Solitary rancher Damon Carhart expects to spend the rest of his life alone. Then an injury to a beloved stock dog sends him to the nearest veterinary clinic for help. His crusty old veterinarian friend is away and in his place is a young doctor in whom Damon initially has no faith. Once he entrusts his canine friend to Eric Vann’s care, everything begins to change. And once desire gets a bite on him, what can he do but go along for the wild ride?<br><br>Eric Vann has loved animals all his life, following in an uncle’s footsteps to become a veterinarian. He knows if he ever finds a soul mate it will be another male. When Damon comes in, fierce in defense of his favorite dog, Eric is immediately captivated. Can he overcome the other man’s instinctive resistance to the powerful attraction that begins almost at once?

Doggone Love

He made it to the Caliente Veterinary Hospital in thirty-five minutes, near record time. A regular customer, he pulled around to a back door. That one wasn’t used by the town customers who brought theirpampered pets into the reception area up front. He was in no mood to deal with dogs that looked like dustmops on stubby legs or ill-tempered cats and their fussy female owners. As he strode down the hall, someone stepped out of an examination room into his path.


“Hold on a minute. Just where do you think you’re going? Customers are supposed to check in with reception up front. We can’t have every Tom, Dick, and Harry traipsing through here.”


Damon almost bowled over the shorter man. The other man caught his balance by grabbing a door jamb.


“I ain’t Tom, and I damn well don’t have a hairy dick. Where’s Doc Palmer? I’ve got an injured dog out in my truck, a working dog. She needs care right away.”


Chapter 2