Worst in Show

Author: Anna E. Collins
Title: Worst in Show
Publisher: Forever
Date Published: 08/13/2024

Read Dates: 07/29/2024- 07/31/2024
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

 📖 I received a gifted e-book ARC. The following is my honest review✍🏻

Worst in Show is a single POV rivals-to-lovers romance. It centers on Cora, an aspiring fashion designer who put her dreams on hold to help run her grandfather’s pet store. When a big chain opens directly across the street she’s worried and furious over the competition. Her best shot at keeping the store afloat is by competing in a local amateur dog show. By a twist of fate, she ends up training for the show with her rival, and their animosity slowly transforms into something better!

This was such a fun book! I loved Cora and Leo together, as rivals, as friends, and as more! The side characters and pets helped round out the story to make it so much fun to read.

Aspiring fashion designer Cora Lewis should have known better. Entering her grandpa’s extremely adorable—and totally unruly—pups in a dog show? What was she thinking? Oh, right. Her grandpa is injured, his beloved pet shop is losing the fight against the upscale dog boutique across the street, and his business and home are on the line. She needs that prize money to save the day—and if the only way to win is to train with her strongest adversary, then she’ll suck it up and ask for help.

Rival store owner Leo Salinger is everything Cora is not: successful, wealthy, and overly ambitious. She would never guess that he is the kind and witty pen pal she's met on a local message board. But somewhere between teaching pups to heel, fetch, and stay, Cora and Leo are finding a little competition can ignite a serious attraction. Can they stop this sexy spark . . . before all her dreams go to the dogs?