Review: Trust, dreams, causes and obligations
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2013
Chris Redding's Along Came Pauly is a light, engaging, contemporary novel, a lovely, relaxing, romance. Curl up with your favorite beverage, the chocolate bar of your choice, maybe a bowl of popcorn; gather up enough goodies to last you for the afternoon and into the evening because you aren't going to want any interruptions for a while.Daria, a veterinarian, has a dream. She dreams of a luxury shelter for dogs and cats, a place where they will be safe, warm, pampered; a place for them to stay until they are found good homes. All she needs to see her dream come true is money, and that means going out begging for donations from the wealthy, something Daria dreads but is rather good at. She has an escort, a guide of sorts, a man comfortable among the wealthy, but he's the wrong man.The right man, Pauly, is a mechanic. Daria assumes he's poor, a blue collar kind of guy. Pauly has never been an animal lover. He's allergic to dogs, cats, all furry animals. But he's very interested in the beautiful veterinarian, Daria, and if he has to suffer a little sneezing and an itchy nose, then so be it.Daria doesn't trust Pauly's motives, his interest in her. She questions why he would want to involve himself in her quest to save the animals. He's gorgeous, generous, thoughtful, and has a knack of coming to her rescue. Daria isn't used to support or help from anyone. This is a love story about trust, dreams, causes and obligations. It will give you a warm and fuzzy feeling all over. I give Along Came Pauly four stars.