Does it take a yipping beagle coupled with a feisty feline to find true love?

Running enthusiast Sydney Rylamore, a college track coach, takes great pleasure in her morning runs around the neighborhood. Her only problem: she’s afraid to leave the house. Her gruffy next door neighbor McSmiddy, with his intolerable barking dog, Buttons, make passing the front yard unbearable. When McSmiddy and Buttons go missing, Sydney, while curious, feels free.

At the urging of her sister Jasmine, Sydney investigates the disappearance of her neighbor and his dog, only to discover McSmiddy’s handsome nephew, Christopher. One simple mistake forces Sydney to abandon her fears and embark on a wild goose chase. During her pursuit with bare-bottomed Christopher on her heels, she encounters colorful characters and predicaments that force her to rethink her self-created limitations.

Can Sydney learn about unconditional love from the budding friendship of Buttons the dog and Colonel Molasses the cat, instinctive enemies by nature and nurture? Does Sydney have the courage to confront her canine anxieties and embrace the romantic overtures of the sexy and playful Christopher McSmiddy, the adoring nephew of her sworn enemy? Or will the doggy and cat chase cause Sydney to crawl further into the immaculate cage of her own creation?

* This book was formerly titled, "Off One's Barker."