I had a great time reading it. I loved both Jack and Autumn. Their sizzling chemistry jumped off the pages and their witty banter had me in splits most of the time. A series of misunderstandings threaten to destroy the budding romance between Autumn and Jack. It was fun reading how they persevered to clear them.
I liked how the authors portray the situations which forced Helen to sacrifice her dreams and eventually her identity. I liked her metamorphosis from a successful surgeon’s social-ladder-climbing wife to a woman who is not afraid to go after her dreams.
I also loved Autumn’s parents who want the best for their daughters but are a little overbearing. Their dialogs too add humor to the story. Moreover, it is full of haughty characters (cue the rich wives of the Manhattan elite). You can’t help but roll your eyes at them.
Overall, Text in Show is engaging from start till finish. Highly recommended for lovers of contemporary romance.
A complimentary digital copy was provided to me by the publisher for review. It does not affect my opinion of the book.
After spending seven years in college, Autumn is unemployed. She can either work in her father’s store or stay with her sister, Helen, in New York to help her manage a crazy dog show. In turn, Helen will help her meet a professor from Columbia University where she wants to pursue her doctoral studies. Sounds like an easy choice. Nope, because Autumn can barely recognize her sister. She is now a snooty, rich woman who must uphold her status at all costs.
Enter Jack Campbell, the veterinarian whom the women in the Manhattan’s elite club love to visit (and ogle at). But Jack has eyes only for their over-pampered, spoilt four-legged companions. When he meets Autumn, he assumes she is one of those women. Can Autumn pull off a successful dog show, achieve her dreams, and find love in the process? Read Text in Show by Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers to find out.
I found Text in Show to be a sweet, clean romance. It was a hilarious ride throughout, and I had a great time reading it. I loved both Jack and Autumn. Their sizzling chemistry jumped off the pages and their witty banter had me in splits most of the time. A series of misunderstandings threaten to destroy the budding romance between Autumn and Jack. It was fun reading how they persevered to clear them.
I liked how the authors portray the situations which forced Helen to sacrifice her dreams and eventually her identity. I liked her metamorphosis from a successful surgeon’s social-ladder-climbing wife to a woman who is not afraid to go after her dreams.
I also loved Autumn’s parents who want the best for their daughters but are a little overbearing. Their dialogs too add humor to the story. Moreover, it is full of haughty characters (cue the rich wives of the Manhattan elite). You can’t help but roll your eyes at them.
Overall, Text in Show is engaging from start till finish. Highly recommended for lovers of contemporary romance.
A complimentary digital copy was provided to me by the publisher for review. It does not affect my opinion of the book.
June 25, 2021
The last thing Autumn Jones wants is to be such in Wisconsin working at her parents feed shop and to have wasted seven years of college. Which is why she agrees to help her sister Helen plan a dog show in New York. The only thing being Autumn had no idea that her sister has turned into a complete stranger. Nevertheless Autumn is determined to make things work, even if she has to stay in the maid's room and be treated as the help. At least she has her sister Poodle Celine Dion to keep her company, also it doesn't hurt that the vet these crazy rich ladies have requested is a total hottie!
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Jack Campbell is done with the rich bored housewives and all their drama, all he wants is to close shop and head to a small town. He definitely did not factor in Autumn coming into his life and completely changing things around, especially when he first assumed that she was just liked the rest of the sugar babies!
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Text In Show was just perfect, I loved every single moment of this hilarious romcom. Both Jack and Autumn were such great characters, I loved watching them dance around their attraction and their love hate banter back and forth.
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Autumn was just great, I loved that she never gave up in her sister and that she was there to push her to realize her true worth. I also loved the way Autumn handled all the hoity toity ladies. Jack was the cutest, I loved that he truly loved working with animals and it wasn't about the money for him. Having being burnt once before by one of Helen's friends it was completely understandable why he assumed the worst about Autumn, but I loved that he still wanted to help her.
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Oh gosh Autums parents were just hilarious, I loved these two characters to bits! With all their talk of rat poison they just kicked this book up a notch. Also how hilarious was their interaction with poor Jack!
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Text In Show is an absolute MUST read, this book will have you laughing from start to end with the hilarious antics of the bored housewives.
June 9, 2021
Where do I start? This book has many great qualities. You will laugh, you will scoff, you'll be saying "WHATTTT?" and YOU will learn something. And of course laugh, as this a romantic comedy at its heart.
