Breeding Discontent

Veterinarian Ashley Hart collects clues that lead to the reason a van full of stolen show dogs is connected to the death of a local hermit.

Veterinarian Dr. Ashley Hart’s springs into action when a transport van full of stolen show dogs crashes outside Aspen Falls, Colorado. Fortunately, none of the pups on the scene is gravely injured, but a boxer’s owner, local hermit Oscar Moore, fares far worse—when they try to bring the dog home, Ashley and her boyfriend, handsome park ranger Cole Hawke, discover the recluse stabbed in the back by an unknown intruder.

While Ashley helps reunite the kidnapped dogs with their owners, she tries to figure out their connection to Oscar’s murder. She begins unraveling a tangled web of secrets that extends to the far corners of the country—skeletons in a cupboard that someone meant to remain locked up tight forever. If she can’t outwit a murderer with her dogged detective work, she might fall victim to a villain whose bite is far worse than their bark.

This clever whodunit from Annie’s Mysteries of Aspen Falls series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, animals, female friendships, and light romance.