Half of every purchase will be donated to a local pet charity, along with half of every read-off of KU. Join me in helping to save some pets! Brody Wheatman is the quarterback for the California Wolves. He’s also one of the hottest and most wanted men in the NFL. But the lonely nights and empty beds are getting old. Finding one solid woman who isn’t just in it for his name and good looks, and who can keep up with his schedule seems impossible. Saddened, he wants what his best friend Ty has, a woman who stands by and supports him. Ty finally convinces him to go to the team’s biannual Save-A-Pet event in hopes he’ll find a suitable furry friend to fill the void. What he found was so much more. Dakota Glen had two loves of her life. One was working in the coffee shop off Ocean Blvd. Even though the celebrities who dropped in daily either thought she was invisible or snubbed her for her lowly status and ample curves, she didn’t care. She loved interacting with customers and enjoyed making coffee. But she didn’t need the job. She had her second love, her own large acreage where she nursed rescue animals back to health. But what she loved even more was the animals who most folks turned away, the ones on their last leg, figuratively and literally. Her lifestyle wasn’t for most men who floated through her life, but that was okay, too. She’d seen Brody in her shop more times than she’d like to admit, and she always admired his smoldering looks and humble atmosphere. Not that she’d ever catch his eye, nor was too sure she really wanted to. About to turn down her invitation to the Save-A-Pet, fate seemed to be on Dakota's side when she showed up to support her furry friends. What she found opened her eyes, mind, and heart.