Autumn is the baby if the family and it isn't that she has no direction in life...it it the fact she has tried out too many different avenues. Which leads her to the streets of New York and not the run-down side of town with two thousand dollars a month apartments.. NO, No, she is staying with her arrogant sister Helen and her Doctor Husband. Autumn enters a world of chandeliers as big as cars where even the maid quarters, have maid quarters. But does Autumn's sister live this lifestyle at a high price?
In town to "people watch" for her sociology paper, Autumn helps her sister Helen throw a doggie-show-bash over the course of a few days, of course after MONTHS of prep work.
During the prep work Autumn meets Jack who is the vet, and eye candy, for the real -housewives of Helen's inner circle.
Aututmn had no idea of the social hierarchy in the city and how one thing, one text, one whisper, one rumor, could topple the structure so quickly. Making everyone realign. All accumulating on one night.
And I must say that Helen & Autumn's parents are a hoot and worthy of their own story even if they are in their 60's....but a spiritly couple that is for sure. Seriously, Authors, think about it.
#strongfemalelead #romance #findingyourself #meetcute #familydrama #howtheotherhalflives #romcom #chicklit #puppies #highsociety #sociology
For readers of Sophie Kinsella and Lauren Landish. AND If you enjoy Melanie Summers and Whitney Dineen you will also love, and I recommend, Ria Zen and Jessie Cal, Summer Time Rom-Com reading is the best!
Autumn is the baby if the family and it isn't that she has no direction in life...it it the fact she has tried out too many different avenues. Which leads her to the streets of New York and not the run-down side of town with two thousand dollars a month apartments.. NO, No, she is staying with her arrogant sister Helen and her Doctor Husband. Autumn enters a world of chandeliers as big as cars where even the maid quarters, have maid quarters. But does Autumn's sister live this lifestyle at a high price?
In town to "people watch" for her sociology paper, Autumn helps her sister Helen throw a doggie-show-bash over the course of a few days, of course after MONTHS of prep work.
During the prep work Autumn meets Jack who is the vet, and eye candy, for the real -housewives of Helen's inner circle.
Aututmn had no idea of the social hierarchy in the city and how one thing, one text, one whisper, one rumor, could topple the structure so quickly. Making everyone realign. All accumulating on one night.
And I must say that Helen & Autumn's parents are a hoot and worthy of their own story even if they are in their 60's....but a spiritly couple that is for sure. Seriously, Authors, think about it.
#strongfemalelead #romance #findingyourself #meetcute #familydrama #howtheotherhalflives #romcom #chicklit #puppies #highsociety #sociology
For readers of Sophie Kinsella and Lauren Landish. AND If you enjoy Melanie Summers and Whitney Dineen you will also love, and I recommend, Ria Zen and Jessie Cal, Summer Time Rom-Com reading is the best!
July 18, 2021
This is a light, fun rom-com.
I’ve read this series. It’s fun the way Whitney and Melanie are writing this together. I think the first was my favorite. They aren’t high brow literature, but that’s not the goal. Just fun stories with some potential romance. I laughed out loud many times.
Autumn moves from her small Wisconsin town to New York City where she helps her older sister, Helen (Helena 🙄,) with her new outrageous dog show in exchange for a free place to stay and hopes of meeting her dream PhD advisor as she aspires to continue her extended education at Columbia. The situation with Helen is bizarre as she is completely engrossed in fitting into NYC society with her plastic surgeon husband and over primped dog, Celine Dion. With the dog, Autumn meets the hot veterinarian of NYC pampered pets, Jack. They are interested in each other, but miscommunication, bad past experiences and a potential move keep getting in the way. But as they both help with the over the top dog show, they continue to be drawn to each other. The crazy dog show for the ultra wealthy is a hoot! There are so many funny parts and great side characters. There are also some poignant moments of family bonding, figuring out new life paths, and taking a chance on love.
I would’ve liked more time for Autumn and Jack to be on the same page to pursue their romance. It was predictable, so kind of frustrating to continue to have miscommunications get in the way.
The parents and Brenda are great comic relief support characters. And there are plenty of snooty characters you love to hate.
Great summer light and fluffy book. You have to go in knowing it’s going to be silly. But if you just go with it it’s a pretty enjoyable read.
I’ve read this series. It’s fun the way Whitney and Melanie are writing this together. I think the first was my favorite. They aren’t high brow literature, but that’s not the goal. Just fun stories with some potential romance. I laughed out loud many times.
