Guys & Dogs

by Elaine Fox

Book Overview

A GUY VS. A DOG One of them is affectionate, loving, and eternally loyal -- a companion for life who lives only to make you happy... Small-town veterinarian Megan Rose doesn't usually wake up next to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060740604
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Avon
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Great read!

Loved the book! It's a light read, but really holds your interest! I love dogs, so made it all the better!

Wonderful, Sweet Story

I loved this book. I have read all of the books in this "series" and this one was my favorite. I loved Sutter and thought he and Megan had great chemistry. I liked Baywatch and thought it was sweet how she ultimately melted Sutter's heart. I especially liked Megan's friends. I would like to see Penelope get her own story eventually. I enjoyed Georgia's escapades with the puppies and her ex husband. This was a quick, entertaining read that was well paced. I didn't have to make myself read it. The only complaint I have and it is minor, is that Megan never seemed to resolve the issues she had with her father. I would have liked to have seen some closure come to that. This was an excellent effort and I highly recommend it.

Major fun! Easy read from an intelligent writer!

I'm not ashamed of the fact that I like to read popular fiction instead of Proust, but still I only enjoy INTELLIGENT writing. Elaine Fox is VERY clever, very smart, and says things the way I only WISH I could. In short, she is one of a handful of my favorite popular fiction authors. I'd recommend Fox's work to anyone, with absolute confidence. Guys and Dogs is a particularly fun book -- partly because I've spent a lot of time at my sister's house in Fredericksburg, VA and recognize most the places mentioned (right down to the walk-everywhere dog society...my sister is a dog freak!). What I like best is how Fox combines the coziness of a funny little group of women friends talking straight with each other about men and life AND the sexiness of a red-hot sexy romance between Sutter and Megan. In fact, as with all of Fox's books (and I stared with "Traveller"), the sexual tension crackles until you just can't wait for the hero and heroine to finally get together!!!! If you like small-town settings and larger-than-life romances, woven together seamlessly by a master who creates realistic characters acting in realistic ways, this is the book for you! Whether you're on an isolated beach or a crowded bus, Guys and Dogs will take you away!

So it's not rocket science. Who cares?

Given that the text in the book description field comes from the back of the book, I wasn't looking for something deep that would wring new depths of emotion from my tattered soul. The book was predictable, based on the back copy, and it was exactly what I was looking for. I enjoyed the character development, cared about what happened to them, and even knowing that things would have to turn out ok, I found myself crying over some of Megan's problems. I enjoyed Sutter's elderly aunt, who "seemed to have a great deal of trouble keeping things straight sometimes", but who cares about Sutter, and wants what she believes is best for him. I enjoyed the canine characters, and especially one of Megan's more exotic patients. My only problem, and it's not uncommon for me, is that I'd really like to see some of the "happily ever after". Trouble is, there wouldn't be much plot at all. Maybe Fox could develop one or both of the supporting characters and I could peek in on how things are working out here while I enjoyed a new plot line. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because of the predictablility. I don't know why that should bother me, when it's just what I wanted. I suppose I'm just unreasonable.

Pass The Sugar Please!!! (Or Passion On The Dining Room Table)

Fox spins a tale about love found on both ends of the leash, when veterinarian, Megan Rose, coaxes local billionaire bachelor, Sutter Foley, to rescue, "Baywatch", a part Golden retriever. Two humans learn that the walk toward bliss of the heart is better with a dog to lead you. Dr.Rose comes to know Foley during steamy meetings at the local dog park. "Guys and Dogs" also takes the reader into the throes of a divorce between a saucy, plain spoken Southern woman who is devoted to her dog. This mad about dogs character, Georgia Darling, entertains the reader with her obsession to control all breeding rights to the estranged couple's Champion Great Dane, "Sage." From puppy napping to test for paternity, to hilarious conversations about surgical augmentation of `neuticles'(www.neuticles.com)to preserve the appearance of intact macho bravado, the antics of the divorcing Darlings as they wrangle over dog custody issues are truly witty and sure to lift every reader's spirits. Fox's characters never fail to excite and entertain. There is a page blistering love scene--- that occurs on Sutter Foley's dining room table-- that would make any naive puppy blush. Dog lovers must read the book in order to find out whether the paths of lovers in" Guys & Dogs" are interminably twisted in a tangled leash of relationship struggles, or whether Cupid graces them with ever blissful ardor with their canine pals at their sides. Buy copies of this book for everyone you know who has loved a good dog and enjoys a read that is torrid and non-stop entertainment. To put it bluntly: this book is hot;this book is just plain fun!