Can a dog heal two wounded souls? Newly single Kerry Williams is at her wit’s end. She’s juggling her injured father’s care, a new job as the manager of a hip new restaurant and her therapy dog Willow volunteering at the Veteran’s Center — all while struggling to rise above her humiliating heartbreak. When her father’s caretaker fails to show one evening, she’s terrified she’ll lose her job. And … lose her job. And then Willow runs away. Panicked, Kerry gives chase and immediately runs smack into a tall, dark and sexy wall of muscle, palming a squirming bundle of fur. Her new hero seems like an answer to her prayers.
The last thing K-9 officer Caleb Bradshaw wants, is to babysit his neighbor’s father and her dog. He’s facing a potential career-ending injury and grieving the death of his working partner, Trigger. Sure he can handle a cranky old man, but the quiet comfort of Willow who follows him around with liquid-eyed sympathy tugs at the heart he’s trying to keep walled-off after his many painful losses.
Kerry knows Willow can ease Caleb’s grief, but he continues to push her away. Even though her life is in shambles and she too should walk, Kerry knows she can’t and won’t. Will Caleb accept her help or will he close himself off completely?
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4 Stars
Next Door Knight is the second book in the Man’s Best Friend Series by Nicole Flockton. This is my first read by Ms. Flockton, so I was looking forward to seeing how well she could tell a story. I was definitely entertained by what I found. There is a lot to like…
Is it a wonderful story about second chances, forgiveness, new beginnings, patience, friendship, and love…… CHECK.
Is it well written and engaging……CHECK.
Are there well developed and endearing characters who get you invested in them and the outcome of their story…… CHECK.
Is there an adorable, scene stealing pooch you wish you could adopt…. CHECK.
Will this feelgood story leave you with a smile on your face….CHECK.
I won’t want to go into the story, as the blurb really does a great job of what you can expect going in. I felt that although the cover is cute, it doesn’t really “stand-out” and doesn’t immediately make you want to take a second look. If this book hadn’t been recommended to me I probably would have passed it by without a second look, and that would have been a shame, as the story really is worth reading!
I now want to go back and read book one and will definitely be keeping an eye out for the release of book #3.
Thank you, Ms. Flockton!
I give Next Door Knight (Man’s Best Friend Book 2) by Nicole Flockton, 4 stars.
Kerry is now single and having to take care of her retired, injured father. When her father’s caretaker does not show up, Kerry must find an alternative. She cannot afford to lose her job. So she does something absolutely crazy — she asks the man next door, who she barely knows, if he will stay with her father for a few hours. Amazingly, he agrees. Sure, he could be a serial killer, but her dog likes him and she is never wrong. That’s good enough, right? Oh and has she mentioned how extremely hot he is?
Caleb is on injury leave from the military. But it wasn’t just physical pain he indured. He also lost his K-9 partner too. This has devastated him and he never wants to be near a dog again. But when he meets his sexy neighbor with the dog who won’t say no, he starts feeling things he hasn’t felt in a long time. But he can’t let himself feel these things. Can he?
This was a great book. I love animals, so I was looking forward to reading this. I haven’t read a book with a therapy dog in it like this, so I was even more impressed. The characters are great — they all have their own issues, but are fun too. Not to mention Willow herself is a force to be reckoned with. The story is great — sad at times, but realistic. You can definitely see these as people you would know and love.
If you like a fun romance with a furry little friend thrown in for more adventure, this book is for you.
Next Door Knight (Man’s Best Friend Book 2) by Nicole Flockton
5 Stars
I loved this story…Kerry, Willow, and Caleb and Dad won my heart pretty quick. I was hooked from page one and even though there was some pretty serious scenes and issues I still found this story quite sweet and completely enjoyable.
This is my first book by this author and I already want to go grab book 1 of this series and also check out what else this author might have available. The story flowed so nicely and I read it in one sitting. I loved how Kerry and Caleb met and what transpired from that first meeting, and then how they continued to meet, thanks to the adorable Willow.
I highly recommend this story and feel like I’ll recommend both in this series when I am done with the first.
I Love finding new authors to follow 🙂
Next Door Knight (Man’s Best Friend #2)
By Nicole Flockton
Rated 5 stars
Ever since I dropped this on my TBR list I have been anxiously awaiting its turn to pop up. Not sure why other than I am an animal lover and love next door neighbor romance books not to mention hot military guys! This did not disappoint! I really enjoyed so much about this story. The love of family, the therapy and K-9 dog, the broody next door neighbor and the hard working girl.
The characters were real, fun and sassy. Caleb was as prickly as a cactus at the beginning and by the end he was as smooth as molasses. I loved watching/reading his transformation. Kerry was wonderful as well. She made improvements in her life but still had some struggles. The secondary characters added so much to this. They really helped make it come to life but they didn’t overtake the main characters.
This is a first time author for me. I was easily able to keep my focus on the book and really read it fairly quickly. I will have to check out her first in the series and I look forward to reading her books again.
Next Door Knight was a good 4 star read and book two in the Man’s Best Friend series.
This is Kerry and Caleb’s story.
Kerry has her father living with her temporarily while he heals from two broken legs. When her dog runs off she ends up meeting her new neighbor Caleb who happened to find Willow.
Caleb is currently on medical leave from the air force and is having a hard time coping with things. When Kerry asks him to sit with her dad while she is at work he agrees. Willow is starting to grow on Caleb. He suffered a loss during the ambush he was in and being around Willow is giving him comfort.
I really loved Willow, she made me think about my fur babies. And when Kerry would take her to visit the veterans it really tugged at my heart strings, such great therapy. I really enjoyed this read and had so many different emotions while reading. Willow brings these two together to help them heal and find love. Can these two have a HEA?
This was a sweet, yet at times emotional book but we happily read when we have a wonderful pet. We Kerry who is struggling to keep up with all of her responsibilities. She has a dad that really needs her help, she volunteers at a vet center with her adorable dog that tends to steal the show in this book and her job, but I was rooting for her the whole time because she was smart enough to have gotten out of a bad relationship. We have Caleb (who we were introduced to in the first book) and your heart went out to him, yes sometimes you wanted to knock around a little but you understood, he was haunted and it was difficult for him. Kerry was just what Caleb needed along with out adorable corgi..Enjoy!
Rcvd an ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) voluntarily reviewed with my own thoughts and opinions.
Two wounded hearts that the cutest rescue corgi, Willow will bring together. Kerry and Caleb are neighbors that Willow brings together by escaping into Caleb’s yard. Caleb is on medical leave as a K-9 officer and the last thing he wants in his life is another dog. Kerry is trying to manage life as her father’s caretaker and a new job. Caleb offers to help with Kerry’s dad and soon a friendship to develops. They are both hiding past turmoils in their life’s but will Willow save the day?
A heartwarming story that Willow steals by heart. Great characters that I so enjoyed reading. This is the second story in the series but can be read as a stand alone.