Autumn moves from her small Wisconsin town to New York City where she helps her older sister, Helen (Helena 🙄,) with her new outrageous dog show in exchange for a free place to stay and hopes of meeting her dream PhD advisor as she aspires to continue her extended education at Columbia. The situation with Helen is bizarre as she is completely engrossed in fitting into NYC society with her plastic surgeon husband and over primped dog, Celine Dion. With the dog, Autumn meets the hot veterinarian of NYC pampered pets, Jack. They are interested in each other, but miscommunication, bad past experiences and a potential move keep getting in the way. But as they both help with the over the top dog show, they continue to be drawn to each other. The crazy dog show for the ultra wealthy is a hoot! There are so many funny parts and great side characters. There are also some poignant moments of family bonding, figuring out new life paths, and taking a chance on love.
I would’ve liked more time for Autumn and Jack to be on the same page to pursue their romance. It was predictable, so kind of frustrating to continue to have miscommunications get in the way.
The parents and Brenda are great comic relief support characters. And there are plenty of snooty characters you love to hate.
Great summer light and fluffy book. You have to go in knowing it’s going to be silly. But if you just go with it it’s a pretty enjoyable read.
June 8, 2021
Five big, wet, slobbery dog kisses for this delightful romance!
Autumn is in New York for grad school and staying with her older, married sister, Helen, who has completely abandoned their small-town roots for the glamorous NYC lifestyle. Helen is hosting a local dog show, and asks Autumn to organize it in exchange for her room and board. Easy, right?
Jack is a veterinarian just waiting for his ticket out of NYC so he can return to a somewhat normal life back in his hometown. Autumn is, at first glance, just another bored socialite selling her soul for the money. Once he realizes the error of his assumptions, he's afraid to get involved with someone whom he's going to leave behind just as soon as his practice sells. He's certainly got a lot to learn about animal attraction!
There's so much fun in this story as Autumn takes on the snobbiest of the NYC snobs while juggling her annoyance with the too-hot-for-his-own-good veterinarian hired to monitor the dogs' well-being during the show. How cute can he be when he's so judgmental and runs both hot and cold for her?
Seeing the dog show and its participants in their native habitat is a delightful study in sociology. I loved every aspect of this book, not the least of which is the slow-burning romance between Jack and Autumn. I particularly identified with Kathy, and loved her relationship with Bob.
This book hits all the right notes, giving us plenty of love, family values, adorable dogs, humorous banter, and delicious revenge as we follow Jack and Autumn to their very satisfying HEA. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
Autumn is in New York for grad school and staying with her older, married sister, Helen, who has completely abandoned their small-town roots for the glamorous NYC lifestyle. Helen is hosting a local dog show, and asks Autumn to organize it in exchange for her room and board. Easy, right?
Jack is a veterinarian just waiting for his ticket out of NYC so he can return to a somewhat normal life back in his hometown. Autumn is, at first glance, just another bored socialite selling her soul for the money. Once he realizes the error of his assumptions, he's afraid to get involved with someone whom he's going to leave behind just as soon as his practice sells. He's certainly got a lot to learn about animal attraction!
There's so much fun in this story as Autumn takes on the snobbiest of the NYC snobs while juggling her annoyance with the too-hot-for-his-own-good veterinarian hired to monitor the dogs' well-being during the show. How cute can he be when he's so judgmental and runs both hot and cold for her?
Seeing the dog show and its participants in their native habitat is a delightful study in sociology. I loved every aspect of this book, not the least of which is the slow-burning romance between Jack and Autumn. I particularly identified with Kathy, and loved her relationship with Bob.
This book hits all the right notes, giving us plenty of love, family values, adorable dogs, humorous banter, and delicious revenge as we follow Jack and Autumn to their very satisfying HEA. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
June 10, 2021
Sociologist Autumn goes to New York City hoping to get into an advanced degree program at Columbia. In the meantime, she's staying with her sister and helping with a dog show her sister is organizing. Autumn is shocked to find that her sister is ensconced in the tony world of New York's upper crust…and the dog show is more a pageant for dogs and their human moms, complete with evening gown and swimsuit competitions.
Vet Jack can't wait to get away from the bored society wives who bring him their pampered pets mainly as an excuse to hit on him. He's got a sale of his business in the works, but he needs to keep it quiet until it's finalized. Then, he meets Autumn. She's not like the other women he's used to seeing in his practice. But she's just as determined to pursue her degree in NYC as he is to return to his midwestern roots. How can a romance develop between them when their lives are headed in opposite directions?
