Chasing Stanley by Deirdre Martin

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Count on a dog -- in this case, a rambunctious Newfoundland named Stanley -- to bring an unlikely couple together! This is how shy dog trainer Delilah Gould meets pro hockey player Jason Mitchell. On paper, they're a bad match: He's a party animal, she's a bit of a recluse who hasn't had a real date in a very long time. Still, they start to date, they begin to fall in love, and then the trouble begins. As they mix with her friends, his faults are magnified; when they visit with his friends, she embarrasses him no end. Deidre Martin, author of The Penalty Box, does a great job painting the couple's disparate worlds, and it's a poignantly realistic moment when Delilah can't see a way forward that works. A side plot about Delilah's divorced parents, Jason's father's new girlfriend, and the disastrous wedding adds insight and comic touches. Ginger Curwen

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Professional hockey player Jason Mitchell is thrilled when he's traded to the New York Blades-the team of his dreams. There's just one problem: his pooch isn't adjusting to city life too well. Good thing he crosses paths with dog trainer Delilah Gould. And then he begins to fall for her...

Now, with the season heating up, Jason realizes he'll have to score big to win the Stanley Cup-and the woman who has tamed his dog and unleashed his heart.

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