A review by codyjames
Puppuccino by Allison Temple

4.0

Book 2 in the 10 part book series “Bold Brew”, in which ten authors each contribute a book with the base of a coffee shop as the center of each story. I absolutely adore this concept, and the fact that so many great writers get to lend their voices to this fun idea. In “Puppuchino” (an absolutely HORRENDOUS book title. I almost didn’t read this because of title) we have Charlie. Recently single dog dad whose in over his head. He reaches out to a dog trainer to help tame the husky that he bought in an attempt to fix his broken relationship, but fought for in the breakup. When Mason accepts the offer to help train Charlie’s dog Athena, he doesn’t expect to feel the instant attraction to Charlie. You can see where this is headed, it’s not hard. What I liked about this is the subplot of what can happen to a persons psyche when things in a relationship begin to cross a line. In Charlie’s previous relationship, the power struggle was something he enjoyed when in the sheets, unfortunately the ex couldn’t end it there. Nor could he listen to Charlie’s boundaries. As a result, Charlie became afraid. Mason spends a good portion of this book working that fear out of Charlie. Basically, he has to train Athena, while also untraining Charlie. A cute read, a great addition to this set of books, and helped me find a new author I’ll be reading more of in the future.