If you want to laugh, read this book. If you want to feel uplifted and happy, read this book. Dineen and Summers do an amazing job of encapsulating the high-pressure world of The Nanny Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada—and then wrapping it up in a hilarious romantic comedy. It's actually shocking to me that they can accomplish so much in a short novel—which they've repeatedly done in this series. In this book, they deal with serious subjects but present them in a way that softens their sting. By the end of the book, you can't help but feel joyful and empowered. I'm so glad I discovered these authors. My life is better because of them.
Thanks, Booksprout, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
Vet Jack can't wait to get away from the bored society wives who bring him their pampered pets mainly as an excuse to hit on him. He's got a sale of his business in the works, but he needs to keep it quiet until it's finalized. Then, he meets Autumn. She's not like the other women he's used to seeing in his practice. But she's just as determined to pursue her degree in NYC as he is to return to his midwestern roots. How can a romance develop between them when their lives are headed in opposite directions?
If you want to laugh, read this book. If you want to feel uplifted and happy, read this book. Dineen and Summers do an amazing job of encapsulating the high-pressure world of The Nanny Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada—and then wrapping it up in a hilarious romantic comedy. It's actually shocking to me that they can accomplish so much in a short novel—which they've repeatedly done in this series. In this book, they deal with serious subjects but present them in a way that softens their sting. By the end of the book, you can't help but feel joyful and empowered. I'm so glad I discovered these authors. My life is better because of them.
Thanks, Booksprout, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
June 11, 2021
I really wanted to love this book. But I didn't like a single character. Jack was judgy and holier than tough from the first sentence. It was exhausting to read about how much he hated how ridiculous everyone but him was. Autumn was a bit in over her head in a world she wasn't prepared for and she didn't really seem to realize what she was getting into. But it seemed like she never asked she expected to just show up and have her sister, Helen, take care of everything. She seems proud of how she is able to wander around with her head in the clouds and thinks everyone should love her because she is such a good observer of people. She constantly complains about how ridiculous Helen is and how she isn't treated well enough, but the thought of getting an actual job and live on her own never seems to occur to her.
Helen is definitely flailing and slowly unraveling. But Autumn never shows any real sympathy for her. She is constantly upset with how Helen handles things and lives her life, but doesn't take time any to sit down and understand her. She only wants to tell her sister how wrong her life is to the point of being cruel. But it's ok because Helen's life isn't what Autumn respects, I guess?
The posh society ladies where ridiculous the the point of parody. They were clearly meant to be out of touch, shallow, miserable and with more money than brains. I think the juxtaposition of the 'normal' people was intended to make Jack and Autumn appear better/more real. But Jack and Autumn are just as judgy and self-obsessed. At least the society ladies know they are ridiculous.
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Helen is definitely flailing and slowly unraveling. But Autumn never shows any real sympathy for her. She is constantly upset with how Helen handles things and lives her life, but doesn't take time any to sit down and understand her. She only wants to tell her sister how wrong her life is to the point of being cruel. But it's ok because Helen's life isn't what Autumn respects, I guess?
The posh society ladies where ridiculous the the point of parody. They were clearly meant to be out of touch, shallow, miserable and with more money than brains. I think the juxtaposition of the 'normal' people was intended to make Jack and Autumn appear better/more real. But Jack and Autumn are just as judgy and self-obsessed. At least the society ladies know they are ridiculous.
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July 15, 2021
I’ve really been enjoying this series and I was really looking forward to the latest addition, Text In Show. This was super fun, really quirky and had some hilarious and outrageous moments. Following Autumn Jones’ big move to New York, we see her become reacquainted with her older sister Helena and the socialites of the Manhattan Kennel Club. Dr. Jack Campbell is the veterinarian to all the top dogs in New York and it was no surprise when he was asked to be the vet on hand at the first annual Manhattan Kennel Club Dog Show. While Autumn is organizing the event for her sister, Jack has some misconceptions about Autumn that is outrageous and funny as hell. They go through this back and forth of wanting to be with each other but also needing to keep their goals and dreams in mind. It takes some big secrets to be revealed for Jack and Autumn to finally find what they’re looking for.
