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The Good Boy A Novel
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The Good Boy A Novel

"Incredibly funny and utterly adorable." -- Jenny Colgan, bestselling author

In this whimsical romance for fans of Ashley Poston and Erin Sterling, a woman confronts her past and her unresolved feelings for the boy next door as they work together to reverse a wish gone awry.

On the eve of Genie's thirtieth birthday, her grandmother gives her an unexpected gift: a wish at midnight. Genie, forever the family skeptic, laughs it off and, after an evening fending off invasive questions about her nonexistent love life, returns home to her empty house and her golden retriever, Rory. Who needs a boyfriend when she has a loyal friend like Rory? As she hugs him and gets ready for bed, she wishes to herself that he were human... at least then their conversations wouldn't be so one-sided.

She really should've listened to her grandmother.

To her surprise, Rory is now a human with big Golden Retriever Energy--like a goofy, adoring Hemsworth. But he doesn't like being a human. He doesn't like wearing clothes or human manners, and he most definitely can't manage a human job.

Genie needs to turn him back before it's too late and enlists her oldest friend and boy next door, Miles, to help. Their quest brings them closer than they've ever been--and maybe, just maybe, her messed up wish is the key to granting her heart's desire after all...

Pages: 320

ISBN: 9780063416888

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4.0

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Carla B.

Feb 8, 2026
On the eve of Genie’s thirtieth birthday her grandmother gives her an unexpected gift a wish at midnight. Genie laughs it off after fending off invasive questions about her nonexistent love life and returns home to her empty house and her golden retriever Rory. Who needs a boyfriend when you have a loyal friend like Rory? But when she jokingly wishes he were human Rory actually transforms and Genie must team up with her oldest friend and boy next door, Miles to reverse the wish before it’s too late. Along the way old feelings bubble to the surface and magic just might lead her heart home.

I gave this one four stars because it had me smiling from the first page. Rory’s big Golden Retriever Energy is such a delight and watching him navigate human life had me laughing out loud. I did feel the middle slowed down when the magic rules and family drama piled up. Yet Genie and Miles share that warm friends to lovers spark that felt genuine. I was totally invested in whether Rory would keep his dog senses or turn fully human. I did notice everyone accepted human Rory surprisingly quickly, but by then I was just rooting for this quirky found family.

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