Book 1: Must Love Dogs

Widely acclaimed as "Wildly witty" by USA Today, "Funny and pitch perfect" by the Chicago Tribune, and "a hoot" by The Boston Globe, the beloved novel by New York Times bestselling author Claire Cook has now been adapted into a major romantic comedy movie starring Diane Lane and John Cusack. MUST LOVE DOGS has since blossomed into an 8-book series that is "voluptuous, sensuous, alluring and fun".

The series follows the life of divorced preschool teacher Sarah Hurlihy, whose first mistake is letting her bossy big sister write her personal ad, and whose second mistake is showing up to meet her first date in over a decade. Suddenly, Sarah finds herself juggling her teaching job, her big, rollicking, and interfering south-of-Boston Irish family, and more men than she knows what to do with. And what's up with all these dogs that are suddenly galloping into her life?

The Must Love Dogs series includes: 1. Must Love Dogs 2. Must Love Dogs: New Leash on Life 3. Must Love Dogs: Fetch You Later 4. Must Love Dogs: Bark & Roll Forever 5. Must Love Dogs: Who Let the Cats In? 6. Must Love Dogs: A Howliday Tail 7. Must Love Dogs: Hearts & Barks 8. Must Love Dogs: Lucky Enough

As the series title suggests, nobody drives you crazier than family, and nobody loves you more. Reading Must Love Dogs is like "having lunch with your best friend—fun, breezy, and full of laughs," according to Lorna Landvik. Claire Cook's characters are "physically imperfect, emotionally insecure, and deeply familiar," creating a "sweet, funny novel about first dates and second chances," as described by Tom Perrotta.

Claire Cook's work is praised for its "compelling honesty and gentleness" that is "warm and real and insightfully funny; resonant with the small truths and laughs of recognition that elevate and illuminate our daily struggles," as noted by Gary David Goldberg. The author has built a brand writing light-hearted women's fiction, blending "kernels of the absurd and comedic in compulsively readable combinations," according to Shelf Awareness.

The "exuberant and charming" Claire Cook is hailed as "one of the sassiest and funniest creators of contemporary women's fiction" by The Times-Picayune. Her Must Love Dogs series promises readers a delightful and entertaining journey through the ups and downs of modern dating, family dynamics, and the unexpected joys that canine companions can bring into our lives.

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