Super funny! I’ve loved all these books and this was no different. It definitely didn’t hit some of the high notes that I felt the other books did and I think that’s because the idea of a socialite dog show was just so ridiculous that it was too much. I thought Jack’s initial view of Autumn was hilarious but I’m glad he was set straight. The parents were also super funny and I loved them. They were caring in a quirky way, I loved their humor and I enjoyed seeing them stick up for and support their daughter. Autumn was super quirky and I feel like she balanced Jack’s serious and nerdy vibes. They seemed really great together. This was a great addition to Dineen and Summer’s series and I’d definitely recommend.
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Super funny! I’ve loved all these books and this was no different. It definitely didn’t hit some of the high notes that I felt the other books did and I think that’s because the idea of a socialite dog show was just so ridiculous that it was too much. I thought Jack’s initial view of Autumn was hilarious but I’m glad he was set straight. The parents were also super funny and I loved them. They were caring in a quirky way, I loved their humor and I enjoyed seeing them stick up for and support their daughter. Autumn was super quirky and I feel like she balanced Jack’s serious and nerdy vibes. They seemed really great together. This was a great addition to Dineen and Summer’s series and I’d definitely recommend.
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June 4, 2021
I found the characters of Jack and Autumn very likable. I also enjoyed Jack’s receptionist, Brenda. Everyone needs someone in their life who is going to “tell it like it is,” and Brenda never misses a chance to try to set Jack straight. His life would have been a whole lot simpler and easier if he’d have listened to her sooner.
I found that I enjoyed the book when it finally got around to the dog show. Autumn’s parents arrived, Stan’s issues came out, Jack’s potential buyer showed up, Autumn was introduced to the college professor she wanted to meet, and it was a farce all the way around. I laughed out loud while reading a lot of it. There was no doubt that there would have to be some levity involved when women and dogs were having a swim suit and evening gown competition for the dog show. Until Autumn and Helen’s parents arrived just before the dog show, the book seemed to drag for me.
Overall, i enjoyed this book. Autumn was great. It felt like Jack was stuck in a rut for about two thirds of the book where he was basically reliving the same thing over and over again from the stand point of “I really like Autumn, but I’m moving back to Illinois so we can’t get involved.”. It just got tedious.
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I found that I enjoyed the book when it finally got around to the dog show. Autumn’s parents arrived, Stan’s issues came out, Jack’s potential buyer showed up, Autumn was introduced to the college professor she wanted to meet, and it was a farce all the way around. I laughed out loud while reading a lot of it. There was no doubt that there would have to be some levity involved when women and dogs were having a swim suit and evening gown competition for the dog show. Until Autumn and Helen’s parents arrived just before the dog show, the book seemed to drag for me.
Overall, i enjoyed this book. Autumn was great. It felt like Jack was stuck in a rut for about two thirds of the book where he was basically reliving the same thing over and over again from the stand point of “I really like Autumn, but I’m moving back to Illinois so we can’t get involved.”. It just got tedious.
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June 11, 2021
This is a romantic comedy about a newly gradute, Autumn, who moves to NYC to get her PhD in Sociology, and to do that she moves in with her socialite sister, Helen(a). Helen gives Autumn a place to stay in exchange for her help in an upcoming dog show event she's organizing. Jack is a vet whose clients are mainly the elite, which he does not like. Because of that and the circunstances of their meeting, Jack has the wrong idea about Autumn, thinking she is part of the elite he dislikes so much. This causes some problems and some hilarious situations. I also really enjoyed Autumn's thoughts about the elite and the crazy people she met thru out the book.
All in all, I really loved this book! It was a really funny, fast paced, easy and enjoyable read. I really liked the main characters and even the secondary characters that I didn't like, they made the book so much fun, so I will forgive them just for that.
When I first started to read this book I had no idea it was part of a series, as I had never read anny of the authors, but I didn't feel like it was confusing or that I was missing some information because of that. That being said, I will definitely check out the previous books from the series and more books from these authors.
*I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.*
All in all, I really loved this book! It was a really funny, fast paced, easy and enjoyable read. I really liked the main characters and even the secondary characters that I didn't like, they made the book so much fun, so I will forgive them just for that.
When I first started to read this book I had no idea it was part of a series, as I had never read anny of the authors, but I didn't feel like it was confusing or that I was missing some information because of that. That being said, I will definitely check out the previous books from the series and more books from these authors.
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June 5, 2021
🏆🐩Weird things happening in the Big Apple🍎🌁
This fourth story in the Dineen/Summers Accidentally in Love series started with whimsy and humor but the finale, while positive and empowering, could have been better.
