In the Dog House: An Appletree Cove Romance, Book One Audiobook (Free)

Ten years ago, Jackson Hardy joined the Marines, abandoning a woman he still dreams about. When he’s called home to care for his ten-year-old nephew, no one is more shocked than he to perform into Emma again. Or to still possess those same emotions. But Jackson isn’t searching for like, and neither can be Emma, especially not with him. His precocious nephew, though, and a retriever called Bandit, are about to change that.

So what if Emma Mercer is an overachiever? She’s plans to get her doctorate in mindset and develop a no-kill shelter for the EST canines she trains. Which leaves zero time for romance. She’s fine with a furry family—dogs don’t educate you on to love and rip your center to shreds. But youthful Matty’s circumstance tugs at her heartstrings and there’s no method she can’t help him…and Jackson.

She may have hotter-than-ever chemistry with the soldier, but forgetting days gone by isn’t easy.