{"product_id":"2940170268337","title":"Pupcakes: A Christmas Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eSit! Stay! Speak!\u003cem\u003e author Annie England Noblin's novel takes one woman starting over, adds an aging pug named Teddy Roosevelt, and proves the power of a well-baked dog treat. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll she wants is a settled-down life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat she gets is a dogamp;mdash;and a whole new normal . . . \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere he stood in the doorway: overweight, depressed and nearly homelessamp;mdash;a pug named Teddy Roosevelt. Teddy was Brydie Benson's latest problem, arriving on top of her messy divorce and sudden move. Brydie needed a place to start over, so this rent-free home seemed a great idea. She just never counted on Teddy, or his owner, the Germantown Retirement Village's toughest customer, Pauline Neumann.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd because rent-free doesn't mean bills-free, Brydie gets a night-shift job at a big-box grocery. Whoever guessed there were so many people who wanted baked goods after midnight?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, she gets an ideaamp;mdash;why not combine her baking skills with her new-found dog knowledge? And so her store Pupcakes is born. Along with a new start comes a possible new love, in the form of Nathan Reid, a local doctor with a sassy Irish Wolfhound named Sasha. And as fall turns to winter, and then to Christmas, Brydie begins to realize that life is a little bit like learning a new recipe for puff pastryamp;mdash;it takes a few tries to get it just right!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117232505072,"sku":"2940170268337","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170268337_p0.jpg?v=1769904307","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170268337","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}