Love in the Headlines by Penny Zeller Review

 

I absolutely loved this fun romantic comedy. Let’s just say, romcom is not my usual genre, but now I really want to start reading more of it. This is also my first book by Penny Zeller, and I can’t wait to read more of her books.

In this story we have four main characters. Carleigh (also known as Quirky Carleigh by Trey), and Trey (known as Trey “The Irritating” by Carleigh), plus their dogs, Sullivan Theodore IV and Jaxx. Yes, the dogs play a big part in this story. Carleigh and Trey work together for the small town newspaper and are suddenly forced to work together on just about all of their stories as they have been dubbed “The Oakville Daily Duo.” Which would be fine, if they weren’t adversaries who really can’t stand each other. And they are also neighbors as they discovered when Sullivan Theodore IV helped himself into Trey’s house via the doggie door. I found it amusing that Trey also has a nickname for Sullivan Theodore IV, “fluffy rat-dog.”

Carleigh and Trey find themselves together quite a bit, even outside of work hours, mainly because of the dogs. They have some hilarious encounters. The hijinks of the dogs had me laughing quite a bit. However, at the same time, there is something sinister going on in town. Robberies and eventually dognappings, which bring Carleigh and Trey even closer as they work on solving these mysteries, along with another that may, or may not, be related.

Now, this is a light-hearted read, not a suspense story, so the reader should know pretty early on who the bad guy is. There were times I was thinking, um, shouldn’t they be picking up on this or that by now.

If you want to find out about these mysteries and whether they are connected, and read about the hilarious hijinks of the dogs and how it affects their owners, and learn more about how Carleigh and Trey’s relationship evolves, I recommend picking up this great new release from Penny Zeller.

I received this book for free from the author as a part of the launch team and was not required to write a favorable review. These are my own, honest thoughts.