A Girl’s Best Friend

  • Romance; Women's Fiction

  • January 2026

    • World English Language: Sphere, Little Brown

Welcome to your new cottage in the country - complete with grumpy vet, village gossip and a very muddy dog…

Heartbroken city girl Ella has retreated to her godmother's countryside home, determined to heal in peace.

But the village locals - and a very mischievous Labrador named Tess - have other plans. As she's forced into wellies and fresh air, Ella meets people who make her question everything - and everyone - she thought she wanted.

And when an unexpected face from her past appears, Ella is faced with a choice: return home to the future she always dreamed of, or take a leap of faith and follow the muddy pawprints towards a life - and love - she never expected to find...

Also by Julie Caplin / Jules Wake