Sit, Stay, Slay

Once, Kendra Ballantyne was a litigator with a high-powered L.A. law firm--until scandal forced her resignation. At wit's end, desperate, and broke, she's now rented her Hollywood home to strangers, moved into the maid's quarters, and jumped at a new job offer--as a freelance pet-sitter. Her life has gone to the dogs--who'd have guessed it would be so dangerous?

One of Kendra's first clients has been found stabbed to death in his upscale Toluca Lake home. The only witness to the apparent break-in is a mutt in mourning. But when another client suffers the same fate, Kendra fears she's being set up to take the rap. With the help of sexy detective Jeff Hubbard, she's got to find out why--and she'd better do it fast. Because this killer's bit is a lot worse than his bark...