I'm delighted to reveal that FIFTH AVENUE FIDOS has a new cover and jacket copy!
Once upon a time, in a magical
metropolitan kingdom…OR: When a mutt from Queens meets a purebred Upper East
Side New Yorker, it takes man’s—and woman’s—best friend to convince them what
they feel is more than puppy love.
Mable Barker, a
hilarious, good-natured sweetheart who is always the pal but never the
girlfriend, endures nine horrendous months of bouncing between lackluster jobs in
Manhattan (and suffering unrequited love) in her unsuccessful attempt to find
her one true talent. So when she meets Innis, the ill-tempered Fifth Avenue
Pekingese, she assumes her dog-walking days are numbered, too; soon, she’ll be
heading back to Queens brokenhearted, tail tucked between her legs. But Innis
belongs to the adorable yet painfully shy young veterinarian, Jason Mead, a man
whose awkward ways around women have him dreaming not of finding love for
himself but of playing canine matchmaker—breeding Westminster champions.
When Mable and
Jason meet, romance is officially unleashed: they find an instant connection and
shared goal, as it appears that Mable could very well have what it takes to be
a professional handler, soon to be seen holding Innis under a banner labeled,
“Best in Show.” As Jason and Mable get closer to putting a new twist on the
term “dog lovers,” outside forces—Mable’s overprotective brothers, a successful
wedding planner with her eye on Jason, even the theft of purebred pups from
Jason’s Fifth Avenue apartment building—all threaten to come between them. Will
Mable and Jason simply let their burgeoning love roll over and play dead? Or
will they rally to make sure Innis emerges as the leader of the pack?
Brimming with humor
and endearing characters, Fifth Avenue
Fidos offers more than a simple, sweet romance. Conventions of love stories
and fairy tales merge to illustrate that each modern-day princess has her own
happily ever after—with a prince, another princess, a four-legged furball, or a
brachycephalic dragon…Schindler weaves a heartwarming story about the loves
that help us realize our dreams, and, vice versa, about the dreams that bring
us to our lives’ most powerful loves.
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