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Wonders Never Cease: Count on a Cop
His dog is playing matchmaker...
Officer Ben Jacobs and his canine partner, Czar -- the newest members of the Bullion Police Department -- should have no problem proving themselves to the citizens and mayor of the small California town. Both have highly distinguished careers. They've been a team for nine years and they understand each other perfectly.
And then they meet Jill Martin. For Czar, it's love at first sight. Ben can't believe the change in his dog. Czar plays like a puppy with Jill, obeys all her commands, and mopes when she's not around.
Puzzled though Ben is, he can't fault Czar's impeccable choice....
Officer Ben Jacobs and his canine partner, Czar -- the newest members of the Bullion Police Department -- should have no problem proving themselves to the citizens and mayor of the small California town. Both have highly distinguished careers. They've been a team for nine years and they understand each other perfectly.
And then they meet Jill Martin. For Czar, it's love at first sight. Ben can't believe the change in his dog. Czar plays like a puppy with Jill, obeys all her commands, and mopes when she's not around.
Puzzled though Ben is, he can't fault Czar's impeccable choice....
- GenresRomance
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 2002
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About the author
Debra Salonen
97 books210 followers- Born and raised in Brookings, South Dakota. Youngest of five (much youngest). A Baby Boomer who married her high school sweetheart (our lockers were side-by-side). Mother of two, grandmother of three darling princesses, dog mother of 2.5 mutts.
- Graduate of South Dakota State University with a Master’s degree in Geography and History.
- Job history: taxi driver, flax seed counter, cartographer, rural mail carrier, substitute teacher, secretary/community liaison for Merced College’s Child Development Center, bookkeeper, journalist, author.
- First sale story: June, 1999, to Harlequin Superromance. Total number of books sold to Harlequin =27.
- Honors and awards: Romantic Times BOOKreviews, 2006 Series Storyteller of the Year. Winner: Best Superromance of 2010: Until He Met Rachel. Nominated for Desert Quill in 2008.
- First book published by Tule Press, summer 2014: Cowgirl Come Home. The Big Sky Mavericks series opens Aug. 2014 with: Nobody's Cowboy.
- Graduate of South Dakota State University with a Master’s degree in Geography and History.
- Job history: taxi driver, flax seed counter, cartographer, rural mail carrier, substitute teacher, secretary/community liaison for Merced College’s Child Development Center, bookkeeper, journalist, author.
- First sale story: June, 1999, to Harlequin Superromance. Total number of books sold to Harlequin =27.
- Honors and awards: Romantic Times BOOKreviews, 2006 Series Storyteller of the Year. Winner: Best Superromance of 2010: Until He Met Rachel. Nominated for Desert Quill in 2008.
- First book published by Tule Press, summer 2014: Cowgirl Come Home. The Big Sky Mavericks series opens Aug. 2014 with: Nobody's Cowboy.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
June 22, 2015
Not terrible, but marred by a very strange screwball "twist" that doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the book. I am reluctant to recommend the book on that criteria alone.
Otherwise, the main characters were likeable enough, and the plot was satisfactory, so I don't regret reading it. (Though I did start to groan a bit every time someone referenced the various pretend gods the heroine peoples her whacky little universe - it doesn't bother me on theological grounds, but it did get annoying.) Though the writing was generally fine and engaging, there were one or two places I had to read back because I was confused by a point or detail.
But the main detraction was the "high concept" fantasy in the middle. For me, it was touch and go during this "digression" into the ridiculous, and I almost DNFed. (If I had been more pressed for time than I was that afternoon, I would have ditched it, I think.)
Nevertheless, I suppose it's nice to see a romance author be daring enough to try something different - this gimmick didn't work for me, personally, but it may for others, and I don't hold it against the writer for trying. Still, I pick these books according to their series' "nature", and sometimes different isn't what a genre reader is looking for. If you like your contemporary romance realistic (a quality I personally tend to associate with the SuperRomance brand), this book might not be for you.
Your enjoyment of this book will depend on your tolerance for the silliness of the middle chapters. (I only handled it because it didn't last for the rest of the book, though it did seem to linger far too long after the novelty had warn off.) This isn't a book for everyone, so proceed with caution.
Otherwise, the main characters were likeable enough, and the plot was satisfactory, so I don't regret reading it. (Though I did start to groan a bit every time someone referenced the various pretend gods the heroine peoples her whacky little universe - it doesn't bother me on theological grounds, but it did get annoying.) Though the writing was generally fine and engaging, there were one or two places I had to read back because I was confused by a point or detail.
But the main detraction was the "high concept" fantasy in the middle. For me, it was touch and go during this "digression" into the ridiculous, and I almost DNFed. (If I had been more pressed for time than I was that afternoon, I would have ditched it, I think.)
Nevertheless, I suppose it's nice to see a romance author be daring enough to try something different - this gimmick didn't work for me, personally, but it may for others, and I don't hold it against the writer for trying. Still, I pick these books according to their series' "nature", and sometimes different isn't what a genre reader is looking for. If you like your contemporary romance realistic (a quality I personally tend to associate with the SuperRomance brand), this book might not be for you.
Your enjoyment of this book will depend on your tolerance for the silliness of the middle chapters. (I only handled it because it didn't last for the rest of the book, though it did seem to linger far too long after the novelty had warn off.) This isn't a book for everyone, so proceed with caution.
March 4, 2023
The Deputy’s K-9 Matchmaker is a gorgeous book and he perfect end to a lovely series. On paper, Jill Martin, newly divorced investigative reporter, and Deputy Ben Jacobs, police dog handler, couldn’t be more different or less compatible, but somehow their differences disappear as they get to know each other. I loved Jill’s humour, while Ben’s serious approach to business initially had me thinking he had a stick up his rear. Thankfully he didn’t, and it wasn’t long before he loosened up. Police dog Czar nearly stole the show particularly after an incident that saw him and Jill injured. Without going into details, the side effects of the incident were beautifully handled and made for an excellent plot twist. Corruption, attempted murder and an Erin Brockovich-style situation made excellent backdrops to this love story. I found the whole book both compelling and entertaining.
February 21, 2023
The Deputy's K-9 Matchmaker is a very suspenseful romance. This well written, well plotted book has it all - charismatic characters, an awesome K-9 officer, a disappearance, attempted murder, bribery and more. It is all delivered with Ms. Salonen's signature style. I was on the edge of my seat until I finished the book in the wee hours of the morning!
October 4, 2012
this book was weird~~it started off slow and then seemed to get better and then all at once it got extremely weird!!!
April 4, 2014
This was a really light-HEARTED romance. The reincarnation, although short lived, of the heroine as a dog, was a bit much even for me. But it was a police dog. Overall charming little love story.
August 10, 2022
A great story
Let the fantasy carry you away. A delightful love story with a little twist. Debra never fails to deliver a special HEA.
Let the fantasy carry you away. A delightful love story with a little twist. Debra never fails to deliver a special HEA.
March 2, 2023
Very unique
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