Name: Talk to the Paw
ISBN: 9781496712165

Melinda Metz

"Inspired by the true story of a Portland, Oregon, cat who stole from his neighbors--and stole America's heart--comes the story of a single girl, a single guy, and MacGyver the tabby, an adorably mischievous cat burglar with a penchant for matchmaking"--

Talk to the Paw

Inspired by the true story of a Portland, Oregon, cat who stole from his neighbors—and stole America’s heart . . . SHE’S PUTTING HER LOVE LIFE ON PAWS Jamie Snyder is thirty-four and single but NOT ready to mingle. After suffering through The Year of the Non-Commital Man, The Year of the Self-Absorbed Man, and The Year of the Forgot-to-Mention-I’m-Married Man, Jamie’s ready to celebrate The Year of Me—and MacGyver, of course. MacGyver is an adorable tabby with a not-so-adorable habit of sneaking out at night and stealing things from the neighbors. That’s right, MacGyver is a cat burglar. He’s still the only male Jamie trusts—and the only companion she needs . . . BUT HER CAT HAS OTHER IDEAS MacGyver knows his human is lonely. He can smell it. It’s the same smell he’s noticed on their neighbor David, a handsome young baker who’s tired of his friends trying to fix him up. But now MacGyver’s on the case. First, he steals something from David and stashes it at Jamie’s. Then, he steals something from Jamie and leaves it with David. Before long, the two are swapping stolen goods, trading dating horror stories, and trying not to fall in love. But they’re not fooling MacGyver. When humans generate this much heat, the cat is out of the bag . . .

Southern Today Gone Tomorrow

Written by Melinda Metz, Talk To the Paw (affiliate link) follows Mac, the cat, as he tries to find a human pack mate for his human Jamie. Turns out, her perfect pack mate, in Mac’s eyes, is down the road in the form of baker and dog owner David. Jamie and David just keep not understanding what the random gifts in front of their houses mean!

This was an adorable book, that honestly I had to read after I saw the cover (look at those eyes, just look at them!) and was, as I expected, a super sweet and short read.

The characters are enjoyable and are going through their own struggles while having to deal with everyone in their lives trying to set them up with anyone because being with someone is better than being alone.

Now this book went exactly the way you expected it to go, which is what I was looking for. A sweet story that was short and happy. The only real negative for this book was that, at one point at the end, it felt like someone read a draft of this and said “this needs more drama/another thing or else it won’t be long enough!” and they added in something that, while very real, really was more annoying in the plot that good. I wanted to see the happy ending and how they worked out that happiness, not just that a big thing happened and then a year later they were happy.

But, overall, this was a really sweet little romance and adorable and I honestly highly recommend.