The best parts of the story included Kathy and Bob Jones, the parents of Autumn, the female lead and her NYC socialite sis Helen(a). Kathy and Bob's playful ribbing and earnest efforts to defend their daughters, complete with death threats, tickled my fancy. Veterinarian Jack's interaction with his pampered clients and his hot flash ridden receptionist Brenda were also fun elements.
I did not find the zany parts of this romance as hilarious as those in The Text God but I love a good Romcom and this story has alot of good moments. The whole idea of this designer dog and owner competition complete with massage therapists, swimsuits and eveningwear provided fodder for plenty of ridiculousness.
I am a bit mystified by the title because, unlike the earlier stories in the series, texting has no major role in the action. Still, I enjoyed the romance and the fun bits and look forward to reading the next story by this author duo.
This fourth story in the Dineen/Summers Accidentally in Love series started with whimsy and humor but the finale, while positive and empowering, could have been better.
The best parts of the story included Kathy and Bob Jones, the parents of Autumn, the female lead and her NYC socialite sis Helen(a). Kathy and Bob's playful ribbing and earnest efforts to defend their daughters, complete with death threats, tickled my fancy. Veterinarian Jack's interaction with his pampered clients and his hot flash ridden receptionist Brenda were also fun elements.
I did not find the zany parts of this romance as hilarious as those in The Text God but I love a good Romcom and this story has alot of good moments. The whole idea of this designer dog and owner competition complete with massage therapists, swimsuits and eveningwear provided fodder for plenty of ridiculousness.
I am a bit mystified by the title because, unlike the earlier stories in the series, texting has no major role in the action. Still, I enjoyed the romance and the fun bits and look forward to reading the next story by this author duo.
June 7, 2021
This romantic comedy was both funny and sad. The story between Autumn and Jack was funny but the secondary characters stories were a sad reflection on society.
Autumn moves to NYC to stay with her sister Helen so she can go to Columbia to work on her PhD in Sociology. For free room and board, she agrees to help Helen organize a prestigious dog show for her society friends. Her parents are against her moving to New York, but come to visit to help when Autumn tells them a out Helen's life.
Dr. Jack Campbell is the hottie veterinarian to the pampered pets on the Upper East Side. He is trying to sell his practice so he can move back to Illinois to join his friend's vet practice.
They meet when Autumn gives her sister's show dog pizza and it has a bad allergic reaction. Autumn then convinces Jack to be the vet for the dog show. He has a mistaken opinion of Autumn's situation and it causes problems with their friendship. He also blows hot and cold with her which frustrates her. They eventually get straightened out and have their HEA.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Autumn moves to NYC to stay with her sister Helen so she can go to Columbia to work on her PhD in Sociology. For free room and board, she agrees to help Helen organize a prestigious dog show for her society friends. Her parents are against her moving to New York, but come to visit to help when Autumn tells them a out Helen's life.
Dr. Jack Campbell is the hottie veterinarian to the pampered pets on the Upper East Side. He is trying to sell his practice so he can move back to Illinois to join his friend's vet practice.
They meet when Autumn gives her sister's show dog pizza and it has a bad allergic reaction. Autumn then convinces Jack to be the vet for the dog show. He has a mistaken opinion of Autumn's situation and it causes problems with their friendship. He also blows hot and cold with her which frustrates her. They eventually get straightened out and have their HEA.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 7, 2021
Hilarious! A look into the lives of the elite upper crust of New York's Society, as they plan an oolala Dog Show event, complete with swimsuit and evening wear (for the dogs and the humans.) Autumn moves to New York to help her sister with the dog show in exchange for free room and board as well as an introduction to Autumns Hero and possible university advisor. Jack is The Vet for the elite. Not so much by choice, but because all those socialites think he's easy on the eyes. After a chance encounter the two run into each other in what is not really the ideal Meet Cute. He jumps to conclusions about her and lets just say, he didn't have the best opinion of her, no matter how attractive he thought she was. His thoughts and feelings about Autumn... mistaken thoughts, that is, are hilarious to witness, as is Autumns take on the whole society lifestyle. Her trying to understand these people and the how's and why's of their actions. This is a fast paced story, with many fun and interesting characters. There is no sexual content, and safe for teens and up. It's well written and easy to read.
*I received an ARC of this book.
*I received an ARC of this book.
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